Freddy Negrete is known as one of the fathers of the Chicano style black and gray fineline tattooing. A Southern California resident, Freddy got into tattooing at an early age. Freddy ended up working alongside Jack Rudy (best known for inventing the single needle for the professional tattoo gun) at Good Time Charlie's. Freddy has worked on feature films and has been consulted on a number of projects about tattoo culture.