THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 2.19.17
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: TREVIÑO ON ZOOT SUIT 2017, ALEX ESPINOZA ON DIEGO LEÓN, RUBEN GUEVARA AND JOHN DENSMORE “CON SAFOS,” AND SERG HERNÁNDEZ ON STEVE BANNON. This week we take a look at premiere … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 02.12.17
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RAUL SALINAS WITH "HAIL PACHUCO!" ROSE PORTILLO ON THE ORIGINAL ZOOT SUIT PRODUCTION, BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON LA JUNTA AND THE FUTURE OF PUERTO RICO AND SAL BALDENEGRO ON THE … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 01.15.17
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO ON LOS TROVADORES, REMEMBERING ARTURO ROSALES, A TRUMP INAUGURATION AND LATINOPIA HERO VIDEOS. This week we are saddened by the passing of a great Chicano … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.11.16
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LUIS TORRES ON FAKE NEWS IS SCARY NEWS; SAL BALDENEGRO ON ARIZONA'S COURAGEOUS TRADITION UNION ORGANIZING AND BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON THE DOCUMENTARY WORK OF ACCLAIMED … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 11.29.16
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: THE DEATH OF FIDEL CASTRO; REFLECTIONS BY LUIS R. TORRES, JOSÉ M. UMPIERRE, RAPHAEL GONZÁLEZ AND AN INTERVIEW WITH MARÍA ELENA VINUEZA, VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE CASA DE LAS … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 10.16.16
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ALVARO HUERTA WHEN HE WAS MEXICAN AND POOR, SAL BALDENEGRO ON HATING PEOPLE WITH OPPOSITE VIEWS, PASO DEL NORTE WITH LOS POCHOS, PEPE SERNA ON SCARFACE, AND TRUMP THE … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 10.09.16
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: JOSÉ DELGADO ON LATINO MEDAL OF THE ARTS AT THE WHITE HOUSE, DON FELIPE ORTEGA ON: ARE WE REALLY ONE NATION OUT OF MANY? RUDOLFO ANAYA ON THE MEANING OF AZTLÁN AND WHAT IS … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 9.26.16
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: CARLOS AVILA FROM FOTONOVELAS TO GRIMM, JOSÉ MURRATI ON "VALOR," AND BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON WILDA RODRÍGUEZ AND THE ELUSIVE "PROMESA." Hola Latinopians! This week we visit … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 8.28.16
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LUIS TORRES ON THE CHICANO GENERATION, RICARDO ACUNA’S RICKY LUV VIDEO, MARIA JIMENEZ HENLEY ON HER ROLE IN THE ORIGINAL WESTSIDE STORY, BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON PUERTO RICAN … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 8.14.16
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: DON FELIPE TURNS 90! THE APACHE WARS, MONICA PUID AT RIO, FIERCE POLITICS TAKES ON TRUMP AND POLITICAL SALSA WITH EL CUCUY TRUMP. Hola Latinopians! This week we celebrate … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 7.10.16
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SALBALDENEGRO ON THE CO-OPTION OF THE FOURTH OF JULY, JOSÉ UMPIERRE ON A PUERTO RICAN FOURTH OF JULY, JUAN AUGUSTÍN MÁRQUEZ ON PUERTO RICO THE LAST COLONY, OLMECA I AM NOT … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 6.12.16
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: TRAGEDY. Latinopia is in shock and mourning on the events that unfolded this morning in Orlando, Florida. The massacre of fifty human beings is an unspeakable horror and … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 6.05.16
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON PAPA; HEMINGWAY IN CUBA, EDUARDO DÍAZ ON THE HAPA PROJECT, INTERNATIONAL LATINO BOOK AWARD FINALISTS, HERMAN SILLAS AND VIEW FROM THE PIER AND SERGIO … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 5.01.16
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LUIS ALFARO'S ELECTRICIDAD, EDUARDO DÍAZ ON NINA SIMONE, RUDY ANAYA ON SYRIA’S CHILDREN, AND MAY DAY LATINA ACTIVISTS EMMA TENAYUCA, DOLORES HUERTA AND MARÍA ELENA … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 4.17.16
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ALVARO HUERTA ON IMMIGRATION AS A HUMAN RIGHT, JOSÉ UMPIERRE ON PUERTORICAN CUISINE, KAY BROWN’S ONE-WOMAN SHOW, JULIO MEDINA’S SERENDIPITY “SHOW ME YOURS,” AND ANGELA ORTIZ’S … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 4.03.16
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: DON FELIPE ORTEGO ON THE OSCARS, INTRODUCING THE POETRY OF JOSE MURRATI, THELMA REYNA ON LATINA EMPOWERMENT, EMMA TENAYUCA’S PECAN SHELLER’S STRIKE, DOLORES HUERTA ON THE … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 3.27.16
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: JOSÉ UMPIERRE ON HOW THE PUERTORICAN DEBT GOT TO BE WHAT IT IS, LUIS TORRES ON THE LEGENDARY EYDIE GORME, AND LATINOPIA CELEBRATES THE BIRTH OF CÉSAR CHÁVEZ WITH: CÉSAR … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 3.20.16
THIS WEEK ON LATINPIA: PUERTO RICO’S CIRCO FEST, HERMAN SILLAS ON MONEY AND POLITICAL PARTIES, LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEWS CAMPANITA CHILDREN’S BOOKS, SERGIO HERNANDEZ ON ISIS AND THEIR SECRET WEAPON AND … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 2.21.16
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SARA INÉS CALDERÓN ON TEXAS RANGERS KILLING MEXICANS, MOCTESUMA ESPARZA ON THE THE BALLAD OF GREGORIO CORTEZ, AUGUSTIN LIRA AND PATRICIA WELLS SINGING GREGORIO CORTEZ, HERMAN … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 3.13.16
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO ON EUGENE MCCARTHY AND BERNIE SANDERS, EDUARDO DÍAZ ON JOSÉ MONTOYA’S ART, LUPE BOTELLO ON A HARROWING EXPERIENCE, SERGIO HERNÁNDEZ ON THE BULLY, ERNEST HOGAN ON … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 2.14.16
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: BURDUNANGA BORICUA ON LOVE'S PASSION, ALEJANDRO MOLINA ON "SAN VALENTÍN," SAL BALDENEGRO ON HYPOCRISY IN CURRENT POLITICS AND ANGELA'S ORTIZ'S PHOTO OF THE WEEK. Ah, it's … [Read more...]