Cubans discover Chicano Culture - THIS IS AMERICA?! 🇲🇽🇲🇽 

I'm an old white dude who grew up in Florida, but I was stationed at Camp Pendleton in San Diego North County during the mid-80's and we absolutely loved checking out the lowriders and the Chicano culture on weekends in San Diego! Everyone was amazingly friendly and eager to show off all of their hard work that they invested in building their cars. Pure rolling art! And the food? Out of this world amazing! Wonderful people, colorful culture, and very proud!

Oralé.... Born in 60s I am Chicano and embrace mi cultural Mexicana but proud of being American and the freedom to be Chicano. ❤

We definitely do consider ourselves American. We just have a new culture that is a result of being of Mexican heritage and growing up in the US, that doesn't change the fact that we are Americans

Its so crazy to me that you were in my old driveway and I had no idea. I lived across from Chicano Park for years. I'm so happy you came to my town and experienced a day in my life so to say in the most beautiful city on the west coast.

My family and I moved to Los Angeles from Miami back in 74. And it was a culture shock from my disco bell bottoms, to my platform shoes, safari shirt and Fro. When most of them were wearing Dickies and flannel shirts. I fit in like a "Frijol negro on a bed of white rice". One time a friend invited me to her house for her mom's freshly made tortillas. Dopey me i expected a Tortilla Española. With my friends and in high school shop class I built my veru first lowrider in 1977. And it was Suave!!😎

i grew up in a Tejano community in (surprise) Texas. Tejanos are people of Mexican descent that have lived in Texas for a few hundred years. other than a doctor, nurse, or parents, the first person to hold me was Abuelita Riojas. i have fond memories of of the people and the times. my comfort foods are beans and rice (frijoles y arroz), tamales, enchiladas, etc. so when i am feeling sick or burned out, these are the things i crave.

One thing that is certain is that you are correct, that by definition we are Chicano, but the thing is is that Chicano culture is different than what is Mexican culture in the United States. like in the video, there is art, fashion, language, music etc. In my family, my mother is Chicana, but my dad is not since he immigrated to the US later in life. Then there is me, the way I look at it, I am official Chicano, culturally I am not though. I was raised by Mexican immigrants so if you ask me I will say I am an American Mexican. Chicano culture from what I understand is looking at the American psyche through Mexican American eyes. I think some really good example of Chicano and Chicana writers are Sandra Cisneros, Rudolfo Amaya, and Juan Felipe Herrera. I am really happy that you got to explore this part of Mexican American culture. Saludos de Los Angeles!

Nothing gonna top Mexican-American Chicano culture. Much 💕 & always stay safe out there.

Nice to see you explore other sub culture in America.

Well…as a Puerto Rican born in New York, I had no idea what the Chicano culture was all about, thank you for giving me a brief insight into what it is, I can see there is a lot more research to do, maybe one day I’ll travel to the west coast and experience it for myself . I am a car guy, so seeing all those classic cars was very nice. Thanks for posting the video, I really enjoyed it.

I absolutely love Yoels reactions when he experiences something new like that. The expression of joy on his face is just so pure!

Bit of trivia: The father of Zach de la Rocha, the lead singer of Rage Against The Machine, was a prominent artist in the Chicano movement in the 70s, as a member of Los Four. Sadly, his struggles with mental illness caused him to disavow his art. The song "Born of A Broken Man" is about him, and Zach's feelings about what happened to him.

LOVE IT! I’m a Chicana living in San Diego my whole life. I went to Jr High at Memorial on Logan Avenue in Barrio Logan right next to Chicano Park. So that was cool to see you guys there. And yes, you are 100% right…the reason we have Fidel and Che in the mural is purely a lack of understanding about history. There’s sadly a lot of murals around SD that have people who are being immortalized for very wrong reasons. But on a happier note, now I seriously want an elote y tostilocos!! Mmmm. Que rico!🤤🌽🇲🇽🇺🇸

You guys bring me so much joy.

I love how the chicana talked about her car as art and a support for her mental and emotional health. Makes me smile for her that she found her joy.

Born in Cuba, grew up in South East LA in the 60's-70's. Had my first Mexican food there. Mari - I agree with you regarding Cuban subcultures. We're just Cubans. 👍

Woah! I live in Florida and learned a LOT from this!!!! What a fun group you found! This was a SUPER FUN video and I will never second guess to watch one of your videos because of lack of interest in the topic. Which this was a first, for me out of all of your videos. It made me think of what others subcultures and events (from concerts to farmers markets) that you could explore with a no pressure budget. I have loved you guys channel since I joined almost at the beginning. My husband then caught on, and we re-watched all of them on the TV, and we share your content when we have friends over. Thank you for helping me and my husband to have some thing to enjoy together. Sending love to you and yours from Orlando Florida

Half my grandparents were born here in L.A. (of Mexican descent) and the other half born in Mexico. My grandfather on my mother's side was born in Mexico and he taught his kids and everyone else that he is American first. Not everyone in the Chicano culture thinks they're Mexican first. And a lot refuse to be called Mexican-American. My family is full of proud Americans, all of Mexican descent.

Awesome video guys. you guys were walking around my old neighborhood. The lowrider scence is so kool watching all those lowriders drive down my old neighborhood to meet up at Chicano Park.

Not sure if anybody pointed out but the dude at 3:13 is Xavier The X Man, a San Diego Chicano staple. He’s a lowrider, entrepreneur (Xteca Beer) and local radio DJ who has an oldies/old school show on Sundays. He also is known for a charity lowrider cruising event called Cruise For The Cause to help kids with cancer. Down ass foo.

I'm an old white guy and I love how much he's enjoying himself, good luck and welcome

Delightful that you DO enjoy many cultures in USA. Suggestions of more: Japanese; Chinese; Greek; Native Americans...as you know by now, there are many more, and they are fascinating, when approached with respect.

You need to edit that part about Chicanos not considering themselves American. So many of my Chicano friends are proud to be American and Chicano. The US military is filled with Mexican Americans and the are 100 % proud to be Americans. Please consider changing this.

Mari you grew up in L.A.!?! You gotta show Yoel the food. All the great L.A. Mexican food🤯 I miss it so 🌮🌯🌶️

“They don’t consider themselves American”? That’s news to me. My husband is Mexican American and he considers himself as both! Plus, México is part of America. 🤷🏼‍♀️

I'm "shockingly Caucasian", grew up in Southern California (born in '66). I love the Chicano culture!!

I grew up in Southern California. My High School was actually in a very Mexican city named La Habra. Half the school were white kids, some Mexican who spoke English & some fresh across the border who didn’t even speak English. My Uncle & his family came from Mexico, so my cousins are 1/2 Mexican. Growing up in So Cal, it’s just natural.

I grew up in East L.A. and a huge percentage of the people I went to school with would technically be Chicano, but they were as American as I was in every way and most did not even speak Spanish though most of their parents did, at least to an extend and grandma almost always spoke primarily Spanish. The funny part is that I never really noticed that they were of any certain ethnicity until many years later when I found my senior annual and started reading all the messages from my friends. By that time, I was more aware and noticed than nearly all of the last names were Hispanic names. It made me laugh, I guess it just never mattered to me one way or the other to the extent that I just never noticed. I had a few friends who were first generation or came here as children and I was more aware of them because most of them had accents. Los Angeles is such a melting pot, that friends, classmates and neighbors are just a mix of people and that is it. The "Chicanos" were the people in the car clubs for the most part and kind of kept to themselves. They really didn't assimilate and often it was strange because they would be a few generations American Citizens and their parents and families would usually be fully assimilated but those who called themselves Chicanos really had fallen out for some reason, wanted to go back to their roots, though many of them didn't speak Spanish either, or not very well. In most families the language at home was English. I liked growing in communities with diversity and as an adult, I have lived many places but was never comfortable unless there was a good mixture of cultures.

Thanks for sharing this experience with us. Chicano is another term I've heard so much but didn't know the real meaning of. So good to see the both of you.

Shout out from Cali ❤️🇲🇽 Proud Mexican American here 👋 born and raised in Chicago 🙌

Thank you so much for this video. That jumping car was AWESOME 😎💯💜💚💙😁

Chicano Culture is not only found in Southern California. I grew up in San Jose, CA, and it was very prevalent there and throughout Northern California.

I wish Mari and Yoel would get inside a convertible Lowrider and spend the day with a Lowrider family. I think that would be awesome. Thanks for the video.

I've been following your journey since the beginning. It's heartwarming to see you two appreciating this land so passionately. If I could make two suggestions they would be to watch "John Adams" and visit Philadelphia. Understanding our past may even heighten your appreciation like it did mine. Cheers!❤

I LOVE the fact that there are these fantastic cultures existing in this country!! You SHOULD be proud of your ethnicity.. Your tribe.. Your food... Your music... and show it off to the WORLD.... Now, if I could just you two to come with me to a Highland Games gathering!!!

Yes!! I am Mexican American. 😊

Yes they do have it on the east coast of New England. When I was a child growing up in Massachusetts there were cars with hydrologic systems going up and down the road all day long

Love this! People too often forget that MOST of the southwest US used to be part of Mexico (before the Spanish empire collapsed). Makes me so sad when narrow-minded people consider the celebration of that culture to be a unamerican or whatever you want to call it. This kind of stuff is ingrained in our DNA, it's part of us, and part of what makes this country so great!

His excitement bouncing in the car was the absolute best ❤

There is a Korean town there that is very popular. Great food. Maybe check it out.

Saludos Mari y Joel, always enjoy your videos. I have a suggestion - how about taking Joel to an airshow. I think he would enjoy that greatly. The power and precision of the jets is amazing whether it's military or civilian. Keep at it, best wishes.

I wish we could have seen more of Yoels reaction to Elote lol!! So good

You should do the L.A. rockabilly scene.

Next time you're on Los Angeles, stop by the San Pedro fish market. Have him pick out some seafood. They'll clean and cook it for you and serve it with some garlic butter and vegetables. Have it with a nice cold beer over looking the ocean. Then go on a boat tour around the San Pedro harbor to see the shipping containers come in from overseas on those massive boats. I love watching all your videos. Un abrazo para los dos!!

American Mexicano Beverly Hills Downey California. I speak Spanglish with family and friends and work and business, English only. Downey has largest Black Cuban community..

I miss the lowriders I used to see in Albuquerque growing up. They had some of the coolest cars.

The appreciation for Castro and Guevara among some Chicanos isn't about supporting communism or even socialism. The Cuban Revolution is sometimes viewed by such Chicanos as a revolution to overturn the legacy of American neo-colonialism going back to the Spanish-American War of 1898 when the U.S. invaded Cuba and removed Spanish control from one of its last colonies in the Americas. It's kind of a 'fight the man' view, even though the man who took control did far worse. The appreciation might also be seen as those of Spanish ancestry retaking that which had been taken from them. That falls flat when considering how the people of Cuba ended up with even less after the fact. Additionally, after Castro was granted amnesty he traveled to Mexico, where he established the headquarters of the 26th of July Movement. Seeing how that movement overthrew what some Chicanos see as a government based on and supported by American neo-colonialism, they take pride in the part that Mexico played. I understand it, though I also recognize how short-sighted the view is. Replacing Batista, whom some viewed as a puppet of the U.S., with Castro, only further hurt the people of Cuba.

A couple suggestions... 1) Go to a renaissance festival. Look it up and see if it is something you want to do. and 2) Because I am of Scottish decent... Highland games!

Mi gente , so happy for your success . Un abrazo desde LOs Angeles ... Omar Pena Dominicano . Dont worry youll be at a million subs in no time , watch !

Love your videos, never ceases to amaze me and always brings a smile to my face. You both are very very inspirational. Keep doing what you guys do. Panamanian born military brat love from Central America.

Love the video Yoel and Mari I love the chicano, unfortunately we don't have this in Canada. Much love and support to you guys keep up the great work

Chicano car shows are so much fun.

Wherever you are, if a Greek festival is going on someplace - by all means GO!!!! The food! The music! The dancing!!! You will understand…. te lo prometo 😉

Yoel y Mari qué gusto me da por verlos otra vez de nuevo con un video nuevo explorando otras culturas! Échenle ganas y sigan para adelante con la frente en alto! Mari you are so beautiful like always! Cuídense ❤de parte de un hermano Mexicano 🇲🇽

Dude you came to my home town and didn't notify your followers.... omg. when are you guys going to do meet and greets? I am proud you are exploring different cultures and especially my culture. Nothin but love for you guys!

Bienvenidos hermanos Cubanos. Aqui somos uno.

I'm Mexican American and I never considered myself Chicana. Where I grew up Chicanos, lowriders, Cholos were gang members. That was "my experience".

holy crap! the murals at 11 seconds are both my parent's murals!! sending love from California chicanos!

I grew up in SoCal. In our culture the women weren't allowed to go out by themselves! My sister was the eldest, I'm the baby, whenever she went anywhere she had to take me. Thats included some nights cruising! Damn i miss those innocent days!!!!! Glad to see Yoel experience some of the culture....

😎👍 Big thumbs up for the channel...

Aw you guys should have gone to barrio dog!!! Their food is on point!!! I miss San Diego and want to go back badly!

I think Mexicans tend to wear black because any logo or designs on the shirt stands out much more and if you wear a chain, color bandana, white shoes, they stand out more as well. They like the pop/contrast and the clean look that it gives. Plus, everything goes with black and it matches their shades.

You guys shoulda tried Hayes Burgers across the street from Chicano Park. One of the best burgers in Daygo. SD Por Vida!

My Chihuahua's name is Chola. She has fabulous eyebrows! It's hilarious when they call her name at the vet.😅 ViVa Chicanos!

That was awesome! Thank you for sharing….❤

You need to visit Nashville, walk Broadway, get some hot chicken and fried pickles and chk out the live music. Then go to New Orleans, French Quarter, get some bignets and black coffee and join a street celebration parade. These 2 cities know music and food!

Hello Yoel and Mari. You look like you. were having fun. Have a nice day

Not sure if you might've seen them there, but there's amazing chicano motorcycle culture as well. They're called Viclas

Mardi Gras in New Orleans...same concept as Carnival, but celebrated in its own unique way

What a great adventure! My older brothers were in car clubs in the '60's. They worked hard to show the community (grew up in East Pasadena) that they were good young men. I chose a small, very affordable Catholic HS in Pasadena (west side, now trendy Old Town Pasadena. Was NOT "nice" or trendy back then. Because I knew girls from other cultures, including cultura mexicana y chicana, went to school there. Most of us, including me, came from poorer families. My ethnicity is actually German, pero me encanta el lenguaje y las culturas de Mexico y otros países del America central y del sur. I have been able to advocate for my patients/clients from all cultures during 40 years as a mental health RN. I ❤ you two, & have been praying that life is treating you kindly. You have overcome so much, & I have faith that you will perservere & triumph.

The Central Valley of California should be your next destination. Film the farm and field workers and the campos. And the sacrifice they have to make to keep food on our tables.

I definitely, think it would be interesting to check out the gothic sub culture P.s me encantan tus videos

I love all my Mexican American brothers and sisters.Y'all have a lot to be proud of.

I am a Chicana. I grew up in Los Angeles. Cruising in these types of cars... it's like you're teleported to another world. You are seen by everyone, so I understand when they say it's like therapy, and yes, the cars are art.

Quite a few mexicsn sub- cultures in the U.S. i've read people mention Tejano - i was raised in texas and even in texas there are a few differences based on geography and generation. There are pockets like that all around the U.S.

You guys should go to Rocky Point, Mexico. 3 1/2 hour drive from Phoenix , Az

Miami actually has a Cuban American subculture in there. It’s geared more towards living fast and fast cars. They actually have an accent all their owned defined as Miami Latin English by scholars. It has a very heavy L sound combined with a lower tone. It just sounds different. San Diego is very Mexican culturally speaking and it has its own English accent defined by lots of Spanish in sentences and a very Mexican accent that sounds like they crossed the border two days ago but actually they are long time residents of California. New York also has this heavy L sound but it’s more defined by Italians and Europeans.

This is for mi Raza!! 🙏❤️🇺🇸🇲🇽🙏

For your next trios: SanFrancisco. Beverly Hills. Las Vegas. NewOrleans(during mardi gras)

The crazy jumpers though! We get some super low riders in Detroit - especially on the trucks. You could do a Native American Indian Tribe. They are a sovereign nation within the U.S. Sort of like a state. Or a state within a state. Or a good time would be to ask if you could visit a when they had a Pow Wow.

You have to go 🚶‍♀️ to New Mexico state for the hot 🔥 air balloons 🎈 festival.

welcome Mari and Yoel to my home town!!!!! hope you got to try the Mexican food as well!!!!!

Grew up in Massachusetts born in the early 80's. I grew up on west coast music. Ben Davis, Dickies, Carhartt and Charlie Brown. 🇵🇷💪🏼 🇵🇷🤝🏼🇲🇽

During the summer in California you'll see a lot of lowriders cruising on Sunday nights

✨⭐️If you loved the Lowrider culture (as I do), then you should also check out the Rockabilly, Pinup, and Kustom Car culture that is celebrated throughout many parts of the world. The biggest event here in the United States takes place in Las Vegas, Nevada during the month of April (Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Festival). ⭐️✨

I love your hair!!

Cholos aren’t the only chicanos. There are many that don’t dress this way and are 100% Chicanos. There is a chasm. This all looks like fun, but no way I’d dress that way.

Just wonderful, I moved from San Diego to New Mexico and I wondered where all the Chicanos were? And I missed that part of So Cal! Great time watching Joel experience a different culture! Maybe someday experience a Russian tea room! LOL!

One of the best vlogs you done

Looks like so much fun and God bless Rodrigo for letting Joel bump around. Love the cars

Me as a Chicano i will never forget what my old Man told me don't you never forget where you came from your Culture your background As an Mexican American im proud of my culture and that's what im trying to teach my kids to not forget where you came from what culture you came from and be pround.

A huge contributing factor to the Chicano culture comes from those of our families who did not cross the border but the border crossed us, a lot of Mexicans didn't leave their homes in Mexico just because the US said it was California. Rebranding parts of Mexico didn't out right nullify native Mexican culture but caused it to evolve into Chicano culture. Regardless much love to all people.

OOO man...Get the fast course in Chicano Socal style. Watch Cheech and Chong's "Up in Smoke". If you have never seen it get ready for a treat! It is a parody of life in those times and a true classic.

Well, you could react to the Hippie Culture: September 2023 San Francisco Haight Street Fair Date: 9/17 In the Haight Ashbury District Three stages of live music From 11 am to 5:30 pm Six blocks of vendors from crafts to gourmet treats Admission is free Find more details here Always enjoy your videos.

Next subject should be AKC Dog Shows. It’s an amazing subculture.

To See Yoels Smile Is PRICELESS ,So Happy For Both Of You ,God's Speed 😅

Even the late great WWE Legend Eddie Guerrero brought the Chicano vibe to wrestling and bringing the quote VIVA LA RAZA with his lowrider even today his friend, Rey Mysterio brought it back with the L.W.O Latino World Order with the kids of El Fantasma. And it's new song one of the lyrics is "Sube to Bandera si tu eyes latino"

Love you guys, hope all is well 💕💕

4:06 I love what Yoel said

Wow, his English is getting so much better!