Gustavo Arellano
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Gustavo Arellano | |
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| Born | October 13, 1979 |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Language | English |
| Genres | Journalism, non-fiction, satire |
| Notable works | Ask a Mexican |
| Relatives | Jessica Alba (cousin) |
Gustavo Arellano (born October 13, 1979) is a Mexican American writer and journalist. He is a columnist for the Los Angeles Times[1] and the former editor of Orange County's alternative weekly 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).[2][3][4] 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.[5]
Gustavo Arellano has contributed commentary for the weekly "Orange County Line" on KCRW, and appeared on "Good Food with Evan Kleiman".[6] Gustavo Arellano is a journalism professor at Orange Coast College.[7]
In 2018, Arellano was featured in the "Tacos" episode of the hit Netflix show Ugly Delicious.[8] He has also written an episode of the American cartoon Bordertown.
Personal life
He is a third cousin once removed of actress Jessica Alba.[9] His wife owns and operates a restaurant in Santa Ana.[10][11] Arellano was at the OC Weekly for 15 years before resigning in 2017.[12] In January 2019, Arellano officially became a features writer for the Los Angeles Times, covering mostly Southern California.[13]
