Latino arts, history and culture
Miguel Torres and Mauricio Mendoza are Los Angeles based filmmakers who have created and are co-Executive Producers of an exciting new drama web series titled "Encounters" The premise of the series … [Read more...]
Arte Público Press is the leading publisher of books in English and in Spanish written by Spanish-surnamed authors in the United States. Since it was founded in 1979, the publishing house, based in … [Read more...]
A Moment In Time Today, Latinos often take for granted our right to vote for elected officials at the city, county state and federal level. But there was a time, not too long ago, when Latinos were … [Read more...]
Victor Millan, who passed away on April 3, 2009, was a pioneering Mexican American actor who graduated from UCLA Theater Arts in 1945. His early film credits include The Ring (1952), a recurring role … [Read more...]
RUBEN GUEVARA AND JOHN DINSMORE. East Los Angeles rocker Ruben Guervara arrives with an original song, Con Safos" accompanied by John Dinsmore, drummer for the rock group The Doors. Also watch for a … [Read more...]
VIDEO PRODUCTION CREDITS: ART: LATINOPIA ART “WHAT IS CHICANO ART?” Directed, produced and edited by Jesús Salvador Treviño. Cameraman and Director of Photography Armando Acevedo. Latinopia … [Read more...]
In the next few months, watch for Teacher's Guides on how to maximize use of the Latinopia.com site for classroom instruction. If you have ideas by all means let us know. Drop us an email. … [Read more...]
Joel Juarez is an independent Latino filmmaker who resides in Los Angele. He speaks about the making of and success of his first dramatic short, Pelea de Gallos (The Cockfight). TO PURCHASE A COPY OF … [Read more...]
AN INTERVIEW WITH MARIO PICAYO, EDITOR IN CHIEF OF EDITORIA CAMPANA AND CAMPANITA BOOKS LATINOPIA: Mario, You are the Editor in Chief of Editorial Campana. How did the Editorial Campana come … [Read more...]
Latinopia.com - Moises Salcedo from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Moisés Salcedo is a self-educated Phoenix muralist whose works embody imagery of the Chicano experience. Latinopia asked him about his … [Read more...]
On May 17, 2005 Antonio Villaraigosa and his supporters celebrated his election as the first Mexican American mayor of Los Angeles in one hundred and thirty-three years. Although Mexicans were … [Read more...]
BEST MEXICAN RESTAURANTS: AUSTIN, TEXAS SAZÓN RESTAURANT 1816 South Lamar Blvd. Austin, Texas 78704 (512) 326-4395 Website: www.sazonaustin.com Owner Margarito Aranda calls his food … [Read more...]
200 YEARS OF CHICANO/LATINO HISTORY TIMELINE: 1940- 1959 December 7, 1941 The Japanese air force attacks United States forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. War is declared against … [Read more...]
RUPERT GARCÍA - CALIFORNIA ARTIST IN HIS OWN WORDS: I was in Indochina from 1965 to 1966, at a secret base near Laos. Why were so many of us [Chicanos] there? The answer is simple … [Read more...]
JOHN VALADEZ - CALIFORNIA ARTIST IN HIS OWN WORDS: When I was getting out of high school and into college, a friend of mine and I went to Olvera Street because we had heard about the Siquieros … [Read more...]
Puerto Rico has recently drawn international attention, in association with the economic tribulations of Greece, which has been in the spotlight for some time. We stepped into prominence when our … [Read more...]
Parte II La segunda mitad del Siglo XX y lo que va del XXI, la política en Puerto Rico ha estado dominada por el asunto del status y la controversia en torno a la Constitución del Estado Libre … [Read more...]
The Burundanga is burning hot. The governor of Puerto Rico, after statements to the New York Times, appeared on local television to declare that the state will not be able to pay the $72 billion … [Read more...]
El siguiente ensayo consiste de cuatro partes que exploran: el sentimiento patrio, la relación colonial de Puerto Rico y los Estados Unidos de Norte América, el Estado Libre Asociado, y el caso de … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: AMALIA MESA BAINS ON DAY OF THE DEAD,POLI MARICHAL'S ANIMATED SIN FRONTERAS, POLI MARICHAL ON PRINT-MAKING AND MORE HURRICANE RELIEF NEEDED. Happy Day of the Dead! This week … [Read more...]
