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  1. Oscar "Zeta" Acosta Fierro (/ ə ˈ k ɒ s t ə /; 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 ...

  2. Jul 13, 2021 · Abby Aguirre writes about Oscar (Zeta) Acosta, a Chicano lawyer and activist who accompanied Hunter S. Thompson on the reporting trip for “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,” and who felt ...

    • Abby Aguirre
  3. Apr 16, 2021 · A legend in his own lifetime and immortalized by Hunter S. Thompson, activist and writer Oscar Zeta Acosta vanished without a trace in 1974.

  4. Mar 23, 2018 · The Rise and Fall of the Brown Buffalo, directed by Phillip Rodriguez, is a genre-defying docudrama that offers exhilarating new details on the life of the self-proclaimed Brown Buffalo. In the 44 years since his presumed death, Acosta has endured as a renegade in the footnotes.

  5. Dec 18, 2023 · Oscar Zeta Acosta was a lawyer, activist and writer who fought for Chicano rights and inspired Hunter S. Thompson. Learn about his controversial career, his books and his mysterious end in Mexico.

    • Robbie Mitchell
  6. Sep 13, 2022 · Oscar Zeta Acosta was a Mexican American activist and lawyer who accompanied Hunter S. Thompson on his drug-fueled road trip to Las Vegas in 1971. He inspired the character of Dr. Gonzo in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, but also faced racism, mental health issues and self-destruction.

  7. Mar 21, 2018 · Oscar “Zeta” Acosta was not only large, he was larger than life. The son of a peach picker, he was an activist lawyer who helped defend the “Eastside 13,” the 13 men indicted by a grand jury for...

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