Lalo Alcaraz
About
Lalo Alcaraz is an award-winning visual/media artist and television/film writer. A Los Angeles resident, he has been chronicling the ascendancy of Latinos in the U.S. for over a quarter-century.
He is the creator of the syndicated daily comic strip "La Cucaracha" seen in the L.A. Times and other newspapers nationwide. He is founder and Jefe-in-Chief of POCHO.
He was an editorial cartoonist for the L.A. Weekly from 1992-2010 and now creates editorial cartoons in English and Spanish for Andrews McMeel Syndication, Daily Kos, and various newspapers, including Philadelphia’s Al Dia News.
Mexico has sent its most elite firefighters to help in the Los Angeles wildfires. They make us proud with their strong work ethic, valor and b…
UC Davis just released a study that California squirrels are now carnivores and eating rodents.
Nothing says local love better than buying directly from artists and artisans at local Latino-oriented holiday sales across the East Side and beyond. Here’s a few long running events, (disclaimer, you will find CALÓ Staff Cartoonist vending at a few of these events, be kind and support his art and 2025 Cartoon Calendar sales!)
Cities and counties throughout the nation which delivered the most votes for Biden in 2020 had a lower turnout for Harris, according to an ana…
CALÓ News cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz attends Philly Rican Festival and a chinchorreo in Puerto Rican Philly
Anyone else nervous about the Dodgers or the elections?