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Oscar Zeta Acosta

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
Acosta in Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, c. March–April 1971
Born
Oscar Acosta Fierro[1]

April 8, 1935
El Paso, Texas, U.S.
DisappearedMay 27, 1974(1974-05-27) (aged 39)
Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico[2]
StatusMissing, presumed dead
EducationSan Francisco State University (BA)
San Francisco Law School (JD)
Occupation(s)Attorney, author, activist
Known forActivism, friendship with Hunter S. Thompson
Notable workAutobiography of a Brown Buffalo
The Revolt of the Cockroach People
MovementChicano Movement

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]

  1. ^ "Birth certificate of Oscar Acosta". Texas State Department of Health. 8 April 1935. Archived from the original on 2015-04-06. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
  2. ^ Doss, Yvette C. (June 5, 1998). "The Lost Legend of the Real Dr. Gonzo". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Guide to the Oscar Zeta Acosta PapersCEMA 1". California Digital Library. Archived from the original on 2018-05-31. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
  4. ^ Martinez Wood, Jamie (2007). Latino Writers and Journalists. Infobase. pp. 1–2. ISBN 9781438107851. Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Top 10 Famous Disappearances: Oscar Zeta Ocasta". Time Magazine. 3 October 2008. Archived from the original on 27 March 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.

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