Latino arts, history and culture
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...]
Latinopia Cinema Esparza on Selena from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Selena is the 1997 blockbuster movie that catapulted actress Jennifer Lopez to fame. Producer Moctesuma Esparza shares the story of … [Read more...]
Latinopia Cinema Beltran Dealing with Directors from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Robert Beltran is an accomplished actor of stage, screen and television. He is perhaps best known as the character … [Read more...]
Rey Villalobos is the acclaimed Director of Photography of such motion pictures as "Urban Cowboy," "Nine to Five," "A Bronx Tale," and "American Me." He has also directed numerous episodic television … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
Latinopia Cinema Esparza on Gregorio Cortez from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Moctesuma Esparza is an award-winning producer of films such as Milagro Beanfield War, Gettysburg and Selena. Here he … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
Latinopia Cinema Aguruphobia from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Richard Montes and Jade Puga are a husband and wife producing team whose latest project is the comedy Aguruphobia which stars Pepe Serna … [Read more...]
TEN BOOKS ON LATINO CINEMA ______________________________________________________________________________ HISPANICS IN HOLLYWOOD By Luis Reyes ad Peter Rubie Garland Publishing, Inc. New York … [Read more...]
The film Raíces de Sangre (Roots of Blood) is considered a classic of early Chicano Cinema. Written and directed by Jesús Salvador Treviño the film was released in 1979. Latinopia asked thre star of … [Read more...]
Actress Julie Carmen known for such movies as John Cassevetes' Gloria (1980) and Robert Redford's Milagro Benafield War (1988) took a hiatus from acting to raise two children. But Julie Carmen is back … [Read more...]
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...]
Danny De La Paz is an accomplished actor of stage and screen whose motion picture credits include Boulevard Nights and American Me. Known for his portrayal of cholos or gang members, Latinopia was … [Read more...]
Jerry Velasco was President of the actors organization, Nosotros, for more than seventeen years. During this time he worked closely with the founding President of Nosotros, actor Ricardo Montalban. In … [Read more...]
NOSOTROS is an organization of actors dedicated to improving the image of Latinos in motion pictures and on television and to training new talent. The group was founded in 1970 by acclaimed actor … [Read more...]
Enrique "Kiki" Castillo is an acclaimed Chicano actor of stage, television and motion pictures. His television credits include programs like Weeds, N.C.I.S, American Family, L.A. Law and many others. … [Read more...]
The cast and crew of the Showtime television series Resurrection Blvd were shocked to hear of the passing of their colleague and friend Elizabeth Pena who played the role of Bibi Corrales in the … [Read more...]
Chicano! History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement was a four-hour PBS documentary series broadcast in 1997. Jose Luis Ruiz was the Executive Producer of the company that produced the … [Read more...]
Julie Carmen (http://www.juliecarmenactress.com/ ) is an accomplished actress, licensed family therapist and yoga therapist. In 1988 she co-starred with the late Puerto Rican actor Raúl Julia in the … [Read more...]
