A new life-sized statue celebrating actor and Chicano art collector Cheech Marin was unveiled on Tuesday, November 19, outside his namesake arts and culture center in Riverside, California.

It features the titular pair, Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong, who became a comedy sensation beginning in the 1970s. Lou Adler also appears in the film, the producer of Cheech and Chong's first movie ...

This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with Cheech Marin, a Mexican American comedian, actor, musician, and art collector. The essay has been edited for length and clarity.

The other part of the trailer (and film) follows Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong on a present-day road trip as they get honest about their legacy, their prolific output, and their occasionally ...