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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 CINEMA MÁRQUEZ ON THE LAST COLONY

Juan Augustín Márquez is the writer and director of the feature length documentary The Last Colony The film explores the complex issue of Puerto Rican national status, Should Puerto Rico continue as a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA CINEMA Tagged With: Juan Augustín Márquez, Puerto Rico's National Status, The LastColony

May 18, 2015 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA CINEMA FRANK BERUMEN ON LATINO IMAGE MAKERS

Latinopia Cinema Latino Image Makers from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Frank Berumen is a film scholar and author who has written four books on Latinos in cinema: The Chicano/ Hispanic Image in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA CINEMA Tagged With: Brown Celluloid, Frank Berumen, Latino Image Makers in Hollywood, Ramon Novarro- The Life and Films of the First Latino Holywood Superstar, The Chicano/Hispanic Image in American Film

August 6, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA CINEMA SUSAN RACHO ON “CHICANO!”

Latinopia Cinema Susan Racho on Chicano! from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Susan Racho was part of the team that produced the landmark PBS documentary series, Chicano! History of the Mexican American … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA CINEMA Tagged With: Chicana filmmakers, Chicano! History of the Mexcian American Civil Rights Movement, Latina Filmmakers, Susan Racho, Taking Back the Schools

July 23, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA CINEMA HISPANICS IN HOLLYWOOD

Latinopia Cinema Hispanics in Hollywood from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Luis Reyes is a New York Puerto Rican who came to Hollywood and found his career as a film and television publicist. His passion … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA CINEMA Tagged With: Books on Latino Cinema, Hispanics in Hollywood, Luis Reyes, Peter Rubie, The Definitive Book on Latino Cinema

July 2, 2017 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 CINEMA BERUMEN ON RAMÓN NOVARRO

Latinopia Cinema Berumen on Ramón Navarro from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Frank Javier Berumen is a film scholar and author of several landmark books on Latino cinema including Brown Celluloid, Latino … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA CINEMA Tagged With: Chicano cinema, Frank Javier Berumen, Ramon Novarro, The first Hollywood Superstar

March 26, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA CINEMA MYLÈNE MORENO ON CHICANO!

Latinopia Cinema Mylene on Chicano! from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Mylène Moreno is an acclaimed documentary director and producer whose credits include Recalling Orange County (2006), True-Hearted … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA CINEMA Tagged With: Chicano! History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement, Mylene Moreno, Souvenir Films

March 26, 2017 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 CINEMA MOCTESUMA ESPARZA ON SELENA

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...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA CINEMA Tagged With: Greg Nava, Jennifer Lopez, Moctesuma Esparza, Selena Quintanilla, Selena the Movie

December 13, 2015 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA CINEMA BELTRAN ON DIRECTORS

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...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA CINEMA Tagged With: Actors and Directors, Latinopia Cinema, Robert Beltran on Directors, Star Trek Voyager

April 10, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA CINEMA REY VILLALOBOS CÉSAR CHÁVEZ FUNERAL

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...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA CINEMA Tagged With: César Chávez, César Chávez Funeral, Latino Cinema, Rey Villalobos

January 14, 2013 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 CINEMA ESPARZA ON GREGORIO CORTEZ

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...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA CINEMA Tagged With: Americo Paredes, Moctesuma Esparza, The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez, With a Pistol in his Hand

February 21, 2016 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 CINEMA AGURUPHOBIA

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...]

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

October 4, 2015 by Tia Tenopia

TOP BOOKS ON LATINO CINEMA

TEN BOOKS ON LATINO CINEMA ______________________________________________________________________________ HISPANICS IN HOLLYWOOD By Luis Reyes ad Peter Rubie Garland Publishing, Inc. New York … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, FEATURES

June 13, 2010 by

LATINOPIA CINEMA RICHARD YÑIGUEZ ON RAÍCES DE SANGRE

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...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA CINEMA Tagged With: Jesús Salvador Treviño, Raíces de Sangre, Richard Yñiguez, Roots of Blood

July 5, 2015 by Tia Tenopia

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RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 9.24.26 LATINO ART CONTRIBUTES TO HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATION

September 24, 2026 By wpengine

Some Tejano historians believe San Antonio may have initiated some of the earliest celebrations of the end of Spanish colonial rule in the New World. Today, Latinos across the United States celebrate Mexican Independence Day on September 15th. Mexican independence began two hundred and sixteen years ago when Padre Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla gathered the […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO (ENGLISH) 9.18.26

September 17, 2026 By JT

At the risk of self-promotion criticism, I submit to what is usually my space, the text presented by my friend Jorge Escudero Franceschini in the premiere of the documentary La Tierra de Borikén. The reaction of a farmer in good faith. The reasons why I give up space are best explained in his writing: Seeing […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 9.18.26 THE ART OF TEJAS: FROM CASTAS TO CHICANOS

September 17, 2026 By wpengine

In 1776, when the Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia, Latinos in San Antonio had celebrated 58 years since its settlement. Mexicans from colonial New Spain who settled the region in the 1680s adopted the name Tejas used by the Indigenous tribes. As a Spanish province, Tejas was settled before some of the original […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 9.18.26

September 17, 2026 By wpengine

Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre A riesgo de crítica de auto promoción, someto a lo que suele ser mi espacio, el texto que presentó mi amigo Jorge Escudero Franceschini en el estreno del documental La Tierra de Borikén. La reacción de  un agricultor de buena fe. Las razones de porque cedo el espacio mejor […]

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By Tia Tenopia on May 4, 2014

Gaspar Enríquez is a renowned Chicano artist whose airbrush portraits of barrio youth are haunting and memorable. Drawing from museums and collectors around the United States, in April 2014, the El Paso Museum of Art mounted a retrospective of Gaspar’s art titled Metaphors of the Barrio. Latinopia visited the exhibit and asked Gaspar what inspires […]

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LATINOPIA FOOD “JALAPEÑO SODA BREAD” RECIPE

By Tia Tenopia on March 14, 2011

Jalapeño Irish Soda Bread The sweetness of traditional Irish soda bread ingredients—raisins, buttermilk, some sugar—are richly complimented by jalapeño heat. Here’s a soda bread recipe from Ireland brought to the USA from Galway by Mary Patricia Reilly Murray and later transformed  with her blessing by her daughter, Bobbi Murray, who added jalapeño chile.  A real […]

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LATINOPIA WORD JOSÉ MONTOYA “PACHUCO PORTFOLIO”

By Tia Tenopia on June 12, 2011

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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