Chuca wears her white bustier tight. Her slick black pompadour is high in the sky, and those ruby-red lips are bright beneath her cat-eye sunglasses. Cuco — short for Cucaracha — only comes out at ...

Bringing back "The Homies" Created as an underground comic strip by California artist David Gonzales in the ‘90s and later sold as figurines out of gumball machines in Latinx neighborhoods across ...

HERCULES – TEN YEARS AGO, David Gonzales created a hit with “The Homies,” 2-inch plastic figurines depicting characters from the barrio, sporting bandannas and baggy pants. Inspired by the homeboys he ...

Those of you still sticking quarters in a sticker machine at the mall know about the explosion of urban designs made for kids. Artist David Gonzales is one of the most popular working designers of the ...

Ten years ago, David Gonzales created a hit with “The Homies,” 2-inch plastic figurines depicting characters from the barrio, sporting bandannas and baggy pants. Inspired by the homeboys he grew up ...

Back in the 70's when the Blvd's were jam packed with custom cars andLowrider Magazine's were being sold out of the trunk of a car, there was a kid in a San Jose high school by the name of David ...

David Gonzales' empire was born in a gumball machine. Five years ago, his Homie characters — urban caricatures with names such as Smiley, Spooky and Chula — turned up in clear plastic spheres in ...

Familiar with Homes? Perhaps you've seen them in the little quarter machines at the front of grocery stores, near the check-out? The little figures, created by David Gonzales, are extremely popular ...