Oscar Zeta Acosta
Mexican-American attorney, politician and novelist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other people named Oscar Acosta, see Oscar Acosta (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Acosta and the second or maternal family name is Fierro.
Oscar "Zeta" Acosta Fierro (/əˈkɒstə/; April 8, 1935 – disappeared 1974) was a Mexican American attorney, author and activist in the Chicano Movement. He wrote the semi-autobiographical novels Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo (1972) and The Revolt of the Cockroach People (1973),[3] and was friends with American author Hunter S. Thompson. Thompson characterized him as a heavyweight Samoan attorney, Dr. Gonzo, in his 1971 novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Acosta disappeared in 1974 during a trip in Mexico and is presumed dead.[4][5]
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Oscar Zeta Acosta | |
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Born | Oscar Acosta Fierro[1] April 8, 1935 |
Disappeared | May 27, 1974(1974-05-27) (aged 39) Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico[2] |
Status | Missing for 49 years, 10 months and 13 days |
Education | San Francisco State University (BA) San Francisco Law School (JD) |
Occupation(s) | Attorney, author, activist |
Known for | Activism, friendship with Hunter S. Thompson |
Notable work | Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo The Revolt of the Cockroach People |
Movement | Chicano Movement |
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