THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 10.01.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: A JAROCHO MUSIC CONCERT WITH CONJUNTO HUEYAPAN, MARK GUERRERO'S EAST L.A. MUSIC STORIES WITH SAL MURILLO AND RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO RERPORT WITH A NEW TEXAS MILESTONE. This … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA MUSIC CONJUNTO HUEYAPAN “EL SIQUISIRI”
El Conjunto Hueyapan is a music group dedicated to the jarocho music tradition that originated in Veracruz, Mexico. Founded in 1973 by Fermín Herrera, A Professor of Nahuatl at California State … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA MUSIC CONJUNTO HUEYAPAN “EL AHUALULCO”
Conjunto Hueyapan is a jarocho musical group made up of two generations of the Herrera family. Founded in 1973 by Fermín Herrera, the group hails from Oxnard, California and are always is in popular … [Read more...]
MARK GUERRERO’S EAST L.A. MUSIC STORIES – SAL MURILLO OF THE BLENDELLS
Singer/songwriter Mark Guerrero interviews Sal Murillo, lead singer of The Blendells who had a national hit record, "La La La La La" in 1965. … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD ROLANDO HINOJOSA IN HIS OWN WORDS PART TWO
Acclaimed author Rolando Hinojosa passed away on April 19, 2022. In 2009 filmmaker Jesús Treviño interviewed Rolando about his entire career. In this In His Own Words Part Two, Rolando speaks about … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA MUSIC CONJUNTO HUEYAPAN “EL ZAPATEADO”
Conjunto Hueyapan is a jarocho music group from Oxnard, California that was founded by Fermín Herrera in 1973. The jarocho music tradition from Veracruz replies on the interplay between the string … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD ROLANDO HINOJOSA IN HIS OWN WORDS PART ONE
Acclaimed author Rolando Hinojosa passed away on April 19, 2022. In 2009 filmmaker Jesús Treviño interviewed Rolando about his entire career. In this In His Own Words Part One, Rolando speaks about … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 10.01.22 HISPANICS HIT POPULATION MILESTONE
Hispanics Reach A Population Milestone in Texas On September 15, the opening day of National Hispanic Month, the 2020 U.S. Census reported that Hispanics had surpassed Whites as the largest … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 09.24.22 JANELLE ESPARZA NARRATIVE THROUGH WEAVING
Jenelle Esparza: A Latina Artist Creating Narrative Through Her Weaving In 2018 Jenelle Esparza experienced an artistic transformational moment when she set aside her training as a … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 09.17.22 FLACO JIMENEZ MUSIC VIRTUOSO
Flaco Jimenez: A South Texas Music Virtuoso Flaco Jimenez’s music journey has been as imposing as a Texas Tornado, as sizzling as a Super Seven Texas sun, and as dramatic as a rocking Rolling … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 2018 GUTIÉRREZ ON EL MOVIMIENTO
Latinopia Event 2018 Gutiérrez on El Movimiento from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. José Angel Gutiérrez is the founder of the La Raza Unida political party which had a major impact on the … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 2018 GUTIÉRREZ ON EL MOVIMIENTO 2
Latinopia Event 2018 Gutiérrez on el movimiento 2 from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. In the 1960s the American political landscape was rocked when a new third political party comprised of and directed to … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD ROLANDO HINOJOSA READS THE OLD REVOLUTIONARIES
Rolando Hinojosa Smith has been described as the "Dean of Chicano authors." He passed away on April 19, 2022 at three age pf 93 years. In this Latinopia Word he reads from his novel The Valley (1983), … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA MUSIC FLACO JIMENEZ STYLINGS
Flaco Jimenez is perhaps the best known Conjunto music accordionist in the world. He has performed with Ry Cooder, Freddy Fender, Los Lobos, The Rolling Stones and many other groups. The Hohner … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 1972 LA RAZA UNIDA CONVENTION
Latinopia Events 1972 Raza Unida Convention from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. In 1969, a third American political party, whose membership was predominantly Mexican American, was founded in Crystal … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG 9.10.22. FIFTY YEARS OF RAZA UNIDA
It seems like just yesterday. But it was fifty years ago that the La Raza Unida political party held its first national convention in El Paso, Texas. (Chicano activists are celebrating the event this … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA MUSIC FLACO JIMÉNEZ “MY START”
Legendary accordionist and Tex Mex music icon Flaco Jiménez grew up listening to the music of his father, Santiago Sr. and of his grandfather, Don Patricio Jiménez. The lives of three generations of … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 2009 ACTIVISTS REUNION
In the 1960s, conditions for Mexican Americans and other Latinos in the United States were bleak. Latinos experienced high unemployment, poor housing, a 50% drop out rate at high schools where … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 9.03.22 PORFIRIO SALINAS PIONEERING LATINO ARTIST
Porfirio Salinas: A Pioneering Latino Artist Texas painter Porfirio Salinas is among the first Mexican American artists to gain national recognition. In 1964 The New York Times described him as … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 9.03.22 PUERTO RICO’S UNFINISHED JOURNEY
Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre Convaleciendo de mi episodio cardiaco en casas de mi hermana, en solidaridad con mi recuperación, la licenciada en derecho Celina Romany Siaca, tuvo … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 9.10.22 ARMANDO SANCHEZ BORDERLAND ARTIST
Armando Sanchez: A Latino Borderland Artist Latino art came to the U.S-Mexico Borderlands in the 17th century with the founding of several missions in Texas by the Franciscan order. In the 1680s, … [Read more...]