Cholo was originally used to denote a racialized individual of lower socioeconomic status. It first emerged in the early … See more

Cholo style is often associated with wearing some combination of a tartan, flannel, or Pendleton shirt buttoned at the top over a white T-shirt or tanktop, a hair net over short hair combed straight back or a shaved head, a … See more

Chicano/a youth who adopt a cholo or chola culture endure criminalization, with police and other institutions equating cholo style with a 'gang member'. While older residents in barrios initially embraced cholas and … See more

• There is a reference to "The Cholo" in Assault on Precinct 13 (1976), although it is used to refer specifically to a blood oath instead of a Mexican person.
• Boulevard Nights is a 1979 American neo noir crime film directed by … See more

• Eshays – A similar Australian subculture
• Chav – A similar British subculture
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