Samanta Helou Hernandez

May 23, 2024 | laist.com | Samanta Helou Hernandez

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Apr 8, 2024 | laist.com | Samanta Helou Hernandez |Shana Naomi Krochmal

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Apr 3, 2024 | laist.com | Samanta Helou Hernandez

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Mar 13, 2024 | laist.com | Samanta Helou Hernandez |Emma Alabaster

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Apr 11, 2023 | laist.com | Samanta Helou Hernandez

Attending a flier party hosted by a party crew in the 1990s and 2000s was a right of passage for many Latino teens in Southern California. It usually went like this: You got ready at your homegirl's house, (often dressing in matching outfits), packed the car of the person who agreed to give you a ride, show up at a crowded, sweaty back yard or warehouse where the music was thumping, and then you danced the night away — right until the cops raided the party or someone got in a fight.