Mex and the City and photographer Carlos Alvarez Montero present Racial Profiling, a portrait series highlighting prominent and influential Mexicans in New York City. The title speaks to the heady issue of the mixed race and the multicultural experience that makes up a contemporary Mexican identity.
Mars Ostarello
owner of Montaco Truck
East Village studio
Diego Aguirre Fernández
Multimedia Artist
Rooftop of his Brooklyn apartment
Felipe Mendez
Restauranteur and Music Producer
La Superior storefront in Williamsburg
Giovanni Cervantes
Photographer
His Williamsburg Studio
Gabriela Alva Cal y Mayor
Visual Artist and Gallery Owner
At her gallery space EyeLevel BQE in Williamsburg
Manuel Norena
Set Designer/Art Director
At his loft in Manhattan
Jennifer “Xochitl” Rincon
Designer
Her Greenpoint apartment
Alvaro “Mösco” Alcocer
Artist
Rooftop of his home studio
Claudette Walls Manllo
Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations
Tudor City in front of the United Nations
Jose Covarrubias
Modeling Agent
at Ford Models
Daphna Guttin
Stylist
Hotel Delmano in Williamsburg
Santiago Sierra
Photographer
Outside the 38th St. Sansierra studio
CONTRIBUTORS
Erika Mercado
Producer
Creative Little Garden in the East Village
Diego Gutierrez
Graphic Designer
At Clinton Restaurant in the L.E.S.
- Iris Avelar
- Marina Garcia-Vasquez
- Ruby Vizcarra
- Restaraunteur/Media Maven
Around the corner from La Superior
- Writer/Editor
In her L.E.S. studio
- Fashion Producer
In her Williamsburg studio
