Gustavo Arellano

Gustavo Arellano is an American writer and journalist. He is a featured contributor for the Los Angeles Times[1] and the former publisher and editor of Orange County's alternative weekly OC Weekly. He is most notable as the author of the column ¡Ask a Mexican!, which is syndicated nationally and has been collected into book form as ¡Ask a Mexican! (Scribner, 2008).[2][3][4] Arellano has won numerous awards for the column, including the 2006 and 2008 Best Non-Political Column in a large-circulation weekly from the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, the 2007 Presidents Award from the Los Angeles Press Club and an Impacto Award from the National Hispanic Media Coalition, and a 2008 Latino Spirit award from the California Latino Legislative Caucus.[5]

Gustavo Arellano
Gustavo Arellano at the 2012 Texas Book Festival
Born3 February 1979  (age 42)

In 2018, Arellano was featured in the "Tacos" episode of the hit Netflix show Ugly Delicious.[6] He has also written an episode of the American cartoon Bordertown.

Personal life

He is a third cousin once removed of actress Jessica Alba,[7] while his wife owns and operates a restaurant in Santa Ana. Arellano was at the OC Weekly for 15 years before resigning in 2017.[8] In January 2019, Arellano officially became a features writer for the Los Angeles Times, covering mostly Southern California.[9]

Bibliography
  • Ask a Mexican (Scribner 2007), ISBN 978-1416540038
  • Orange County: A Personal History (Scribner, 2008), ISBN 978-1416540052
  • Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America (Scribner, 2012), ISBN 978-1439148624

References
  1. "Gustavo Arellano". latimes.com. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
  2. Daniel Hernandez, "Inquiring Gringos Want to Know", Banderas News, September 2006. Accessed 2010-10-21.
  3. Tim Gaynor, "Confused by your neighbors? Then Ask a Mexican!", Reuters, 1 May 2007. Accessed 2010-10-21.
  4. Interview with “¡Ask a Mexican!” author Gustavo Arellano
  5. "Gustavo Arellano". Simon & Schuster Authors. Simon & Schuster, Inc. Retrieved 2 March 2017. He has received the President’s Award from the Los Angeles Press Club, an Impact Award from the National Hispanic Media Coalition, and a 2008 Latino Spirit Award from the California State legislature.
  6. "Gustavo Arellano". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-29. Retrieved 2015-08-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. Kalfus, Marilyn (October 13, 2017). "Gustavo Arellano, editor in chief of OC Weekly, says he quit instead of laying off staffers". The Orange County Register. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  9. Arellano, Gustavo. "I'm moving to the other side of the wall — the news side". latimes.com. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
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