Latino arts, history and culture
The story of Mamá’s repisa, or home altar, is a deeply personal and spiritual journey that spans decades, homes, and generations. In the 1940s and early 1950s, nestled in the heart of Barrio El … [Read more...]
March 25, 2026 (revised from Nov. 9, 2021, version) By Dr. Álvaro Huerta “Rudy (RIP): An Ode to a Chicano Legend, Dr. Rodolfo F. Acuña” I first met the late, great Dr. Rodolfo F. “Rudy” … [Read more...]
Mark Menjívar’s Murmurations, a new, expansive, mid-career survey exhibition highlighting 16 multifaceted projects from his past 20 years, is currently open at the Contemporary at Blue Star in San … [Read more...]
The current brouhaha in the Confederate South over the Confederate Battle Flag attests to the ferocity of our beliefs in the flags of our fathers, right or wrong the sentiments. The strongest … [Read more...]
“Wifredo Lam: When I Don’t Sleep, I Dream,” the first major U.S. retrospective of the famed Cuban artist, opened in November 2025 and runs through April 11, 2026 at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in … [Read more...]
During a recent thunderstorm, I was reminiscing about my days growing up in my beloved Barrio El Azteca in Laredo, Texas when my beloved Mamá had the habit of covering all the mirrors. Her custom … [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...]
This year’s Centro Cultural Aztlan’s Women Exhibit, Las Mujeres de Aztlan: Mujeres de Fuerza–Women of Strength, celebrated International Women’s Month. Curated by artist Terry Ybanez, the … [Read more...]
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...]
Cruz Ortiz is a prominent San Antonio-based contemporary artist known for his Chicano-Pop style and his social activism through art. He blends personal South Texas experiences with pop culture, … [Read more...]
Debunking the Myths of the Alamo About 6 or 7 years ago the Texas State Historical Association was having its annual event at the Menger Hotel next door to the Alamo in downtown San Antonio. I … [Read more...]
Latinopia preamble. The battle of the Alamo is one of the iconic stories in American history and, over time, has grown in asserting the heroic valor of the Alamo defenders. Particularly significant … [Read more...]
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...]
Jesús Toro Martinez is part of a new exhibition at the San Antonio Central Library presented in partnership with February 2026 Contemporary Art Month (CAM) and Launch SA. A painter of expressive … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
Capirotada, the beloved Mexican bread pudding, carries centuries of history in every warm, cinnamon‑soaked bite. Its origins trace back to Spanish colonial times, when cooks blended Old World … [Read more...]
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...]
The art exhibit, Frida: The Making of an Icon, currently showing at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, has been a spectacular success. Gary Tinterow, Director of the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, … [Read more...]
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...]
“Children do learn what they live. Then they grow up to live what they've learned.” Dorothy Nolte (1924 – 2005), American poet, writer, and family counselor. Historic role reversal… In … [Read more...]
