Latino arts, history and culture
In the cosmology of the Aztecs, the sun was known as Tonatiuh. The Aztecs believed that every 52 years, the sun expired only to be reborn again and replenish life with a new era of prosperity. The … [Read more...]
Yelyna De Leon is an accomplished actress of stage and screen whose television credits include The Shield, Roswell and Resurrection Blvd. While at UCLA she made her directorial debut with the short … [Read more...]
RESEARCH CREDITS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: In addition to original source materials such as pamphlets, flyers, notices, newspaper articles, the following scholarly books and articles were consulted in … [Read more...]
COPYRIGHT CREDITS LATINOPIA.COM IS A FIRM BELIEVER IN THE SANCTITY OF COPYRIGHT. AT A TIME WHEN INTERNET THEFT IS RAMPANT, LATINOPIA ENDEAVORS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD RUDOLFO ANAYA BLESS ME ÚLTIMA. New Mexico author Rudolfo Anaya speak so his childhood in Pastura, New Mexico and that childhood led the writer to his landmark novel Bless Me Última. … [Read more...]
Latinopia Cinema - Villalobos Urban Cowboy from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Rey Villalobos is a director of photography for such motion pictures as Urban Cowboy, Nine to Five, A Bronx Tale and American … [Read more...]
For years the Mexican American community in the United States suffered from educational neglect, unemployment, job and political discrimination and law enforcement abuses. In the late … [Read more...]
Louie Pérez is a founding member, drummer and song writer of the legendary rock group Los Lobos. The group is one of the longest lasting successful collaborations in music history. They are … [Read more...]
Rudolfo “Rudy” Añaya is one of the most celebrated of Chicano authors. His coming of age novel, Bless Me Ultima is perhaps the most widely read novels by a United States born Spanish surnamed author. … [Read more...]
RODOLFO "CORKY" GONZALES, POLITICAL ACTIVIST One of the most vocal and charismatic leaders of the Chicano Movement, Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales began his career as a prizefighter in Denver, Colorado. … [Read more...]
AMALIA MESA-BAINS - CALIFORNIA ARTIST IN HER OWN WORDS An ofrenda is a temporary offering to the dead and is ephemeral and is time related. An altar is a permanent … [Read more...]
Dear Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: On March 5, 2014, during an interview with Tavis Smiley, I predicted that you would become the 45th President of the United States. This … [Read more...]
El tema de la frontera de los Estados Unidos con Mexico y la inmigración ilegal es asunto candente en la opinión pública y la política norteamericana, igual lo ha sido para una serie de películas y … [Read more...]
Migración Boricua La migración ha adquirido mueva prominencia a raíz de la situación económica internacional y las tensiones en el Medio Oriente, un tema en que Puerto Rico figura de forma … [Read more...]
Parte IV Los Argumentos El cuarto y último ensayo de esta serie se propone identificar cómo y por qué Porto Rico se convierte en lugar de interés para el capital financiero norteamericano, … [Read more...]
Part IV The Sales Pitch The fourth and last essay of this series is ambitious; it intends to provide some reasoning on how and why Porto Rico turned into a location for financial capital … [Read more...]
Parte III Gobierno y Finanzas La reorganización del aparato gubernamental fue uno de los asuntos cruciales que encaró el primer gobierno civil en Porto Rico. Para ellos se abolieron las … [Read more...]
Cuba ñañigo y bachata, Haití vodú y calabaza, Puerto Rico, burundanga. -- Luis Palés Matos. The following essay on Puerto Rico continues a historical journey attempting to make some sense … [Read more...]
Más Crisis Puerto Rico se encuentra en la palestra global, asociado nada menos que a la pesarosa situación de Grecia que lleva tiempo como noticia. El detonante de la atención fue la … [Read more...]
LOS ANGELES AREA PLAZA DE LA RAZA SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS JULY 1-3, 2013 PLAZA DE LA RAZA 3540 NORTH MISSION RD LOS ANGELES, CA 90031 INFO: (323) 223-2475 Registration for the school of … [Read more...]
LOS ANGELES AREA SMASH CUT MARCH 3, 10,17, 2013 6PM TEATRO FRIDA KAHLO 2332 WEST 4TH STREET LOS ANGELES, CA 90057 INFO: (213) 382-8133 and http://www.fridakahlotheater.org What would you … [Read more...]
