Latino arts, history and culture
I slowly became aware that I was conscious. That it was dark and that I was screaming. “Hold him down,” someone said. The babble of voices in my head was deafening. It was as if a hundred people … [Read more...]
AFTERMATH. The drone of the helicopters driven by the Oñate zombies was still ringing in my ears when I turned to Pearl. We embraced tightly. Vida, whining persistently, wanted to be part of the … [Read more...]
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...]
This photo was taken on August 30, 1972. It shows the registration tables in the lobby of the Paso Del Norte hotel in El Paso, … [Read more...]
Latinopia Word Myrna Nieves from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Myrna Nieves is a poet and professor at Boricua College of New York. Her poem "Nonconformist," reflects her experiences growing up in Puerto … [Read more...]
Latinopia Cinema Ruth Livier from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Ruth Livier was the star of the Showtime drama series Resurrection Blvd. Now she has now created her own webisode drama series about a … [Read more...]
Yelyna De Leon is an accomplished actress of stage and screen whose television credits include The Shield, Roswell and Resurrection Blvd. While at UCLA she made her directorial debut with the short … [Read more...]
RESEARCH CREDITS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: In addition to original source materials such as pamphlets, flyers, notices, newspaper articles, the following scholarly books and articles were consulted in … [Read more...]
COPYRIGHT CREDITS LATINOPIA.COM IS A FIRM BELIEVER IN THE SANCTITY OF COPYRIGHT. AT A TIME WHEN INTERNET THEFT IS RAMPANT, LATINOPIA ENDEAVORS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD RUDOLFO ANAYA BLESS ME ÚLTIMA. New Mexico author Rudolfo Anaya speak so his childhood in Pastura, New Mexico and that childhood led the writer to his landmark novel Bless Me Última. … [Read more...]
Latinopia Cinema - Villalobos Urban Cowboy from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Rey Villalobos is a director of photography for such motion pictures as Urban Cowboy, Nine to Five, A Bronx Tale and American … [Read more...]
For years the Mexican American community in the United States suffered from educational neglect, unemployment, job and political discrimination and law enforcement abuses. In the late … [Read more...]
1968 and 1969 were years when Mexican American high school students throughout the United States protested the inferior education they were receiving by simply walking out of school en masse. … [Read more...]
Welcome to Latinopia.com, the premiere site for Latino history, art, music, literature, theater, cinema and food in the United States! Latinopia is dedicated to utilizing the internet … [Read more...]
RUBEN GUEVARA AND JOHN DINSMORE. East Los Angeles rocker Ruben Guervara arrives with an original song, Con Safos" accompanied by John Dinsmore, drummer for the rock group The Doors. Also watch for a … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
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, 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.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...]
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...]
