To most, Richard “Cheech” Marin is a movie star, a comedy legend, and a counterculture icon. However, the man — who found success as one-half of the stoner comedy duo Cheech & Chong and later starred ...

Influenced by post-Mexican Revolution ideology, pre-Columbian art, European painting techniques and social issues facing Mexican-Americans, the Chicano art movement has represented both the struggle ...

On an almost six feet tall sculpture made up of produce boxes, there’s a full body sketch of a man in ink and charcoal. The boxes, wearing recognizable brands like Chiquita and Sunkist, are stacked up ...

A conversation with Cheech Marin and his art permanently at “The Cheech” in Riverside. Lillian Vasquez talks with art collector, actor and comedian Cheech Marin as they look back at the opening of The ...

Comic books are many things — full of stories, illustrations and life lessons. Something they're usually not focused on is tamales or Chicano culture, but that's about to change. “It's kind of like ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--One of the nation’s first permanent spaces dedicated to showcasing Chicano art and culture is celebrating the first year of operation. The Cheech Marin Center for ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Gayle Anderson reported live from The Cheech ...

For many, Cheech Marin is a household name. The comedian and actor is best known as part of the countercultural duo Cheech and Chong, but he’s also an avid collector of Chicano art and opened the ...

Allan Hancock College’s Ann Foxworthy Gallery invites the community to celebrate art, culture and creativity through its upcoming Nuestra Vida en Arte Chicano art exhibit and accompanying Community ...

Actor and Chicano art collector Cheech Marin stands with the recently unveiled "Meet Me At the Cheech" statue by Ignacio Gómez. (all photos by Carlos Puma, courtesy the Riverside Art Museum and the ...