Thursday, July 21st, 2011
Mi Paisa. – February 14, 2010. Downtown Los Angeles – Infectious fun was radiating from this man to his guitar to the public watching at Olvera Street.
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Monday, July 18th, 2011
Ya llego la banda. – July 07, 2011. Boyle Heights, CA – Los Nuevos Tramperos del Norte post up in the wings waiting for their stage time at the Farmers Market.
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Friday, June 17th, 2011
It’s all in the wrist. – November 26, 2010. Porterville, CA – This young cowboy has fun with the cow after a morning of preparing Palomas for family and friends.
(Paloma recipe: In a pint glass – One large spoon ground Mexican chocolate – One large spoon sugar – Three fingers of 100 proof Alcohol Puro de Caña – Then milk the cow right into your cup and fill it. Enjoy!)
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Sunday, May 1st, 2011
Lights, Camera, Action. – April 27, 2011. Boyle Heights, CA – A perfectly placed background actor during the shooting of Law and Order Los Angeles at Las Palomas.
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Wednesday, April 6th, 2011
Te canto una que yo compuse. - March 09, 2011. Boyle Heights, CA – He offered to play a song in exchange to have one played for him.
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Sunday, March 27th, 2011
Serio. – January 27, 2011. Boyle Heights, CA – A musician warms up his playing hands on a bench where lots of trio bands gather.
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Tuesday, March 8th, 2011
Pa’l Norte – January 29, 2011. Boyle Heights, CA – Crossing First Street, heading north.
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Thursday, March 3rd, 2011
Mascaras. – June 09, 2010. Northridge, CA – This student was playing around with a wrestler mask in between classes and homework at CSUN.
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Monday, February 21st, 2011
El Sombrero – September 15, 2010. Downtown Los Angeles – A long row of street vendors lined up outside the Staples Center during the celebretion of El Grito.
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Monday, February 14th, 2011
Mariachi Serenata – February 14, 2010. Los Angeles, CA – Musicians serenade the late afternoon Valentaine diners at the Historic El Pueblo Monument, the birthplace of Los Angeles.
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Rafael Cardenas, was born in 1971 in Pihuamo, Jalisco: a small town in the central part of Mexico on the western coast. His parents migrated to the US in 1974. He grew up in, and still lives in, East Los Angeles. His writing and photography comes from his fascination with words and the creative process.