Mezquita also said that music was a factor in his work during that time. ???Music was huge in the sixties,??? he recalls. ???Marvin Gaye, Los Lobos???all of that was big during that time and a big inspiration to me.??? Mezquita also said he is influenced by the photography of Ansel Adams, who he met briefly as a student. ???When I was at ELAC, the school bought his portfolio.