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Title: An Honest Portrait of a Diverse People
Review: This is indeed a moving narrative in pictures--the faces of Chicano men in their many contexts are masterfully caught by the unflinching eye of this photographer's camera, and they have many stories of agony and celebration to tell. The working class male does not hide behind any mask, and I believe that Urrea's precise lines of his poem in Vatos captures this sense of openness and honesty. The working class face is a public face, even when the camera explores intimate moments. I surprised myself making connections between the men of these portraits and the men of my own family, and even more startling, I found myself identifying with these faces, which only attests to the exact vision of this project. An important contribution to the history of our people.
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