THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 01.27.24
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON OSCAR CASTILLO PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE CHICANO EXPERIENCE, OSCAR CASTILLO'S LATINO MUSEUM EXHIBIT, APPRECIATING A MASTER PHOTOGRAPHER AND LIZ GONZALEZ WEIGHS IN … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 01.13.24
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: TEJANO REPORT ON SONIA ROMERO AND RICHARD DUARDO, BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON IMPACT OF PUERTO RICO'S NEW PARTIES, SONIA ROMERO AT WORK AND SONIA ROMERO'S WESTLAKE MURAL We start … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 1.05.24
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: JUDY BACA AND MURALS! RICARDO ROMO ON BACA'S NEW LACMA MURAL, JUDY BACA IN HER OWN WORDS ON THE TIJUNGA WASH MURAL, CHICANO ARTISTS SPEAK ABOUT MURALISM AND LORENA MANRIQUEZ ON … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.23.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: A GUEST BLOG ON THE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON LATINO ART SIGHTINGS, SERGIO HERNANDEZ ON CHRISTMAS IN THE PROJECTS AND ANGELA ROA PERFORMS WE FACE … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.16.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR! HOLIDAYS FOOD WITH DIANE VELARDE HERNANDEZ: LA TAMALADA AND CAPIROTADA. RICARDO ROMO REPORTS ON KATHY VARGAS EXHIBIT AND QUETZAL PERFORMS "TODO LO QUE … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.09.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON THE VIRGEN DE GUADALUPE AND EARLY MEXICAN NATIONALISM, MAKE GUERRERO'S EAST L.A. STORIES WITH FRED RIVERA, HECTOR GONZALEZ ON CANNIBAL AND THE HEADHUNTERS, AND … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.02.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON ANDRES DE TAPIA CHRONICLER OF THE CONQUEST, LUIS REYES ON PEPE SERNA DOCUMENTARY LIFE IS ART, PEPE SERNA ON HIS ROLE IN SCARFACE, PEPE SERNA'S LASTING LEGACY, … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 11.24.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: THE ORIGINAL THANKSGIVING, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON A REUNION OF THE GALLISTA GALLERY ARTISTS, TALES OF TORRES REMINDING US TO "TAKE HIM AT HIS WORD" AND AMALIA ORTIZ … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 11.11.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: REMEMBERING LOS VETERANOS. DON FELIPE DE ORTEGO IN AMERICA'S DEFENSE, VIDEOS ON COLONEL ENRIQUE CERVANTES AND JULIAN GONZALEZ, CHARLEY TRUJILLO ON SOLDADOS;CHICANOS IN … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 10.28.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: HALLOWEEN AND DAY OF THE DEAD! LUIS TORRES ON THE CHICANADA AND DIA DE LOS MUERTOS, AMALIA MESA-BAINS ON THE MEANING OF DAY OF THE DEAD, JOSÉ UMPIERRE WITH EL ASUNTO NO ES … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 10.21.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: CHARLEY TRUJILLO ON DOGS FROM ILLUSION, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON ARTISTS DURING HISPANIC MONTH, MARK GUERRERO'S EAST L.A. STORIES WITH JOHN VALENZUELA AND CONJUNTO … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 10.13.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: AMERICA TROPICAL REVISITED, RICARDO ROMO ON BORDER THEMES AT CHICANO PARK MUSEUM AND MARK GUERRERO'S EAST L.A. MUSIC STORIES WITH ERNIE HERNANDEZ. This month marks the 91st … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 10.06.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ESMERALDA SANTIAGO ON PUERTO RICO TODAY, CHARLEY TRUJILLO ON SOLDADOS: CHICANOS IN VIET NAM, JOSÉ UMPIERRE ON THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO IN CRISIS AND RICARDO ROMO ON DE … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 09.30.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ESMERALDA SANTIAGO ON LAS MADRES AND CREATING THE CHARACTER OF LUZ, RICARDO ROMO ON THE ART OF CARLOS ROSALES-SILVA AND REMEMBERING DON JOSÉ MONTOYA WITH EL LOUIE AND PACHUCO … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 9.22.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ALBERTO RIOS ON "THE THEATER OF THE NIGHT," RICARDO ROMO ON HOW THE SAN ANTONIO PHILHARMONICA CELEBRATES DIEZ-Y-SEIS, DIANE RODRIGUEZ ON CHICANO THEATER AND LATINOPIA'S … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 9.09.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LATINOS MOURN THE PASSING OF BILL RICHARDSON, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON ACCLAIMED PHOTOGRAPHER AL RENDON, IRE'ENE LARA SILVA READS EATERS OF FLOWERS AND JOHN MARTINEZ … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 8.17.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICHARD VARGAS LEAVING A TIP AT THE BLUE MOON MOTEL, VARGAS READING TEAMWORK, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON ARTE DEL PUEBLO AND MIS PENSAMIENTOS WITH ALFREDO … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 9.15.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO'S POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS ON SILVIANA WOOD, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON FOTOSEPTIEMBRE, LOS FABULOCOS BRING US "UNA PURA Y DOS CON SAL" AND MIS PENSAMIENTOS … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 9.01.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ON STRIKE ON LABOR DAY! DOLORES HUERTA ON SACRAMENTO MARCH, LUIS TORRES REVIEWS THE BLUE BEETLE, RICHARD VARGAS LOOKING OUT FOR GERALD LOCKLIN, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 8.26.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: JULIE CARMEN ON JOSÉ MANUEL LICO JIMÉNEZ, AND A CONCERT FOR LICO JIMÉNEZ, THE EBONY LISZT, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON LA CULTURA IN SAN ANTONIO AND EL ZOCOTROCO ON … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 8.12.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: HATCH CHILES! VISIT TO HATCH CHILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD AND LA PELADA. SAL BALDENEGRO'S POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS LOOKS AT CULTS AND MYLENE MORENO ON HER FILM ON TWO FRONTS. We … [Read more...]