THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 04.15.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO ON WHAT IS THE REPUBLICAN DEATH QUOTA? IRE'NE LARA SILVA READS FROM CUICACALLI, HOUSE OF SONG, LUIVETTE RESTO READS FROM LIVING ON ISLANDS NOT FOUND ON MAPS AND … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 04.08.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: MARTHA GONZALEZ ON THE ROLE OF THE ARTIVISTA, THELMA REYNA ON GLORIA ANZALDÚA'S BORDERLANDS/FRONTERA: THE NEW MESTIZA, RICARDO ROMO ON ART AT THE WITTE AND MCNAY GALLERIES, … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 03.31.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON LATINA ARTIST RISE, SPEAK AND ACT, BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON DEATH WITHOUT A DEATH CERTIFICATE, ANDREA GUTIERREZ ON HOW TO GROW OLD AND ALFREDO SANTOS AND MIS … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 03.24.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SILVER SCREEN LATINAS! FRANK BERUMEN ON THE LEGACY OF RAQUEL WELCH, THE LATE DIANE RODRIGUEZ ON HER ROLE IN TERMINATOR TWO, JULIE CARMEN ON HER ROLE IN THE MILAGRO BEANFIELD … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 3.17.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ST. PATRICK'S DAY! SAL BALDENEGRO ON THE IRISH AND MEXICANS, RICARDO ROMO ON THE CHEECH, THE ST. PATRICK'S BATTALION, HOW DO YOU SAY IT IN IRISH? AND, OF COURSE, THE RECIPE FOR … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 03.10.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON THE GLASS ART OF GINI GARCIA, MARK GUERRERO'S EAST L.A. MUSIC STORIES WITH EDDIE DELGADO, CELEBRATING THE HISTORIC DENVER YOUTH CONFERENCE OF 1969 AND JESÚS … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 03.03.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: MORE LATINO SCIENCE FICTION! DAVID BOWLES ON LORDS OF THE EARTH, MARIO ACEVEDO ON THE NYMPHOS OF ROCKY FLATS, ERNIE HOGAN ON HIGH AZTECH AND RUDY CH. GARCIA ON THE CLOSET OF … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 02.24.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SCI-FI! NIKKI HIGH ON OCTAVIA'S BOOKSHELF, RICARDO ROMO ON HOW LATINOS WERE INSPIRED BY MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., AND LATINO SCIENCE FICTION AT RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 02.17.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON JESSE TREVIÑO, MARK GUERRERO'S L.A. STORIES WITH THE LEGENDARY DELGADO BROTHERS, MIS PENSAMIENTOS WITH ALFREDO SANTOS AND DIANA LOPEZ'S QUINCENUNCA: NEVER … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 02.10.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: THE LAST BROWN BERET AND DEL ZAMORA ON ADAPTING A PLAY INTO A MOTION PICTURE, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON CONSUELO JIMENEZ UNDERWOOD AND A PERFORMANCE OF EASTSIDE … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 02.03.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ALVARO HUERTA ON THE LAST BROWN BERET, LUIS TORRES ON GEORGE SANTOS ANTICS, RICARDO ROMO ON ROLANDO BRISEÑO AND MARK GUERRERO'S EAST L.A. STORIES WITH TOM BRAY. This week … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 1.28.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: GREGORIO DAVILA ON UNIDAD: GAY AND LESBIAN LATINOS UNIDOS, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON CRYSTAL CITY 1969, LATINOPIA TEATRO ON CRYSTAL CITY 1969 AND A BIOGRAPHY OF JOSÉ … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 01.07.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: EL ZOCOTROCO ON A PUERTORICAN YEAR IN REVIEW, RICARDO ROMO ON REMEMBERING JOSÉ ESQUIVEL, MARK GUERRERO ON HANK BARRIO AND QUETZAL PERFORMS "VOCES " (VOICES). We start the … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.10.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: BURUNDANGA BORICUA ONCE AGAIN LOOKS AT PUERTORICO'S COLONIAL QUESTION, RICARDO ROMO ON THE NEW MURALS OF SAN ANTONIO, ALFREDO SANTOS' PENSAMIENTOS AT 70 AND WITH CHRISTMAS … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG 9.10.22. FIFTY YEARS OF RAZA UNIDA
It seems like just yesterday. But it was fifty years ago that the La Raza Unida political party held its first national convention in El Paso, Texas. (Chicano activists are celebrating the event this … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 9.03.22 PUERTO RICO’S UNFINISHED JOURNEY
Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre Convaleciendo de mi episodio cardiaco en casas de mi hermana, en solidaridad con mi recuperación, la licenciada en derecho Celina Romany Siaca, tuvo … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 8.27.22 VERONICA CASTILLO
Verónica Castillo: Award-Winning Artist and Clay Sculptor A Smithsonian Museum gallery dedicated to the Latino experience opened on June 18, 2022, at the Washington, D.C. Smithsonian National … [Read more...]
MARK GUERRERO’S EAST LOS ANGELES MUSIC STORIES – GEORGE OCHOA
Singer/songwriter Mark Guerrero interviews singer/songwriter George Ochoa whose history includes being a member of the Slauson Brothers, The Men from SOUND, Cannibal & the Headhunters, Olde Tyme … [Read more...]
MARK GUERRERO’S EAST LOS ANGELES MUSIC STORIES GEREE GONZALEZ
Singer/songwriter Mark Guerrero interviews Geree (Geraldine Gonzalez), the great R&B, Latin, and pop vocalist who has sung with some of the best bands to emerge from East Los Angeles, including … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD RICHARD VARGAS GUERNICA, REVISITED
Richard Vargas is a poet whose latest book of poetry is How a Civilization Begins. At a recent Florycanto gathering at the home of author and founder of the literary blog, La Bloga, Michael Sedano, … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD RICHARD VARGAS CHICANO VIKINGS, PARAMOUNT JR. HIGH, 1969
Richard Vargas is an acclaimed poet whose latest collection is titled How a Civilization Begins. At a recent Florycanto gathering at the home of author and literary activist Michael Sedano, Vargas … [Read more...]