Latin comics shine at 2nd-annual review - ‘Locos of Comedy’ in Indiana

“To actor and stand up comedian Richard Ramirez, Latin comedy’s most important year was 1974, when Freddie Prinze became a mainstream success with “Chico and the Man”

“He was the first Latino comic. There was hardly any Latino comics before that,” he said. “You had Bill Dana, who was coming off as Jose Jimenez in the ’50s and ’60s on ‘The Steve Allen Show,’ but there was really nothing until Freddie Prinze.”"

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