(left
to right- Lupita Castro, Little Joe Hernandez,
Mark Guerrero, Paul Rodriguez, Danny Valdez,
Cheech Marin, Lalo Guerrero, and Carmencristina Moreno)
(McCallum
Theater, Palm Desert, CA)
Lalo & Amigos (1992)
(left
to right- Edward Olmos, Mark Guerrero, Lalo Guerrero,
Cheech Marin, Cesar Chavez, and Dan Guerrero)
(McCallum Theater, Palm Desert, CA)
Edward James Olmos
Mark & Eddie Olmos (2017)
Luis Valdez
Mark & Luis Valdez (writer/director of the play "Zoot Suit")
Eric Burdon
Cesar
Rosas, Eric Burdon, Mark Guerrero, and Hurricane Ramon
(1995)
(Fantasy
Springs Casino, Indio, CA)
President Bill Clinton
Mark, Dan, and Lalo Guerrero with President Clinton
(1998)
(Mellon
Auditorium, Washington D.C.)
Hillary Clinton
Mark and Dan Guerrero with Hillary Clinton (1998)
(Mellon
Auditorium, Washington D.C.)
Chris Montez
Chris Montez (1962)
Chris Montez
with Tommy Roe and The Beatles (1963)
Chris Montez
with Tommy Roe and The Beatles (1963)
Kathy Young?, Billy
Cardenas, and Chris Montez
Chris Montez
& Mark Guerrero (2002)
Maldita Vecindad
Maldita Vecindad & Mark Guerrero (2003)
(left to
right- Aldo, Sax, Roco, Mark Guerrero, and Pato)
Quetzal Flores
Mark Guerrero & Quetzal Flores (2004)
(Autry
National Center- Los Angeles, California)
Ruben & the
Jets
Ruben & the Jets (1973)
(left
to right- Jim "Motorhead" Sherwood,
Tony Duran, Robert "Buffalo" Roberts,
Bill Wild, Bob Zamora,
Rubén Guevara, Johnny Martinez,
and Robert "Frog" Camarena)
Rubén "Funkahuátl" Guevara (1992)
(photo
by Aurelio José Barrera)
Sam the Sham and the
Pharoahs
Sam the Sham and the
Pharoahs (c. 1965) (Domingo "Sam" Samudio aka Sam the Sham)
Johnny
Chingas
Johnny Chingas (1984)
(photo
by Aurelio José Barrera)
Ronnie & the
Casuals
Ronnie & the Casuals (1964)
(left
to right- Ronnie Duran, Robert Arroyo, Ryan O'brien,
Charles Lett, Jimmy Duran, Philip Duran, and Robert
Foley)
Ronnie & the Casuals (1964) (East Los Angeles)
Little Ray
Jimenez
Little Ray Jimenez (c. 1964)
Little Ray (1965)
Little Ray & the
Progressions (1965) (Boulevard Theater- East Los Angeles)
(using our Mark & the Escorts
drum set)
(far
left- Clarence Playa, center- Little Ray Jimenez)
Little Ray Jimenez & Mark Guerrero (2004)
Mickey & the
Invaders
Mickey & the Invaders (c. 1965)
left to right- (front row) Mike "Mickey" Aversa
and Simon Casas
(back row) John Ortiz, Bobby Espinoza, Denny
Robinson, and Linda Robinson
Mickey & the Invaders with The Blossoms (c.
1967)
Dyna-Might
Dyna-Might (1969)
front- John Ortiz
and Simon Casas
middle- Mario Sosa
back- Barry Ward and Mike Aversa
Mike "Mickey" Aversa
Mike "Mickey"
Aversa (2011)
Bob Keane
Bob Keane & Mark Guerrero (2003)
(Bob
Keane of DelFi Records produced and managed Ritchie
Valens)
Billy Cardenas
Billy Cardenas &
Mark Guerrero (2004)
(Billy
was the manager of my first band, Mark & the Escorts,
in 1964-65.
He also managed the Romancers, the Premiers, the Blendells,
Cannibal & the Headhunters, and many other Eastside
bands in the 60s.)
Art Brambila
Mark Guerrero &
Art Brambila (2004)
(Art Brambila
was my manager in 1971-72.
He also managed Tierra and Yaqui at the time.)
Billy Cardenas, Mark
Guerrero & Art Brambila (2013)
Around table left to
right-
Art Brambila, Max Uballez, Mario Panaqua, Rudy
Salas, Robert Zapata, and Mark Guerrero
Back row left to right-
George Delgado, Ruben Molina, Billy Cardenas, and
Billy's son
(2013)
Eddie Torres & Huggy Boy
Dick "Huggy Boy" Hugg and Eddie Torres
(Disk jockey Huggy Boy with the manager of Thee
Midniters)
Joe Ortiz
Mark Guerrero, Martha & Joe Ortiz
(Joe Ortiz
is a Chicano media pioneer. Starting in 1970,
he hosted radio and television shows in Los Angeles
and later became a publicist. Joe was the announcer
on many of my "Chicano Music Chronicles"
internet radio shows.
Tony Valdez / Paul Carlin
Paul Carlin, Tony Valdez, Mark Guerrero, and Art
Sanchez (2008)
(Paul
Carlin promoted shows at the Montebello Ballroom and
Big Union Hall in the 1960s in
East L.A.- Tony
Valdez worked at the Record Rack on Whittier Blvd.
and later became a
local L.A. television host)- Art
Sanchez is a bass player who's played with many
East L.A. bands in the '60s and beyond.)