Casa Del Mexicano Organization

An illegal immigrant, homesick for his village in the Mexican state of Michoacan, decided he had had enough of the United States during the holidays, but he didn't have enough money to leave. He had been in Los Angeles only two months, and had no idea where to go for help. That is until someone at a Church in Boyle Heights told him about Casa del Mexicano. He walked over to the community center's headquarters in an old, converted Methodist church in Boyle Heights and asked for help.

On Cinco de Mayo in 1945, thousands of people gathered to dedicate the Casa del Mexicano, a community center that served as a sentinel of Mexican culture in Los Angeles. In the 1950s, after the center moved west to Boyle Heights, stars from as far away as Spain flew to Los Angeles to perform. Wealthy Mexican bureaucrats, adorned with pearls and bow ties, mingled with celebrities who included Ricardo Montalban and Maria Felix. The events filled the center's coffers with donations.

On Cinco de Mayo in 1945, thousands of people gathered to dedicate the Casa del Mexicano, a community center that served as a sentinel of Mexican culture in Los Angeles. In the 1950s, after the center moved west to Boyle Heights, stars from as far away as Spain flew to Los Angeles to perform. Wealthy Mexican bureaucrats, adorned with pearls and bow ties, mingled with celebrities who included Ricardo Montalban and Maria Felix. The events filled the center's coffers with donations.

An illegal immigrant, homesick for his village in the Mexican state of Michoacan, decided he had had enough of the United States during the holidays, but he didn't have enough money to leave. He had been in Los Angeles only two months, and had no idea where to go for help. That is until someone at a Church in Boyle Heights told him about Casa del Mexicano. He walked over to the community center's headquarters in an old, converted Methodist church in Boyle Heights and asked for help.