THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 05.13.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: PLAYWRIGHT OCTAVIO SOLIS ON WRITING A PLAY AND THEN HOW TO BRING IT TO LIFE, EDWARD VIDAURRE READS "GENERATION Z" AT THE TEXAS INSTITUTE OF LETTERS AND RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA TEATRO OCTAVIO SOLIS ON WRITING THE PLAY
Octavio Solis is a celebrated American playwright and director who has authored more than 25 plays including his most famous ones: Lydia, Santos & Santos and Man of the Flesh. In this Latinopia … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD EDWARD VIDAURRE READS “GENERATION Z”
Edward Vidaurre is a South Texas poet who was named the 2018-2019 City of McAllen, Texas Poet Laureate. He is also publisher and editor-in-chief of FlowerSong Press. He was inducted into the Texas … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA TEATRO OCTAVIO SOLIS ON PRODUCING THE PLAY
Acclaimed playwright and director Octavio Solis has authored more than 25 plays which have been produced across the United States. In Part Two of his Latinopia interview, Octavo speaks about how he … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 05.06.22 FIDENCIO DURAN
Fidencio Duran: A Painter Who Captures Latino Culture and Traditions in Everyday Life Texas artist Fidencio Duran has been climbing tall scaffolds since he won a commission to complete a mural … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD EDWARD VIDAURRE READS “GOD IS”
Edward Vidaurre is a South Texas Poet who was inducted into the prestigious Texas Institute of Letters on April 23, 2022. As part of his induction he was asked to read from his works. He read "God Is" … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD CÉSAR DE LEÓN READS “NOTES FROM MY HOOD”
César Leonardo De León is a poet from South Texas who won the 2022 John A. Robertson Award for First Book of Poetry bestowed by the Texas Institute of Letters. Here he reads the poems "Notes from my … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 05.13.22 CARLOS ROSALES-SILVA
Carlos Rosales-Silva’s Abstract Imagery Captures Latino Culture Carlos Rosales-Silva, a resident of New York City for the past decade, relies on memory, photographs, and historical accounts of … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 04.30.22
Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre La atención pública en la Isla del Encanto en los últimos tiempos ha estado enfocada en la determinación del tribunal Supremo Federal en cuanto a la … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA HERO DR. ARMANDO NAVARRO
Dr. Armando Navarro was an acclaimed scholar, community activist and mentor to generations of students. He passed away on April 19, 2022. Immigrant rights attorney Russell Jaurequi remembers his … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD CÉSAR DE LEÓN SPEAKING WITH GRACKLES
César Leonardo De León is a south Texas poet whose poetry collection Speaking with Grackles by Soapberry Trees won the 2022 John A. Robertson award for Best First Book of Poetry by the Texas … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG “ARE WE DONE WITH CINCO DE MAYO YET?”
ARE WE DONE WITH CINCO DE MAYO YET? There was a time when I would look forward to Cinco de Mayo because it was time to celebrate and affirm my Mexicanness. I knew all about the history of the … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD ROLANDO HINOJOSA “THE YOUNG WILL WRITE”
Rolando Hinojosa is a celebrated Chicano author with more than a dozen novels and short story collections including the highly acclaimed The Valley, winner of the Casa De Las Americas international … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD ROLANDO HINOJOSA “KLAIL CITY”
Dr. Rolando Hinojosa Smith is a pioneering Chicano author whose writings transcend genres. His novel "Klail City" won the prestigious Casa de las Americas literary award. Hinojosa has created the … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA HERO ROLANDO HINOJOSA-SMITH
Remembering a Premier Chicano Writer: Rolando Hinojosa-Smith by Dr. Ricardo Romo Rolando Hinojosa-Smith, a long-time professor of Spanish, English, and Creative Writing at the University of … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD MATT SEDILLO READS “THE POPE OF BROADWAY”
Matt Sedillo has been described as "the most political poet in America." His most recent collection of poems is City on the Second Floor. In this Latinopia Word he read a poem from the new collection, … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD XOCHITL TIMES TWO
Latinopia Word Xochitl Times Two from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Xochitl Julisa Bermejo's debut poetry collection, Posada: Offerings of Witness and Refuge, explores both her childhood growing up in … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 1969 FOUNDING OF JUSTICIA
In the late 1960s Latinos became more aware of how Hollywood was depicting them negatively and in stereotypical manner. Ray Andrade, an ex-Marine and prize fighter turned actor, became aware of these … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 04.16.22 “NICKNAMES CAN BE HURTFUL”
Nicknames can be hurtful, harmful… Nicknames stick to people, and the most ridiculous are the most adhesive. Thomas Chandler Haliburton – Nova Scotian-Canadian-English politician and author. By … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD ROLANDO HINOJOSA “THE USELESS SERVANTS”
LATINOPIA WORD ROLANDO HINOJOSA "THE USELESS SERVANTS" from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Rolando Hinojosa Smith is a pioneering Chicano author of more than a dozen books. He has won numerous … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD “FROM THIS WICKED PATCH OF DUST”
Texas born Chicano author Sergio Troncoso's autobiographical novel, "From This Wicked Patch of Dust," tells the story of a a multi-generational family from Isleta, Texas that spans decades. The … [Read more...]