Sometime in the year 2000, Pedro Herrera III would take the stage for the first time under his rap name—Chingo Bling. He had no clue whether or not he would be received well by people or if they would ...

Chingo Bling has been called many names — some self-imposed — throughout his career as Houston's pre-eminent comic rapper. Ghetto vaquero. Tamale kingpin. Versace mariachi. Those monikers, like Chingo ...

There’s a scene in Chingo Bling’s standup special on Netflix where he acts out a sexual encounter with his grandmother. It would have been more shocking if it wasn’t somehow embedded in a kind of ...

Comedian, rapper, actor and entrepreneur Chingo Bling is returning to San Antonio as part of his summer “No Mames Comedy Tour.” The self-proclaimed Ghetto Vaquero will be performing at the Guadalupe ...

Chingo Bling reinvents himself, and Latino hip-hop, with a rasquache self-parody shtick Who is Chingo Bling? Nuevo Tamalero, indie-rap superstar, Trinity University dropout DJ Biz, or Pedro Herrera?

The popular Texas-based performer was apprehensive about how his persona would go over in a country that prizes cultural authenticity. That's how Pedro Herrera recently greeted the crowd at Pata Negra ...

The Tamale Kingpin is going global. Chingo Bling, the Houston-based, hip-hop mogul who built a flashy multimedia career with his unique blend of homegrown humor and savvy marketing sense, has signed ...

Thanks to millions of followers on social media, and numerous viral videos, Mexican-born comedian and rapper Chingo Bling is a name that many in the entertainment business have taken notice of. “I ...

Amid the craziness of parenting a toddler and a preteen during a pandemic, comedian and rapper Chingo Bling, whose real name is Pedro Herrera, and his wife, Marisol Herrera, refuse to slack on their ...

Thank god that Chingo Bling is still wearing a cowboy hat. The Houston rapper has come even further into touch with his vato side, offering Lil' Moco a howl of a feature on his very bootleg remix of ...

Chingo Bling’s debut Netflix comedy special They Can’t Deport Us All, which premiered in June, has been a fixture in the streaming service’s “Trending Now” section. The title rings with the truth and ...

According to the U.S. Census bureau, the Latino population in this country is roughly 54 million people, or about 17 percent of the total population, making Latinos the largest ethnic or racial ...