Latino arts, history and culture
San Antonio Museum of Art Features Latino Works on Paper The San Antonio Museum of Art [SAMA] exhibit, Lovers & Fighters: Prints by Latino Artists in the SAMA Collection, offers a radiant … [Read more...]
“Estado de vergüenza” (State of shame)… The song “Estado de vergüenza” (State of shame) by Los Cenzontles focuses on SB 1070, Arizona’s racist “Show me your papers” law that was enacted in 2010 by … [Read more...]
Severo Pérez is an acclaimed filmmaker, director, playwright and novelist who has just published a memoir titled Filmmaker's Journey. The book chronicles Severo's career in film making concluding with … [Read more...]
Cristina Sosa Noriega: A Latina Artist with Vision and Creativity Cristina Sosa Noriega is excited about working on her newly completed large public art project dedicated to the Girls Scouts of … [Read more...]
Highly respected and beloved colleague and teacher, and one of the early faculty founders of the Chicano Studies Program and the graduate program in Ethnic Studies at the University of California, … [Read more...]
Trump Deranged Syndrome Ever since I discovered the social sciences and diagnostic nomenclature I was fascinated by syndromes, a group of symptoms applied to attempt to define conditions and … [Read more...]
Frank Romero is a master artist, sculptor and muralist whose work spans seven decades. One of his early collaborations was with artists Carlos Almaraz, Gilbert "Magu" Lujan, and Roberto de la Rocha … [Read more...]
Ruiz-Healy Gallery Features Latino Artist Ricky Armendariz In New York City A new exhibit, The Gods Wait to Delight in You…C.B., featuring Texas borderland artist Ricky Armendariz opened … [Read more...]
John J. Valadez is an acclaimed documentary filmmaker whose credits include The Head of Joaquin Murrieta, The Longoria Affair, The Chicano Wave and most recently, American Exile. He spoke to Latinopia … [Read more...]
Severo Pérez is an acclaimed documentary and narrative film director who wrote and directed the feature film, and the earth did not swallow him, based on the novel by Tomas Rivera. Severo spoke to … [Read more...]
Latino Art Enhances San Antonio’s Public Spaces The lead article of the New York Times Business section “Graffiti Goes From Eyesore to Asset” by Isabella Kwai caught my attention on April 6, 2024. … [Read more...]
Burundanga de Zocotroco Síndrome de Desquicio Desde que me inicié en las ciencias sociales tuve fascinación por los síndromes, una colección o conjunto de síntomas que se agrupan para … [Read more...]
Graciela Iturbide’s Photographs Capture Mexico and Latinos in the U.S. In the early 1980s Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide distinguished herself as the most prominent photographer in Mexico … [Read more...]
Ir'ene Lara Silva is a Texas-based poet whose collections include furia (Mouthfeel Press, 2010), Blood Sugar Canto (Saddle Road Press, 2016) and Cuicacalli House of Song ( Saddle Road Press, 2023). … [Read more...]
Mark Guerrero visits with Art Sanchez- bassist, who in the early 70s played with Olde Tyme Religion, who recorded for Warner Brothers Records, and Yaqui, who released an album on Playboy Records. He … [Read more...]
Informal Pathways to Celebrating and Promoting Chicano and Latino Art Fifty years ago the United States witnessed a Chicano Art Renaissance, the start of a new Latino art movement that swept … [Read more...]
Ushi y el País Mirando atrás los vínculos previos, he tenido relaciones muy gratificantes con animales de cuatro patas. A excepción del caballo que me tumbó, arrastró y pateó a los seis … [Read more...]
Latino Art Welcomes International Travelers Over the past seven years, the City of San Antonio Arts and Culture Department has mounted an extensive effort to beautify public spaces in the city. … [Read more...]
Cynthia Guardado is a professor of English at Fullerton College and a poet whose most recent collection of poems is titled Cenizas (Ashes). Here she reads the poem, "Call Me Refugee Four." … [Read more...]
Irish-Chicano Nexus "I’m gonna wear the green sneakers I wore last year to a St.Pat’s party." Mexican American young man, overheard in a grocery store checkout line. Waiting in line at the … [Read more...]
Latinas Celebrate Women’s History Month with a Jovita Idar Mural and Mujeres Exhibit On March 9, a mural recognizing Women’s History Month and honoring Latina civil rights and political … [Read more...]
