Cruzados - Cruzados

Title: Cruzados - Cruzados
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1985, Alternative, Roots Rock, Los Angeles, California 5/26
Matrix #: AL8-8383
Condition: EX (VZ) | Members: Tito L (55' - Alive), Steven H (54' - Alive), Marshall R (54' - Alive), Tony M (N/A)
Cultural Facts:

1. Personal Struggle: Tito Larriva came through LA’s punk and Chicano rock underground, building a career in scenes where cultural identity and industry access rarely lined up cleanly.
2. Scene Ecology: Cruzados connected East LA roots, punk-adjacent club culture, and 80s heartland rock, showing a different Los Angeles than the Sunset Strip metal story.
3. Life After Music: Larriva later became a familiar film presence through roles and soundtrack work, turning underground-band credibility into a strange second life on screen.