Ep 29 - LA Artistas - Rafa, Ernesto and Juan

3 Chicano artists walk into a bar… I don't have a punchline for that one… But I have run across these 3 L.A. artists a few times over the years and we finally sat down to talk to them all. Rafa Cardenas, East L.A. native, former member of the band Slowrider and now a photographer; Ernesto Yerena from El Centro California, Shepard Fairey protege and the artist who created our podcast logo (and poster) and Juan Luis Garcia, L.A. photographer for the Face Value project and a graphic designer. Hear them tell the stories behind how they got into art, why they pursued it despite many Latino/immigrant families not understanding art as a career, and how they're keeping part of the L.A. art scene "real" in the face of the L.A. hipster takeover. Please rate or review the podcast and if you like it subscribe! Thanks for listening! LINKS Rafael "Rafa" Cardenas: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/eastlos TWITTER: @rafa_LAphotos INSTAGRAM: @Rafa.LA www.Rafa.LA Juan Luis Garcia: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/juanluisgarcia TWITTER: @juanluisgarcia INSTAGRAM: @JuanLuisGarciaCom www.JuanLuisGarcia.com Ernesto Yerena: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/eyerena TWITTER: @ernestoyerena INSTAGRAM: @ErnestoYerena www.HechoConGanas.com Felipe Esparza: FACEBOOK: www.Facebook.com/FelipeEsparzaFanPage TWITTER: @FunnyFelipe INSTAGRAM: @FelipeEsparzaComedian www.felipesworld.com Rodrigo Torres: TWITTER: @RodrigoTorresJr INSTAGRAM: @RodrigoTorresJr Voodoo Glowskulls (they do our theme song) www.VoodooGlowskulls.com Lesa ODaniel-Esparza (Producer, editor, "What's Up Fool?" podcast) TWITTER: @WhatsUpFoolPod