THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 5.24.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON LATINO LESSONS OF THE PANDEMIC, ENRIQUE "KIKI" CASTILLO ON LATINO HEROISM IN THE PLAY "WARRIORS," HARPO ON HOW HE SURVIVED THE SINKING OF THE U.S.S. … [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 5.17.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO ON FRIENDSHIP IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS, PAUL ESPINOSA ON SINGING OUR WAY TO FREEDOM, ARMANDO VAZQUEZ-RAMOS ON THE DREAMERS AND THE SUPREME COURT AND THE … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 5.09.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: REMEMBERING LATINOPIA HERO BOBBY LEE VERDUGO, LATINOPIA PLÁTICA: PLAYS-INTO- FILMS DURING THE PANDEMIC, JONATHAN KIRSCH ON JOHN RECHY, AND ALVARO HUERTA'S TRIBUTE ON MOTHERS … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 5.03.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: PLÁTICA ON IMPACT OF CORONAVIRUS ON LATINO TEATRO WITH ELISA BOCANEGRA, SAL LÓPEZ AND ROSE PORTILLO, BURUNDANGA BORICUA PART TWO OF GUGO'S LOOK AT THE ROLE OF WOOD IN … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 4.25.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: JORGE RODRÍGUEZ REMEMBERS SOLEDAD "CHOLE" ALATORRE, PLÁTICAS WITH WRITERS CHRISTINE GRANADOS, MELINDA PALACIO AND MICHAEL SEDANO ON IMPACT OF COVID- 19 ON WRITERS AND BOOKS TO … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 4.18.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: NEW -LATINOPIA PLÁTICA ON CORONAVIRUS AND THE LATINO COMMUNITY, RICARDO ROMO ON HOW THE VIRUS IMPACTS LATINO ARTISTS, AND JOSE "GUGO" UMPIERRE ON HOW PUERTO RICO'S WOOD HAS … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 4.12.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: REMEMBERING DIANE RODRIGUEZ: PLAYWRIGHT, DIRECTOR, ACTRESS AND SOCIAL ACTIVIST: DOLORES HUERTA ON HER 90TH BIRTHDAY! AND SAL BALDENEGRO ON CORONA'S UNEXPECTED AFTER … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 3.29.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: THE CORONAVIRUS CONTINUES: RICARDO ROMO ON HOW CORONAVIRUS IMPACTS LATINOS, DR. ALVARO HUERTA ON HOW AMERICANS CAN LEARN FROM MEXICANS ON THE VIRUS, ALICIA GASPAR DE ALBA ON … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 3.08.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: MARK GUERRERO SHOWCASES "THE EASTSIDE SOUND," ALFREDO SANTOS ON "WHAT HAPPENED TO US?" HECTOR GONZALEZ ON "CANNIBAL AND THE HEADHUNTERS," AND RUDY AND STEVE SALAS ON TIERRA'S … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 3.22.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: AY, AY, AY, CORONAVIRUS! JOSE UMPIERRE ON LOVE IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS, TEXAS AUTHORS HONOR JOHN RECHY, RICARDO ROMO ON DR. JOE BERNAL AND LATINOPIA SUGGESTIONS FOR THOSE … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: 03.15.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO ON FORGIVENESS, SERGIO TRONCOSO ON "A PECULIAR KIND OF IMMIGRANT'S SON," FILMMAKER MARK DAY'S THE SAN PATRICIO BATALLION, AND HOW TO MAKE IRISH JALAPENO SODA … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 02.16.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY WITH ALEJANDRO MOLINA'S LOVE POEM "SAN VALENTÍN," AND SAL BALDENEGRO ON "BRING BACK DECENCY," JOSÉ UMPIERRE ON "LLUEVE Y NO ESCAMPA," JUAN FELÍPE … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 02.09.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: CHICANO MUSIC MEDLEY. MARK GUERRERO'S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES VISITS WITH GEORGE LANDA, JUAN TEJEDA ON CONUNTO MUSIC, CONJUNTO HUEYAPAN WITH EL AHUALULCO AND LITTLE JOE … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 2.03.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: MURALS!! RICARDO ROMO ON SAN ANTONIO' S JACQUELINE BECERRA MURAL JOHN VALDEZ ON THE BROADWAY MURAL, WAYNE HEALY AND DAVID BOTELLO ON THE CHICANO TIME TRIP MURAL, AND ANTHONY … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 01.26.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LATINOS IN SCIENCE FICTION! LATINOPIA VISITS THE UC RIVERSIDE SCIENCE FICTION CONFERENCE, MARIO ACEVEDO ON "VAMPIRES OF ROCKY FLATS," DAVID BOWLES ON "LORDS OF THE EARTH," … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 01.19.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON THE LATINO LEGACY OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., SALOMON BALDENEGRO ON "DRAFT BOARDS," JOSÉ M. UMPIERRE ON THE PUERTO RICAN EARTHQUAKES, MARÍA JIMÉNEZ HENLEY ON … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 01.12.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON THE BIRTH OF THE BORDERLAND FOLKLORE, ALVARO HUERTA ON BARRIO WISDOM, QUETZAL ON "CANTO LISO," LOS FABULOCOS "UNA PURA Y DOS CON SAL," AND LOUIE PEREZ ON LOS … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 01.05.2020
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: POETRY! POETRY! POETRY! JOSÉ MONTOYA READS "EL LOUIE," NORA NARANJO READS "MY FATHER'S FEET," ALBERTO RÍOS READS "RETURNING TO THE CAT," AND THELMA REYNA READS "SLEEPLESS … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.29.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: MARK GUERRERO'S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES FEATURES THE LEGENDARY LALO GUERRERO, DIANE HERNÁNDEZ VELARDE'S RECIPE FOR HOLIDAY TREAT CAPIROTADA, A CHICANO BLUEPRINT FOR THE NEXT … [Read more...]