Gustavo Arellano (born February 3, 1979) is an American writer and journalist. He is a columnist for the ''
Los Angeles Times
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'' and the former editor of
Orange County's
alternative weekly
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''
OC Weekly''. He is most notable as the author of the satirical column ''
¡Ask a Mexican!'', which is syndicated nationally and has been collected into book form as ''¡Ask a Mexican!'' (Scribner, 2008). Arellano has won numerous awards for the column, including the 2006 and 2008 Best Non-Political Column in a large-circulation weekly from the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, the 2007 Presidents Award from the Los Angeles Press Club and an Impacto Award from the National Hispanic Media Coalition, a 2008 Latino Spirit award from the California Latino Legislative Caucus, and was part of the Los Angeles Times' Pulitzer Prize-winning team that covered the L.A. City Hall tape leak scandal.
In 2018, Arellano was featured in the "Tacos" episode of the hit Netflix show ''
Ugly Delicious''. He has also written an episode of the American cartoon ''
Bordertown''.
Personal life
He is a third cousin once removed of actress
Jessica Alba
Jessica Marie Alba ( ; born April 28, 1981) is an American actress and businesswoman. She began her acting career at age 13 in ''Camp Nowhere'', followed up by ''The Secret World of Alex Mack'' (both 1994), and rose to prominence at age 19 as ...
, while his wife owns and operates a restaurant in
Santa Ana. Arellano was at the OC Weekly for 15 years before resigning in 2017.
In January 2019, Arellano officially became a features writer for the ''Los Angeles Times'', covering mostly Southern California.
Bibliography
* Ask a Mexican (
Scribner 2007),
* Orange County: A Personal History (
Scribner, 2008),
* Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America (
Scribner, 2012),
References
External links
*Mireya Navarro.
The Mexican Will See You Now. ''The New York Times,'' 23 June 2007.
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Mexican-American culture in California
Writers from Orange County, California
American writers of Mexican descent
Businesspeople from California
Living people
American advice columnists
American satirical columnists
American satirists
American publishers (people)
Journalists from California
1979 births