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TALES OF TORRES 04.03. 26 RAZA AND OTHERS DEMONSTRATE AT NO KINGS RALLIES

NO KINGS PROTEST RAZA AND OTHERS DEMONSTRATE AT THE NO KINGS RALLIES.           My favorite sign – a very succinct and telling placard—at this past weekend’s protest in Pasadena, California read … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Tales of Torres Tagged With: Luis R.. Torres, Tales of Torres

April 3, 2026 by wpengine

TALES OF TORRES 1.08.26 INVASION OF VENEZUELA -THE LATEST PENDEJADA

The Latest Trump Pendejada: the Invasion of Venezuela We’re gonna run Venezuela. That’s the word from the pathological liar, thief and crook who continues to bamboozle this country and sits in … [Read more...]

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January 8, 2026 by wpengine

LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW LUIS TORRES ON “BORDERS OF CARE”

Immigrants, undocumented or not, seek and receive less medical attention than any other population in the country. A new book explains why. The current hostility toward immigrants in the United … [Read more...]

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October 3, 2025 by wpengine

TALES OF TORRES 7.17.25 DONALD TRUMP- TERROR AND INTIMIDATION

Terror and Intimidation Are the Order of the Day The Pendejo-in-Chief got to sign his Big Beautiful Baloney Bill into law. The consequences will be felt for a long time. None of them good, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Tales of Torres Tagged With: Donald Trump, ICE raids, Luis Torres, Tales of Torres

July 17, 2025 by wpengine

TALES OF TORRES 4.10.25 TRUMP’S PERNICIOUS PENDEJADAS

“Another Day, Another Donald Trump Pernicious Pendejada”   Another day, another Donald Trump pendejada. Another unethical, illegal and abominably dangerous pendejada. At the moment, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Tales of Torres Tagged With: Luis R.. Torres, Trump Pendejadas

April 10, 2025 by wpengine

TALES OF TORRES 1.25.25 TRUMP INAUGURAL

TRUMP INAUGURAL By Luis Torres Trump’s Strongman Stuff is Already in Evidence and the term has just begun The steamroller of fascism in the United States has begun to roll in earnest. We … [Read more...]

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January 25, 2025 by wpengine

TALES OF TORRES with LUIS TORRES – AFTER TRUMP: THE TWILIGHT ZONE

“Twilight Zone” Helped Me Cope with the News of the Hideous Trump Election By Luis Torres The shock of the election results on November 4 began reverberating in my head and in my very being … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Tales of Torres Tagged With: Luis R.. Torres, Post-Election malaise, Tales of Torres

November 23, 2024 by wpengine

TALES OF TORRES REMEMBERING FERNANDO VALENZUELA 10.25.24

REMEMBERING FERNANDO VALENZUELA By Luis Torres When Fernando Valenzuela pitched a memorable no-hitter at Dodger Stadium on June 29, 1990, legendary broadcaster Vin Scully intoned over the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Tales of Torres Tagged With: Fernando Valenzuela, Lusi R. Torres, Tales of Torres

October 25, 2024 by wpengine

TALES OF TORRES 4.18.21 “FERNANDOMANIA”

HOW I ENDED UP BEING FERNANDO VALENZUELA’S HOMIE 40 YEARS AGO Wow! How time flies. It’s been 40 years since Los Angeles (and the Chicanada throughout the country) was mesmerized by Fernandomania. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Tales of Torres Tagged With: Fernando Valenzuela, Fernandomania, Luis R.. Torres, Tales of Torres

April 17, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

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...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Tales of Torres Tagged With: Donald Trump, Luis R.. Torres, Tales of Torres

November 25, 2023 by wpengine

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...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Tales of Torres Tagged With: Luis R.. Torres, MOLAA, Museum of Latin American Art, Tales of Torres

November 1, 2015 by Breht Burri

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...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Tales of Torres Tagged With: Blue Beetle, Luis R.. Torres, Review of Blue Bettle, Tales of Torres

September 1, 2023 by wpengine

TALES OF TORRES – REMEMBERING CHRIS STRACHWITZ

“If it wasn’t for Chris Strachwitz, Los Lobos wouldn’t have happened the way they did.” I was saddened to hear that Chris Strachwitz, the visionary and indefatigable music producer and founder … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Tales of Torres Tagged With: Chris Trachwitz, Los Lobos, Lusi R. Torres, Tales of Torres

June 3, 2023 by wpengine

TALES OF TORRES 05.25.23 LETS GET RID OF ACTIVE SHOOTER DRILLS

Let’s get rid of the presumed need for “active-shooter drills” in our schools Desafortunadamente, we observe a horrifying anniversary this week. A year ago, this country was convulsed by the deadly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Tales of Torres Tagged With: Luis R.. Torres, Tales of Torres, Uvalde killings

May 26, 2023 by wpengine

LATINOPIA HERO GLORIA MOLINA – A CHICANA PIONEER

GLORIA MOLINA: A CHICANA PIONEER. Like many, many others, I was saddened to learn of the passing of Gloria Molina. She had battled cancer for three years. Accolades poured in from public … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, LATINOPIA HERO, Tales of Torres Tagged With: Gloria Molina, Luis R.. Torres, Passing of Gloria Molina

May 20, 2023 by wpengine

TALES OF TORRES I’M GEORGE SANTOS AND THAT’S THE TRUTH!

Hello. My name is George Santos. I used to go by a different name—Luis Torres. Actually, I used to go by several different names, but that’s beside the point. What is the point? The point is I wanna … [Read more...]

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February 3, 2023 by wpengine

TALES OF TORRES THANKSGIVING LEFTOVERS 11.27.21

Thanksgiving Day has come and gone, leaving lots of leftovers – both actual and metaphorical. Above the din of football game crowds emanating from the nonstop television in the next room, there were … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Tales of Torres Tagged With: Luis R.. Torres, Tales of Torres, Thanksgiving leftovers

November 26, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

TALES OF TORRES 10.15.22 RACIST COMMENTS A SETBACK FOR LATINOS

Secretly Recorded Racist Comments by Public Officials Are a Setback for Latinos !Chingao!              Latino political “leaders” have created a tsunami of controversy and social chingasos … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Tales of Torres Tagged With: Luis R.. Torres, Tales of Torres

October 14, 2022 by wpengine

TALES OF TORRES 03.26.22 “LET’S GET STUPID ON CRIME”

“Let’s Get Stupid on Crime” For Latinos and African Americans, it seems like we’re living in the surreal world of the Racism Mambo: one step forward, two steps back. Politicians and pundits … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Tales of Torres Tagged With: Luis R.. Torres, Tales of Torres

March 26, 2022 by Tia Tenopia

TALES OF TORRES “ADIOS TO TRUMP”

Adios to Trump, the Pendejo-in-Chief Our long national nightmare is over – well, ya mero. And ya era tiempo. And Latinos played a positive role in putting an end to a presidency that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Tales of Torres Tagged With: Election aftermath, Luis R.. Torres, Tales of Torres

November 14, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

TALES OF TORRES 6.20.20 “NOT JUST A FEW BAD APPLES”

This is not just a matter of “a few bad apples” in the police department The televised killing of George Floyd has slapped this country awake. It has forced this country, among other things, to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Tales of Torres Tagged With: Discrimination against Latinos, George Floyd, Luis R.. Torres, Tales of Torres

June 20, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

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

April 10, 2026 By wpengine

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 of the governorship and the Esencia megaproject, a residential development in the southwest of the island. They grab attention for the large sums of money they handle, […]

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

April 10, 2026 By wpengine

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 la firma de cabildeo que fundó el hoy secretario de la gobernación y el megaproyecto Esencia, un desarrollo residencial en el suroeste de la Isla. Acaparan la atención […]

TALES OF TORRES 04.03. 26 RAZA AND OTHERS DEMONSTRATE AT NO KINGS RALLIES

April 3, 2026 By wpengine

NO KINGS PROTEST RAZA AND OTHERS DEMONSTRATE AT THE NO KINGS RALLIES.           My favorite sign – a very succinct and telling placard—at this past weekend’s protest in Pasadena, California read simply: “Arrogant, Depraved Racist.” The protest sign appeared above photos of Donald Trump and Stephan Miller, the diabolical architect of Trump’s immigration […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 4.10.26 CHICANO PRINTS AT UT AUSTIN’S BLANTON MUSEUM

April 10, 2026 By wpengine

The UT Austin’s Blanton Museum of Art is currently featuring ten Chicano art prints from the Gilberto Cardenas-Dolores Garcia collection. Among those on exhibit are Carlos Cortez, Leo Limón, and Alma López, discussed in this story. Graphic artist Carlos Cortez was a Chicago-based writer, poet, illustrator, muralist, and activist. He is best known for his […]

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