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Cheech Marin
Cheech Marin

Cheech Marin, born as Cheech Wolff, is an American comedian, writer, and film producer. He is best known for his unique comedic style and partnership with Cheech Chong, with whom he starred in a series of films, including 'Up in Smoke' and 'Cheech and Chong's Next Movie'. Marin's career began in the 1970s, and his work has had a profound impact on the comedy world. more

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“There's always this problem in society where people know they need these places for social peace, but the fundamentalists want to shut them down. Sometimes that's for economic reasons, because they want to build a supermarket there. The imam will hold a prayer and say let's get rid of the girls, but on the other hand they're all going there.”

“La Zona is such a closed area, a dangerous, outlaw area. My time in the Zona was a time outside of society, almost out of the real world. And the girls there had such a sense of irony and sarcasm. They were also really interested in my film. They'd be like, "Thank God we live in Mexico, because our kind of prostitution has a heart. We wouldn't want to sit behind a glass cage or be sold by our own mothers. We have free will."”