In this brilliant one-act play. The Chicano playwright Luis Valdez addresses the prejudices faced by Mexicans in America. Los Vendidos means “the Sellouts”, which describes the characters in the play. All the characters including Honest Sancho, the owner of the Mexican curio shop, Ms.Jiminez, the Mexican American secretary , the Farmworker, the Pachuro, the Revolutionary – are stereotypical chicanos. The secretary comes from the Governor’s office to buy a “brown –skinned” robot for the administration, as it will look good to have a “Mexican Type” on the staff. The virtues of the various models are extolled, the Revolutionary is economical to keep, as he “runs on raw horsemeat and tequila”, the Pachuo can be beaten ,etc. But Ms.Jiminez does not find them suitable- she finds that the Revolutionary cannot speak English, the Pachuo uses abusive language and is violent, the Farmworker is crude. The final model is suitable in all respects, as it is intelligent, bilingual and college educated. The surprise ending of the play emphasizes the resentment and hurt felt by the Chicanos and the superficiality of the civilized society. The play has a cynical humour and sets the audience thinking in spite of the laughter.