Gustavo Arellano (born February 3, 1979) is an American writer and journalist.

[2][3][4] Arellano has won numerous awards for the column, including the 2006 and 2008 Best Non-Political Column in a large-circulation weekly from the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, the 2007 Presidents Award from the Los Angeles Press Club and an Impacto Award from the National Hispanic Media Coalition, a 2008 Latino Spirit award from the California Latino Legislative Caucus, and was part of the Los Angeles Times' Pulitzer Prize-winning team that covered the L.A. City Hall tape leak scandal.

[5] In 2018, Arellano was featured in the "Tacos" episode of the hit Netflix show Ugly Delicious.

He is a third cousin once removed of actress Jessica Alba,[7] while his wife owns and operates a restaurant in Santa Ana.

[8] In January 2019, Arellano officially became a features writer for the Los Angeles Times, covering mostly Southern California.