About

Elmer Guevara was born towards the end of the civil war between the government of El Salvadore and the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front. Fortunate enough to find a way out of the country, his parents managed to flee the violence, relocating to Los Angeles where he was born. Whilst providing a respite of sorts, even the most thriving and developed of cities still carry a social dynamism that breeds its own set of conflicts and challenges. In this environment, populated significantly by immigrants from the global south, the young Elmer became accustomed to a life lived alongside street …