Latino arts, history and culture
This photograph commemorates the painting of an international mural on a wall in Belfast, Northern Ireland coordinated by a Chicano muralist, Victor Ochoa, in July of 1997. How a Chicano from San … [Read more...]
Latinopia Art César Martínez at Borderlands from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Icons and Symbols of the Borderlands is an art exhibit at the Centro de Artes Museum in San Antonio, Texas. … [Read more...]
Diana Molina: The Art of the Borderlands Diana Molina’s 2020 book, Icons & Symbols of the Borderlands, is a rich compilation of more than 100 contemporary art images and photographs of the … [Read more...]
Liz González is a poet, fiction writer and creative writing instructor whose poetry collection Beneath Bones (Manifest Press) was published in 2000. Her most recent work is the poetry collection, … [Read more...]
Lessons of the Great Depression: A Latino Perspective By Ricardo Romo, PhD A New York Times front page article on Sunday [Feb. 7, 2021] titled “As Jobs Dry Up, Renters Pack in and Fall Behind” got my … [Read more...]
Latinopia Cinema A.P. Gonzalez The Wetback from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. A.P.Gonzalez is a writer/director and professor at the University of California at Los Angeles. His most recent film, which … [Read more...]
Trumpism: A Death Cult… “The (Republican) party is his. It doesn’t belong to anybody else.” QAnon Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) Whom are you not allowed to criticize? Following the … [Read more...]
Randy Jurado Ertll is a Salvadoran American author, columnist and political activist who has written a trilogy of novels based on Salvadoran myths and legends. In this Latinopia Plática, he discusses … [Read more...]
Randy Jurado Ertll, a Salvadoran American author and political activist, has written a trilogy of novels based on Salvadoran myths and legends. In this Latinopia Plática, he talks about the second and … [Read more...]
Bienvenidos otra vez a La Voz Newspaper. Primeramente, we would like to call to your attention a number of our stories in this issue. First is the article on page 4 about what the University of … [Read more...]
Juan Augustín Márquez is the writer and director of the feature length documentary The Last Colony. Latinopia is proud to showcase the trailer for this important film. T … [Read more...]
Crisis de la Esperanza Parte IV Esperanza Política Si aceptamos que la inmovilidad en la condición política mas indigna imaginable por seis siglos y bajo dos naciones, se presenta como … [Read more...]
Randy Jurado Ertll is a Salvadoran American author and political activist. He and his family fled the civil war in El Salvador by coming to the United States. He grew up in violence-torn South Central … [Read more...]
This week Mark Guerrero's Chicano Music Chronicles features the music of Carmencristina Moreno, a multi-talented vocalist/actress whose voice and singing ability rivals singers like Joan Baez and … [Read more...]
The Covid-19 virus has had a disastrous impact on all Americans. Particularly had hit have been the performing arts and plastic arts which require audience attendance, something not possible during … [Read more...]
Latinopia Event Puerto Rico's Crisis - Two from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. The government of Puerto Rico has been under financial stewardship imposed by the United States Congress since it declared it … [Read more...]
Kathy Gallegos, Director of the Avenue 50 Art Gallery, has previously spoken about the impact of the Covid-19 virus on artists and the art community. In this Latinopia Plática, host Jesús Treviño … [Read more...]
Decency is not transactional… Again, by your leave, I’m going to deviate from my usual diet of politics and such and focus on a topic that is more personal, more intimate, yet just as important as … [Read more...]
Latino Art: The Joy of Collecting and Giving In mid-January 2021 the McNay Art Museum opened an exhibit of Latino prints featuring the works of Richard Duardo, John Valadez, Cesar Martinez, … [Read more...]
“The White Nationalist Barbarians Storm the Gate(s) of the U.S. Capitol” The white nationalist barbarians, aided and abetted by their Führer—President Donald J. Trump—stormed and entered the … [Read more...]
Burundanga de Zocotroco Crisis de la Esperanza Parte III Educación y Desesperanza La primera parte de este largo ensayo propone el diagnostico de desesperanza y presenta la evidencia … [Read more...]
