Gustavo Arellano

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Gustavo Arellano
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Born (1979-02-03) February 3, 1979 (age 46)
Occupation Journalist
LanguageEnglish
GenresJournalism, non-fiction, satire
Notable works Ask a Mexican
Relatives Jessica Alba (cousin)

Gustavo Arellano (born February 3, 1979) is a Mexican American writer and journalist. He is a columnist for the Los Angeles Times [1] and the former editor of Orange County's alternative weekly OC Weekly .

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Career

He is most notable as the author of the satirical column Ask a Mexican , which is syndicated nationally and has been collected into book form as ¡Ask a Mexican! (Scribner, 2008). [2] [3] [4] Arellano has won numerous awards for the column, including the 2006 and 2008 Best Non-Political Column in a large-circulation weekly from the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, the 2007 Presidents Award from the Los Angeles Press Club and an Impacto Award from the National Hispanic Media Coalition, a 2008 Latino Spirit award from the California Latino Legislative Caucus, and was part of the Los Angeles Times' Pulitzer Prize-winning team that covered the L.A. City Hall tape leak scandal. [5]

Gustavo Arellano has contributed commentary for the weekly "Orange County Line" on KCRW, and appeared on "Good Food with Evan Kleiman". [6] Gustavo Arellano is a journalism professor at Orange Coast College. [7]

In 2018, Arellano was featured in the "Tacos" episode of the hit Netflix show Ugly Delicious . [8] He has also written an episode of the American cartoon Bordertown .

Personal life

He is a third cousin once removed of actress Jessica Alba. [9] His wife owns and operates a restaurant in Santa Ana. [10] [11] Arellano was at the OC Weekly for 15 years before resigning in 2017. [12] In January 2019, Arellano officially became a features writer for the Los Angeles Times , covering mostly Southern California. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Gustavo Arellano". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  2. ↑ Daniel Hernandez, "Inquiring Gringos Want to Know", Banderas News, September 2006. Accessed 2010-10-21.
  3. ↑ Tim Gaynor, "Confused by your neighbors? Then Ask a Mexican!", Reuters, 1 May 2007. Accessed 2010-10-21.
  4. ↑ Interview with “¡Ask a Mexican!” author Gustavo Arellano
  5. ↑ "Gustavo Arellano". Simon & Schuster Authors. Simon & Schuster, Inc. Retrieved March 2, 2017. He has received the President's Award from the Los Angeles Press Club, an Impact Award from the National Hispanic Media Coalition, and a 2008 Latino Spirit Award from the California State legislature.
  6. ↑ "Gustavo Arellano". KCRW . June 17, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Gustavo Arellano at Orange Coast College". Coursicle. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Gustavo Arellano". IMDb. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Gustavo Arellano Related to Jessica Alba!". OC Weekly . Archived from the original on December 29, 2014. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  10. ↑ Arellano, Gustavo. "Mending Mary repaired much more than a statue". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Parts Unknown". Red Canary Magazine. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
  12. ↑ Kalfus, Marilyn (October 13, 2017). "Gustavo Arellano, editor in chief of OC Weekly, says he quit instead of laying off staffers". The Orange County Register. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  13. ↑ Arellano, Gustavo (January 2, 2019). "I'm moving to the other side of the wall — the news side". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved June 17, 2019.
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