This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with Cheech Marin, a Mexican American comedian ... I was born and raised in Los Angeles as a third-generation Mexican American.

You'd be hard pressed to find someone with local roots deeper than L.A.-born Cheech Marin, who parlayed a ... This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.

A new life-sized statue celebrating actor and Chicano art collector Cheech Marin was unveiled on Tuesday ... “Meet Me at The Cheech” was created by East Los Angeles artist Ignacio Gómez ...