THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 05.13.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: PLAYWRIGHT OCTAVIO SOLIS ON WRITING A PLAY AND THEN HOW TO BRING IT TO LIFE, EDWARD VIDAURRE READS "GENERATION Z" AT THE TEXAS INSTITUTE OF LETTERS AND RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 3.27.21
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: HENRY DARROW ON HIGH CHAPARRAL, RICARDO ROMO ON JUDY BACA, JUDY BACA ON THE GREAT WALL AND JUDY BACA IN HER OWN WORDS, ALVARO HUERTA ON FOUR WAYS TO SUPPORT LATINOS/AS DURING … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 03.05.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: PEPE SERNA ON AUDITIONS AND HIS ROLE OF "ANGEL" IN THE MOVIE SCARFACE, THELMA REYNA INTERVIEWS AUTHOR YOLANDA NAVA, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON RAUL GONZALEZ AND LITTLE JOE … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 11.25.18
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: JOSÉ UMPIERRE ON THE LATEST IN PUERTO RICO'S DEBT CRISIS, DON FELÍPE DE ORTEGO ON A BREAKTHROUGH PIONEERING WORK: WHY WE ARE CHICANOS, RICHARD YÑIGUEZ ON BLVD NIGHTS, MARÍA … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 9.29.18
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LOUIE PEREZ OF LOS LOBOS ON HIS NEW BOOK, GOOD MORNING AZTLÁN, LUIS REYES ON HIS NEW BOOK, MADE IN MEXICO: HOLLYWOOD SOUTH OF THE BORDER AND MARK GUERRERO'S CHICANO MUSIC … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 05.06.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: EDWARD VIDAURRE READS "GOD IS," CÉSAR DE LEÓN READS "NOTES FROM MY HOOD," RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT LOOKS AT THE ART OF FIDENCIO DURAN, AND GUEST BLOG: JESÚS TREVIÑO ON ARE … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 4.03.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON THREE LATINA ARTISTS AT CENTRO CULTURAL AZTLÁN, GUILLERMINA ZABALA'S JUANITO'S LAB, MARK GUERRERO'S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES INTERVIEW WITH THE … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 01.01.21
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: HAPPY NEW YEARS! REUNION DE COLEGAS ON 50 YEARS OF STRUGGLE, RICARDO ROMO ON LUIS JIMENEZ, LOS POCHOS WITH I SHOULD HAVE STAYED AT MARGIES AND SERGIO HERNANDEZ ON NEW YEAR'S … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 04.30.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: REMEMBERING LATINOPIA HERO DR. ARMANDO NAVARRO, POET CÉSAR DE LEÓN READS SPEAKING WITH GRACKLES BY SOAPBERRY TREES, EL ZOCOTROCO ON RECENT SUPREME COURT RULING, ONCE AGAIN, … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 04.25.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LATINOPIA HERO ROLANDO HINOJOSA SMITH BY RICARDO ROMO. ROLANDO HINOJOSA IN HIS OWN WORDS: KLAIL CITY, THE YOUNG WILL WRITE AND THE USELESS SERVANTS. This week we suffered … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 04.16.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RAY ANDRADE ON THE FOUNDING OF JUSTICIA, SAL BALDENEGRO ON HURTFUL NICKNAMES, MATT SEDILLO READS THE POPE OF BROADWAY, AND SERGIO TRONCOSO ON FROM THIS WICKED PATCH OF … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 04.09.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: EMMA GONZÁLEZ ON LITTLE'S BIOGRAPHY, NO LLORE, CHINGÓN, MATT SEDILLO WITH CITY ON THE SECOND FLOOR, MATT SEDILLO READS "STORM WARNINGS," AND RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 03.26.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: CYNTHIA OROZCO ON THE LIFE OF ALONSO S. PERALES, LUIS TORRES ON GETTING STUPID ON CRIME, JOSÉ UMPIERRE ON THE PUERTORICAN DEBT AND RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON MARY AGNES … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 02.26.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LUIS TORRES REVIEWS THE NEW WEST SIDE STORY, BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON ANDREW BIGGS DECLARATIONS, MARÍA JIMENEZ HENLEY ON AUDITIONING FOR THE FIRST WEST SIDE STORY AND RICARDO … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 02.19.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO ON TEACHING EMPATHY, LITTLE JOE HERNÁNDEZ ON JAZZ AND LITTLE JOE HERNÁNDEZ ON THE SPANISH LANGUAGE ALBUM WITH WILLIE NELSON THAT WAS RECORDED BUT THEN LOST, … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 02.12.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: STEVE SALAS PRESENTE! WATCH THE LATE GREAT STEVE SALAS SPEAKING ABOUT HIS EARLY START IN MUSIC, THEN WATCH STEVE AND HIS BROTHER RUDY AS THEY TALK ABOUT THE BIRTH OF THEIR … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 02.05.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICHARD ARMENDÁRIZ ON LITERATURE TO ART, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON SAN ANTONIO'S BRACKENRIDGE PARK, LUIS TORRES REVIEWS THE STORY OF CHAVEZ RAVINE, "STEALING HOME," AND … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 01.28.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: REUNION DE COLEGAS ON SPIRITUALITY IN THE CHICANO MOVEMENT, RICHARD ARMENDÁRIZ ON LYRICS IN HIS ART, ARMANDO VÁSQUEZ-RAMOS WITH AN OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT BIDEN, THELMA REYNA … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 01.22.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: REUNION DE COLEGAS - REMEMBRANCES, RICARDO ROMO ON RICHARD ARMENDARIZ, AND REMEMBERING GARY KELLER, GREGG BARRIOS, ARTURO ROSALES, BETITA MARTINEZ, JORGE BUSTAMANTE, FELIPE DE … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 01.15.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LATINOPIA CELEBRATES 7 YEARS OF BURUNDANGA BORICUA, 50 YEARS OF STRUGGLE PART THREE, POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS ON "IT AIN'T ABOUT PRINCIPLE," ANGELA VALENZUELA ON "THE PANDEMIC AS … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 01.08.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: FIFTY YEARS OF STRUGGLE PART TWO, TREVIÑO'S DOS AND DON'TS OF DIRECTING, ANGELA VALENZUELA'S 2021 UT COMMENCEMENT SPEECH AND MARK GUERRERO'S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES WITH SUNNY … [Read more...]