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LATINOPIA PLÁTICA MARTHA GONZALEZ ON CHICANA/O ARTIVISTAS

Martha Gonzalez is a musician, composer, leader singer of the music group Quetzal. She is also a scholar and the author of Chicana/o Artivistas: Music, Community and Transborder Tactics in East Los … [Read more...]

Filed Under: INTERVIEWS, LATINOPIA PLÁTICA, Literature, Music

August 6, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA PLÁTICA MARTHA GONZALEZ ON THE ROLE OF THE ARTIVISTA

In her book Chicano/a Artivistas: Music, Community and Transborder Tactics in East Los Angeles musician, singer and scholar Martha Gonzalez speaks about the role of the artivista, the social activist … [Read more...]

Filed Under: INTERVIEWS, LATINOPIA PLÁTICA, Literature, Music

August 14, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA PLÁTICA MARTHA GONZALEZ ON PARTICIPATORY MUSIC

In her book Chicano/a Artivistas: Music, Community and Transborder Tactics in East Los Angeles, musician, singer and scholar Martha Gonzalez speaks about the need for participatory music as a means of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: INTERVIEWS, LATINOPIA PLÁTICA, Literature, Music Tagged With: Chicanoa Artivistas Music Community and Transborder Tactics in East Los Angeles, Martha Gonzalez

August 7, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA PLÁTICA IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON MUSIC

The year 2020 was devastating for the creative arts. In this Latinopia Platica musician, singer and songwriter Louie Perez, who is also co-founder of the music group Los Lobos, comments on the impact … [Read more...]

Filed Under: INTERVIEWS, LATINOPIA PLÁTICA, Music Tagged With: Impact of Covid-19 on music, Los Lobos, Louie Pérez

January 3, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA PLÁTICA WHAT TO EXPECT IN 2021 IN MUSIC

The music industry was devastated in 2020 by the Covid-19 virus. Musicians were forced to forego in person performances with large audiences. In this Latinopia Plática, Louie Pérez, musician, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: INTERVIEWS, LATINOPIA PLÁTICA, Literature, Music Tagged With: Covid 19 impact on music, Louie Pérez

January 3, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

LOUIE PÉREZ – IN HIS OWN WORDS

Louie Pérez is a founding member, drummer and song writer of the legendary rock group Los Lobos. The group is one of the longest lasting successful collaborations in music history. They are … [Read more...]

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June 16, 2010 by

FLACO JIMÉNEZ – IN HIS OWN WORDS

Flaco Jiménez is one of the most  renowned accordion musicians in the world. H has performed with everyone from Willie Nelson and Ry Cooder to The Rolling Stones and Los Lobos.  Latinopia asked him … [Read more...]

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June 16, 2010 by

EL PROFE QUEZADA NOS DICE 07.09.26 FOOTPRINTS OF COURAGE: A JOURNEY THROUGH CHICANO CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY

July 9, 2026 By wpengine

Throughout the twentieth century, Mexican Americans and Chicanos/as fought tirelessly for civil rights, often in overlooked corners of the nation.  An initial review of the literature revealed the following list of potential historic sites where civil rights battles took place by Mexican Americans/ Chicanos/as.  This list is by no means conclusive.  Further research may still provide […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 07.09.26 (ENGLISH) TURNING EIGHTY: COSTS AND BENEFITS

July 9, 2026 By wpengine

I’m 80 years old. It is a round number, with the forcefulness that eight decades can have. I don’t claim prowess, although living beyond the average life expectancy is still an achievement. Adequacy, adaptability, perhaps? Who can explain the survival instinct and the mysteries of still being here? I know, from science and experience, that […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 07.09.26 OCTOGENARIO: COSTOS Y BENEFICIOS

July 9, 2026 By wpengine

Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre Octogenario: costos y beneficios Cumplo 80 años. Es un número redondo, con la contundencia que pueden tener ocho décadas. No reclamo proeza, aunque vivir más allá de la expectativa de vida promedio no deja de ser un logro. ¿Adecuación, adaptabilidad, tal vez? ¿Quién explica el instinto de supervivencia y […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 7.09.26 JACINTO GUEVARA’S ART DOCUMENTS BARRIO LIFE

July 9, 2026 By wpengine

Chicano art originated in the late 1960s and early 1970s as a means to fill an artistic void in American art. Artistically, the Chicano artists painted murals that protested the Vietnam War, promoted the United Farm Workers’ labor movement, and challenged their status as second-class citizens living in a world filled with racial and ethnic […]

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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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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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LATINOPIA ART SONIA ROMERO 2

By Tia Tenopia on October 20, 2013

Sonia Romero is a graphic artist,muralist and print maker. In this second profile on Sonia and her work, Latinopia explores Sonia’s public murals, in particular the “Urban Oasis” mural at the MacArthur Park Metro Station in Los Angeles, California.

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