Product Description
Today, most of his fans recognize him as Joe Dominguez, Don Johnson's long-time friend and cop partner from Nash Bridges. And if you are old enough, you might remember back more than twenty years when he was one-half of the comedy team "Cheech and Chong." But, not everyone knows that Cheech (Richard Antonio) Marin has released three educational music CDs for children, has three different hot sauces named for him, and owns one of the largest collections of Chicano art. After a very long, productive career in Hollywood, Cheech Marin proclaims that in all the roles he's taken, he has always proudly played a Latino.
About the Author
Valerie Menard has been an editor for Hispanic magazine since the magazine moved to Austin, Texas, in July 1994. Before joining the magazine, she was a managing editor of a bilingual weekly, La Prensa. Valerie writes from a Latino perspective and as an advocate for Latino causes. She is the author of several biographies for children including Oscar De La Hoya, Cristina Saralegui, and Salma Hayek (Mitchell Lane) and the author of the newly published Latinos: Traditional Celebrations, Modern Realities (Marlowe).
