THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 05/21/22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS WITH SAL BALDENEGRO ON ADALBERTO "BETO" GUERRERO, LATINOPIA EVENT 1896 TERESA URREA, DR. DAVID ROMO ON THE LEGACY OF TERESA URREA AND NORA NARANJO-MORSE … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 05.21.23 “ADALBERTO “BETO” GUERRERO
History surrounds us… Again, I will forego writing about political issues. Instead, I will try to do justice to a history maker, someone whose advocacy had national implications, someone I was … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 1896 TERESA URREA
Dr. David Romo is a borderlands historian with a specialty in the history of El Paso, Texas. one of the little known but important precursors to the Mexican Revolution of 1910 was the faith healer and … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 1896 LEGACY OF TERESA URREA
Dr. David Romo, a Borderlands historian, has documented the life of Teresa Urrea, a faith healer and politicla ctivist who is now considered one of the precursors to the Mexican Revolution of 1910. … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA TEATRO OCTAVIO SOLIS ON PRODUCING THE PLAY
Acclaimed playwright and director Octavio Solis has authored more than 25 plays which have been produced across the United States. In Part Two of his Latinopia interview, Octavo speaks about how he … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA TEATRO OCTAVIO SOLIS ON WRITING THE PLAY
Octavio Solis is a celebrated American playwright and director who has authored more than 25 plays including his most famous ones: Lydia, Santos & Santos and Man of the Flesh. In this Latinopia … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD EDWARD VIDAURRE READS “GENERATION Z”
Edward Vidaurre is a South Texas poet who was named the 2018-2019 City of McAllen, Texas Poet Laureate. He is also publisher and editor-in-chief of FlowerSong Press. He was inducted into the Texas … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 05.06.22 FIDENCIO DURAN
Fidencio Duran: A Painter Who Captures Latino Culture and Traditions in Everyday Life Texas artist Fidencio Duran has been climbing tall scaffolds since he won a commission to complete a mural … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD EDWARD VIDAURRE READS “GOD IS”
Edward Vidaurre is a South Texas Poet who was inducted into the prestigious Texas Institute of Letters on April 23, 2022. As part of his induction he was asked to read from his works. He read "God Is" … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD CÉSAR DE LEÓN READS “NOTES FROM MY HOOD”
César Leonardo De León is a poet from South Texas who won the 2022 John A. Robertson Award for First Book of Poetry bestowed by the Texas Institute of Letters. Here he reads the poems "Notes from my … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 05.13.22 CARLOS ROSALES-SILVA
Carlos Rosales-Silva’s Abstract Imagery Captures Latino Culture Carlos Rosales-Silva, a resident of New York City for the past decade, relies on memory, photographs, and historical accounts of … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 04.30.22
Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre La atención pública en la Isla del Encanto en los últimos tiempos ha estado enfocada en la determinación del tribunal Supremo Federal en cuanto a la … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA HERO DR. ARMANDO NAVARRO
Dr. Armando Navarro was an acclaimed scholar, community activist and mentor to generations of students. He passed away on April 19, 2022. Immigrant rights attorney Russell Jaurequi remembers his … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD CÉSAR DE LEÓN SPEAKING WITH GRACKLES
César Leonardo De León is a south Texas poet whose poetry collection Speaking with Grackles by Soapberry Trees won the 2022 John A. Robertson award for Best First Book of Poetry by the Texas … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG “ARE WE DONE WITH CINCO DE MAYO YET?”
ARE WE DONE WITH CINCO DE MAYO YET? There was a time when I would look forward to Cinco de Mayo because it was time to celebrate and affirm my Mexicanness. I knew all about the history of the … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA HERO ROLANDO HINOJOSA-SMITH
Remembering a Premier Chicano Writer: Rolando Hinojosa-Smith by Dr. Ricardo Romo Rolando Hinojosa-Smith, a long-time professor of Spanish, English, and Creative Writing at the University of … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 05.13.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: PLAYWRIGHT OCTAVIO SOLIS ON WRITING A PLAY AND THEN HOW TO BRING IT TO LIFE, EDWARD VIDAURRE READS "GENERATION Z" AT THE TEXAS INSTITUTE OF LETTERS AND RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 05.06.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: EDWARD VIDAURRE READS "GOD IS," CÉSAR DE LEÓN READS "NOTES FROM MY HOOD," RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT LOOKS AT THE ART OF FIDENCIO DURAN, AND GUEST BLOG: JESÚS TREVIÑO ON ARE … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 04.30.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: REMEMBERING LATINOPIA HERO DR. ARMANDO NAVARRO, POET CÉSAR DE LEÓN READS SPEAKING WITH GRACKLES BY SOAPBERRY TREES, EL ZOCOTROCO ON RECENT SUPREME COURT RULING, ONCE AGAIN, … [Read more...]