American Homeboy is a new documentary film that explores the complex origins of pachuco and cholo culture which sprouted from American soil in response to wartime sentiment, social alienation, and government discrimination only to become a pop culture phenomenon.
Pachuco and Cholo culture sprouted from American soilin response to social alienation, wartime sentiment, and discriminatory government policies, only to revolutionize pop culture. The film draws from rare interviews shot on 5k with leading Mexican American historians, academics, artists, activists, cholos, and former law enforcement officers against a backdrop of 50 hours of restored archival footage.
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