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LATINOPIA CINEMA ON TWO FRONTS

LATINOPIA CINEMA ON TWO FRONTS from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Mylene Moreno is an award-winning documentary producer and director whose credits include Episode One of the acclaimed four-part PBS … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA CINEMA Tagged With: Chicano anti-war Movement, Films about Latinos in War, Latinos in Vietnam, Mylene Moreno

September 20, 2015 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA CINEMA SINGING OUR WAY TO FREEDOM

Paul Espinosa is an acclaimed filmmaker whose credits include documentary and narratives films such as The Lemon Grove Incident, And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him and Ballad of an Unsung Hero. His … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA CINEMA Tagged With: Paul Espinosa, SInging Our Way to Freedom

July 10, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA CINEMA ANTHONY MACIAS ON CHICANO CHICANA AMERICANA

Anthony Macias is a professor of ethnic studies at the University of California at Riverside whose recent book, Chicano Chicana Americana: Pop Culture Pluralism examines the impact of four outstanding … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA CINEMA Tagged With: Chicano Chicana Americana Pop Culture Pluralism, Dr. Anthony Macias

July 21, 2023 by wpengine

LATINOPIA CINEMA ROBERT BELTRAN ON STAR TREK VOYAGER

Robert Beltran is an accomplished actor of stage, screen and television.He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Raoul in the cult film, "Eating Raoul," and as Chakotay in the science fiction … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA CINEMA Tagged With: Chicano actors, Eating Raoul, Latino Actors, Robert Beltran, Star Trek Voyager

February 9, 2015 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA CINEMA RICHARD YÑIGUEZ ON ANTHONY QUINN

What is it like to act opposite a screen legend? Richard Yñiguez, star of the classic movie Boulevard Nights and of numerous television shows, learned early in his career when he landed a role acting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA CINEMA Tagged With: Anthony Quinn, Boulevard Nights, Latinos in Hollywood, Man and the City, Richard Yñiguez

September 24, 2012 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA CINEMA HECTOR GALAN WHAT THE FILMMAKER BRINGS TO A DOCUMENTARY

Hector Galan is an award winning documentary filmmaker whose films have been broadcast on PBS as part of the Frontline, American Masters and American Experiences series. He speaks here about what he … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA CINEMA Tagged With: Chicano filmmakers. Chicano Documentaries, Hector Galan, Shakedown in Sante Fe

June 3, 2023 by wpengine

LATINOPIA CINEMA HECTOR GALAN ON WRITING THE DOCUMENTARY

Hector Galan is an award-winning writer/producer and director of documentaries. He has produced more than forty hours of prime time programs including numerous episodes of the prestigious Frontline … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA CINEMA Tagged With: Chicano documentary filmmaker, Hector Galan, Shakedown in Sante Fe

May 26, 2023 by wpengine

LATINOPIA CINEMA DIANE RODRÍGUEZ ON TERMINATOR 2

Diane Rodriguez is a stage and film actress, stage director, and Associate Director of the Los Angeles Center group. Among the many films she has been featured in is the Arnold Schwarzenegger cult … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA CINEMA Tagged With: Diane Rodriguez, Latina actresses, Terminator 2

July 26, 2015 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA CINEMA “JULIE CARMEN ON THE MILAGRO BEANFIELD WAR”

Julie Carmen is an accomplished actress whose breakout performance in John Cassavetes' film Gloria won Julie a Best Supporting Actress award at the Venice Film Festival. Among her many credits is the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA CINEMA Tagged With: Carlos Riquelme, Freddy Fender, Freddy Fendere, Julie Carmen, Mike Gomez, Moctesuma Esparza, Natividad Vacio, Robert Redford, Ruben Blades, Sonia Braga, The Milagro Beanfield War, Trinidad Silva

April 27, 2015 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA CINEMA ROSE PORTILLO “EXORCIST II”

Rose Portillo is a gifted actress who starred as Della in the acclaimed play Zoot Suit as well as many roles in television and movies. Her first major role was in the movie "The Exorcist II: The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA CINEMA

February 13, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA CINEMA THE LAST BROWN BERET

Del Zamora is the producer/director and co-stars in the film The Last Brown Beret. Based on an original play by Alfredo Ramos, the film focuses on four Chicano activists who were members of the Brown … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA CINEMA Tagged With: Del Zamora, The Last Brown Beret

February 10, 2023 by wpengine

LATINOPIA CINEMA DEL ZAMORA ON ADAPTING A PLAY TO THE SCREEN

Del Zamora is the producer and director of the film The Last Brown Beret based on the play The Last Angry Brown Hat by Alfredo Ramos. How do you go about adapting a successful stage play that has been … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA CINEMA Tagged With: Del Zamora, The Last Brown Beret

February 10, 2023 by wpengine

LATINOPIA CINEMA UNIDAD: GAY AND LESBIAN LATINOS UNIDOS

The organization Gay and Lesbian Latinos Unidos (GLLU) was founded in the 1980s to address issues affecting gay and lesbian Latinos ignored by mainstream and white dominated gay organizations. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA CINEMA Tagged With: Gay and Lesbian Latinos Unidos, GLLU, Gregorio Davila

January 27, 2023 by wpengine

LATINOPIA CINEMA CARLOS SANDOVAL ON “A CLASS APART”

Carlos Sandoval is co-producer of the award winning documentary "A Class Apart." In the 1950s Mexican Americans were blatantly discriminated against and often lynched.  The 14 Amendment which provided … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA CINEMA Tagged With: A Class Apart, Carlos Sandoval, historic Supreme Court decisions

November 4, 2022 by wpengine

LATINOPIA EVENT 1969 FOUNDING OF JUSTICIA

In the late 1960s Latinos became more aware of how Hollywood was depicting them negatively and in stereotypical manner. Ray Andrade, an ex-Marine and prize fighter turned actor, became aware of these … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, History, LATINOPIA CINEMA, LATINOPIA EVENT Tagged With: Chico and the Man, Justicia, Latinos in motion pictures and television, Ray Andrade

April 15, 2022 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA CINEMA PEPE SERNA “AUDITIONS”

How does  an actor audition for a role? This is a question that every actor must ask before they walk into a casting room often facing not just the casting director, but the writer of the film or TV … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA CINEMA

August 12, 2012 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA CINEMA ROBERT BELTRAN ON ACTING

Robert Beltran is an accomplished actor of stage and screen perhaps best known for his portrayal of "Chokotay" in the television series "Star Trek Voyager." Beltran is also a serious theater director. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA CINEMA Tagged With: Robert Beltran, Robert Beltran on Acting, Star Trek Voyager

January 4, 2015 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA CINEMA MOCTESUMA ON HOLLYWOOD

Latinopia Cinema Moctesuma On Hollywood from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Moctesuma Esparza is an acclaimed motion picture producer whose credits include The Milagro Beanfield War, Selena and Walk Out! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA CINEMA Tagged With: Latinos in Hollywood, Milagro Beanfield War, Moctesuma Esparza, National Association of Latino Independent Producers, Selena, Walk Out

October 31, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA CINEMA RAY TELLES THE ROLE OF THE DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER

Ray Telles is a veteran documentary filmmaker whose credits include numerous PBS documentaries and such landmark films as The Fight in the Fields (1997), The Storm that Swept Mexico (2011) and the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA CINEMA Tagged With: documentary filmmakers, Latino Americans, Ray Telles, The Fight in the Fields, The Storm that swept Mexico

June 26, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA CINEMA RAY TELLES ON THE STORM THAT SWEPT MEXICO

Ray Telles is a veteran documentary filmmaker whose credits include the mainstays of public broadcasting Frontline, National Geographic and American Masters. one of his most impressive films is the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA CINEMA, LATINOPIA PLÁTICA Tagged With: Latinopia Plática, Ray Telles, The Storm that swept Mexico

June 26, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA CINEMA THE DIRECTOR AND THE FIRST A.D.

Latinopia Cinema The Director & The A.D. from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. The partnership between the Director and the First Assistant Director of a film is a crucial and valuable collaboration. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA CINEMA Tagged With: Ricardo mendez Matta, the rol eof the director, the role of the first assistant director

June 18, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

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BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 5.23.25 – EMINENT DANGER

May 23, 2025 By wpengine

In 2012, in Puerto Rico there were 13,000 farms; in the recent agricultural census, between 8 and 10,000 farms are recorded; a substantial decrease in the figure reported for 2012. At present, the agricultural sector of the Puerto Rican economy reports approximately 0.62% of the gross domestic product, which produces 15% of the food consumed […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 5.23.25 MORE ON THE NEED TO GROW

May 23, 2025 By wpengine

The title of the documentary, The Need to Grow by Rob Herring and Ryan Wirick,  is suggestive. Its abstract character is enough to apply in a general and also in a particular way. The Need to Grow applies to both the personal and to so many individuals. At the moment, the need for growth in […]

BURUNDANGA DEL ZOCOTROCO 5.16.25 PELIGRO INMINENTE

May 15, 2025 By wpengine

Peligro Inminente En 2012, en Puerto Rico habían 13 mil granjas; en el censo agrícola reciénte se registran entre 8 y 10 mil granjas; una disminución sustantiva de la cifra reportada para 2012. Al presente, el sector agrícola de la economía puertorriqueña reporta aproximadamente 0.62% del producto bruto interno, que produce el 15% de la […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 5.23.25 MAYA BLUE EXHIBIT

May 23, 2025 By wpengine

Maya Blue Exhibit Incorporates the Artwork of Latino/a Artists A new exhibit, Maya Blue: Ancient Color, New Visions, at the San Antonio Museum of Art [SAMA], brings together for the first time pre-Columbian crafted clay figures, the art of Mexican modernist Carlos Mérida, and works by contemporary Latino/a artists Rolando Briseño, Clarissa Tossin, and Sandy […]

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José Montoya is a renowned poet, artist and activist who has been in the forefront of the Chicano art movement. One of his most celebrated poems is titled “Pachuco Portfolio” which pays homage to the iconic and enduring character of El Pachuco, the 1940s  Mexican American youth who dressed in the stylish Zoot Suit.

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