Cheech Marin donates Mexican-American prints to museums

LOS ANGELES – Cheech Marin is donating copies of works from his Mexican-American art collection to some of the nation’s best-known museums and universities.\nRecipients include the Smithsonian; UCLA; the San Antonio Museum of Art, where the collection debuted in 2001; and Marin’s alma mater, California State University at Northridge.\nThe 60-year-old actor-comedian says he’ll donate 50 sets of high-quality digital prints of “Chicano Visions: American Painters on the Verge,” which has been on tour for about five years.\nMarin has voiced roles in animated films such as “Cars” and “Oliver & Company.” His acting credits also include roles in the “Spy Kids” movies and the TV series “Judging Amy” and “Nash Bridges.”