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LATINOPIA TEATRO LUIS VALDEZ “EL PACHUCO”

"Zoot Suit" is arguably the most successful Chicano play in theater history.  It derives much of its success from powerful performances by an ensemble of Latino actors including Edward James Olmos who … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA TEATRO, Theater

June 12, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA TEATRO JOSEFINA LÓPEZ “REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES”

Josefina López is an accomplished poet, playwright and screenwriter whose play, "Real Women Have Curves," was made into a movie in 2002. Latinopia asked Josefina how she came to write "Real Women Have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA TEATRO, Theater

January 30, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA TEATRO ELECTRICIDAD

Latinopia Teatro Electricidad from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Set in a Chicano barrio, Luis Alfaro's adaptation of the Greek play Electra, by Sophocles, was first performed at the Mark Taper Forum in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA TEATRO, Theater Tagged With: Alma Martinez, Electricidad, Giuliana Gutierrez, Jessica Bias., Sophocles' Electra

May 1, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA TEATRO BELTRAN ON SHAKESPEARE

Robert Beltran is an accomplished actor of stage and screen perhaps best known for his portrayal of "Chokotay" in the television series "Star Trek Voyager." Beltran is also a serious theater director. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA TEATRO, Theater Tagged With: CASA0101 theater, Encuentro 2014, Josefina Lopez, Julius Caesar, Robert Beltran, Shakespeare

November 16, 2014 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA TEATRO TANTAI TEATRO

Tantai Teatro is a theater company based in San Juan, Puerto Rico. latinopia caught up with them in October of 2014 when they visited Los Angeles, California to participate in the Encuentro 2014 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA TEATRO, Theater Tagged With: Encuentro 2014, Ismael Rodriguez, Latino Theater, Puerto Rican theater, Tantai Teatro

June 7, 2015 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA TEATRO DIANE RODRÍGUEZ ON NATIONAL COUNCIL

LatinopiaTeatro Rodriguez at National Council for the Arts from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Diane Rodriguez is Associate Artistic Director of the Center Theater Group in Los Angeles. On January 16, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA TEATRO, Theater Tagged With: Diane Rodriguez, Diane Rodriguez appointed to National Council on the Arts

January 31, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA TEATRO POPUL VUH: HEART OF HEAVEN

LATINOPIA TEATRO POPUL VUH: HEART OF HEAVEN from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. On October 12, 2015, the acclaimed El Teatro Campesino performed an outdoor puppet theater play in downtown Los Angeles. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA TEATRO, Theater Tagged With: Center Theater Group, Diane Rodriguez, El teatro Campesino, Kinan Valdez, Latinopia Teatro, Popul Vuh Heart of Heaven

October 26, 2015 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA TEATRO “ENRIQUE’S JOURNEY1”

"Enrique's Journey" is a Pulitzer Prize-winning narrative by Sonia Nazario about the harrowing experiences of a seventeen-year-old Honduran boy who sets out alone to travel to the United States to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA TEATRO, Theater Tagged With: Anthony J. Garcia, Encuentro 2014, Enrique's Journey, Latino Theater in America, Sonia Nazario, Su Teatro

November 24, 2014 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA TEATRO CHRIS FRANCO ON 57 CHEVY

Latinopia Teatro Chris Franco from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Chris Franco is well known as a founding member of the comedy group Latins Anonymous. Besides being a comedy writer Chris is also a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA TEATRO, Theater Tagged With: 57 Chevy, Chris Franco, latino comedies, latino playwrights, new Americna pLays

November 1, 2015 by JT

LATINOPIA TEATRO DAN GUERRERO’S GAYTINO TWO

Dan Guerrero is the writer/performer of the one-man show Gaytino. The play, which has played to packed houses throughout the United States, recalls his experiences growing up gay in an often … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA TEATRO, Theater Tagged With: Dan Guerrero, gay latinos, Gaytino, Growing up gay

July 5, 2015 by

LATINOPIA TEATRO ENRIQUE CASTILLO ON WARRIORS

Warriors is a play that pays homage to Latino recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor, the highest award given for bravery in combat. Latinopia asked the author and director of the play, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA TEATRO, Theater Tagged With: Enrique Kiki Castillo, Latino Congressional Medal of Honor recipients, Latino heroism in America's wars, Warriors the Play

May 23, 2015 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA TEATRO PROPERTIES OF SILENCE 2

Properties of Silence is a new American play written by Theresa Chavez, Rose Portillo and Alan Pulner and directed by Theresa Chavez. The play imagines a dream encounter between seventeenth century … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Theater Tagged With: Chicano theater, Properties of Silence, Rose Portillo, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, Theresa Chavez

March 10, 2015 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA TEATRO “PROPERTIES OF SILENCE”

Properties of Silence is a new American play written by Theresa Chavez, Rose Portillo and Alan Pulner and directed by Theresa Chavez. The play imagines a dream encounter between seventeenth century … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA TEATRO, Theater Tagged With: New American plays, Properties of Silence, Rose Portillo, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, Theresa Chavez

March 1, 2015 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA TEATRO EVA VÁSQUEZ AMOR PERDIDO

Eva Cristina Vásquez is a Puerto Rican actress and playwright whose first work Amor Perdido (Lost Love) explore show United States wars have impacted four generations of Puerto Rican women. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA TEATRO, Theater

December 29, 2010 by JT

LATINOPIA TEATRO ‘LA MASCARA DEL CHIVO”

In the summer of 2009, Dr. Carlos Flores brought together aspiring playwrights in Laredo, Texas to workshop plays for local production. Out of this workshop came nine plays which were presented … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA TEATRO, Theater

February 6, 2012 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA TEATRO “EL TEATRO CAMPESINO 3”

By 1967, the protracted strike by farm workers against California grape growers has reached national proportions. The Teatro Campesino, whose principal members now included Luis Valdez, Daniel Valdez, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA TEATRO, Theater

October 30, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA TEATRO “EL TEATRO CAMPESINO2”

In 1965, having convinced César Chávez and the board of the United Farm Workers of the viability of a theater company to advance the farm worker's grape boycott, Luis Valdez, Agustín Lira and Felipe … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA TEATRO, Theater

October 3, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA TEATRO “EL TEATRO CAMPESINO 1”

The legendary El Teatro Campesino was born out of the struggle of the United Farm Workers Union with which the group was affiliated from 1965 to 1968. The original members of the group included Luis … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA TEATRO, Theater

August 28, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA TEATRO “RANCHO PANCHO 2”

San Antonio playwright Gregg Barrios discovered that the character of Stanley Kowalski in the classic American play, "A Streetcar Named Desire," was based on author Tennessee Williams' relationship … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA TEATRO, Theater

June 18, 2012 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA TEATRO “RANCHO PANCHO 1”

Gregg Barrios is a San Antonio-based playwright who has written a landmark play titled "Rancho Pancho."  At the heart of the play is the explosive revelation that the character of Stanley Kowalski in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA TEATRO, Theater

June 8, 2012 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA MOMENT IN TIME “TEATRO CAMPESINO & LOS MASCARONES”

EL TEATRO CAMPESINO/ TEATRO MASCARONES COLLABORATION This photo shows Chicano theater director Luis Valdez with a combined acting team of members of the El Teatro Campesino theater company (United … [Read more...]

Filed Under: FEATURES, History, MOMENT IN TIME, Theater

September 25, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

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POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 01.17.21 “DECENCY IS NOT TRANSACTIONAL”

January 17, 2021 By Tia Tenopia

Decency is not transactional… Again, by your leave, I’m going to deviate from my usual diet of politics and such and focus on a topic that is more personal, more intimate, yet just as important as (community-based or partisan) politics: gratitude. As I look around today’s political landscape, I see more enmity than friendliness. This […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 1.23.21 THE MCNAY ART MUSEUM EXHIBIT

January 23, 2021 By Tia Tenopia

Latino Art: The Joy of Collecting and Giving In mid-January 2021 the McNay Art Museum opened an exhibit of Latino prints featuring the works of Richard Duardo, John Valadez, Cesar Martinez, Raul Caracoza, Melanie Cervantes, Juan Miguel Ramos, John Valadez, Barbara Carrasco, and Juan Mora. We took a special interest in its opening since nearly […]

FIERCE POLITICS with DR. ALVARO HUERTA 1.17.21 “THE WHITE NATIONALIST BARBARIANS STORM THE GATE(S) OF THE U.S. CAPITAL”

January 17, 2021 By Tia Tenopia

“The White Nationalist Barbarians Storm the Gate(s) of the U.S. Capitol” The white nationalist barbarians, aided and abetted by their Führer—President Donald J. Trump—stormed and entered the gate(s) at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. The seditionists include those who brazenly entered the so-called people’s house,[1] responsible for death, destruction and mayhem, along […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 1.23.21 “CRISIS DE LA ESPERANZA- PARTE III”

January 23, 2021 By Tia Tenopia

Burundanga de Zocotroco Crisis de la Esperanza Parte III Educación y Desesperanza La primera parte de este largo ensayo propone el diagnostico de desesperanza y presenta la evidencia demográfica como primera argumentación. La segunda parte aborda la dimensión económica, en esta tercer parte se enfoca la educación, por ser vehículo de movilidad social y aspecto […]

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