Article from a Southern California alternative weekly newspaper discussing the local popularity of Morrissey amongst young Latinos. The perspective is that of a Latino journalist, whose friends and relatives are Morrissey fanatics, attempting to understand and appreciate the artist. Arellano suggests that Morrissey is the linkage between traditional Mexican ranchero music and the 1980s pop that his new fans heard on the radio while growing up. He is critical of the way the media has portrayed Latino fans as a sensation or novelty, often using stereotypical language, such as describing fans at a concert as "East L.A. homeboys." The author suggests that this is a misdirection of rock critics' disapproval of Morrissey as a wash-out who has continued far past his prime.