Salvador Roberto Torres Papers, CEMA 38, Department of Special Collections, University Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
The Los Gallos club was rare for its time because its members rejected the type of youth mentalities depicted in films like, Rebel without a Cause, and The Wild One. In contrast, Los Gallos were committed to preventing gang warfare and eliminating fierce club competition of dance revenues. Los Gallos helped unify youth clubs in San Diego by organizing the Southeast Youth Council, a forum for jacket clubs comprised of African American, Asian American, Mexican American, Italian American, and Anglo American youth. In the 1950s, Los Gallos were the spokesmen for the youth of San Diego at a governor’s conference in Sacramento on juvenile delinquency. They provided the slogan, “The cure for juvenile delinquency is adult decency.”
The Los Gallos club was rare for its time because its members rejected the type of youth mentalities depicted in films like, Rebel without a Cause, and The Wild One. In contrast, Los Gallos were committed to preventing gang warfare and eliminating fierce club competition of dance revenues. Los Gallos helped unify youth clubs in San Diego by organizing the Southeast Youth Council, a forum for jacket clubs comprised of African American, Asian American, Mexican American, Italian American, and Anglo American youth. In the 1950s, Los Gallos were the spokesmen for the youth of San Diego at a governor’s conference in Sacramento on juvenile delinquency. They provided the slogan, “The cure for juvenile delinquency is adult decency.”