Cheech Marin is an actor, director, writer, musician, art collector, and humanitarian. In the mid-1980s, he began developing what is now arguably the finest private collection of Chicano art.

Comedian, actor and activist Cheech Marin says he doesn’t let rules ... A big patron and collector, especially of Chicano art ...

This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with Cheech Marin, a Mexican American comedian, actor, musician, and art collector ... especially Chicano families. They tended to stay and ...