Penguins ace Cucaracha - but for how long?

Penguins trendier than La Cucaracha?

By Staff
Penguins ace Cucaracha - but for how long?
Lalo Alcatraz alert! His syndicated cartoon La Cucaracha has been cut by The Houston Chronicle and has been replaced with a New Zealand cartoon featuring penquins.

“Now, experts agree that the huge Latino population of Houston, Tejas must have its penguin-themed entertainment, but somehow there is no room for a strip that explores pro-immigrant and Latino-themed issues like La Cucaracha,” Lalo laments on www.lacucaracha.com.

He’s asking loyal readers to phone the Chronicle to get him reinstated, like what happened when the Los Angeles Times dumped his Raza-based strip last March.


This article appears in the October 2007 issue of Latino Perspectives Magazine.

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