Dashwood Books has published a monograph, small edition, of my photo essay on the East LA Mexican gang El Hoyo Maravilla. I spent a summer in the 1980’s photographing the gang. It was a very hot and I remember the constant buzz of the LAPD helicopters hovering over the area. ‘The Saint’ (above) had tattooed his gang name on his chest.
The gang members introduced me to their families and showed me the barrio. I was probably the first British person they had ever met
LA Happy Loca, LA Smiler Loca and LA Chrissy Loca (above) had great style, they would shave their eyebrows and draw a line high over the eye.
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DAMN THESE PEOPLE ARE MY HOMEBOYS AND HOMEGIRLS……….I WENT THROUGH A FEW PICTURES RECONIZED A FEW FACES . HOMEBOY DOG ART,SAINT,LA CHRISSY ITS AMAZING HOW I FOUND THESE PICTURES !!! I ORDERED A COPY OF THIS BOOK FOR MYSELF TO HAVE A PEACE OF MY VARRIO……….THEY CALL ME SNOOPY EL HOYO MARAVILLA BALAS!!! I GOT INTO MY HOOD IN 1987 AGE OF 12YRS. OLD VIVA EL ACHE EME VE!!!
I just got into this website and the picture of the 3 girls they are not from HM they were girls I hung out with that were from (RIVERA) Norma(China), Victoria (Yogi), and Viv the one in the middle Yogi is my sister the two others my best friend and china I still talk with. I was not from HM either my husband was and Robert(Santos), and Luie(Woody) were close friends of ours it was great seeing these old pictures which I still have a few. Brings back fun memories
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Soy REY NAVARRO EL HOYO MARA DUKES. JANUARY WILL BE 50 YRS FROM DA MARVELOUS HOYO MARA. GOT IN 1963. BOOBIE N DANNY GALARZE, CHUEY LARUE ND JOEY FLORES GOT ME IN..PORE ESTOS 50 I WUDNT TRADE WITH N E ONE. PURO HOYO MARAVILLA. REY HOYO MARAVILLA DUKES. Y QUE?? AGUI PARA REY DEL HOYO MARAVILLA. CATCH ME AT HANDBALL COURTS.
I love u daddy (LIZARD) may u rest in paradise now. I know u will watch over me and ur grand babies! We love u daddy such a shame those lil bitchez did a dirty ass move and took a good loving man from his family. In time truth will come out n those 2 punks will get there’s . I know ur spirit lives on and is here with me and can only wait till we meet again. RIP DADDY , LOVE UR BABYGIRL
My uncle is in one of the pictures, uncle “Monchie”, his house was on the 300 block of N. Eastman