THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 9.13.24
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: JESÚS TREVIÑO HONORED WITH PIONEER AWARD, SAL BALDENEGRO ON SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE, RICARDO ROMO ON ROLANDO BRISEÑO AND IT'S HATCH CHILE TIME! Hola Latinopians! Your … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA CINEMA JESÚS TREVIÑO HONORED WITH PIONEER AWARD
On September 12, 2024, the East Los Angeles Arts Initiative honored filmmaker and director Jesús Treviño with the Gloria Molina Champion of the Art Pioneer Award for his lifetime of pioneering work in … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS WITH SALOMON BALDENEGRO
Render unto Caesar… The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe with blood for centuries. James Madison, … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT ROLANDO BRISENO 50 YEAR RETROSPECTIVE
Rolando Briseño: A 50-Year Retrospective at the San Antonio Centro de Artes Gallery. Seventy-five stunning drawings, lithographs, screenprints, paintings, photographs, and sculptures dazzle … [Read more...]
DR. TATCHO MINDIOLA TRIBUTE BY DR. ANGELA VALENZUELA AND DR. EMILIO ZAMORA
Tatcho, the son of Hortencia and Tatcho Mindiola Sr. and a retired Professor in Chicano Studies and Sociology at the University of Houston, passed away on August 17 with his wife, Cindy Mindiola, and … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT LATINO ART GAINS NATIONAL RECOGNITION
Latino Art Gains National Recognition The news that the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. recently purchased sixteen screen prints from San Antonio artist Michael Menchaca for its … [Read more...]
MARK GUERRERO’S EAST L.A. STORIES – WILLIE LOYA
This week Mark visits with percussionist/visual artist and founding member of the 1980s East L.A. band Califas, who were a popular band known for the musical diversity and social activism. Willie has … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD DENISE FROST A PUNISHING BREED
Denise Frost is the author of the crime novel A Punishing Breed. She spoke to Latinopia about how her experiences as an administrator at a Los Angeles liberal arts college inspired her novel and the … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG JOSÉ ANGEL GUTIÉRREZ 2024 VOTER REGISTRATION & GOTV
How We Should Do Voter Registration and GOTV I just wrote some suggestions in letter 16, begin with those but let me expand. First, Raza folks need to be asked in person for their vote. Your … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD ERNESTO HOGAN ON WRITING SCIENCE FICTION
Ernesto Hogan is the celebrated author of the novels High Aztech, Smoking Mirror Blues and Cortez on Jupiter. His latest collection of Chicano science fiction is titled Guerilla Mural of a Siren's … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 8.23.24
The Ornelas Family Blends Delicious Puerto Rican Food with Outstanding Latino Art San Antonians love their Mexican food and appreciate Latino art. Dating back to the 1880s, writers and artists … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA HERO DR. TATCHO MINDIOLA JR.
Dr. Tatcho Mindiola Jr., a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and respected member of the Houston community, passed away on August 17, 2024, at the age of 85. Born on May 6, 1939, in Houston, … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA HERO DR. ARMANDO VÁSQUEZ-RAMOS
Armando Vázquez-Ramos was born in Mexico City on August 10th, 1949. He passed away at his home in Long Beach, California on August 4th, 2024, six days short of his 75th. birthday. He was … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD ERNESTO HOGAN GUERILLA MURAL OF A SIREN’S SONG
Ernesto Hogan is arguably the preeminent Chicano science fiction author whose novels include High Aztech, Smoking Mirror Blues and Cortez on Jupiter, His latest collection of science fiction stories … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SALOMON BALDENEGRO 8.17.24
Hypocrisy, thy name is MAGA! When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser. Socrates The above quote captures perfectly the current situation regarding Donald J. Trump vis a vis … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 8.31.24
A Latino Art Journal: South Texas 2024 Walking into the University of California Los Angeles Chicano Studies Research Library one day in 1970 I saw the first Chicano mural in a higher education … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO
Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre De coincidencias se va haciendo la vida y, si se piensa que cada cual escribe su destino, son los encuentros imprevistos los que van apuntando el camino. … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 8.17.24 TERRY YBAÑEZ ARTIST AND COMMUNITY ACTIVIST
Terry Ybañez: Latina Artist and Community Activist Terry Ybañez knew at age five, as she drew and painted flowers and plants she saw in her grandmother’s garden, that she wanted to be an artist. … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 8.09.24 NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER
Latino Art at New Mexico National Hispanic Cultural Center The National Hispanic Cultural Center [NHCC] is located in Albuquerque near the banks of the Rio Grande and is adjacent to the historic … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA PLÁTICA ELENA MINOR ON WRITING POETRY
Elena Minor is a poet and fiction writer whose book of poetry, TITULADA, was published by Noemi Press in 2014. In this Latinopia Plática, Elena talks about how her writing is exploratory and about her … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 8.03.24 SANTE FE TRADITIONAL SPANISH MARKET
Santa Fe’s Traditional Spanish Market And Contemporary Market Attract Thousands of Art Lovers The 72nd annual Traditional Spanish Market opened last weekend, July 27-28, 2024 attracting an … [Read more...]