How many times has San Diego-born troubadour and cultural provocateur Robert Lopez — best known for masterminding El Vez, the “Mexican Elvis” — performed at the Casbah? It’s a tricky question that he ...
To paraphrase Voltaire, if Elvis Presley hadn't existed, it would have been necessary to invent him. And that goes double for El Vez, the self-described “Mexican Elvis” (and former bandmate of lesbian ...
God works in mysterious ways. How else to explain the sudden appearance of a press release about Elvis on the office bulletin board? Well, maybe the “PLEASE POST THIS ON YOUR BULLETIN BOARD” it ...
In 1988, Robert Lopez had a vision during an Elvis Presley–inspired folk-art exhibition in Los Angeles. He would become something that the world had never imagined: the first Chicano Elvis ...
If not for lowbrow art and a lackluster Elvis impersonator, El Vez might never have been born. But history conspired to have Robert Lopez — the man behind the Mexican Elvis — curate an Elvis-inspired ...
This week’s must-see L.A. shows include the Mexican Elvis, Vallenato-style cumbias, and a tribute to an elusive Nigerian funk musician. MONDAY: Why not spend Cinco de Mayo with El Vez, the Mexican ...
Imagine this: El Vez, the Mexican Elvis, in town September 5 to launch his fall tour, stops by the Orme Lewis Gallery at the Phoenix Art Museum. He’s got a guitar and he’s taking requests. If walls ...
“I’m running for president in 2008 — ‘El Vez for Prez,'” said Robert Lopez, offering the second clue to his alter ego’s versatility. Tonight’s campaign stop in Washington is Christmas-themed and ...
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