Meet Chicano Political Cartoonist Junco Canché

Inspired by Chicano artists such as Lalo Alcaraz, Junco has developed his own distinct Chicano style.

San Diego and its surrounding region have been home to artists from different walks of life for decades. From muralists such as Victor Ochoa and Salvador Torres, who helped paint many of the iconic murals of Barrio Logan’s historic Chicano Park, to Lalo Alcaraz, creator of the nationally syndicated comic strip, La Cucaracha.

Even renowned children’s book…