Lalo Alcaraz

Lalo Alcaraz—award-winning editorial cartoonist and Latino journalist—captures the essence of the country’s changing cultural and political landscape. Alcaraz has produced editorial cartoons for LA Weekly since 1992 and also creates cartoons in Spanish for La Opinion, the United States’ oldest Spanish-language newspaper. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Village Voice, Los Angeles Times, Variety, Hispanic Magazine, Latina magazine, La Jornada in Mexico City, BUNTE (Germany’s People magazine), and many other publications. 

In 2025, Alcaraz was awarded the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award for Editorial Cartooning. To support Alcaraz's work to amplify other underrepresented voices in Los Angeles and beyond, consider donating here.