PRODUCTION CREDITS
VIDEO PRODUCTION CREDITS: ART: LATINOPIA ART “WHAT IS CHICANO ART?” Directed, produced and edited by Jesús Salvador Treviño. Cameraman and Director of Photography Armando Acevedo. Latinopia … [Read more...]
TEACHER’S GUIDES
In the next few months, watch for Teacher's Guides on how to maximize use of the Latinopia.com site for classroom instruction. If you have ideas by all means let us know. Drop us an email. … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA CINEMA JOEL JUAREZ PELEA DE GALLOS
Joel Juarez is an independent Latino filmmaker who resides in Los Angele. He speaks about the making of and success of his first dramatic short, Pelea de Gallos (The Cockfight). TO PURCHASE A COPY OF … [Read more...]
AN INTERVIEW WITH MARIO PICAYO, EDITORIAL CAMPANA
AN INTERVIEW WITH MARIO PICAYO, EDITOR IN CHIEF OF EDITORIA CAMPANA AND CAMPANITA BOOKS LATINOPIA: Mario, You are the Editor in Chief of Editorial Campana. How did the Editorial Campana come … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART MOISÉS SALCEDO MURALIST
Latinopia.com - Moises Salcedo from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Moisés Salcedo is a self-educated Phoenix muralist whose works embody imagery of the Chicano experience. Latinopia asked him about his … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA MOMENT IN TIME – THE ELECTION OF ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA
On May 17, 2005 Antonio Villaraigosa and his supporters celebrated his election as the first Mexican American mayor of Los Angeles in one hundred and thirty-three years. Although Mexicans were … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 7.31.16
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: MORE EVERGREEN LATINOPIA VIDEOS–LATINOPIA WORD. CHECK OUT A PANORAMA OF OUR BEST AUTHORS: RUDY ANAYA, PAT MORA, FRANCISCO ALARCON, JUAN FELIPE HERRERA, XOCHITL JULISA BERMEJO … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 6.19.16 TODOS SOMOS ORLANDO
This week Latinopia devotes the entire week to new homepage posts remembering and honoring the 49 victims of the Orlando massacre. Latinopia asked both gay and straight authors to contribute … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 4.17.16
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ALVARO HUERTA ON IMMIGRATION AS A HUMAN RIGHT, JOSÉ UMPIERRE ON PUERTORICAN CUISINE, KAY BROWN’S ONE-WOMAN SHOW, JULIO MEDINA’S SERENDIPITY “SHOW ME YOURS,” AND ANGELA ORTIZ’S … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 3.20.16
THIS WEEK ON LATINPIA: PUERTO RICO’S CIRCO FEST, HERMAN SILLAS ON MONEY AND POLITICAL PARTIES, LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEWS CAMPANITA CHILDREN’S BOOKS, SERGIO HERNANDEZ ON ISIS AND THEIR SECRET WEAPON AND … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 11.22.15
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LUIS TORRES ON TRUMP’S IDEA TO DEPORT IMMIGRANTS, FRANCISCO BALDERRAMA ON WHEN THEY DID IT IN THE 1930S, DON FELIPE ON MEMORY AND GROWING OLD, NORA NARANJO ON “MY FATHER’S … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 11.01.15
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: CHRIS FRANCO ON 57 CHEVY, RIC SALINAS IN 57 CHEVY, LUIS TORRES AND ROSE PORTILLO ON DAY OF THE DEAD, HERMAN SILLAS ON THE VIEW FROM THE PIER, WHAT IS DAY OF THE DEAD? AND … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 11.16.15
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: JESÚS TREVIÑO ON RUDY’S ANAYA’S POEMS FROM THE RIO GRANDE, RUDY ANAYA ON BLESS ME ULTIMA, MARGARITO GARCIA ON THE TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO, MICHAEL SEDANO ON JESÚS TREVIÑO … [Read more...]
ZOMBIE MEX DIARIES 12.22.13 “MOTHER’S DAY REDUX”
MOTHER DAY REDUX. “All aboard!” The van was running and ready to leave for the Mother’s Day picnic. The other zombies quartered at the secret Joshua Tree military training camp who were going to … [Read more...]
ZOMBIE MEX DIARIES 11.24.13 “VEGETARIAN ZOMBIES?”
My discussion with Pearl about eating human flesh made me more thoughtful about Vida, the mutated zombie dog, and her vegetarian diet. Vida shadowed me everywhere I went and I had gotten to thinking … [Read more...]
ZOMBIE MEX DIARIES 10.27.13 “VIDA”
VIDA. “Just remember, you’re here to visit a sick relative. If anyone asks, it’s your uncle José on your mother’s side.” Having narrowly escaped the bombarding metal darts of the Oñate zombie … [Read more...]
ZOMBIE MEX DIARIES 7.08.13
THE BATTLE OF JUMBO ROCKS. The drive back to the Joshua Tree zombie training compound was somber. Pearl and I didn’t look at one another, each lost in our own thoughts. Filomino was convinced … [Read more...]
MY FATHER’S DAY-NOT by Lazaro De La Tierra
FATHER’S DAY–NOT. I really dread Father’s Day. Why? Ever since I can remember, all around me kids at school with fathers talking about what gift they’ll get their dad, the great times they’ll have. … [Read more...]
ZOMBIE MEX DIARIES 5.27.13
BASIC TRAINING. The last moment of civilized rest any of us zombies got for a while was the Mother’s Day picnic in Joshua Tree. That’s the picnic I didn’t attend because the Oñate zombies had … [Read more...]
ZOMBIE MEX DIARIES 2.18.13
THE REAL MR. NEZ “Yes, the Fountain of Youth,” a voice behind us said. “And a world where humans and zombies can live peacefully together.” I turned to see that Mr. Nez had returned to the main … [Read more...]