Erick Galindo
Erick Galindo is a five-time Telly Award-winning writer, director and producer known for The Mexican Beverly Hills; A Laker Life; On Life As A Freckle-Faced, Redheaded, Mexican American From Southeast Los Angeles; and Mis Angeles. Erick regularly writes about culture for LAist, NPR station LAist 89.3 (formerly KPCC) and The New York Times, and was the first managing editor of L.A. Taco, where his work won a James Beard Foundation award. His narrative directorial debut The Bubble Machine premiered at the Golden State Film Festival and was a semifinalist for the jellyFest award. His co-written pilot Hot in Carson was a finalist for the Black List's inaugural Latinx TV List and his audio documentary Early was a finalist for KCRW's Radio Race. In 2020, his dark comedy script Legends was selected for the NHMC Latinx Screenwriters Showcase.
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A classic song about holiday heartbreak and "the day that I lost you" brings back memories of bright Noche Buenas past -- and drives home the pain and loss that surrounds this present one. -
A cluster of luxury homes is slated to take over one of Northeast L.A.'s last remaining open spaces. And people in the community there don't want them.
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Walking around Plaza Mexico the other day, chatting people up about the 2020 Census, it became apparent pretty quickly that many people had completed the census already -- but many would not have without the urging of a census taker who went to their home.
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A fledgling Latino-owned start-up based out of Huntington Park has been giving away free home renovations to L.A.’s most marginalized residents with micro-donations raised online.
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The fledgling Latino-owned start-up Hood Renovationz has already raised thousands and is currently building collapsible desks for kids in the 'hood who don't have a dedicated space to attend school from home.
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We carried out our mission not just in the long shadow of a 50-year-old history, but in the blazing daylight of a string of recent police killings of Black and Brown people all across the country.
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When COVID-19 began to spread, Spanish-language morning radio shows in the agricultural hub of Bakersfield were helping get essential info to the most essential of workers -- the people who pick our crops. Meet one of these radio hosts.
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Even if you have decent insurance, a costly dental emergency can wipe out your savings account -- and for many of us, the COVID-19 recession has already done that.
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The price tag on dental health care can be thousands of dollars. Even if you have decent insurance, a dental emergency can wipe out your whole savings account. And for many of us, the COVID-19 recession has already done that.
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Native communities all around the country are being hit disportionately hard by the pandemic. It's been particularly hard for indigenous people who are part of the Latin American diaspora.
