Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most people claim to know what “American” means, but few probably know the meaning of “Pachuco,” nor the name of the playwright ...

Los Angeles – The dance floor at “Barrio Boogie Sunday” is filled with sharply dressed women in flouncy skirts and brightly colored fitted blouses, being twirled in perfect swing rhythm by their ...

Boilerplate as it can be, David Alvarado's documentary nevertheless offers a rousing assertion that Chicano art is as American as it gets. David Alvarado’s “American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez ...

Their outlandish zoot suits, tattoos and slang were a rebellion against mainstream US society that had marginalised them. The door to the bedroom closet opened wide, revealing dozens of brightly ...

Luis Valdez appears in “American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez” by David Alvarado, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. (Courtesy of Sundance Institute/Photo by Elizabeth ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A “brujo,” a “magician,” “a social arsonist” and the “father of Chicano Theater” — these are just a few of the ...

Folk heroes arise of a need to articulate feelings unsung by conventionality. Our real leaders, that is, people who actually run the country, are rarely inspirational enough to satisfy our need for ...

The Juárez city council has declared Sept. 19 as "Día del Pachuco," or Pachuco Day, in honor of the late star of the Mexican silver screen Germán "Tin-Tan" Valdes, who embodied the pachuco style that ...

Most people claim to know what "American" means, but few probably know the meaning of "Pachuco," nor the name of the playwright and director who helped introduce Pachucos into popular culture. For ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Juárez city council has declared Sept. 19 as "Día del Pachuco," or Pachuco Day, in honor of the late star of the Mexican ...