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Celebrating the Taco Lifestyle in Los Angeles, CA

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Vladimir De Jesus Santos is a Salvadoran-American “rocker foo” from Koreatown, Los Angeles, CA. He’s worked as a Cinematographer/Editor for the past decade, focusing on documentaries, short horror films, low budget music videos, and in 2019, he started his own podcast, “Ey, Foo You A Rocker?” which discusses the intersection between race and identity around extreme music in the hood. He’s interested in writing about culture, transnational politics, and his local taco spot.

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Update: Everything We Know About LAUSD Serving Pupusas For Lunch

One of L.A. TACO&#8217;s co-founders, Hadley Tomicki is a writer and editor on food, travel, and culture whose work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, New York Magazine, UrbanDaddy, High Times, and many other places.

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Serving Escargot Pupusas in East L.A., Local Chef Seeks To Free L.A. Minds

Jessica Flores is a multimedia journalist covering arts and culture in Los Angeles.

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My Pupusas and My Health: Salvadoran Women Discuss Their Complicated Relationship With Salvadoran Cuisine

Editor for James Beard Award-winning L.A. TACO. Associate Producer for JBA-winning Las Crónicas Del Taco. Former restaurant scout for Jonathan Gold. Co-Author of &#8220;Oaxaca: Home Cooking From the Heart of Mexico (2019, Abrams) and &#8220;Asada: The Art of Mexican-Style Grilling&#8221; (2023, Abrams).

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Leonardo DiCaprio Prefers Pupusas Over Tacos

Lilibeth Garcia is a writer and avid explorer of all things novel and revolutionary. She aspires to change the world one word at a time.

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¡Chévere! ‘Salvies Who Lunch’ Champions Salvadoran Los Angeles ~ Scene Report

Gustavo Arellano is the author of “Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America” and a columnist for the Los Angeles Times.

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How to Teach Students Spanish Using Tacos and Pupusas ~ Meet Professor Sarah Portnoy

Karla T. Vasquez is a food justice advocate and food historian. She is currently writing a Salvadoran cookbook.

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This L.A. Swap Meet Makes Mexican-Salvadoran Pupusas as Big as Your Head

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Rice Flour Pupusas Are the Best Pupusas You’ve Never Had ~ Here’s 5 Salvi-Approved Spots In L.A.

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