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BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 10.01.26 (ENGLISH)

Burundanga from Zocotroco José M. Umpierre At this point, it would be absurd to deny the irrefutable. Despite the many evidences and experiences to the contrary, I have not lost the … [Read more...]

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October 1, 2026 by wpengine

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 10.01.26

Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre A estas alturas, sería absurdo negar lo irrefutable. A pesar de la mucha evidencia y la experiencia en contra, no he perdido la fascinación con el … [Read more...]

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October 1, 2026 by wpengine

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO (ENGLISH) 9.18.26

At the risk of self-promotion criticism, I submit to what is usually my space, the text presented by my friend Jorge Escudero Franceschini in the premiere of the documentary La Tierra de Borikén. The … [Read more...]

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September 17, 2026 by JT

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 9.18.26

Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre A riesgo de crítica de auto promoción, someto a lo que suele ser mi espacio, el texto que presentó mi amigo Jorge Escudero Franceschini en el estreno … [Read more...]

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September 17, 2026 by wpengine

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 8.14.26 WATER (ENGLISH VERSION)

José M. Umpierre Journalistic reports are usually composed of events, data and the way in which the event is reflected or affects people. In that case, the event is the water situation in … [Read more...]

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August 14, 2026 by wpengine

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 07.09.26 (ENGLISH) TURNING EIGHTY: COSTS AND BENEFITS

I'm 80 years old. It is a round number, with the forcefulness that eight decades can have. I don't claim prowess, although living beyond the average life expectancy is still an achievement. Adequacy, … [Read more...]

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July 9, 2026 by wpengine

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 07.09.26 OCTOGENARIO: COSTOS Y BENEFICIOS

Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre Octogenario: costos y beneficios Cumplo 80 años. Es un número redondo, con la contundencia que pueden tener ocho décadas. No reclamo proeza, aunque … [Read more...]

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July 9, 2026 by wpengine

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO (ENGLISH) 4.10.26 OLIGARCHY AND KAKOCRACY: MONEY TAKS

Oligarchy and Kakocracy Boricua: money talks... Two events currently dominate public attention in Puerto Rico: the legislative views to attend the lobbying firm founded by the current secretary … [Read more...]

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April 10, 2026 by wpengine

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 04.10.16 OLIGARQUIA Y KAKOCRACIA BORICUA MONEY TALKS…

Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre Oligarquía y Kakocracia Boricua: money talks… Dos sucesos dominan actualmente la atención pública en Puerto Rico: las vistas legislativas para atender … [Read more...]

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April 10, 2026 by wpengine

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 3.15.26 (ENGLISH) A PRETEXT

Pretext Dreams have an important role in people's lives. Sometimes as premonitions, sometimes cryptic and mysterious, capricious and occasionally the odd nightmare. I'm busy with those dreams … [Read more...]

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March 15, 2026 by wpengine

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 3.15.26 PRETREXTO

Tienen los sueños una función importante en la vida de las gentes. A veces premonitorios, a veces crípticos y misteriosos, apariciones caprichosas, con una que otra pesadilla. Me ocupan los que sirven … [Read more...]

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March 15, 2026 by wpengine

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO (ENGLISH) 02.27.26 A PERMANENT STATE OF EMERGENCY IN PUERTO RICO

Burundanga from Zocotroco José M. Umpierre Permanent State of Emergency Puerto Rico's electrical system has been diagnosed as a Permanent State of Emergency. The generation and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Burundanga Boricua Tagged With: Burundanga Boricua del Zocotroco, José M. Umpierre, Puerto Rico energy crisis

February 27, 2026 by wpengine

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 02.27.26 ESTADO DE EMERGENCIA

Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre Estado de Emergencia Permanente El sistema electrico de Puerto Rico se ha diagnosticado en Estado de Emergencia Permanente. La generación y … [Read more...]

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February 27, 2026 by wpengine

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 2.19.26 (ENGLISH) FROM PUERTO RICO WITH LOVE, BENITO

Since the news broke months ago that Benito Antonio (Bad Bunny) Martinez Ocasio would be in charge of the mid-game entertainment and that the show would take place in Spanish, a controversy arose that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Burundanga Boricua Tagged With: Bad Bunny, Bad Bunny at Super Bowl, Burundanga Boricua del Zocotroco, Jessica Alba

February 19, 2026 by wpengine

BURUNDANGA BORICUA 2.19.26 BENITO: DE PUERTO RICO CON AMOR

Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre De Puerto Rico con amor: Benito Desde que apareció la noticia meses atrás que Benito Antonio (Bad Bunny) Martinez Ocasio estaría a cargo del … [Read more...]

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February 19, 2026 by wpengine

BURUNDANGA DEL ZOCOTROCO 1.08.26 LET THE MAYHEM BEGIN (ENGLISH)

Let the mayhem begin. The fact is resounding and forceful: the US Armed Forces invaded Venezuela and took their president, to be tried as a drug trafficker. The operation was a sequel to a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Burundanga Boricua Tagged With: arrest of Nicolas Maduro, Burundanga Boricua del Zocotroco, Trump's invasion of Venezuela

January 8, 2026 by wpengine

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 01.08.26 Y SE FORMÓ LA PELOTERA

Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre Y se Formó la Pelotera El hecho es rotundo y contundente: las Fuerzas Armadas Norteamericanas invadieron Venezuela y tomaron a su presidente, a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Burundanga Boricua Tagged With: Burundanga Boricua del Zocotroco, Nicolas Maduro captured, Trump invades Venezuela

January 8, 2026 by wpengine

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 12.26.25 LA CULTURA GASTRONOMIA EN PUERTO RICO

Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre La cultura Gastronomía en Puerto Rico La gastronomía puertorriqueña es un distintivo cultural sobresaliente de nuestra identidad, importante para los … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Burundanga Boricua Tagged With: Burundanga Boricua del Zocotroco, Gastronomia en Puerto Rico

December 26, 2025 by wpengine

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO (ENGLISH) 12.19.25 PUERTO RICO AND THE MONROE DOCTRINE

And then there is the urgent geopolitical issue "After years of abandonment, the United States will reaffirm and enforce the Monroe Doctrine to restore American preeminence in the Western … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Burundanga Boricua Tagged With: Burundanga Boricua del Zocotroco, José M. Umpierre, US and Venezuela

December 18, 2025 by wpengine

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 12.19.25 EL INAPLAZABLE ASUNTO GEOPOLITICO

Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre Y entonces está el inaplazable asunto Geopolítico “Tras años de abandono, Estados Unidos reafirmará y hará cumplir la Doctrina Monroe para … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Burundanga Boricua Tagged With: Burundanga Boricua del Zocotroco, Estados Unidos y Venezuela, José M. Umpierre

December 18, 2025 by wpengine

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO (ENGLISH) 11.07.25 PANORAMA OF THE REPREHENSIBLE

  The present panorama in a nutshell It is not difficult to adopt a vision of life in which we move from crisis to crisis, one of constant problems and challenges that require … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Burundanga Boricua Tagged With: Burundanga Boricua del Zocotroco, José M. Umpierre, PAN, Program de Asistencia Nutricional

November 7, 2025 by wpengine

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RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 10.29.26 LATINO ART FOR THE FALL IN SAN ANTONIO AND TEXAS

October 29, 2026 By wpengine

Latino art has come of age in the Southwest and beyond, and October is a banner month for Chicano and Mexican art exhibitions in Texas. In mid-October, San Antonio galleries opened three exhibits devoted to the Latino experience. This essay covers the Mercardo/Materials exhibit at the Centro de Artes in San Antonio’s downtown Market Square, […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 10.23.26. LATINA ARTISTS EXPLORE THEMES OF MIGRATION, BORDERS AND CULTURAL PERSISTENCE

October 24, 2026 By wpengine

Latina artists are becoming especially active in painting and sculpture in Southwestern communities with large Latino populations, including Los Angeles, Houston, and San Antonio. In this essay, I highlight two Latina artists who held successful art shows in San Antonio, Texas, over the past year. I begin with the renowned textile weaver Consuelo Jimenez Underwood. […]

EL PROFE QUEZADA NOS DICE – THE SIGNIFICANCE OF RETURNING THE CODEX AZCATITLAN TO MEXICO

October 24, 2026 By wpengine

There are moments when history seems to awaken—when something long kept distant finds its way home, carrying with it the breath of ancestors and the weight of memory.  In Mexico City, such a moment has arrived with the return of the Codex Azcatitlan, a treasured Aztec manuscript that has spent nearly two centuries in France.  […]

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SALOMON BALDENEGRO 10.15.26

October 15, 2026 By wpengine

Where’s the shame? Esos no tienen vergüenza (Those people have no shame). My saintly Nana Petra (she of blessed memory) My Nana would say that of people who were hypocrites, that is, whose actions contradicted their words. Or of people whose behavior was blatantly, knowingly wrong – e.g., starting or spreading hurtful rumors about someone, […]

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