You know actor Danny Trejo for his unforgettable face and his movies, but he’s also been building a culinary empire, all this a far cry from his troubled youth.
Candelas Guitars in Los Angeles and Delgado Guitars in Nashville handcraft guitars for world-famous musicians, a family tradition that started in 1928, in Mexico.
Boyle Heights has long been known as a bustling, Latino enclave on Los Angeles’ eastside. But the neighborhood’s gradual gentrification raises serious concerns for some and hope for others.
Rebekah Sager is a nationally published journalist.
Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, Playboy, and The Hollywood Reporter, to name a few. Her feature story for VICE was the most shared/aggregated story on the site to date. It was also referenced on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and featured on NPR’s “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me.”