Our own festival Director, Dr. Theresa Rojas gave an interview with Insight about the significance of the Latinx Arts Festival, including a brief history of how it all began.
"The medium of comic books has often been a place where artists imagine what the distant future could look like. And that tradition continues at this year’s Latinx Comic Arts Festival in Modesto as they explore a theme of Latino-futurism."
Listen to the entire interview by clicking here or on the image below!
Today we highlight an interview with Kristen Parraz and Eddie deAngelini, the owners of the comics shop Santa Monica Comics Company and friends of the Latinx Comic Arts Festival. Kristen is one of the hosts of Comadres y Comics and Eddie is the creator of Collectors. Together they own Santa Monica Comics Company and exhibit with us every year.
See the full video below!
Connect with Kristen and Eddie at LCAF on April 3 and 4,
2026, and through their contact information below.
Kristen@smcomicsco.com
Eddie@smcomicsco.com
IG: @comadresycomics, @smcomicsco, @eddiedeangelini
www.smcomicsco.com
www.comadresycomics.com
www.collectorscomic.com
Thank you to Kristen and Eddie for their outspoken support of the Festival.
One of our favorite things about the Latinx Comic Arts Festival is the Lowrider Exhibition on Saturday from 11am - 3:30pm. This year we will feature an early cruise at 10:30am. The lowrider celebratory cruise-in is an event unto itself: Artful, dramatic, beautiful.
Join us in lot 208 outside of Mary Stuart Rogers before LCAF opens at 11.
Enjoy this exclusive poster with new illustrations by 2026 Poster Artist, Javier Cruz Winnik. Thank you to all participating car clubs and solo riders. We'll see you at the Festival!
