Focusing on Ruben Salazar

with Taína Caragol

Ruben Salazar made waves with his reporting on police brutality and racial profiling, but his own story would focus national attention on the struggles of the Chicano Movement. Curator Taína Caragol takes us through his life, frame by frame.

Young woman with curly hair in a colorful dress

Taína Caragol

Read more about these portraits:
  • Ruben Salazar by Rupert García | Acrylic on canvas, 1970 | National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution | NPG.2017.26
  • Ruben Salazar Memorail Group Show by Rupert García | Screenprint on paper, 1970 | National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution | NPG.2017.27