Illinois U.S. Rep Jesús "Chuy" García: "For many Spanish-speaking kids of the 70's and 80's, the character many of us know as R2-D2 was known..."

By Chicago City Wire

May 5, 2022

Jesús "Chuy" García tweeted the following:

"For many Spanish-speaking kids of the 70's and 80's, the character many of us know as R2-D2 was known as Arturito or Little Arthur. Many Latinos who first saw La Guerra de las Galaxias en Espaol fell in love with this tiny astromech droid named Arturito."
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Here are other recent tweets from Jesús "Chuy" García:

"A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away the story of Arturito was born. #MayThe4thBeWithYou"
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"I want to join my @TransportDems colleagues in mourning the passing of former @USDOT Secretary and Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Chairman Norman Mineta. His tremendous impact on our nation, and the AAPI community across our country can not be overstated. twitter.com/transportdems/" on May 3
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"His legacy of overcoming racial injustice being sent to interment camps for Japanese-Americans as a child during WWII, to becoming a statesman that fought for reparations for those interned, and changed federal transportation policy for the better is an inspiration to us all." on May 3
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