Category Archives: videos

Kinder Protest

Posted on April 7, 2010 by EL CHAVO!

Kinder as in garden. My friend Vlad posted this old-but-new-to-me video on facebook and I thought it was a pretty awesome response by youngsters to some anti-people demo by some stupid adults happening across the street. The youthful arts of … Continue reading →

Posted in La Politica es un desmadre.., videos | 4 Comments

LH on $14.82 a Day

Posted on March 21, 2009 by EL CHAVO!

So it’s a Friday, your plane doesn’t leave til tomorrow, and you are stuck hanging around Lincoln Heights. The travel books say nothing about this  common situation, so what to do? Relax kiddies, I’ll show you the way! Move over … Continue reading →

Posted in Greater Los Angeles, La Comida, Lincoln Heights, This Chicano Life, videos | 6 Comments

El Difunto Don Ramon

Posted on August 9, 2008 by EL CHAVO!

20 years ago, the legendary actor and comedian Ramón Valdés, better known as “Don Ramon” on the Chavo Del Ocho TV series, passed away due to lung cancer. Though he had a tendency for doling out coscorones to El Chavo … Continue reading →

Posted in Chanfles, videos | 4 Comments

Sterotypical Mexican Neighborhood

Posted on May 10, 2008 by EL CHAVO!

I had some Westsider friends that once did a report for a fairly big magazine about some stuff in Boyle Heights. It was weird to read it because it was all a lie, created basically out of thin air with … Continue reading →

Posted in La Comida, Lincoln Heights, Musica, This Chicano Life, videos | 13 Comments

Lincoln Heights Xmas Parade 2007

Posted on December 15, 2007 by EL CHAVO!

It took me a few days but I finally got the pictures from the LH Xmas parade online. If you feel like wasting some minutes looking at my pics from a lil’ local parade, knowing full well that they will … Continue reading →

Posted in Fotos, Lincoln Heights, videos | 13 Comments

Maiz o Harina?

Posted on December 10, 2007 by EL CHAVO!

Via Pachucoville, I finally understand why we get asked to chose between maiz or harina. More videos by Zul (part of the Pocho Hour of Power radio show on KPFK) can be seen here.

Posted in La Comida, This Chicano Life, videos | 2 Comments