Cheech Marin: A Real-Life Reader Biography

Today, most of his fans recognize him as Joe Dominguez, Don Johnson's long-time friend and cop partner from Nash Bridges. And if you are old enough, you might remember back more than twenty years when he was one-half of the comedy team "Cheech and Chong." But, not everyone knows that Cheech (Richard Antonio) Marin has released three educational music CDs for children, has three different hot sauces named for him, and owns one of the largest collections of Chicano art. After a very long, productive career in Hollywood, Cheech Marin proclaims that in all the roles he's taken, he has always proudly played a Latino.