Actor Michael Peña and John Leguizamo explore Chicago’s Little Village

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• FA

  @FaithandFamily2012 · 2 years ago

  So proud of Peña , never knew he was from little village so happy to see someone representing us in a positive way.

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• CR

  @cristianrivasRealtor · 2 years ago

  Love this guy. Great representation of us first generation Mexicans. We have similar stories

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• MI

  @mickeynewlin · 2 years ago

  Puerto Ricans & Mexicans united, I LOVE IT

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• MA

  @martinez209 · 2 years ago

  Thank you Michael Peña for making us Chicanos proud and playing the guy's character I grew uo with in east stockton Jose Hernandez. You did his character justice. 🇲🇽🇺🇲

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• RO

  @rosariogaytan5852 · 2 years ago

  I had no idea Michael Pena is from Chicago!!! Wow!!! I'm from Brighton Park and totally want to be a chicana in film , I loved you in a million miles away

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• IL

  @ILWU4Ever2024 · 2 years ago

  I’m from Los Angeles and I have family that lives in Chicago. One of the best cities in America! 🤙🏼

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• DA

  @Danny-fs1hk · 2 years ago

  Chicago’s own Michael Peña! Stand & Deliver was an excellent film too.

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• CH

  @chicanoinparadise · 2 years ago

  I’m also first Generation American. Straight up Chicano.  Straight from the Pico Union Killings fields of the 90’s. Most my homies are dead, druggies or locked up. It’s good to see other Chicanos being a good example for our youth. Much love Michael and thanks MSNBC For the upload.

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• 6D

  @6demon6gang6 · 2 years ago

  Was just in little village yesterday getting food and some alcohol and i gotta say as someone who speaks very little spanish but enough to kinda get by, everyone was very supportive and helped me out a lot and there was so much culture there and so many local entrepreneurs and its gotta be one of my favorite areas around chicago by far

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• MI

  @Milofchg · 2 years ago

  As a patron of Atotonilco's Chicago Little Village since it opened in 1977 (when I was 6 yrs old) I still go there. It's nice to see the family still kept everything as it should. Great to see some of the older family members (owners wife, sister) remember my family and I when we get a chance to go there. Very little has changed in 46 years in that establishment which is a good thing. This was one of the first Mexican restaurants in Little Village, maybe the first east of Central Park ave for sure back in the 70's. The best tacos Al Pastor in Chicago. The best Horchata's (rice water), and the best ham Tortas outside Mexico City. This place set the standard on how tacos are prepared in Chicago. Most taco establishments try to emulate Atotonilco's.

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• MR

  @MrDinglin2694 · 2 years ago (edited)

  Mexicans and Colombians always get along <br>No doubt 🇲🇽 🇨🇴

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• RO

  @Robd07 · 2 years ago

  I love Michael Pena! Awesome actor whose done a lot of roles! 30 seconds or less was real funny!

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