THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 10.11.24
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS WITH SAL BALDENEGRO ON VOTE YOUR VALUES, RICARDO ROMO ON DAY OF THE DEAD 2024, IGNACIO GOMEZ ON THE ZOOT SUIT POSTER AND OLGA GARCÍA ECHEVERRÍA ON … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SALOMON BALDENEGRO 10.11.24 VOTE YOUR VALUES
It’s about voting values… Values are not just words, values are what we live by. John Kerry, Vietnam War decorated veteran, U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of State Indeed, values pave the road we … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 10.11.24 DAY OF THE DEAD HAS RISEN TO GREAT ACCLAIM
The Day of the Dead Has Risen to Great Acclaim Día de los Muertos ("Day of the Dead") is coming, and its macabre observance across many Latino communities in the US is highly anticipated … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART IGNACIO GÓMEZ “ZOOT SUIT POSTER”
Ignacio Gómez is an acclaimed artist, designer and sculptor. His images reflect prideful depictions of the Latino community, especially children and family. On the eve of a monumental lifetime … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD OLGA GARCÍA ECHEVERRÍA “LENGUALISTIC ALGO”
Olga García-Echeverría is a narrative writer and poet who was born and raised in East Los Angeles. Her book, "Falling Angels," is split in half between stories and poems, and features a bilingual … [Read more...]
MIS PENSAMIENTOS with ALFREDO SANTOS 10.06.24
Bienvenidos otra vez a La Voz Newspaper. By the time you read these words, the Republic of Mexico will have sworn in its first female President of the nation. Dr. Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo will begin a … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD JOSÉ MONTOYA “EL LOUIE”
José Montoya is a renowned poet, artist and political activist. Here he reads from his celebrated bilingual poem, "El Louie," a reading that took place at Occidental College in Los Angeles, … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 10.06.24 AMALIA MESA-BAINS AT SAMA
Visionary Concepts of Amalia Mesa-Bains at San Antonio Museum of Art The San Antonio Museum of Art retrospective, Amalia Mesa-Bains: Archaeology of Memory, is impressive and a triumph for the … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD JOSÉ MONTOYA “PACHUCO PORTFOLIO”
José Montoya is a renowned poet, artist and activist who has been in the forefront of the Chicano art movement. One of his most celebrated poems is titled "Pachuco Portfolio" which pays homage to the … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD XOCHITL-JULISA BERMEJO INCANTATION
Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo's latest collection of poems is titled Incantation: Love Poems for battle sites. The collection came about when Xochitl was awarded a residency at the Gettysburg Memorial War … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD XOCHITL-JULISA BERMJEO reads from INCANTATION
Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo's latest collection of poems is title Incantation: Love Poems fro battle Sites. The poems cover a range of themes. Here she reads to poems from the collection, Battlefields and … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA DEL ZOCOTROCO 9.27.24
Burundanga de Socotroco José M. Umpierre Se avecina a paso galopante el evento crucial para nuestra maltrecha democracia colonial. El compromiso con reflexiones sobre la cultura obliga a lo … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 9.27.24
A Latino Art Exhibit in Querétaro, Mexico Draws Attention to a Shared History An exhibit of Chicano art, Al Otro Lado del Espejo [The Other Side of the Mirror], opened at the Museo de Arte de … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 9.20.24 MEXICAN PRINTS AT THE MET
Mexican Prints at the Vanguard at The New York Metropolitan Museum of Art Going to the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art [Met] this month is one of the many ways to celebrate National Hispanic … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT PROFILE MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY ( EL GRITO)
Mexican Independence Day “El Grito” Throughout Mexico and in Mexican and Chicano communities in the United States, the 16th of September is celebrated as Mexican Independence Day. It is the day … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA MOMENT IN TIME E.L.A.16TH OF SEPTEMBER PARADE
On September 15, 1810 Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a village priest in the town of Dolores, near Guanajuato, Mexico, declared that Mexico should be free of Spanish rule and initiated the struggle … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA FOOD GREEN CHILE RECIPES
Lovers of New Mexico green chile contribute their personal recipes on how to prepare green chile, the recipes range from simple salsa to green Chile souffle. … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA CINEMA JESÚS TREVIÑO HONORED WITH PIONEER AWARD
On September 12, 2024, the East Los Angeles Arts Initiative honored filmmaker and director Jesús Treviño with the Gloria Molina Champion of the Art Pioneer Award for his lifetime of pioneering work in … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA SHOWCASE ‘RISING SOULS, SINGING SCORPIONS”
Paul Espinosa and Mark Day are documentary film makers. Paul's credits include "The Hunt for Pancho Villa" and "The Lemon Grove Incident." Mark's credits include "The San Patricios, " which is … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT ROLANDO BRISENO 50 YEAR RETROSPECTIVE
Rolando Briseño: A 50-Year Retrospective at the San Antonio Centro de Artes Gallery. Seventy-five stunning drawings, lithographs, screenprints, paintings, photographs, and sculptures dazzle … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS WITH SALOMON BALDENEGRO
Render unto Caesar… The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe with blood for centuries. James Madison, … [Read more...]