LATINOPIA WORD LATINO QUOTES
We have been asked about the quotations that we post on the homepage each week. Here are some of these quotations in a larger … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD TREVIÑO READS FROM RETURN TO ARROYO GRANDE
Latinopia Word Trevino Reads Arroyo Grande from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Jesús Salvador Treviño is a pioneering Chicano filmmaker, television director and author. He has created the town of Arroyo … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD “DEEP DOWN DARK”
On August 5, 2010, thirty-three miners were trapped underground following a mine cave-in at the Chilean town of Copiapó. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and novelist Hector Tobar obtained exclusive … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD RICARDO ALEJANDRO RODAS
Ricardo Alejandro Rodas is a poet and an immigrant from Argentina. While in his homeland he was published in the anthology Poetic Rebirth, published by the Society of Latin American Writers and … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD JORGE GUILLEN 2 “PEACE MEAL”
Jorge Guillen is a poet, artist and activist from Lamont, California. The son of immigrant parents from Michoacan, Mexico, he attended a rally in Bakersfield on August 14, 2013. The rally, part of a … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD PHILLIPPE DIEDERICH ON “SOFRITO”
Latinopia Word Phillippe Diederich "Sofrito" from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Phillippe Diederich's novel, Sofrito, is an allegorical look at the Cuban American experience in America. In the novel … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD PAT MORA ON HOUSE OF HOUSES
Pat Mora is a New Mexican poet and novelist known for her depictions of the Southwest. Her acclaimed novel, House of Houses,tells the multi-generational story of her extended family. Latinopia learned … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD DENISE CHÁVEZ MENU GIRLS
Latinopia Menu Girls from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Denise Chávez is a New Mexico author whose novel Face of an Angel won the American Book Award. Here she reads from her first novel, Last of the … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD SARAH RAFAEL GARCÍA
Sarah Rafael García is an educator and poet who resides in Santa Ana, California. In 2010, she participated in the Festival de Flor y Canto literary festival at the University of Southern California. … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD DANNY ROMERO
Danny Romero is a California poet and novellist based in Sacramento. In addition to several chapbooks of poetry, he is the author of the novel Calle 10. He read his poetry at the 2010 Flor y Canto … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD LUCHA CORPI ON CRIME WRITING
Lucha Corpi is the author of such crime novels as Eulogy for a Brown Angel, Cactus Blood, Death at Solstice and others. Latinopia asked Lucha about writing crime novels and how that differs from her … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD LUCHA CORPI “CONFESSIONS OF A BOOK BURNER”
Lucha Corpi is a celebrated mystery writer who has created the character of Gloria Damasco a clairvoyant Chicana detective who solves crimes in novels such as Eulogy for a Brown Angel, Cactus Blood, … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD TONY MARES REMEMBERED
Tony Mares and I were kindred spirits. Our friendship was effortless. He had a streak of the rebel, and a mischievous twinkle in his eye… both qualities I could easily relate to. He served on my … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD A.E.”TONY” MARES
Ernesto Antonio "Tony" Mares was a New Mexico poet, historian, essayist and fictoin writer. He passed away on January 30, 2015. Here Tony Mares reads his poem, "In Search of Durruti," at the 2010 … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD LUIS J. RODRÍGUEZ “CONCRETE RIVER”
Luis J. Rodríguez is the author of the highly acclaimed "Always Running," a memoir novel that tells the story of a wayward Chicano youth who manages to survive street life and make something of … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD LUIS RODRÍGUEZ “RUNNING TO AMERICA”
Luis J. Rodríguez is the author of the acclaimed coming of age novel, "Always Running." He is also a community activist, anti-gang crusader and founder of the Tia Chucha Bookstore and Cultural Center … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD JUAN FELÍPE ON JOSÉ MONTOYA
Ode for José Montoya (9/29/13) we begin with you with paints desert lands of Escabosa New Mexico trails & morning conversations back in that time we all do not know that early time as a … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD LISTEN TO THE “VOICES”
How does an author find the distinct "voice" of characters when he or she is creating a short story, novel or poem? Latinopia asked this question of poet/author Alberto Ríos and of poet/novelist Pat … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD JOSÉ MONTOYA – REMEMBRANCES
FOLLOWING ARE RECUERDOS FROM JOSÉ MONTOYA'S FRIENDS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD YOUR MEMORY OF JOSÉ, PLEASE LEAVE YOUR COMMENT BELOW WITH EMAIL … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD JOSE MONTOYA ON THE RCAF
José Montoya is the revered godfather of Chicano poetry and art who passed away on September 25, 2013. A longtime activist and educator, José has influenced generations of Latinos with his insightful … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD ALARCÓN ON MONTOYA
A Poet Is a River to José Montoya(1932-2013), Chicano poet laureate, who decided to celebrate his book “InFormation: 20 Years of Joda,” by reading poems at La Raza / Galería Posada in … [Read more...]