Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Sean Carrillo papers
- Dates:
- 1978-2003
- Creators:
- Carrillo, Sean, 1960-
- Abstract:
- Collected publicity materials concerning film festivals, Chicano punk rock shows, punk bands, and art exhibitions active in Los Angeles, California from the 1980s and '90s.
- Extent:
- 3 Linear Feet (3 document boxes, 2 flat boxes)
- Language:
- English Spanish; Castilian
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of Item], Sean Carrillo papers, CEMA 85. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection contains publicity materials and related ephemera from film festivals, Chicano punk rock shows, punk bands, and art exhibitions compiled by Sean Carrillo. Materials include flyers, photographs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, audiovisual recordings, and other related materials.
Also included is a collection of materials related to the Troy Café, which Carrillo co-owned and operated in downtown Los Angeles.
- Biographical / historical:
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Sean Carrillo was born in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California in 1960 - the eighth of nine children born to Jose P. Carrillo and Elisa Arevalo of El Paso, Texas. He attended Resurrection Grammar School in East LA and Bishop John J. Cantwell High School in Montebello, California. As a teenager, Sean completed a self-directed photography course at All Nations Neighborhood Center in Los Angeles and later, at the behest of Director Bill Maxwell, he became a member of the board of directors as a Community and Youth Representative.
He attended Los Angeles City College and California State University at Los Angeles, where he also worked as the Events Administrator for the Exploratorium Art Gallery. At Cal-State in 1980, Sean met visual artists Harry Gamboa Jr. and Gronk. He joined their performance art group, ASCO, and toured with them throughout the Southwest for several years as a performer, artist, and technical director.
In 1984, Sean met Bibbe Hansen, daughter of the late Fluxus artist Al Hansen. They married and he became stepfather of two boys, Channing and Beck. Shortly thereafter they adopted a daughter, Rain. In 1986, he began work as an assistant editor for Steven Eckelberry who was editing a film for director Paul Williams. He worked for several years as an assistant and then graduated to editor. During this period he edited a film on global warming for the esteemed documentary director Harrison Engel and the legendary educational film company Churchill Films.
In 1990, Sean and Bibbe opened Troy Café in downtown Los Angeles. It quickly became known for showcasing multi-cultural music, art, and performance - with a special emphasis on the Latino Arts Community - and was nationally recognized as a premier venue for emerging artists.
From 1995 to 2004, Carrillo worked as a producer, director, editor and writer of industrial videos, commercials and live events. Notably, he produced the in-flight commercial for Hawai'i Pacific University that was played on airlines.
In January 2005, he and his wife relocated to the East Coast of the United States. Sean co-produced a video to commemorate the 35th Anniversary of Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) which was screened at their Anniversary Gala, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.
- Acquisition information:
- Donated by Sean Carrillo, 2004.
- Arrangement:
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The collection has been arranged by topic and format into six series:
- Series 1: Biographical
- Series 2: Chicano punk rock aesthetics
- Series 3: Film studies
- Series 4: Chicano art
- Series 5: Audiovisual materials
- Series 6: Troy Café
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-07-08 15:17:43 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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This collection is open for research. Service copies of audiovisual items may need to be made before viewing or listening. Please consult Special Research Collections staff for further information.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the collection and physical objects belong to the Regents of the University of California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at the UCSB Library. All applicable literary rights, including copyright to the collection and physical objects, are protected under Chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code and may be retained by the creator and the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns.
All requests to reproduce, quote from, or otherwise reuse collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB at special@library.ucsb.edu. Consent is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or their assignees for permission to publish where the UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of Item], Sean Carrillo papers, CEMA 85. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
- Location of this collection:
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UC Santa Barbara LibrarySanta Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
- Contact:
- (805) 893-3062