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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 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 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 “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

TALES OF TORRES 12.01.19 “THANKSGIVING LEFTOVERS”

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

December 1, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

TALES OF TORRES 9.07.19 REVIEW OF PLAY “ALWAYS RUNNING”

World Premiere of Play Based on Esteemed Memoir “Always Running” It got a standing ovation on opening night recently and it was well deserved. It just may keep pulling in satisfied audience by … [Read more...]

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

September 8, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

TALES OF TORRES 8.11.19 “EL PASO MASSACRE – CONNECTING THE DOTS”

Trump’s Racist Words and Actions Fan Flames of Mass Shootings It sounds like a bad Quentin Tarantino movie: “Massacre in El Paso.” That’s what newspaper headlines screamed and cable news network … [Read more...]

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

August 11, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

TALES OF TORRES 7.28.19 “STRAIGHT OUT OF BARRIO HOLLYWOOD”

I recently attended an event to honor peripatetic educator, journalist and broadcast executive Frank Cruz. The evening at downtown L.A.’s LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes (they insist on the upper case “A” … [Read more...]

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

July 28, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

TALES OF TORRES 06.16.19 WOMEN HELPING WOMEN IN HOLLYWOOD: HOW ABOUT LATINOS HELPING LATINOS?

Women Helping Women in Hollywood: How about Latinos helping Latinos? Very recently there was a thought-provoking article in the Calendar section of the Los Angeles Times. Basically, it was a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Tales of Torres Tagged With: Emma Thompson, Latinos in Hollywood, Luis R.. Torres, Tales of Torres

June 16, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

TALES OF TORRES 4.07.19 “I WAS A TEENAGE ESSAY WHORE”

A bit like Claude Rains in “Casablanca,” I’m shocked. Shocked at news of the scandalous college admissions scandal. Wow! Stop the presses: it’s news that wealth, position and prestige confer … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Tales of Torres Tagged With: I was Teenage Essay Whore, Luis R.. Torres, Tales of Torres

April 7, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

TALES OF TORRES 11.03.18 “THE ROAD TO FASCISM IS PAVED WITH PERNICIOUS INTENTIONS”

“I am a nationalist.” That’s what Trump shouted at one of his bullshit rallies recently. All he needed was the brown-shirted “heil” salute. How much clearer could this be? We should understand his … [Read more...]

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

November 3, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

TALES OF TORRES 6.24.18 “TRUMP’S MIGRANT CRISIS PERSISTS WITHOUT RESOLUTION”

Just when you think El Mero Pendejo Trump can’t do anything more insidious and evil than he’s already done, he proves you wrong. We are in the midst of his latest pernicious pendejada: the separating … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Tales of Torres Tagged With: child separations, Luis R.. Torres, Tales of Torres, zero tolereance fiasco

June 24, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

TALES OF TORRES 3.09.14 “LATINO BLACKS IN BASEBALL”

LATIN BLACKS IN BASEBALL BEFORE JACKIE ROBINSON.   The start of the Major League Baseball season is just around the corner and that seems like a good time to look back at some of the very early … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Tales of Torres Tagged With: Dolf Luque, Latino Blacks in baseball, Roberto Estalella, Silvio Garcia, Yasiel Puig

March 9, 2014 by Breht Burri

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 11.27.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LUIS TORRES ON THANKSGIVING LEFTOVERS, RICARDO ROMO ON THE ART OF JACINTO GUEVARA,  THELMA REYNA REVIEWS MIXQUIAHUALA LETTERS BY ANA CASTILLO, AND LATINOPIA SHOWCASES MEXICO'S … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Tales of Torres Tagged With: This Week in Latinopia, Tia Tenopia

November 26, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

TALES OF TORRES 8.20.17 “LOSS OF MORAL AUTHORITY”

Trump Has Lost Any Semblance of Moral Authority By Luís Torres It’s time to call for Donald Trump to resign the presidency. Given the maniacally egotistic nihilistic that he is, it is of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Tales of Torres Tagged With: Charlottesvile controversy, Donald Trump presidency, Heather Heyer, Luis R.. Torres, Tales of Torres

August 20, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

TALES OF TORRES 2.02.17 “HOW TO SAY NO TO DONALD TRUMP”

How to say “No” to Donald Trump Cornel West has described Naomi Klein as “One of the few revolutionary public intellectuals of great integrity and vision.” And he is correct. Klein is also a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW, Tales of Torres Tagged With: Latinopia Book Review, Luis R.. Torres, Naomi Klein, Tales of Torres

July 2, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

TALES OF TORRES – 4.29.2017 AFTER THE RIOTS

It’s difficult to believe that it’s been twenty-five years since the L.A. Riots. Or Rebellion. Or Revolt. Or Uprising. Whatever you choose to call those events of late April and early May, 1992, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Tales of Torres Tagged With: Los Angeles 1992 Riots, Luis R.. Torres, Rodney King, Tales of Torres

April 28, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

TALES OF TORRES 03.12.17 OBAMA MARRIES A GIRAFFE

Donald Trump on Twitter: “I have just learned that Barack Obama married a giraffe! What a bad (sick) guy. Sad.” Washington Daily Chronicle: (Dateline Washington, March 11, 2017) The White … [Read more...]

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

March 12, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

TALES OF TORRES 12.11.16 “FAKE NEWS – REAL SCARINESS”

“Fake News” Causes Real Scariness in the Trump Election            More than a month after the shocking and horrifying election of snake oil salesman Donald Trump, lots of folks are shaking their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Tales of Torres Tagged With: Fake News on the Intenet, Luis R.. Torres, Tales of Torres

December 11, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

REFLECTIONS ON FIDEL – TAKES OF TORRES 11.29.16

For the last few years it has seemed inevitable, but it was still a bit of a shock and certainly rather sad when it actually happened. The remarkable Fidel Castro died. He was 90. In a strange sense … [Read more...]

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

November 28, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

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RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 7.02.22 – LUIS VALDERAS, A FUTURIST ARTIST

July 2, 2022 By wpengine

Luis Valderas: A Futuristic Latino Artist Luis Valderas traces his artistic development to his early years working in the family-owned flower and ceramic shop in McAllen, Texas near the U.S.-Mexico border. During his time away from school, he joined his brothers and sister in manufacturing flower arrangements and making ceramic figures to sell in the […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT – GASPAR ENRIQUEZ – KEEPING CULTURE VIBRANT

June 25, 2022 By wpengine

Latino Borderland Artists In El Paso’s Mission Valley Keep History and Culture Vibrant The borderland artists of the El Paso-Isleta-San Elizario region, known as the Mission Valley, represent nearly 350 years of history and tradition. Spanish colonizers first arrived in that region in 1598 when Juan de Oñate and 129 soldiers and families crossed the […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT XAVIER GARZA PREMIER STORYTELLER

June 18, 2022 By wpengine

Xavier Garza, Latino Artist and Author: A Premier Storyteller Xavier Garza grew up among storytellers in his hometown of Rio Grande City along the Texas-Mexico border. The best of the storytellers included his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. When his parents, who made a living as migrant farm workers, left annually to pick the crops in […]

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 6.11.22

June 11, 2022 By wpengine

Whose side are you on? Recent events – the massacre of shoppers in Buffalo, the Uvalde massacre of children, the outright refusal of Republicans to address gun reform – bring the old union song “Which side are you on?” to mind. The song was written in the 1930s during a fierce struggle between coal miners […]

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