RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 12.02.23
Andres de Tapia Wrote An Eyewitness Account of the Conquest in Mexico in 1519 Bernal Diaz del Castillo, a soldier of fortune who served under Hernan Cortes in the conquest of Mexico, provided a … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 12.09.23
The Virgin de Guadalupe and the Origins of Mexican National Consciousness The apparition of the Virgin de Guadalupe on December 12, 1531 on the hills of Tepeyac, Mexico signaled the beginning … [Read more...]
MIS PENSAMIENTOS with ALFREDO SANTOS 12.09.23
Bienvenidos al ultimo ejemplar de La Voz para el año 2023. Parece que no, pero este año pasó medio rapido para mi. El el caso mio, me pusieron un pacemaker en enero porque me andaba cayendo. Como … [Read more...]
TALES OF TORRES TRUMP 11.24.23 TAKE TRUMP AT HIS WORD
Trump is a Dangerous Menace and He is Showing What He Is: Take Him at His Word by Luis Torres In the current media landscape we usually hear or read bits and pieces of the human pendejada … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 11.24.23
A Reunion of the Gallista Artists at Dock Space Gallery Art reunions can be problematic. They can be especially difficult and challenging if the artists are asked to create new works. In any … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 11.16.23
Vicente Telles: A Latino Who Preserves and Redefines New Mexican Art Vicente Telles is an award-winning Santero retablo painter of saints and a highly talented portrait painter from the South … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMOS TEJANO REPORT 11.04.23
Celebrating Day of the Dead in San Antonio, Texas Dia de los Muertos or Day of the Dead is celebrated on November 1st and 2nd by Mexicans wherever they live. It is one of Mexico’s most … [Read more...]
TALES OF TORRES 10.28.23 “DAY OF THE DEAD”
The Chicanada and the Day of the Dead The Day of the Dead is upon us. Millions of people in Mexico and many Mexican Americans/Chicanos in the United States will be observing the day, an … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 10.28.22 EL ASUNTO NO ES NUEVO
Burundanga de Zocotroco El asunto no es nuevo, no por ello deja de ser relevante, particularmente en un mar de incertidumbre en que la Isla navega al garete, sin un norte que dirija, sin … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 10.11.23 HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH LATINO ARTISTS
Hispanic Heritage Month Highlights Latino Artists in Exciting Venues October is one of the preeminent months for showcasing the works of Latino artists. Many art museums and galleries across … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 10.28.23
Joao Quiroz’s first art lessons came from visiting the churches in the surrounding towns of his home in Zacatecas, Mexico. Church art had many facets notably religious statues, wall paintings, and … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 10.13.23 BORDERLANDS THEMES AT CHICANO PARK MUSEUM
Latino Artists Display Borderland Themes at Chicano Park Museum The Son de Allá y Son de Acá exhibit at Chicano Park Museum in San Diego opens at a moment when United States immigration … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 10.06.23
Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre La Universidad de Puerto Rico, en particular la inestabilidad en la gobernanza del Recinto de Ciencias Médicas ocupa los titulares de prensa y … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 9.22.23 LATINOS CELEBRATE DIEZ-Y-SEIS
Latinos Celebrate Mexican Independence, Diez y Seis, With San Antonio Philharmonic Orchestra September has been an amazing month for Lanier High School as it celebrated its 100th … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 10.06.23 “SON DE ALLA Y SON DE ACA”
Chicano Park Museum in San Diego Opens Exhibit Son de Allá y Son de Acá with Forty-Five Latino Artists An exciting new exhibition, Son de Allá y Son de Acá, [They are from there and they are from … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 9.30.23
Latino Artist Carlos Rosales-Silva Creates Gateway Museum Mural The San Antonio Museum of Art [SAMA] has a new bright mural in its spacious Great Hall that serves as the main entrance to the … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 9.15.23
Barrio Mistress of the Words… No writer can be the ‘Master of the Words’ without loving them! Mehmet Murat Ildan, Turkish playwright and novelist Per the opening quote above, Silviana (aka Silvia) … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 9.15.23 SAN ANTONIO’S FOTOSEPTIEMBRE FESTIVAL
Latino Artists Featured in San Antonio’s FotoSeptiembre Festival Michael Mehl, the founder and director of the photography festival FOTOSEPTIEMBRE-SAFOTO, describes himself as a composer, … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMOS TEJANO REPORT 9.09.23 AL RENDON’S 50 YEAR RETROSPECTIVE
A Photographer of Latino Culture: Al Rendon’s 50-Year Retrospective Exhibit Al Rendon’s retrospective exhibit at the Witte Museum in San Antonio is both illuminating and fascinating. It is … [Read more...]
MIS PENSAMIENTOS with ALFREDO SANTOS 9.15.23
Bienvenidos otra vez a La Voz Newspaper. Empezamos by calling to your attention the cover for September. I saw this young man on American’s Got Talent a few weeks ago and man did he make an … [Read more...]
TALES OF TORRES A CHICANO SHOT AT BEETLEMANIA 9.01.23
Chicanos have been carrying metaphorical pitchforks and flaming torches for years—demonstrating and complaining that Hollywood just doesn’t make enough movies by and about Latinos, especially … [Read more...]