Cheech Marin, a comedian actor and activist, said, “You have to want to be Chicano to be Chicano.” What Cheech Marin means by this is that being Chicano is something Chicanos feel and think instead of letting others give them that title. Chicanos have many things to be proud of. Their Aztec ancestors were intelligent people who built an impressive city on water. The Aztec creation myth made all Aztecs royalty. Lastly when the Spanish Conquistadors came the Aztecs didn’t go down without a fight. As time went on Mexico revolted against its tyrannical rulers and succeeded. Later on as the US developed and acquired parts of Mexico those who were living in Mexico the previous day were now in the US. They were told they weren’t American nor Mexican.
