The first important Chicano novel was Pocho by Jose Antonio Villarreal, published in 1959.
Based partly on the author’s life, the novel tells the story of a Chicano youth growing up in California’s Santa Clara valley.
Other respected books by Mexican American authors include Bless Me, Ultima (1972) by Rudolfo Anaya; Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories (1991) by Sandra Cisneros; And the Earth Did Not Part (1971) by Tomas Rivera; Hunger of Memory(1982) by Richard Rodriguez; and Bloodroot (1982) by Alma Villanueva.
Captain Kirk’s archnemesis Khan in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) was played by Mexican-born Ricardo Montalban, who also starred on the TV show “Fantasy Island.” His brother Carlos Montalban was the TV pitchman El Exigente for Savarin coffee.
