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| fullname=Mictlantecutli Pallottino
| fullname=Dr. Mictlantecuhtli Angel López
| profileimage=[[File:Mickey-Portrait.jpeg]]
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| quote=Oh, Father tell me, do we get what we deserve?<br>Whoa, we get what we deserve<br>And way down we go<br>- Kaleo, "Way Down We Go"<br>[[File:Santamuertesymbol.jpg|75px]]
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| biography=Mictlantecutli "Mickey" Pallottino is the sole proprietor and principal operative at Santa Muerte Solutions - some sort of low-rent private investigation service in East Los Angeles, that specializes in "occult events and hauntings" - Can't afford some bougie DTLA outfit like the Orpheus Group? Santa Muerte Solutions might be the right fit for you! - is advertised in various Spanish language weeklies and via branded tchotchkes at botanicas and yerberias up and down Latinx Los Angeles neighborhoods.
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'''Altar Boy''' - Mickey was (for a time) an altar boy at his Catholic church in East Los Angeles, though he eventually left his role in the church to provide assistance and care to his grandparents<br><br>
'''Former Gang Member''' - In his youth, Mickey was a hanger-on if not-quite-member of one of the ubiquitous feeder street gangs in East Los Angeles, mostly by virtue of his older brother's involvement and status with the gang.<br><br>
'''Veteran''' - The death of Mickey's older brother to gang violence spurred his enlistment in the United States Marine Corps, where he would find more permissible outlets to exorcise his inner demons. He was honorably discharged at the conclusion of his service, using his earned benefits to pursue higher education.<br><br>
'''Professor''' - Using education benefits attained upon the completion of military service, Mickey entered the realm of academia, eventually earning a PhD in Spanish and Cultural Studies and a professorship at Los Angeles City College.
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* '''Community''' - He's known and active among the Latinx activist community, particularly in his hometown of East Los Angeles. While he's a night owl that is rarely seen during the day, he makes a point to dedicate whatever daylight hours he has to supporting assorted community organizations - soup kitchens, neighborhood clean-up crews - and is particularly active in the anti-gentrification movement that seeks to preserve East Los's unique Chicano character.  
'''Academics''' - Dr. Mictlantecuhtli "Mickey" Angel López is Chair of the Spanish Language and Civilizations department at Los Angeles City College. He also offers extra-curricular instruction in the indigenous languages of Mayan and Nahuatl to interested students from the college and community at large.<br><br>   
* '''Religion''' - Mickey is active in the cult of Santa Muerte scene in Los Angeles. There are fifteen religious groups dedicated to her in Los Angeles alone, which include the Temple of Santa Muerte on Melrose Avenue in East Hollywood, but Mickey attends his deceased grandfather's tiny temple located in East Los Angeles.  
'''Community''' - Mickey is involved in efforts to provide academic opportunities to both at-risk Latinx youth in Greater Los Angeles as well as to Angeleno veterans of the armed forces, drawing on his individual experiences and history as a former youth gang member and a veteran of the Marine Corps.<br><br>
* '''Supernatural''' - Mickey is a necromancer. Or on the path to becoming one, at least. His tradition is some syncretic mix of the Santa Muerte faith and something much, much, much older. Old World older. Black magic, white magic - to Mickey, its all about the service to which you put your power.
'''Supernatural''' - As a member of the Arcanum of Los Angeles, Dr. Lopez is often consulted as an expert on Santa Muerte and the assorted mystical Catholic and indigenous traditions of the Hispanic Americas for "academic" context on news stories pertaining to the supernatural or unexplained. He's also provided background and research to LAPD on certain such related cases.
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[[File:Mickey-Ritual.jpeg]]
[[File:Mickey-Caul.jpeg]]
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{{!}} Age
{{!}} Age
{{!}} 30?
{{!}} 40s
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{{!}} Meditation
{{!}} Esoterica
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0nmHymgM7Y Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0nmHymgM7Y Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKSOpnzHNtU Tom Morello - Lightning Over Mexico]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKSOpnzHNtU Tom Morello - Lightning Over Mexico]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPE6o2mvpAc Tone of Arc - Goodbye Horses]
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Latest revision as of 22:19, 4 March 2023


Oh, Father tell me, do we get what we deserve?
Whoa, we get what we deserve
And way down we go
- Kaleo, "Way Down We Go"

Biography

Altar Boy - Mickey was (for a time) an altar boy at his Catholic church in East Los Angeles, though he eventually left his role in the church to provide assistance and care to his grandparents

Former Gang Member - In his youth, Mickey was a hanger-on if not-quite-member of one of the ubiquitous feeder street gangs in East Los Angeles, mostly by virtue of his older brother's involvement and status with the gang.

Veteran - The death of Mickey's older brother to gang violence spurred his enlistment in the United States Marine Corps, where he would find more permissible outlets to exorcise his inner demons. He was honorably discharged at the conclusion of his service, using his earned benefits to pursue higher education.

Professor - Using education benefits attained upon the completion of military service, Mickey entered the realm of academia, eventually earning a PhD in Spanish and Cultural Studies and a professorship at Los Angeles City College.

RP Hooks

Academics - Dr. Mictlantecuhtli "Mickey" Angel López is Chair of the Spanish Language and Civilizations department at Los Angeles City College. He also offers extra-curricular instruction in the indigenous languages of Mayan and Nahuatl to interested students from the college and community at large.

Community - Mickey is involved in efforts to provide academic opportunities to both at-risk Latinx youth in Greater Los Angeles as well as to Angeleno veterans of the armed forces, drawing on his individual experiences and history as a former youth gang member and a veteran of the Marine Corps.

Supernatural - As a member of the Arcanum of Los Angeles, Dr. Lopez is often consulted as an expert on Santa Muerte and the assorted mystical Catholic and indigenous traditions of the Hispanic Americas for "academic" context on news stories pertaining to the supernatural or unexplained. He's also provided background and research to LAPD on certain such related cases.


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Dr. Mictlantecuhtli Angel López

L.A. Trope(s) A Hero to His Hometown meets Grey-and-Gray Morality
Age 40s
Statistics
Esoterica 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴
Occult 🔴🔴🔴🔴⚫️