LATINOPIA MUSIC CANNIBAL AND THE HEADHUNTERS
Hector Gonzalez is owner of Rampart Records, the vintage record label founded by legendary music producer Eddie Davis. In the 1960s, Davis recorded Chicano bands from E.L.A. such as the Blendells, The … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA CINEMA PEPE SERNA “SCARFACE”
Pepe Serna is an accomplished actor with more than 100 films to his credits and numerous television appearances. One of his most memorable roles was that of "Angel" in the motion picture "Scarface." … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA SHOWCASE VOCES – COL. ENRIQUE CERVANTES
Since 1999, Dr. Maggie Rivas-Rdoriguez has been documenting the history and lives of Latino veterans of World War Tow, Korea and, later, Viet Nam. Each year, Dr. Rivas-Rodriguez conducts an editing … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA TEATRO JOSEFINA LÓPEZ “REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES”
Josefina López is an accomplished poet, playwright and screenwriter whose play, "Real Women Have Curves," was made into a movie in 2002. Latinopia asked Josefina how she came to write "Real Women Have … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA SHOWCASE ON TWO FRONTS
Latinopia Showcase On Two Fronts from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. On September 22, 2015 PBS will broadcast nationally a new documentary produced and directed by award-winning producer Mylene Moreno. … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA SHOWCASE “MEET JULIAN GONZÁLEZ”
The Voces (Voices) Oral History Project at the University of Texas at Austin, Texas, was created by Dr. Maggie Rivas Rodríguez and has now recorded more than 800 oral histories of Latino veterans of … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA MUSIC TEATRO DE LA TIERRA “LIBERTAD”
Members of the Fresno-based theater company, Teatro de la Tierra, perform "Libertad," a musical adaptation by Agustín Lira, director of the group. Lead singer Merlinda Espinosa is accompanied by … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 2012 AMÉRICA TROPICAL PRESERVATION
After forty years of painstaking effort, the mural titled "America Tropical, originally painted in 1932 by Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros, and later whitewashed, has been preserved with a new … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 1932 AMÉRICA TROPICAL WHITEWASH
In 1932, the Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros was invited to Los Angeles by the Chouinard Art Institute. During his six month stay, he painted three murals, the most controversial of which was … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA CINEMA ON TWO FRONTS
LATINOPIA CINEMA ON TWO FRONTS from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Mylene Moreno is an award-winning documentary producer and director whose credits include Episode One of the acclaimed four-part PBS … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA TEATRO DIANE ON LATINO THEATRE
Diane Rodriguez is an actress, stage director and theater administrator who is Associate Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Center Theater Group. She has been involved in Chicano and Latino theater … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD ALBERTO RIOS “THE THEATER OF NIGHT”
Alberto "Tito" Ríos is an Arizona poet whose works include ten books of poetry, three collections of short stories and a memoir. He reads here the title poem from his collection "The Theater of … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA CINEMA SINGING OUR WAY TO FREEDOM
Paul Espinosa is an acclaimed filmmaker whose credits include documentary and narratives films such as The Lemon Grove Incident, And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him and Ballad of an Unsung Hero. His … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA DOCUMENT CONSTITUTION OF PUERTO RICO
CONTEXT: When Spanish explorers encountered Puerto Rico in 1493 they claimed it for the Spanish crown. Puerto Rico remained under Spanish rule for four hundred years until 1898 when the United … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA CINEMA ROBERT BELTRAN ON STAR TREK VOYAGER
Robert Beltran is an accomplished actor of stage, screen and television.He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Raoul in the cult film, "Eating Raoul," and as Chakotay in the science fiction … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA CINEMA RICHARD YÑIGUEZ ON ANTHONY QUINN
What is it like to act opposite a screen legend? Richard Yñiguez, star of the classic movie Boulevard Nights and of numerous television shows, learned early in his career when he landed a role acting … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT THE FIRST THANKSGIVING EL PASO, TEJAS 1598
Centuries before the first Spanish Explorers ventured into the El Paso region, the "High Plains" and deserts of the Rio Grande valley were the home of the Mansos, Tiguas, Piro as well as … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA PLÁTICA WHAT DOES JULY 4TH MEAN TODAY?
Latinopia Platica What does July 4th Mean today? from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. In 2020, at a time of a national Coronavirus pandemic and the Black Lives Matter Movement impacted America, Latinopia … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART CHICANO TIME TRIP
Latinopia Art Chicano Time Trip from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Wayne Healy and David Botello have collaborated as a two-man mural team for more than forty years. Working as East Los Streetscapers, … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART GRONK ON THE MORATORIUM MURAL
One of the most recognized murals in East Los Angeles is the "Black and White Mural" which is also known as the "Moratorium Mural." The work was created by Willie Herron and Gronk, co-founders, along … [Read more...]