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Episode: Lowriding is more than just cars, itβs about family, culture, and pride for US Latinos
Description: A movement of cultural expression with origins in Mexican American and Chicano communities, lowriding is a way for a person to show their pride, family, and culture.
Lowriding is the customization of a vehicle from the tires to the sound system with vivid designs and colors. Unlike hot rods or muscle cars, which have been modified to have big tires and go fast, in the lowrider community, with little resources, they modified the cars to go βlow and slow.β
For Luis Martinez, competing in lowriding bike and car competitions is about more than glory and bragging rights. His participation in lowr...