The Career of Cheech and Chong

When you mention a comedy duo, you can’t leave out the “Loco” routine of Cheech and Chong. Their movies and comedy albums were created with a style like no other. They portrayed the drug culture of the 70’s, and the Mexican American culture of California in the 70’s. Speaking for my generation, I think they broke the boundaries for funny film and laid the track for today’s comedy. I believe People look back on these movies and records as classics, and laugh and wonder how these two opposites attract. It was meant to be that these to would join forces, but it all had to start somewhere and that place is California.

Born in East Los Angeles, Richard Marin was one of eight children of a L.A. police officer. He earned the nickname “Cheech” from a Chicano food made of deep-fried pork skins called cheecharone. During high school Cheech skipped most of his classes to cruise in the "lowriders" his friends had. Lowriders were the classic sedans that were lowered to th...