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(Photo illustration by Diana Ramirez/De Los; photographs by Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times, Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times, Sarahi Apaez/For De Los) On a recent Saturday a little past noon, Jennifer ...

In his new novel The Cholo Tree, author Daniel Chacón introduces us to 14-year-old Victor Reyes Jr. Victor has recently been released from the hospital, having been shot during some kind of ...

As a 12-year-old kid growing up in Ventura County, California, Frankie Quiñones had plenty of friends and family who where part of the cholo and lowrider culture. When he told his parents he wanted to ...

Actor and rapper Deadlee is using his art to turn stereotypes on their ears. The Los Angeles resident is a self-proclaimed “homo-cholo” – referring to the fact that he's gay and a "cholo," a term used ...