Oscar Zeta Acosta
Oscar Zeta Acosta | |
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Acosta in Ceasars Palace, Las Vegas, c. March–April 1971 | |
| Born | Oscar Acosta Fierro April 8, 1935 El Paso, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | May 27, 1974 (aged 39) Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico |
| Education | San Francisco State University (BA) San Francisco Law School (JD) |
| Occupation(s) | Attorney, author, activist |
| Known for | Activism, friendship with Hunter S. Thompson |
| Notable work | Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo The Revolt of the Cockroach People |
| Movement | Chicano Movement |
Oscar "Zeta" Acosta Fierro (April 8, 1935 – May 27, 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) and was friends with American author Hunter S. Thompson. Thompson characterized him as a heavyweight Samoan attorney, Dr. Gonzo, in his 1971 novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Acosta disappeared in 1974 during a trip in Mexico and is presumed dead.