Nothing like a cool refreshing cerveza on a hot dusty desert day. El Mexican gets all that, and more.
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Pocho Ocho other things that Christopher Columbus got wrong
Aside from not sailing to “India,” Christopher Columbus got many other things wrong:
8. He forgot the extra pair of chonies his abuela packed for him.
7. He named all of his ships after cholas, but forgot La Sad Girl.
6. He didn’t stop to ask for directions.
Mas…Pocho Ocho other things that Christopher Columbus got wrong
When in Hyderabad, India, enjoy a ‘Chepotle’ egg burrito (video)
Huevos? [✓] Comal? [✓] Gigantic tortilla? [✓] Mystery omelette toppings? [✓]
Welcome to the street food of Hyderabad, India and the “Chepotle” breakfast (?) burrito.
For an offer you can’t refuse, try Mucho Burrito (video)
Sure it’s a commercial but we LOL’d.
Mas…For an offer you can’t refuse, try Mucho Burrito (video)
Maria Muñoz: Mal*Mart gives back to local communities (video)
Mal★Mart is a good neighbor, supporting local communities and creating jobs all across America — with a smile. Just ask Latina entrepreneur Maria Muñoz of Maria’s Flan.
Rude Aussie narrates Yanet Garcia lingerie photo shoot (NSFW video)
Yanet Garcia, the Televisa Monterrey weather hottie, video’d a sexy lingerie photo shoot for men’s magazine H Para Hombres and an Australia bro at UNILAD added NSFW play-by-play commentary including F-bombs.
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Mas…Rude Aussie narrates Yanet Garcia lingerie photo shoot (NSFW video)
SadGirl music video: ‘Norma and Jessica’ (with Danny Trejo)
When you and a newly-released ex-con drive through the desert in a car with no name, watch out for Danny Trejo. L.A. homies SadGirl serve up a stunning video with a bloody love story for the moody surf guitar instrumental Norma and Jessica.
Mas…SadGirl music video: ‘Norma and Jessica’ (with Danny Trejo)
Is this El Facebook? Is this just fantasy? (video)
What would happen if Facebook jumped off the screen into “real life?” Val Rodriguez answers the question in this short video.
BBC: One easy old trick helps you live longer – eat more chiles!
Want to live longer? It’s easy, according to the BBC. Eat more chiles! Specifically, the BBC recommends “chillies,” and we’ll do them a favour and labour under their rules whilst minding the gap:
For thousands of years, humans have taken a masochistic pleasure from adding chilli to their food. Now research indicates that the spice that has undoubtedly made our lives more interesting may also make them longer.
There is only one mammal that enthusiastically eats chillies.
Mas…BBC: One easy old trick helps you live longer – eat more chiles!
*OOPS Welcome to Mexico City’s weekly ‘anarco-punk’ meetup (video)
UH OH! It looks like the video got pulled and the account of the uploader got shut down for reasons. Sorry, pochos. We didn’t do it. We’re victims, too. 🙁
The punks come every week to celebrate feminism, animal liberation, not buying from trans-national corporations, and the do-it-yourself ethic.
Maine cops eat ‘tacos’, students in Korea scarf enchiladas (videos)
In Central Maine, two neighboring police departments compete in an eating contest for charity under the impression they are being served “tacos.” That’s why they need knives and forks, of course.
Meanwhile in Seoul, Korea, two college students video an excursion to local Mexican restaurant Don Charly for a class project. They are unclear on the entire enchilada, knife and fork concept.
Los videos:
Mas…Maine cops eat ‘tacos’, students in Korea scarf enchiladas (videos)
Five ways to get your tio to stop wearing that stupid pinche ‘fedora’
You roll up to your tio’s carne asada ready to down some truly inhuman amount of your tia’s arroz rojo when suddenly, you realize that your uncle has traded in his authentic sombrero for a weird plaid fedora.
What will you do? WHAT WILL YOU DO?
First of all, don’t be scared. Just choose one or more options from the list below:
Toss the fedora into the bouncy house and watch 17 of your little cousins gleefully smash it to death. No one can stop el brinca brinca. No one.Mas…Five ways to get your tio to stop wearing that stupid pinche ‘fedora’
Hey Vato! Chuy wins the lottery, but what to do with the $$? (video)
When Chuy wins some money in the California SCRATCHER lottery, he consults with compa Smiley to discuss the most cost-effective use of the winning funds. Can sage advice from Dr. Sigmund Freud (making his first appearance in a Hey Vato! epsiode) clarify Chuy’s thinking?
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Presenting the Frida Kahlo artwork slideshow musical video
Experience Frida Khalo’s paintings in a musical slideshow by RiZaAnn
T-Man: Fighting the crime, shaking the maracas in Cuba (1951 toon)
I love Pappy’s comics blog — one of the best in the biz! And I love the treasure trove of stuff he unearths and shares; with or without knowing it, he has curated one of the best short histories of Latina/o representation available on the net! A grand tip of the sombrero to Pappy!
Here’s his latest find!
Mas…T-Man: Fighting the crime, shaking the maracas in Cuba (1951 toon)
Latino Heritage Pochismo Pride: Create Paradigms for Profit Profiles
Here’s how I make the money, pochos:
Our control seamlessly incentivises the group. Our metrics-driven process interactively motivates the Head of Client Leadership.
The resources enforce our profit-maximizing and competitive forward plannings. A collateral value creation prioritizes our profiles, while the category manager broadens a decentralized transparency by leveraging specific and/or spectral messages. The standard-setters think out of the box ahead of schedule, whilst paradigms enhance a next-generation, world-class, business philosophy.
An accessible decision-making architects the feedback. Controlled momentums generate healthy efficiency gain.
Mas…Latino Heritage Pochismo Pride: Create Paradigms for Profit Profiles
Machete don’t bark! Danny Trejo for Friends of Animals (video)
Then there was that time Danny Trejo played a stray dog in a public service announcement for Friends of Animals.
Mas…Machete don’t bark! Danny Trejo for Friends of Animals (video)
Got bacon, chopsticks, bag o’ beans? Let’s make ‘Mexican Pizza’ (video)
When in Vietnam, do what the Vietnamese do, and make Mexican Pizza. Get your bacon, chopsticks, and refried-frijoles-in-a-bag ready and you’re good to go! [Video by Ẩm thực cho mọi nhà.]
¡Orale! It’s International Coffee Day: Cartoons, un video, y ñews

¡Feliz International Coffee Day! POCHO runs on coffee (and tacos, of course), and here’s our proof, starting with these self-portraits by POCHO Jefe-in-Chief Lalo Alacraz.
Here’s how to identify Lalo (or any other nationally-syndicated Latino cartoonists) if you happen to seem him [Note: two kinds of coffee]:
Mas…¡Orale! It’s International Coffee Day: Cartoons, un video, y ñews
Unclear on the concept, Die Cooleros are living the dream (video)
Die Cooleros, a German pop band, say you should live the dream, or, as they put it, Lebe Deinen Traum.
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Mas…Unclear on the concept, Die Cooleros are living the dream (video)
Eat goat tacos to help the Chicago Cubs post season (video)
In Chicago, baseball fans love their loser Cubs. Some say the Cubs’ bad luck is the result of the 1945 Curse of the Billy Goat that has thwarted the home team’s dreams. Now a local bar is urging patrons to fill up on goat tacos before going to Wrigley Field to defeat the evil curse. Is this witchcraft or wishful thinking?
Mas…Eat goat tacos to help the Chicago Cubs post season (video)
Worst desktop video game ever? Tend your succulents in Viridi (video)
There are no heroes in Viridi. No villains. No monsters. No superpowers. And your mission is simple: Help your cacti live long and prosper.
Mas…Worst desktop video game ever? Tend your succulents in Viridi (video)
Mexico City shines in time-lapse, drone footage: ‘La Ciudad’
Es imposible describir a La Ciudad de México, este video es una mezcla del time lapses con tomas de drones que intentan darle una perspectiva distinta. [Música: Kinky – Uruapan Breaks; Dirección: Santiago Arau Pontones; Productor: Luis Arango.]
Celebrate Mexican Independence Day with El Chapo (video)
This video was delayed by Customs for reasons, but we’re happy to bring it to you now. Celebrate Mexican Independence Day with fugitive drug lord El Chapo, his crew, and his special tricolor cupcakes!








