Cheech Marin

Why Are So Many Shows Starring Latinos Getting Canceled?

HuffingtonPost.com | Lee Hernandez | Posted 05.17.2012

What do Adam Rodriguez, Eva La Rue, Wilmer Valderrama, Marisol Nichols, Cheech Marin, Jorge Garcia and Nestor Carbonell all have in common? Well, asid...

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What Is The Chicano Experience That Becomes Art?

Cheech Marin | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Hispanic Heritage, Art, Chicano, Cheech Marin, Comedy, Latino Voices News

Like its art, "Chicano" is an evolutionary term. Each generation has as much right to define what a Chicano is as any generation that came before them.

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What Is A Chicano?

Cheech Marin | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Hispanic, Cheech Marin, Mexican American, Chicano, Comedy, Latino Identity, Home News

To me, you have to declare yourself a Chicano in order to be a Chicano. That makes a Chicano a Mexican-American with a defiant political attitude that centers on his or her right to self-definition. I'm a Chicano because I say I am.

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Cheech Marin: 'TACOS, TACOS, TACOS'

Cheech Marin | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Mexican Food, Latino Cuisine, Cultura, Latin American Food, Tacos, Cheech Marin, Comedy, Chorizo, Latino Voices News

The crowd that night had achieved the American dream -- free tacos. A new chant had come to define America: "TACOS, TACOS, TACOS." To think, this all started with Fritos.

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Palm Springs Contemporary Art Fair Offers Surprises

Posted 02.17.2012

Read More: Cheech Marin, Contemporary Art, Art Fairs, Palm Springs, Judy Chicago, Coleman Miller, Palm-Springs-Modernism-Week, Palm Springs Contemporary Art Fair, Arts News

The Palm Springs Fine Art Fair started today and runs until Feb. 19th; it coincides with Modernism Week, an "11-day celebration of mid-century modern ...

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Who Wants The Wedding On 'Rob'?

Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Rob Schneider, Wedding, Canada Tv, Video, Las Vegas, Rob, Drive-Thru Wedding Chapel, Tv Replay, TV Canada, Cheech Marin, Reality-Free, TV News

It looks like the pattern is quickly being established on "Rob" (Thu., 8:30 p.m. EST on CBS). To the show's credit, the ethnic jokes took a back-seat ...

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WATCH: Worst Latino Stereotypes On Television: Will 'Rob' Break The Cycle?

Posted 01.13.2012

Read More: Rob Schneider, Cheech Marin, Television, Cultura, Video, Stereotypes, Sofia Vergara Modern Family, CBS' Rob, Latino Stereotypes, Latinos on Television, Latino Voices News

Is this the best American TV can do? Rob Schneider is marrying into a Mexican-American family on CBS' new sitcom, Rob, on Thursday nights, but cons...

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Rob's Terrible First Impression With Maggie's Grandmother On 'Rob'

Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Rob Schneider, Cheech Marin, Latino, Canada Tv, Mexican Family, Rob, Pilot, Series Premiere, Cbs, Reality-Free, TV Canada, Video, Cultura, Tv Replay, Comedy, TV News

The pilot episode of "Rob" (Thu., 8:30 p.m. EST on CBS) was all about Rob (Rob Schneider) meeting Maggie's (Claudia Bassols) family for the first time...

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Cheech And 'Rob!'

Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Cheech Marin, Rob Schneider, The Talk, Canada Tv, Video, Aisha-Tyler, Rob!, Tv Replay, TV News

Rob Schneider may be the star of the new CBS "Rob!" but his wife came up with the show's concept. The comedian stopped by "The Talk" (weekdays on CBS)...

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Rob Schneider's New CBS Sitcom: 'Meet the Parents, Latino Style'

Posted 12.11.2011

Read More: Latinos, Cheech Marin, Rob Schneider, Sitcoms, Cultura, Video, Rob, Depictions of Latinos, Hispanics, Cbs, Multiculturalism, Latino Voices News

It looks like Rob Schneider will ring in the New Year trying to win over the hearts of Hispanics with his new CBS sitcom, "Rob!" "What is America? ...

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Lewis Black, Cheech Marin Headline Bonnaroo Comedy

Posted 06.09.2011

Read More: Tig Notaro, Cheech Marin, Comedy Lineup, Eugene Mirman, Bonnaroo, Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, Lewis Black, Bonnaroo Comedy Lineup, Comedy Festival, Donald Glover, Comedy News

In its ten-year history, the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, TN has quickly risen to become one of the premier festivals in the country ...

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Cheech Marin's Ex-Wife Files Restraining Order, Claims Abuse

tmz.com | 2/2/2011 11:00 AM PSTÂ by TMZ StaffÂ Â | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cheech Marin Abuse, Cheech Marin Divorce, Patti Heid Cheech Marin, Cheech Marin, Patti Heid Divorce, Patti Heid, Cheech Marin Restraining Order, Divorce News

Cheech Marin's ex-wife filed a restraining order against the comedian, after he allegedly screamed at her, "F**k you, bitch" ... and she claims there ...

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January '11 L.A. Art World Gossip

Mat Gleason | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jeffrey Deitch, Axl Rose, Peter Brant, Moca, Art World, Stephanie Seymour, Los Angeles, Cheech Marin, Arts News

While the economics of the Los Angeles art scene are still a long way off from the peak in 2006, the activity at exhibitions and in studios is as frenzied as ever.

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LA Weekly's Racist Scaremongering About Latinos and Prop 19

Russ Belville | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mexican Drug War, Cheech Marin, Prop 19, LA Weekly, Dennis Romero, Mexico, Cheech and Chong, California, Los Angeles News

Despite what Cheech Marin's comedy routines lead LA Weekly to believe, Latinos are almost the least likely among racial and ethnic groups to have smoked marijuana.

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Robert Rodriguez Kicks Ass, Takes Names and Directs Most Radical Hollywood Film in Ages

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cheech Marin, Andrew Breitbart, Lindsay Lohan, Michelle Rodriguez, Steven Seagal, Immigration, Robert Rodriguez, Danny Trejo, Jeff Fahey, Jessica Alba, Quentin Tarantino, Machete-Attack, Machete, Immigration Debate, Don Johnson, Robert De Niro, Entertainment News

In an homage to 70s B movies, there is more blood splattered in Machete than the best of Sam Peckinpah. It makes for a wild ride, one of the most purely entertaining movies to come along in quite a while.

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Movie Review: Machete

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cheech Marin, Robert Rodriguez, Machete Movie Review, Lindsay Lohan, Danny Trejo, Jessica Alba, Grindhouse, Michelle Rodriguez, Steven Seagal, Quentin Tarantino, Marshall Fine Movie Review, Robert De Niro, Entertainment News

Robert Rodriguez is one of those rare filmmakers whose movies -- for better or worse -- always come alive with his sheer enjoyment of making them. In the case of Machete, that's a good thing.

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HuffPost Review: Tales From Earthsea

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cheech Marin, Timothy Dalton, Hayao Miyazaki, Anime, Goro Miyazaki, Marshall Fine Movie Review, Willem Dafoe, Tales From Earthsea Movie Review, Entertainment News

I'm sure that Tales from Earthsea, taken from the science-fiction writing of Ursula LeGuin, will entertain undiscriminating young viewers and will probably thrill anime lovers. It left me bored and impatient.

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Robert Rodriguez's Star Packed Cinco de Mayo Card to AZ

Lisa Derrick | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cheech Marin, Robert Rodriguez, AZ, Lindsay Lohan, Danny Trejo, Arizna, Sb 1070, Don Johnson, Essica Alba, Robert De Niro, Entertainment News

A very special Cinco de Mayo card to Arizona from director Robert Rodriguez, starring Jessica Alba, Robert De Niro, Lindsay Lohan, Don Johnson, Che...

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