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A striking mural in Boyle Heights that honors legendary Dodger pitcher Fernando Valenzuela is now complete.

A mural honoring Valenzuela was recently unveiled in Boyle Heights.

That was the De León on display at the Valenzuela mural unveiling.

He led chants and cracked jokes and introduced a parade of speakers — among them Councilmember Monica Rodriguez, actor Edward James Olmos and East LA Community Corporation president Monica Mejia — who thanked him for helping spearhead the mural, along with playwright Josefina Lopez and artist Robert Vargas.

On Sunday, a six-story mural depicting Valenzuela pitching was unveiled in Boyle Heights.