Like other illustrations in the bato/pachuco series, many of the frontal portraits are starkly emotionless and blunt in their depiction, a style that is deeply resonant in Martínez’s work. The artist states that this is heavily inspired by the photography of Richard Avedon, who specialized in celebrity photography and finding new ways to perceive a person who is already seen everywhere. Martínez’s focus on stereotypes and the exclusion of Chicano art from institutions hones in on this vision and puts the viewer face-to-face with someone unknown yet familiar.