Gustavo Arellano

Gustavo Arellano
Gustavo Arellano at the 2012 Texas Book Festival
BornFebruary 3, 1979
OccupationJournalist

Gustavo Arellano (born February 3, 1979) is an American writer and journalist. He is a columnist for the Los Angeles Times[1] and the former editor of Orange County's alternative weekly OC Weekly.

Career

He is most notable as the author of the satirical 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, a 2008 Latino Spirit award from the California Latino Legislative Caucus, and was part of the Los Angeles Times' Pulitzer Prize-winning team that covered the L.A. City Hall tape leak scandal.[5]

Gustavo Arellano has contributed commentary for the weekly "Orange County Line" on KCRW, and appeared on "Good Food with Evan Kleiman".[6] Gustavo Arellano is a journalism professor at Orange Coast College.[7]

In 2018, Arellano was featured in the "Tacos" episode of the hit Netflix show Ugly Delicious.[8] He has also written an episode of the American cartoon Bordertown.

Personal life

He is a third cousin once removed of actress Jessica Alba.[9] His wife owns and operates a restaurant in Santa Ana.[10][11] Arellano was at the OC Weekly for 15 years before resigning in 2017.[12] In January 2019, Arellano officially became a features writer for the Los Angeles Times, covering mostly Southern California.[13]

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". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  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 March 2, 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". KCRW. June 17, 2025.
  7. ^ "Gustavo Arellano at Orange Coast College". Coursicle. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
  8. ^ "Gustavo Arellano". IMDb. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  9. ^ "Gustavo Arellano Related to Jessica Alba!". OC Weekly. Archived from the original on December 29, 2014. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  10. ^ Arellano, Gustavo. "Mending Mary repaired much more than a statue". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
  11. ^ "Parts Unknown". Red Canary Magazine. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
  12. ^ 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 October 20, 2017.
  13. ^ Arellano, Gustavo (January 2, 2019). "I'm moving to the other side of the wall — the news side". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
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