Apolonio Morales
Apolonio (Polo) Morales grew up in El Monte, attended Mountain View High School and graduated from U.C. Berkeley with an English degree and an Education minor. Polo co-wrote The "Mexican" OC and was the lead guitarist for Spider Garage. Currently, he is proud to serve the immigrant community as the Political Director for the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles. He has two beautiful boys and a supportive, loving wife who make life fun, exciting and full of wonder.
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