EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Jose Rico was diagnosed with brain cancer and is unable to work as he undergoes medical treatment.
Rico is known in the community as the “Puerto Rican” Pachuco. Friends hosted a car wash fundraiser for Rico to help with medical costs and living expenses.
“He’s iconic, his whole culture, they are known as the Pachucos here in El Paso, the Zoot Suiters, they’re also in Juarez…it’s a huge community that is coming together to do something nice with everything going on in the world right now, it’s always good to hear something of the community coming together,” said Hector Lopez, HEC915 promoter…