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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...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 8.05.23

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA:  MOURNING THE LOSS OF ROBERT CINTLI RODRÍGUEZ, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON THE ART OF RICHARD ARREDONDO, CYNTHIA GUARDADO READS "JOHN'S MARKET ON EIGHTH AND MARIPOSA," AND … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 7.21.23

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON LARRY PORTILLO'S ARTISTIC TRAJECTORY, ANTHONY MACIAS ON CHICANO CHICANA AMERICANA: POP CULTURE PLURALISM, ROBERT BELTRAN ON STAR TREK VOYAGER AND RICHARD … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 7.14.23

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RUDY GARCÍA ON DEATH SONG OF THE DRAGÓN CHICXULUB, SAL BALDENEGRO ON WOMEN IN LABOR, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON THE GROWING PRESENCE OF  LATINO ART IN GALLERIES AND MIS … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 7.08.23

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: DIVERSITY, WHAT DOES IT MEAN AND FOR WHOM? RICARDO ROMO ON DIVERSITY AND THE FUTURE OF COLLEGE ADMISSIONS, FRANK SOTOMAYOR ON THE DAWNING OF DIVERSITY AND A GENERATION OF … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 7.28.23

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON CAROLINA FLORES, GILBERT "MAGU" LUJAN REMEMBERED: IN SEARCH OF MAGULANDIA, BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON THE 4TH AND 30TH OF JULY IN PUERTO RICO AND … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 6.30.23

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA:  WHAT DOES THE 4THOF JULY MEAN TODAY? JOHN J. VALADEZ ON THE ROLE OF THE DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON THREE EARLY SAN ANTONIO FAMILIES AND MARK … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 6.23.23

LATINOPIA THIS WEEK: MURALS, MURALS , MURALS! JUDY BACA ON THE GREAT WALL MURAL, SONIA ROMERO ON THE MACARTHUR PARK URBAN OASIS MURAL, WAYNE HEALY AND DAVID BOTELLO ON THE CHICANO TIME TRIP MURAL," … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 6.16.23

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LUIS ALBERTO URREA READS FROM HIS NEW NOVEL, GOOD NIGHT, IRENE.  RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON EARLY SAN ANTONIO NEWSPAPER LA PRENSA, MIS PENSAMIENTOS WITH ALFREDO SANTOS AND … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 6.10.23

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SALOMON BALDENEGRO WITH "DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN," EL ZOCOTROCO ON DOG POOP AND THE PUERTO RICAN ECONOMY, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON LUIS "CHISPA" GUERRERO, 2011 … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 06.03.23

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LUIS TORRES ON THE LEGACY OF CHRIST STRACHWITZ, HECTOR GALAN ON WHAT THE FILMMAKER BRINGS TO A DOCUMENTARY, RICARDO ROMO ON THE ART OF OMAR RODRIGUEZ AND MARK GUERRERO'S EAST … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 05.25.23

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LUIS TORRES ON UVALDE ONE YEAR LATER, ANGELA VALENZUELA'S REFLECTIONS ON UVALDE, RICARDO ROMO ON CESAR MARTINEZ AT MOMA, HECTOR GALAN ON WRITING THE DOCUMENTARY AND HECTOR … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 05.20.23

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LUIS TORRES ON THE PASSING OF GLORIA MOLINA, RICARDO ROMO ON JOE PEÑA, MARCIA ARQUETA MICHELSON ON WHERE I BELONG MARK GUERRERO'S EAST L.A. STORIES WITH MIKE AVERSA This … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 05.13.23

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: MORE FROM THE TEXAS INSTITUTE OF LETTERS, CHRISTOPHER CARMONA READS RECENT POEMS, RUBEN DEGOLLADO READS FROM THE FAMILY IZQUIERDO, SAL BALDENEGRO'S ON WE ARE NOT AFRAID,  … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 05.05.23

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO! IR'ENE SILVA READS THE FLOWER EATER, ANGELINA SAENZ READS EDGECLIFF, RICARDO ROMO ON RUDY TREVIÑO, THE LATE FRANCISCO ALARCÓN ON CINCO DE MAYO AND MIS … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 04.22.23

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LATINOPIA SALUTES THE TIL! IRE'NE LARA SILVA READS CUICACALLI, BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON HACIA UN NUEVO ORDEN, RICARDO ROMO ON THE UVALDE MURAL PROJECT, EDWARD VIDUARRE READS GOD … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 04.15.23

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO ON WHAT IS THE REPUBLICAN DEATH QUOTA? IRE'NE LARA SILVA READS FROM CUICACALLI, HOUSE OF SONG, LUIVETTE RESTO READS FROM LIVING ON ISLANDS NOT FOUND ON MAPS AND … [Read more...]

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April 15, 2023 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 04.08.23

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: MARTHA GONZALEZ ON THE ROLE OF THE ARTIVISTA, THELMA REYNA ON GLORIA ANZALDÚA'S BORDERLANDS/FRONTERA: THE NEW MESTIZA,  RICARDO ROMO ON ART AT THE WITTE AND MCNAY GALLERIES, … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 03.31.23

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON LATINA ARTIST RISE, SPEAK AND ACT,  BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON DEATH WITHOUT A DEATH CERTIFICATE,  ANDREA GUTIERREZ ON HOW TO GROW OLD AND ALFREDO SANTOS AND MIS … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 03.24.23

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SILVER SCREEN LATINAS! FRANK BERUMEN ON THE LEGACY OF RAQUEL WELCH,   THE LATE DIANE RODRIGUEZ ON HER ROLE IN TERMINATOR TWO, JULIE CARMEN ON HER ROLE IN THE MILAGRO BEANFIELD … [Read more...]

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March 24, 2023 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 3.17.23

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ST. PATRICK'S DAY! SAL BALDENEGRO ON THE IRISH AND MEXICANS, RICARDO ROMO ON THE CHEECH, THE ST. PATRICK'S BATTALION, HOW DO YOU SAY IT IN IRISH? AND, OF COURSE, THE RECIPE FOR … [Read more...]

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LE PROFE QUEZADA NOS DICE 9.05.25 CURANDERISMO IN THE BARRIO

September 5, 2025 By wpengine

Curanderismo (folk healing) is an integral component of the fabric that is very much a part of the Mexican American cultural, social, and historical heritage.  My paternal grandmother, Doña Emilia, or Memia as we fondly called her was a curandera (healer).  Her older sister, Doña Ester, was a renowned curandera in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 8.29.25 Salomón Huerta: A Visionary Interpreter of Latino Art

August 29, 2025 By wpengine

Salomón Huerta: A Visionary Interpreter of Latino Art Ricardo Romo, Ph.D Salomón Huerta, a Los Angeles-based painter and printmaker, is known for his enigmatic portraits and compelling depictions of domestic and suburban architecture reflecting his Mexican American heritage and upbringing in Boyle Heights. Over the past quarter-century, Huerta’s works have been acquired by the Museum […]

BURUNDANGA DEL ZOCOTROCO 8.29.25 CONFESSIONS OF AN AGED ANTI-IMPERIALIST

August 29, 2025 By wpengine

José M. Umpierre Confessions of an Aged Anti-imperialist. The recent meeting between Trump and Putin in Alaska has been seen as the management of two powerful nations that flirt with the notion of empire. The term fuels a torrent of memories, it takes me back to 1976 when I defended my doctoral thesis: Imperialism and […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 8.29.25 CONFESIONES DE UN VIEJO ANTIIMPERIALISTA

August 29, 2025 By wpengine

Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre Confesiones de un Viejo Antiimperialista Realengo                                        . La reunión recién celebrada entre Trump y Putin en Alaska se ha visto como la gestión de dos poderosas naciones que coquetean con la noción de imperio. El término aviva un torrente de recuerdos, me regresa al 1976 cuando defendí la tesis: […]

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