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Carmelo Alvarez is the founder of Youth Break Center, Inc., aka Radiotron in Los Angeles. Alvarez takes us through his early years in the West Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles, breaking from gang life, embracing the arts, to taking on City Hall with the support of area youth who found a safe space to express themselves through hip-hop. Alvarez's story and the battle to keep the original Youth Break Center building also inspired cult classic 80s films "Breakin'" and "Breakin' II: Electric Boogaloo."  On June 24th, 2023 - Radiotron will be celebrating it's 40th anniversary with a live dance concert featuring figures from the original Radiotron days to the present at Levitt Pavilion in MacArthur Park in Los Angeles, CA. Event info can be found at https://levittlosangeles.org/ 

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