Pepe Vargas never imagined himself retiring. After decades of leading the International Latino Cultural Center, executive director and founder Vargas stepped down last Tuesday due to health reasons. The organization, which has been a steward of pan-Latino multidisciplinary art and artists in Chicago for over 40 years, will continue under new leadership. Mateo Mulcahy, who’s been with the cultural center since 2022, is the cultural center’s new executive director. And with new leadership comes ne