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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 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

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE BANCARROTA TRAILER 3

Latinopia Showcase Bancarrota 3 from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Following the 2015 crisis created by Puerto Rico’s inability to pay its $73 billion Wall Street debt, the U.S. Congress intervened and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE Tagged With: Bancarrota, José M. Umpierre, Kendall marsh, Puerto Rico's Debt Crisis

January 26, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE BANCARROTA TEASER 2

Latinopia Showcase Bancarrota 2 from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Following the 2015 crisis created by Puerto Rico's inability to pay its $73 billion Wall Street debt, the U.S. Congress intervened and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE Tagged With: Bancarrota, film about Puerto Rico's debt crisis, José M. Umpierre, Kendall marsh

January 20, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE BANCARROTA TEASER 1

Latinopia Showcase Bancarrota 1 from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. In 2015, the Governor of Puerto Rico declared that the island's $73 billion debt owed to foreign investors was unpayable. Since that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE Tagged With: Bancarrota, José M. Umpierre, Kendall marsh, Puerto Rican debt crisis

January 14, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE “THEY ARE STILL THERE”

Liz H. Colunga received her MFA degree in Film Production at the University of North Texas. Her compassion for Latinos who are serving in the Iraq and Afghanistan fronts inspired this moving … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE Tagged With: Latino Veterans, Latinos in Iraq, Latinos in War

May 28, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE SANTURCE ES LEY

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE SANTURCE ES LEY from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Since 2010, the neighborhood of Santurce, in San Juan Puerto Rico, has celebrated Santurce Es Ley (Santurce Rules), a three-day arts … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA ART, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE Tagged With: Jose Umpierre, Kendall marsh, Santurce Arts Festival, Santurce Es Ley, Santurce Puerto Rico

May 23, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE RICARDO ACUÑA “SORRY”

Ricardo Lira Acuña is the author of three books of poetry and narrative fiction. He recently has branched out to video production.  Latinopia is proud to hsowcase his original visual poem, "Sorry," … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE

August 27, 2012 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE CIRCO FEST

Latinopia Showcase Circo Fest from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Latinopia blogger Jose M. Umpierre takes a visual tour of Circo Fest, a festival of circus acts in the streets of San Juan, Puerto … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE Tagged With: Circo Fest, circus acts in latin America, Jose Umpierre, Puerto Rican tehater

March 20, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE VOCES – ERASMO LÓPEZ

Soñia Escot is a journalism major completing her senior year at the University of Texas at Austin. She participated in the 2012 VOCES Oral History Editing Contest sponsored by the Journalism … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, History, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE

May 27, 2012 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE “THIEVES AND LIARS”

Latinopia Showcase Thieves & Liars from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Ricardo Matta and Poli Marichal are producers of the independent motion picture Ladrons y Mentirosos (Thieves and Liars). … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE Tagged With: Ladrones y Mentirosos, Poli Marichal, Ricardo mendez Matta, Thieves and Liars

February 8, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE AGURUPHOBIA

Latinopia Showcase Aguruphobia from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Latinopia is proud to present the trailer for the new independently produced comedy Aguruphobia. The film stars Pepe Serna and Jade Puga, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE Tagged With: Aguruphobia, Jade Puga, Pepe Serna, Richard Montes

October 4, 2015 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE DAWN PATROL

Daniel Petri Jr.'s feature film Dawn Patrol stars Scott Eastwood, Rita Wilson, Jeff Fahey and Julie Carmen. Latinopia is proud to showcase a scene from this film which deals with xenophobia and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE Tagged With: Daniel Petri Jr., Dawn Patrol, Jeff Fehey, Julie Carmen, Rita Wilson, Scott Eastwood

June 21, 2015 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE “LE FLEURISTE”

Gabriel Carmona and Branden Selman are co-founders of Nac Theory Films, an independent film collective based in Nacogdoches, Texas. Both of these creators wear multiple hats, writing, directing, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE Tagged With: branden Selman, films about immigrant love, Gabriel Carmona, Le Flueriste, Nac Film Theory

March 16, 2014 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE “WORDS OF REVOLUTION”

Edward “Junior” Gonzalez is a second generation Salvadoran American who is also a director and freelance cameraman working in San Francisco. He is concerned about the negative perceptions many … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE Tagged With: Junior Gonzalez, Latino hip hop, Salvadoran hip hop, Salvadoran identity in the United States, What's New, Words of Revolution

July 14, 2013 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE DANIEL RIOS “INUNDATION”

Daniel Rios is an eighteen-year-old  high school student at Eastwood High School in El Paso, Texas. "Inundation" is a short dramatic film which he wrote, produced, directed and edited. He aspires to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE Tagged With: border violence in film, Chicano cinema, narcotraficante movies

March 6, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE “TENDER LOVE”

Multi-talented Joe Hernández-Kolski  is a two-time HBO Def Poet, an accomplished actor and a hilarious stand-up comedian. "Tender Love," which Joe wrote and stars in, is a hilarious commentary on our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE Tagged With: Benjamin Byron Davis, Joe Hernández-Kolski, Latino Comedians, Latino humor, Peter Alton, Tender Love

August 4, 2013 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE LOS ANGELES WARD #3 “COCKFIGHT”

Actress and director Jade Puga and writer/director Richard Montes are the creative duo behind Safada y Sano Productions, an independent company that produces webisodes and long form dramas. The Los … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE Tagged With: Jade Puga, Los Angeles Ward, Richard Montes

June 10, 2013 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE LOS ANGELES WARD 2 “SOMEONE’S GOTTA PAY”

Los Angeles Ward is a futuristic web drama series starring Jade Puga.  The series is produced by the creative team of actress/writer/producer Jade Puga and writer/director Richard Montes.  The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE Tagged With: Futuristic Los Angeles, Jade Puga, Los Angeles Ward, Richard Montes

April 29, 2013 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE LOS ANGELES WARD “THE VOICELESS”

Jade Puga and Richard Montes are a writing/producing/directing team whose company, Safada y Sano Productions, has produced webisodes as well as long form dramas.  Their webisode series "Los Angeles … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE Tagged With: Jade Puga, Los Angeles Ward, Richard Montes, Safada y Sano Productions, The Voiceless

April 6, 2013 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE KENNETH CASTILLO “COUNTERPUNCH”

Kenneth Castillo is a director whose dramatic short "Day at the Theater" won the 2007 Imagen Award for Best Theatrical Shot Film. Since then Kenneth has been busy directing features, the latest of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE Tagged With: Boxing films, Counterpunch, Kenneth Castillo, Latino Cinema

March 11, 2013 by Tia Tenopia

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RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 07.03.25 BRILLIANCE OF ÁNGEL RODRÍGUEZ-DÍAZ

July 3, 2025 By wpengine

The Brilliance of Latino Artist Ángel Rodríguez-Díaz Among the major acquisitions by the prestigious Smithsonian American Art Museum in the 1990s was an Ángel Rodríguez-Diaz painting of famed Latina novelist Sandra Cisneros. Rodríguez-Díaz painted Cisneros in a black Mexican dress decorated with sequins and embroidery, and she “holds a patterned rebozo that snakes around her […]

MIS PENSAMIENTOS with ALFREDO SANTOS 07.03.25 NO KINGS DAY PROTESTS

July 3, 2025 By wpengine

THE NO KINGS PROTEST RALLY IN AUSTIN, TEXAS On a pleasant Saturday afternoon on June 14, 2025, Austin participated in a nationwide ‘NO KINGS” protest rally along with 2,100 other cities and towns and 5,000,000 others citizens across the U.S.A.. It’s estimated that the Austin rally, held on the Texas Capital grounds, drew over 20,000 […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 07.03.25 VIEQUES PARAÍSO AGRÍCOLA

July 3, 2025 By wpengine

Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre Vieques Vieques es la Isla Nena del Archipiélago Borinkano que descansa a diez leguas al este de la Isla Grande;  cuenta con 132 kilómetros cuadrados, 33de largo por 7,2 de ancho, con una topografía de montes, colinas, pequeños valles y planicies costeras; abundan playas espectaculares, lagunas con algunos manantiales […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 07. 03.25 VIEQUES AN AGRO PARADISE (ENGLISH)

July 3, 2025 By JT

Umpierre Agro Vieques Vieques is the Nena Island of the Borinkano Archipelago that rests ten leagues east of the Isla Grande; it has 132 square kilometers, 33 long by 7.2 wide, with a topography of mountains, hills, small valleys and coastal plains; spectacular beaches abound, lagoons with some springs and ravines but insufficient to supply […]

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