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CHICANO HISTORY COMES TO LIFE ON SUNDAY WITH A PREMIERE OF A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT LOW RIDERS.
PEGGY PICO TALKS ABOUT THE LOW RIDER MOVEMENT IN SAN DIEGO.
>> >>PEGGY: YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN THE ARTISTIC PAINT JOBS, CUSTOM DETAILS AND PUMPED UP FRAMES
THAT TRANSFORM VINTAGE CARS INTO LOW RIDERS. NOW THERE'S A NEW DOCUMENTARY THAT INCLUDES
SAN DIEGO'S IMPACT ON THE LOW RIDER MOVEMENT. IT'S CALLED EVERYTHING COMES FROM THE STREET,
FEATURING SOME PIONEERS OF THE CAR CRAFT. >> >>: SELF EXPRESSION OF THE IDEA AND THE
STYLES THAT YOU LIKE. >> >>: LOW RIDER TO ME IS AN INDIVIDUAL PRIDE.
>> >>PEGGY: JOINING ME ARE USD'S ETHNIC STUDIES CHAIR AND THE FILM'S DIRECTOR AND CO PRODUCER,
AND THE FILM'S COPRODUCER AND CO FOUNDER OF AMIGOS CAR CLUB, THANK YOU BOTH FOR JOINING
ME. WHY DID YOU WANT TO DO THIS PROJECT? THERE'S
BEEN OTHER DOCUMENTARIES DONE, WHAT WAS IT THAT MADE YOU WANT TO DO THIS ONE?
>> >>: WE REALLY WANTED TO TELL THE STORY OF SAN DIEGO, AND THE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS
THAT THE REGION OF SAN DIEGO, THE BOARD LANDS HAVE MADE TO THE LOW RIDING MOVEMENT.
>> >>: RIGO, YOU HAVE BEEN A LOW RIDER FOR 35 YEARS, WHAT ATTRACT YOU TO IT?
>> >>: MAINLY LIVING IN THE BARRIO. SOME OF THE OLDER GUYS WOULD DRIVE IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. EVER SINCE I SAW MY FIRST ONE Y FELL IN LOVE
WITH THEM. >> >>: WAS IT SOMEWHAT OF AN ALTERNATIVE TO
MAYBE A DIFFERENT LIFESTYLE, A LIFE THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT MORE NOT LEGAL?
>> >>: DEFINITELY FOR US IT WAS AN ALTERNATIVE OF A LIFESTYLE THAT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS.
FOR US WE COULD FOCUS ON SOMETHING VERY POSITIVE, DO SOMETHING VERY POSITIVE RK WORK WITH YOUR
HANDS AND KEEP YOUR MIND OUT OF TROUBLE. >> >>PEGGY: AND VERY CREATIVE.
HOW HAVE THINGS CHANGED OVER THE PAST 35 YEARS WITH LOW RIDERS, THE CULTURE AND MOVEMENT
IN GENERAL? >> >>: I THINK TECHNOLOGY MORE THAN ANYTHING.
BACK IN THE DAY WHEN I STARTED LOW RIDING, IT WAS PRETTY MUCH BACK YARD TECHNOLOGY, MOST
OF WHATEVER WE HAD AVAILABLE. MOST OF THE PARTS WAS RECYCLED MATERIAL.
MOST CRAFT WOULD GO TO DIFFERENT SUPPLIERS THAT WOULD HELP US FIND SOME RECYCLED MATERIAL
FROM AIRPLANES. >> >>PEGGY: SO A LITTLE BIT MORE GRASS ROOTS.
>> >>: MORE WOMEN ARE INVOLVED NOW THAN BACK IN, PARTICULARLY THE LATE 70S WOMEN STARTED
GETTING MORE INVOLVED AND THEY DEVELOPED THEIR OWN CAR CLUBS.
>> >>PEGGY: ALBERTO, AS FAR AS THE CHICANO COMMUNITY IS INVOLVED, HOW ARE LOW RIDERS
PERCEIVE SND ARE THEY PERCEIVED WELL, FEARED A LITTLE BIT? WHAT'S THE PERCEPTION?
>> >>: I THINK WITH OUR DOCUMENTARY WE COVER A 30 YEAR PERIOD AND IN THE 1970S WHEN WE
SEE THE FIRST ORGANIZED LOW RIDER CLUBS, VERY MUCH LEADERS, TAKING A LOT F LEADERSHIP ROLE,
BUT UNFORTUNATELY WITH A LOT OF THE NEGATIVE MEDIA, SUCH AS BOULEVARD NIGHTS IT MADE THING
SAID NEGATIVE BETWEEN THE POLICE AND THE LOW RIDERS.
>> >>PEGGY: SOME PEOPLE WOULD LINK LOW RIDERS AND ASSOCIATE GANGS.
IS THAT REALLY TRUE? >> >>: NO Y THINK OUR FILM REALLY SUPPORTS
THE ISSUES OF FAMILY, THE ISSUES OF COMMUNITY, THE EXPENSE OFÊ THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT
GOES INTO THESE VEHICLES IS ABOUT PROTECTING THE CARS AND JUST SHOWING THEM OFF.
>> >>PEGGY: WHEN IT COMES TO WHAT YOU WANT PEOPLE TO TAKE U AWAY FROM THIS, YOU WANT
PEOPLE TO SEE THIS, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE THEM TO EX OUT OF THE THEATER THINKING OR FEELING?
>> >>: I THINK MORE OF A QUESTION AS FAR AS THE ROOTS OF THE MOVEMENT OF THE LOW RIDER
MOVEMENT. IT COMES FROM THE STREETS WHEREAS TODAY SCENE
IF YOU WILL IS MORE IN A MORE CORPORATE ARENA, BECAUSE IT'S MORE GEARED TOWARDS THE CAR SHOW
ARENA, WHEREAS IT'S MORE EXPENSIVE, IT'S MORE SHOW AND TELL, WHEREAS BEFORE IT WAS PRETTY
MUCH THE STREETS, CRUISING WAS A NUMBER ONE THING.
>> >>PEGGY: AND ALBERTO, HERE IN SAN DIEGO, I KNOW AT THE CHICANO PARK THERE'S GOING TO
BE MORE THAN 300 CARS, IT'S BECOME A BIG, BOOMING POPULAR BUSINESS NOW.
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE PEOPLE TO TAKE AWAY FROM THAT.
ARE YOU PLEASED WITH THAT? >> >>: WHAT I WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO TAKE AWAY
FROM IT IS THERE'S A LOT F RICH HISTORY, A VERY COMPLICATED STORY REACHING OUT TO MEXICO.
THERE WAS A BIG LOW RIDER MOVEMENT, TIJUANA, A RACING TEAM BY THE NAME OF THE BEAN BANDITS,
JUST A VERY, VERY RICH HISTORY, AND SOMETHING WE IN SAN DIEGO SHOULD BE PROUD OF.
>> >>PEGGY: WE WILL HAVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT.
THANK YOU BOTH FOR JOINING US. I WANT TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT EVERYTHING
PEOPLE KNOW THAT EVERYTHING COMES FROM THE STREET PREMIERES THIS SAN DIEGO.