Richard Anthony "Cheech" Marin is an American comedian,actor,musician,and activist. He gained recognition as part of the comedy act Cheech &Chong during the 1970s and early 1980s with Tommy Chong,and as Don Johnson's partner,Insp. Joe Dominguez,on Nash Bridges. He has also voiced characters in several Disney films,including Oliver &Company,The Lion King,the Cars series,Coco and Beverly Hills Chihuahua.
Carlos D. Almaraz was a Mexican-American artist and a pioneer of the Chicano art movement. He was one of the founder of the Centro de Arte Público (1977–1979),a Chicano/Chicana arts organization in Highland Park,Los Angeles.
Gronk,born Glugio Nicandro,is a Chicano painter,printmaker,and performance artist. His work is collected by museums around the country including the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Gilbert "Magu" Luján was a Chicano American sculptor,muralist,painter,and educator. He was a founding member of the Chicano collective,Los Four that consisted of artists Carlos Almaraz,Beto de la Rocha,Frank Romero and himself. In 1974,Judithe Hernández became the "fifth member," and only female member of Los Four.
John Laird,an American politician,is the California State Senator for District 17,since 7 December 2020,and was Secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency from 2011 to 2019 and a former legislator who represented the 27th district in the California State Assembly until 2008. The 27th district included parts of Santa Clara County,Santa Cruz County and Monterey County. Laird was one of the first two openly gay men to serve in the California legislature. Laird became one of the United States' first openly gay mayors in 1983 when he took over the mayoralty of the city of Santa Cruz,California.
Diane Gamboa has been producing,exhibiting and curating visual art in Southern California since the 1980s. She has also been involved art education,ranging from after-school programs to college and university teaching. Gamboa has been "one of the most active cultural producers in the Chicana art movement in Los Angeles." She actively developed the Chicano School of Painting.
César Augusto Martínez is an artist,prominent in the field of Chicano art. While studying at what was then called Texas A&I College,he became involved in the Chicano movement for civil rights. He subsequently befriended several of its leaders.
Paul Joseph Cook is an American politician serving as a San Bernardino County Supervisor since 2020,previously serving as the U.S. representative for California's 8th congressional district from 2013 to 2020. A member of the Republican Party,Cook also served on the Yucca Valley Town Council from 1998 to 2006 and represented the 65th district in the California State Assembly from 2006 to 2012.
Riverside Art Museum is an art museum in the historic Mission Inn District of Riverside,California. The museum is a non-profit organization which focuses on addressing social issues and offers art classes as well as other events in order to inspire and build community.
Evan Low is an American politician currently serving in the California State Assembly. He is a Democrat representing the 26th Assembly District,which encompasses parts of Silicon Valley,including Cupertino,Sunnyvale,Santa Clara and portions of northern and western San Jose. He is a member of the California Legislative LGBT Caucus,and currently serves as Chair of the California Asian American &Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus.
Patssi Valdez is an American Chicana artist. She is a founding member of the art collective Asco. Valdez's work represents some of the finest Chicana avant-garde expressionism which includes but not limited to painting,sculpture and fashion design. She lives and works in Los Angeles,California.
Scott Thomas Wilk Sr. is an American politician who served as the California State Senate minority leader from January 20,2021 until December 5,2022. He is a Republican representing the 21st district,encompassing Antelope Valley,Victor Valley,and most of the Santa Clarita Valley. Prior to his election to the Senate,he served two terms in the California State Assembly. He was also a College of the Canyons Trustee.
RenéYañez was a Mexican-American painter,assemblage artist,performance artist,curator and community activist located in San Francisco,California. He was a well-known contributor to the arts of San Francisco and is a co-founder of Galería de la Raza,a non-profit community focused gallery that features Latino and Chicano artists and their allies. In the early 1970s,he was one of the first curators in the United States to introduce Mexico's Día de Muertos as a contemporary focus and an important cultural celebration.
The 2018 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6,2018,to elect the Lieutenant Governor of California. Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Gavin Newsom was ineligible to run for reelection due to term limits and ran for Governor of California instead. Democrats Eleni Kounalakis and Ed Hernandez faced each other in the general election,as no Republican finished in the top two positions of the nonpartisan blanket primary that was held on June 5,2018.
Sabrina Cervantes is an American politician serving as a member of the California State Assembly. A member of the Democratic Party,she represents the 58th Assembly district,which encompasses the northwestern Riverside County city of Jurupa Valley and portions of the cities of Corona,Eastvale,and Riverside,as well as the San Bernardino County city of Grand Terrace.
Gaspar Enriquez is an American artist known for creating photorealist portraits,primarily of people of Chicano heritage. He uses the airbrush technique in his paintings. Enriquez is also a sculptor and a jewelry maker who works in metal.
The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art &Culture,known as The Cheech,is a museum in Riverside,California. It is part of the larger Riverside Art Museum. The center is focused on the exhibition and study of Chicano art from across the United States. This is a collaborative effort between Cheech Marin,the City of Riverside and Riverside Art Museum. Cheech Marin is a stand-up comedian,actor,writer,and collector. He has donated or promised his collection of more than 700 pieces of Chicano art. Riverside provides the old Riverside public library to house the collection and the Riverside Art Museum manages the center. The Cheech strives to be a world-class institution for the research and study of "all things [related to] Chicano art". It is the first North American museum facility dedicated exclusively to Mexican-American and Chicano art.
Frank Edward Romero is an American artist considered to be a pioneer in the Chicano art movement. Romero's paintings and mural works explore Chicano and Los Angeles iconography,often featuring palm trees and bright colors.
Margaret Garcia is a Chicana muralist,educator,and arts-advocate based in Los Angeles.
Stephanie Godoy is a Mexican American first generation oil paint artist.
