Danny Acosta is a Chicano writer & filmmaker from the San Francisco Bay Area’s Mission District.
He co-wrote the true crime film thriller Green Rush (2020 via Lionsgate) with Paul Telfer. He also directs documentary and music videos, and was in the honorary class of the #ReadLatinxWriters initiative.
Prior to venturing into movies, Acosta wrote for national publications for over a decade, produced millions of YouTube hits via viral videos and interviews, and hosted international radio shows.
Acosta continues to create across mediums, live for the arts, and cultural solidarity.
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Artist profile on La Doña.
Artist profile on Francesca Fiorentini.
Lucha libre on the internet
Rey Fénix. Photo by D.A. Mission
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Cypress Hill smoked out the Fox in honor of ‘Black Sunday’
Professa Gabel’s Laidback Flow Shines on ‘The Bay Lebowski’
Seeing Ghost, and the importance of embracing Satan amid fabricated panics
Wu-Tang Clan 25th anniversary w/ photos.
Beast Coast tour write-up w/ photos.
San Jose hardcore legend Eugene Robinson is a Bay institution. A new memoir tells his tale
Artist + Bassist Drew Roulette on Dredg.
Pinay Punk Original Lizzie Killian Finds a New Groove With Teens in Trouble
Redwood City was dethroned as a world flower capital…
A kickass tattoo artist honors her Mescalero Apache roots
Track by track, the Bay Area runs the court on ‘NBA2K’ series
On Katie Winnen’s TikTok, Plus-Size Fashion Is About Personality
Oakland’s For The Win Is a Haven for Female and Nonbinary Boxers
Shanti Charan jokes to fight recidivism for people in Bay Area jails
Can ‘The Function,’ Function?: Comedian Stroy Moyd Bets on #HellaFunny Brand with New Comedy Club
What to know about wildfire smoke…
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U.S. Olympian Daniel Cormier: - Seeds of the Mat
Where is He Now? Brian Johnston - A Survivor's Tale
Author and K-1 fighter Mark Miller - Heartbeat Hustle
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Q&A with comedian Bill Burr.
MMA legend Frank Shamrock feature.
Feature on world champion boxer Amir Khan.
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