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...]
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...]
LATINOPIA TEATRO 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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
LATINOPIA TEATRO “ENRIQUE’S JOURNEY2”
“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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
LATINOPIA TEATRO CARMEN TAFOLLA “TERE”
Carmen Tafolla is an acclaimed poet and playwright who was named Poet Laureate for the CIty of San Antonio, Texas in 2012. In her one-woman show she depicts an array of barrio personalities. Latinopia … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
LATINOPIA TEATRO “ESPIRITÚ DE AZTLÁN”
During the 1970s a vibrant Chicano theater movement spread across the United States. Inspired by the success of El Teatro Campesino, dozens of theater companies began performing for Latino audiences … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA TEATRO CARMEN TAFOLLA “OCCUPATION NONE”
Carmen Tafolla is a playwright and performer based in San Antonio, Texas. In her one-woman show she portrays many different barrio personages. In "Occupation None," she embodies the voice of a 91-year … [Read more...]
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...]
LATINOPIA TEATRO NAHUI OLLIN “FIRE DANCE”
In the cosmology of the Aztecs, the sun was known as Tonatiuh. The Aztecs believed that every 52 years, the sun expired only to be reborn again and replenish life with a new era of prosperity. The … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA TEATRO CRYSTAL CITY 1969
Latinopia Theater Crystal City 1969 from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Teatro Cara Mia is a Houston based theater company whose original production Crystal City 1969, celebrates the walk-out by students … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA TEATRO “NOTHING TO DECLARE”
Raquel Sentías is a playwright and actress based in Laredo, Texas. She wrote "Nothing to Declare" which takes a whimsical look at the travails faced by Americans when they travel to and from Mexico … [Read more...]