My father’s nick name is el Chorro’s (he had stomach problems I think) , his brother Manuel is el Profe (Professor), Gregorio was el Piojo (small one/ lice), Jose is known as el Mocho to this day (he accidently cut a couple of his fingers off), Antonio is Maraguas (unsure of meaning), and my grandfather’s nick name was el Guero (light one).

My father’s nick name is el Chorro’s (he had stomach problems I think) , his brother Manuel is el Profe (Professor), Gregorio was el Piojo (small one/ lice), Jose is known as el Mocho to this day (he accidently cut a couple of his fingers off), Antonio is Maraguas (unsure of meaning), and my grandfather’s nick name was el Guero (light one).

To this day most of the people from Jalos or Tecua that live in Sacramento refer to people they know by their apodos. For exampleif they are talking about Jose Gutierrez they say, Jose el Coyote.

That’s all for now,
Maria Elena (AKA Nena or Chaparra) Gutierrez-Uhlenburg