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LATINOPIA SHOWCASE “THE SAN PATRICIOS”

During the U.S.-Mexican War of 1846, more than 500 immigrant soldiers, mostly Irish, deserted the U.S. Army and fought on the Mexican side of the war. This battalion of Irish soldiers were known as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE Tagged With: Irish Battalion, San Pattricios, St. Patrick's Battalion

March 14, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE VOCES – CARMEN CONTRERAS BOZAK

Since 1999, Dr. Maggie Rivas-Rdoriguez has been documenting the history and lives of Latino veterans of World War Tow, Korea and, later, Viet Nam. Each year, Dr. Rivas-Rodriguez conducts an editing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE

May 20, 2012 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE VOCES – LEONARD FUENTES

Since 1999, Dr. Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez has been documenting the history and lives of Latino veterans of World War Two, Korea and, later, Viet Nam. Each year, Dr. Rivas-Rodriguez conducts an editing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE

May 20, 2012 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE “LA HORA DEL TÉ”

Luis R. Quintero is a director based in Los Angeles whose projects including major studio productions, independent films, television pilots and web series. His short drama "La Hora del Té" (Tea Time) … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE Tagged With: Chicano cinema, La Hora Del Te, Luis Quintero

August 7, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE REUNION DE COLEGAS SPIRITUALITY

In addition to reviewing the past fifty years of Mexican American Studies, the Reunion de Colegas scholars also felt it important to highlight the role of spirituality in the Chicano civil rights … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE, LATINOPIA WORD Tagged With: spirituality in the Chicano Movement

January 29, 2022 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE REUNION DE COLEGAS “REMEMBRANCES”

On December 9-12, 2021, a group of Mexican American scholars, many of them founders of Mexican American Studies, met to discuss the status of Mexcian American Studies, its victories, and areas that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, History, LATINOPIA HERO, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE, LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Remembering Chicano Scholars, Reunion de Colegas

January 21, 2022 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE 50 YEARS OF STRUGGLE PART THREE

In 50 Years of Struggle Part Three, the Reunion de Colegas scholars group continues their dialog about the present and future of Mexican American Studies. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA EVENT, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE, LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: 50 Years of Struggle, Reunion de Colegas

January 13, 2022 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE 50 YEARS OF STRUGGLE PART TWO

On the weekend of December 9-12, 2021, a group of Mexican Americans scholars met in Berkeley, California to review the progress made in fifty years of Mexican Americans Studies. In this, Fifty years … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE, LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Fifty Years of Struggle, Reunion de Colegas

January 7, 2022 by Tia Tenopia

MEXICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION JESUS TREVINO’S DIRECTING DO’S AND DON’TS

The Mexican American Cultural Education Foundation is a non-profit organization whose mission is to educate the public about the rich cultural contributions of Mexican Americans. As part of its … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE Tagged With: Jesus Trevino, Mexican American Education Foundation

January 7, 2022 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE 50 YEARS OF STRUGGLE PART ONE

On the weekend of Dec. 9-12, 2021, a group of Mexican Americans scholars met in Berkeley, California to celebrate fifty years of Mexican American Studies. The group included many who were founders of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE, LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: 50 Years of Struggle, Reunion de Colegas

December 31, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE REUNION DE COLEGAS ENCUENTRO

On the weekend of December 9-12, 2021, a group of Mexican American scholars from throughout the United States met to discuss the progress in Chicano Studies over the past fifty years and what issues … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE, LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Estevan Flores, Reunion de Colegas

December 24, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE GRUPO MIXE & KOCANI ORQUESTRA

Roberto Olivares is a Mexican filmmaker who makes films with and about the indigenous peoples of Mexico.  No mere documentarian, he infuses his films with vision, artistry and invention.  He filmed a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA MUSIC, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE, Music

January 30, 2012 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE NELLY QUEEN THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JOSÉ SARRIA

Joseph Castel is a filmmaker whose latest film is the 90-minute documentary Nelly Queen, The Life and Times of José Sarria. The film chronicles the life of pioneering gay activist and drag performer … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE Tagged With: Jose Emilio Sarria, Joseph Castel, Nelly Queen The Life and Times of Jose Sarria

September 25, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE ‘RISING SOULS, SINGING SCORPIONS”

 Paul Espinosa and Mark Day are documentary film makers. Paul's credits include "The Hunt for Pancho Villa" and "The Lemon Grove Incident." Mark's credits include "The San Patricios, " which is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA MUSIC, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE, Music

August 23, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE THE LAST COLONY TRAILER

Juan Augustín Márquez is the writer and director of the feature length documentary The Last Colony. Latinopia is proud to showcase the trailer for this important film. T … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE Tagged With: Juan Augustín Márquez, Puerto Rico national status, The Last Colony

June 1, 2015 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE “LOVE IN THE TIME OF ALBINO”

Gabriel Carmona and Branden Selman are the founders of Nac Film Theory, an independent film company based in Nagotchoches, Texas. Both of these talented filmmakers produce, direct, film, edit and act  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE Tagged With: branden Selman, Chicano cinema, Gabriel Carmona, Love in the Time of Albino, Nac Ilm Theory, new wave Chicano Cinema, What's New

April 13, 2014 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE “THE BRICK PEOPLE”

Alejandro Morales is an acclaimed author whose novel "The Brick People" is the story of the Mexicans who worked at the Simons Brick Yard. Their work was crucial to the growth of Los Angeles and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE

February 27, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE “HARVEST OF LONELINESS”

Dr. Gilbert González is a Professor Emeritus in Chicano and Latin American Studies at the University of California at Irvine. He has produced a landmark documentary about the Bracero Program which … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE

May 1, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE ON TWO FRONTS

Latinopia Showcase On Two Fronts from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. On September 22, 2015 PBS will broadcast nationally a new documentary produced and directed by award-winning producer Mylene Moreno. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE

September 20, 2015 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE “MEET JULIAN GONZÁLEZ”

The Voces (Voices) Oral History Project at the University of Texas at Austin, Texas, was created by Dr. Maggie Rivas Rodríguez and has now recorded more than 800 oral histories of Latino veterans of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE

May 28, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE A.P. GONZALEZ “EL BÉISBOL”

A.P. Gonzalez is a director and producer with a life-long passion for baseball. His current project is a major long-form documentary about Latinos in American baseball. Latinopia is proud to showcase … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE

April 2, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

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RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 9.30.23

September 30, 2023 By wpengine

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 museum. The SAMA mural, Pase Usted by Texas-New York artist Carlos Rosales-Silva, features “two vibrantly colored forms that evoke archways—one rounded and […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 9.22.23 LATINOS CELEBRATE DIEZ-Y-SEIS

September 22, 2023 By wpengine

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 anniversary on September 13th and followed up by hosting the San Antonio Philharmonic for a Diez y Seis Celebration [September 16]. Both events had historical significance for the […]

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 9.15.23

September 15, 2023 By wpengine

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) Wood is a Master (Mistress?) of the Words, for she loves words, and by all appearances, they love her back. This Silvia-Words love […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 9.15.23 SAN ANTONIO’S FOTOSEPTIEMBRE FESTIVAL

September 15, 2023 By wpengine

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, musician, photographer, digital artist, and writer. For the past two decades, Mehl has been producing, curating, and promoting many artists, especially those who work in photography. I relied on him this […]

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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.

Category: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature

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