Culture Clash is made up of Richard Montoya, Ric Salinas and Herbert Sigenza. The Latino/Chicano comedy and theater group was born on Cinco de Mayo, 1984 at Galeria de la Raza in San Francisco, California. Originally composed of six members, this innovative troupe gained a place in the national spotlight with its 1988 play The Mission.

Drawing on such diverse influences such as Charlie Chaplin, Bertolt Brecht, Cantinflas and the Marx Brothers, Culture Clash has brought its blend of social and political satire to prominent venues including New York’s Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Miami’s Colony Theatre and Los Angeles’ Mark Taper Forum; to its television specials and comedy series; to its movies and short films; to its artwork and visual style; and, most recently, to the publication of its collected works: Culture Clash: Life, Death and Revolutionary Comedy(1998) and Culture Clash in AmeriCCa: Four Plays (2003).