Carmelo Alvarez: 40 Years of Radiotron

Send us a Text Message.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 "Bre...