LATINOPIA CINEMA – DANNY DE LA PAZ
Danny De La Paz is an accomplished actor of stage and screen whose motion picture credits include Boulevard Nights and American Me. Known for his portrayal of cholos or gang members, Latinopia was … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD – ALBERTO RIOS “RETURNING TO THE CAT”
Latinopia Rios Return to Cat from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 10.29.26
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SE NOS FUÉ LA DOLORES, DOLORES HUERTA PERSONAL REMEMBRANCE BY JESÚS TREVIÑO, DOLORES HUERTA: LATINOPIA HERO, DOLORES HUERTA ON THE 1966 PEREGRINACIÓN (PILGRIMAGE) TO … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: TWO LATINOPIA HEROES: DR. GILBERTO CÁRDENAS AND BENJAMIN SÁENZ, SALOMON BALDENEGRO ON FOUR WOMEN WHO WERE FEMINISTS BEFORE THEIR TIMES AND RICARDO ROMO ON NEW EXHIBIT AT THE … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.18.25 THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS WITH MY HEART SOARS LIKE A HAWK, BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON PUERTO RICO AND THE TRUMP VENEZUELAN GAMBIT AND RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON THE VIRGEN DE … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.11.25
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON GREAT BOOKS FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS, BOBBI MURRAY ON UCLA LAW AND IMMIGRATION PANEL ON ICE RAIDS, EL PROFE QUEZADA NOS DICE ON THE INFLUENCE OF ARAB CULTURE ON THE … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 11.14.25
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: A MOMENT IN TIME BRINGS TOGETHER LEGENDARY CHICANO ARTISTS, RICARDO ROMO ON REGINA MOYA'S CATRINA SCULPTURES, EL PROFE QUEZADA REFLECTS ON LA SEMITA, AND ARTIST LINDA VALLEJO … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 9.27.25
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: REMEMBERING EL GRAN JOSÉ MONTOYA WITH "EL LOUIE," RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON JUAN GABRIEL HOMAGE, EL PROFE QUEZADA ON JOVITA IDAR QUARTER AND IRE'NE LARA SILVA READING … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 9.05.25
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: IT'S HATCH CHILE TIME! VIDEOS: LA PELADA AND HATCH THE CHILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD, AND GREEN CHILE RECIPES. ALSO EL PROFE QUEZADA ON CURANDERISMO IN THE BARRIO. This week … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 07.10.25
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ANGELA VALENZUELA ON ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ, A MONUMENT TO CRUELTY; BOBBI MURRAY ON ICE'S PSYCHOLOGICAL DAMAGE; RICARDO ROMO ON BORDERLANDS ARTIST LUIS LOPEZ AND JOSÉ UMPIERRE ON … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 6.19.25
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LATINOPIA AT NO KINGS DAY CELEBRATION, JORGE RODRÍGUEZ ON THE DODGERS NEED TO STAND UP, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON THE LATE, GREAT MASTER SCULPTOR JESÚS MOROLES AND … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 03.08.25
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA. RICARDO ROMO ON THE ART OF VINCENT VALDEZ, CELEBRATING FIFTEEN YEARS OF LATINOPIA: 1970 CHICANO MORATORIUM, SOÑIA ROMERO'S URBAN OASIS MURAL, THE 1970 CHICANO MORATORIUM ON … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA HERO LUPE ONTIVEROS – A REMEMBRANCE
Lupe Ontiveros - A Remembrance By Jesús Treviño _______________________________________________ On July 26, 2012, acclaimed actress Lupe Ontiveros passed away, the victim of cancer. She left … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG JESÚS SALVADOR TREVIÑO “DIVERSITY ALSO MEANS LATINOS”
“Two nights ago, a group of Mexican Americans picketed the Academy Awards presentation. The picket was in protest over the caricatures and racist representation of Mexicans in motion … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD TREVIÑO READS “ARRULLO”
Latinopia Word Trevino reads Arrullo from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Jesús Salvador Treviño is an author, television director and filmmaker. His short story collection, Return to Arroyo Grande, won … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA TEATRO CRYSTAL CITY 1969
Latinopia Theater Crystal City 1969 from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Teatro Cara Mia is a Houston based theater company whose original production Crystal City 1969, celebrates the walk-out by students … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 06.03.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LUIS TORRES ON THE LEGACY OF CHRIST STRACHWITZ, HECTOR GALAN ON WHAT THE FILMMAKER BRINGS TO A DOCUMENTARY, RICARDO ROMO ON THE ART OF OMAR RODRIGUEZ AND MARK GUERRERO'S EAST … [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 MUSIC LOS POCHOS “MARGIE”
Though Conjunto Music originated in Texas, it is by no means limited to that state. In Los Angeles, California the conjunto group Los Pochos carries on the decades-long tradition. The accordionist is … [Read more...]
BIOGRAPHY – JOSE MARTÍ
José Martí was a world class poet and essayist whose literary works ushered in the modernist literary tradition in Latin American letters. He was also an impassioned revolutionary who spent most of … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA MUSIC MITOTE “LA BRUMA” (THE MIST)
Latinopia Music Mitote La Bruma from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Mitote (the Gathering) is a Texas-based Jarocho music group that includes Estevan Azcona, Alex Chavez, Santiago Guerra and Mincho Jacob. … [Read more...]