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 7.30.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LATINOPIA EVENT 1984 LATINOS WIN THE COVETED PULITZER PRIZE, MARK GUERRERO'S E.L.A. MUSIC STORIES WITH LITTLE WILLIE G, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON THE AMAZING WORK OF … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 7.16.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: FRANK SOTOMAYOR ON THE DAWNING OF DIVERSITY, SOTOMAYOR ON A GENERATION OF LEADERS, A MEETING OF SCHOLARS AT A MOMENT IN TIME AND RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON LILIANA WILSON, … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 6.25.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA:DAVID ROMO ON ORIGINS OF THE WORD PACHUCO, MARK GUERRERO'S ELA MUSIC STORIES, RICARDO ROMO ON GASPAR ENRIQUEZ AND, WHERE DID THE PACHUCOS ORIGINATE? This week we have a … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 06.18.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: THE CHEECH ART MUSEUM OPENS! A LATINOPIA VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE EXHIBIT. PLUS CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS GASPAR ENRIQUEZ, SONIA ROMERO, CARLOS ALMARAZ, GILBERT "MAGU" LUJAN AND CÉSAR … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 06.11.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: OUTRAGE! SAL BALDENEGRO ASKS WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON? JOSÉ ANGEL GUTIÉRREZ REVIEWS A PARTIAL HISTORY OF VIOLENCE AGAINST LA RAZA, EMILO ZAMORA OFFERS US REFLECTIONS ON UVALDE AND … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 06.03.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ANGELA VALENZUELA ON UVALDE, RICARDO ROMO ON UVALDE'S CHILDREN'S LIBRARY, PLAYWRIGHT OCTAVIO SOLIS ON LYDIA AND OCTAVIO ON SANTOS AND SANTOS AND LUIS QUINTERO'S LA HORA DEL … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 05.28.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: MEMORIAL DAY 2022, THELMA REYNA ON DOCTOR POETS & OTHER HEALERS, JOSÉ UMPIERRE'S BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON A NEW PUERTO RICO PLEBISCITE, IS IT MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING? AND … [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...]