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To me, you have to declare yourself a Chicano in order to be a Chicano. That makes a Chicano a Mexican-American with a defiant political attitude that centers on his or her right to self-definition. I'm a Chicano because I say I am.

~Cheech Marin

Topics: Am Attitude Because Centers Declare Her His Makes Me Order Political Right Say You Yourself I Am

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I lived in an all-black neighborhood, followed by an all-white one, and other kids in the always called me Mexican in both neighborhoods.

~Cheech Marin

Topics: Always Both Followed Kids Lived Me Mexican Neighborhood Neighborhoods Other Other Kids

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Don't ever insult a Chicano about being a Chicano because then all the other Chicanos will be on you with a vengeance. They will even fight each to be first in line to support you.

~Cheech Marin

Topics: About Because Being Each Even Ever Fight First Insult Line Other Support Then Vengeance Will You

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I was interested in a lot of subjects from very early on. And that's uniquely Chicano because every Chicano I knew always had three jobs.

~Cheech Marin

Topics: Always Because Early Every Had Interested Jobs Knew Lot Subjects Three Uniquely Very

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As a kid, I used to go to the library and take out all the art books.

~Cheech Marin

Topics: Art Books Go Kid Library Out Take Used

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By the time I discovered Chicano painters in the mid-'80s, I recognized that these guys were really world-class painters, but they weren't getting any attention, which was good in one sense in that I could get their work for cheaper!

~Cheech Marin

Topics: Any Attention By The Time Cheaper Could Discovered Get Getting Good Guys Painters Really Recognized Sense Time Were Which Work World-Class

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I drive an S80 Volvo; it's one of those real flashy cars. No, I just like it because I like a nice, cush ride; the Volvo is really cush, and it's powerful and fast.

~Cheech Marin

Topics: Because Car Drive Fast Flashy Just Like Nice Powerful Real Really Ride Those

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Growing up in Southern California, it's all car culture. When I was a kid, I knew every single model of every single car dealer; I knew every style of every year.

~Cheech Marin

Topics: California Car Culture Dealer Every Growing Growing Up Kid Knew Model Single Southern Southern California Style Up Year

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Comedian

Born: July 13th, 1946

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