Vargas reflected on the “Unidad, Comunidad y Arte” in her Valenzuela mural

Unity, community and art are stripped from the elements artist Robert Vargas began creating a mural of the legendary Fernando Valenzuela, which began Nov. 1 in the heart of Boyle Heights on his graduation day.

It was as if the “Toro” was inspired by Vargas and he wanted to do the same when he aimed for the Alcánzar Grandes Cosas when he visited the Mexican Campeón in the Grandes Ligas.

Three iconic images of the Dodgers player adorn the massive Boyle Hotel, located just at the entrance to Highway 101 in Hollywood, a few steps from the Plaza del Mariachi.

Valenzuela fell on October 22, a day after fifth generation artist Angelino's announcement, in the middle of a press conference, their planes headed close to their next destination to come home and win the new Cy Young award in 1981. Without embargo, the message that Tomó received from Sorpresa and Vargas was torn apart over time and had its successors and their speeches in society.

“Había escuchado que estaba mejorando, entonces el escuchar que dio un giro para lo peor y fallecer, fue algo muy duro,” señaló Vargas. “I was terrible, but I also had an archiving responsibility for all of us, was converted into a courier lesson, but I had an altar to celebrate life and became a community ministry to complete this gigantic offering.” rodeada de flores “.

A few years ago, in Little Tokyo, among other places where a mural was located, Vargas had entered the world on March 27 with another art of 150 pieces, the image of Korean superstar Shohei Ohtani, which was on a Day appeared He officially debuted with the Dodgers in the scheduled Apertura game of the 2024 Grandes Ligas.

Vargas' vision with Ohtani and Valenzuela is one of connection, as symbols of unity and communities between the different regions.

“It comes straight from the soul, the intention is what you do, it's bigger than you, even bigger than your children, it's Fernando, the community, the university and we are inspired and unite everything.” He was the one first man to perform Fernando’s first work and it was all incredible.”

The origin of Boyle Heights was a group of collaborators who accompanied him for days as he worked on his mural. One of these personalities is the Reconocida writer Josefina López, who is the artistic director and fundador of the Teatro Casa 0101.

López had worked a day ahead of Vargas as he expedited the process of the mural before entering Valenzuela's tenth healing stage.

“Le dije a Robert 'tienes que hacerlo, tienes que celebrarlo porque oigo que no está con buena salud',” she wrote as co-author of the film Real Women Have Curves (2002). “With this, the community celebrating, and for us here in Boyle Heights, who are a lot of immigrants, they're still undocumented… When I was young, I started watching the Dodgers play in the World Series, and I have I also take inspiration from you.”

López was documented 13 years ago receiving amnesty in 1987 and eventually converting to the city.

Through his work as a screenwriter of various projects that have managed to defy national and international relations, López has received numerous awards, including the Gabriel García Márquez Prize, awarded in 2003 by James K. Hahn, deputy director of Los Angeles.

“Para Nosotros fue un héroe porque Hubo Muchos estereotipos y Tantos comportamientos raciste contra los Mexicanos”, Dijo López.

Due to the fall of Valenzuela, Vargas did not change the planes in relation to the images presented for ten days, on the contrary, he added an altar with an improvised offering of flowers and added a little with a white cloak that he allowed Las Personas dejar a Mensaje al fallecido Valenzuela.

Vargas' intention was to design the mural during the Valenzuela celebrations, but the November 1st celebration was transformed into a home in his life during the Day of Muertos.

“It's therapeutic, it's healing, it's also a celebration, the intent of celebrating Fernando and his contribution to our Latino community in Los Angeles,” Vargas said. “It's time for me to lose my love and my love, and it means that I have only strengthened my initial intentions.”

The influence of Valenzuela's forests has slowed the test of time.

“Vino abrir muchas de esas puertas que our fathers trataron de abrir, muchos logran abrirlas as a migrantes and él lo logró en the aspect deportivo as a grand lanzador,” said the producer of the radio program Erazno y la Chokolata Show, Raúl 'El Diablito' Martinez. “I am very aware that in 1981 he started the Mundial series against Yanquis from New York, although he was also known as a member of the community. “I read a Dodgers commentary on the radio that meant a lot in his life.”

Abraham Boche is a Dodgers fan and a friend of Vargas, who wanted to present him at the opening of the sanctuary in Valenzuela.

He was with Vargas and other people when he entered the news of the death of the legendary Mexican lancer. Ellos was taken to a restaurant in Little Tokyo to see the wall of Ohtani.

“When we read the notices, we felt it because I hadn’t even asked, but I was sure I had to turn it into the greatest world in the world,” Boche wrote. “The day the conference was held today at the Mariachi Plaza, I reached out to Robert, who founded Fernando best and in Sonora… I have read the communications that I received, they are my contents. When we came in because we made a mistake, we were very tough. “Robert tells us that he complained at the time, that he asked Carla and that he brought us here.

On September 8, Vargas was invited by the Dodgers to start the first ceremony. During this time you experienced the opportunity to get to know Valenzuela.

“Fre algo breve, tenía la esperanza de verlo aquí… no está en persona, pero está aquí aquiritu and the presence of the Gente aquí, apoya eso,” Vargas said.