#ChicanoHistory: Did you know that Chicano Rock Star Zack de la Rocha, of the band Rage Against The Machine, is son to legendary Chicano painter and artist, Beto de la Rocha? A pioneer in the Chicano arts movement and member of the Los Four art collective who were one of the first to draw mainstream attention to Chicano art. De la Rocha was also influential in reestablishing the traditional Mexican celebration of the Day of the Dead in Los Angeles, when he, along with Chicano artist Gronk and a few others, led a procession from Evergreen Cemetery up First Street in East Los Angeles. Gilbert Luján later said that de la Rocha should be given credit for initiating this process—almost single-handedly. And what he did, he didn’t get funding or he didn’t ask permission from anybody, he just went and did it. But his story takes a dark and unusual turn which impacted his son Zacks life greatly and left a hole in the Chicano arts scene. Learn about his incredibly unique story here: articles.latimes/1995-02-24/news/ls-35580_1_beto-de-la-rocha Like - > Being Chicano < - For More! #BeChicano #BeLatino #DigiLatino
Posted on: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 19:00:01 +0000
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