LATINOPIA HERO LOURDES PORTILLO
Latinopia mourns the passing of renowned film director, producer, and writer Lourdes Portillo ( November 11, 1943 – April 20, 2024). Born in Mexico, Lourdes moved with her family to the United … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 5.03.24 LATINO PRINTS AT SAN ANTONIO MUSEUM OF ART
San Antonio Museum of Art Features Latino Works on Paper The San Antonio Museum of Art [SAMA] exhibit, Lovers & Fighters: Prints by Latino Artists in the SAMA Collection, offers a radiant … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 4.26.24 A STATE OF SHAME
“Estado de vergüenza” (State of shame)… The song “Estado de vergüenza” (State of shame) by Los Cenzontles focuses on SB 1070, Arizona’s racist “Show me your papers” law that was enacted in 2010 by … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA CINEMA SEVERO PÉREZ FILMMAKER’S JOURNEY
Severo Pérez is an acclaimed filmmaker, director, playwright and novelist who has just published a memoir titled Filmmaker's Journey. The book chronicles Severo's career in film making concluding with … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 4.26.24 CRISTINA SOSA NORIEGA
Cristina Sosa Noriega: A Latina Artist with Vision and Creativity Cristina Sosa Noriega is excited about working on her newly completed large public art project dedicated to the Girls Scouts of … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA MUSIC LOS POCHOS “PASO DEL NORTE”
Though Conjunto Music originated in Texas, it is by no means limited to that state. In Los Angeles, California the conjunto group Los Pochos carries on the decades-long tradition. The accordionist of … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA HERO DR. MARIO BARERRA
Highly respected and beloved colleague and teacher, and one of the early faculty founders of the Chicano Studies Program and the graduate program in Ethnic Studies at the University of California, … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO (IN ENGLISH) 4.19.24
Trump Deranged Syndrome Ever since I discovered the social sciences and diagnostic nomenclature I was fascinated by syndromes, a group of symptoms applied to attempt to define conditions and … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART FRANK ROMERO ON THE 1974 LOS FOUR LACMA EXHIBIT
Frank Romero is a master artist, sculptor and muralist whose work spans seven decades. One of his early collaborations was with artists Carlos Almaraz, Gilbert "Magu" Lujan, and Roberto de la Rocha … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 4.19.24 RICKY ARMENDARIZ IN NEW YORK CITY
Ruiz-Healy Gallery Features Latino Artist Ricky Armendariz In New York City A new exhibit, The Gods Wait to Delight in You…C.B., featuring Texas borderland artist Ricky Armendariz opened … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA CINEMA JOHN VALADEZ ON THE DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER
John J. Valadez is an acclaimed documentary filmmaker whose credits include The Head of Joaquin Murrieta, The Longoria Affair, The Chicano Wave and most recently, American Exile. He spoke to Latinopia … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA CINEMA and the earth did not swallow him
Severo Pérez is an acclaimed documentary and narrative film director who wrote and directed the feature film, and the earth did not swallow him, based on the novel by Tomas Rivera. Severo spoke to … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT LATINO ART ENHANCES SAN ANTONIO’S PUBLIC SPACES
Latino Art Enhances San Antonio’s Public Spaces The lead article of the New York Times Business section “Graffiti Goes From Eyesore to Asset” by Isabella Kwai caught my attention on April 6, 2024. … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 4.19.24
Burundanga de Zocotroco Síndrome de Desquicio Desde que me inicié en las ciencias sociales tuve fascinación por los síndromes, una colección o conjunto de síntomas que se agrupan para … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 4.06.24 GRACIELA ITURBIDE CAPTURES U.S. AND MEXICO
Graciela Iturbide’s Photographs Capture Mexico and Latinos in the U.S. In the early 1980s Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide distinguished herself as the most prominent photographer in Mexico … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD IR’ENE LARA SILVA reads EATERS OF FLOWERS
Ir'ene Lara Silva is a Texas-based poet whose collections include furia (Mouthfeel Press, 2010), Blood Sugar Canto (Saddle Road Press, 2016) and Cuicacalli House of Song ( Saddle Road Press, 2023). … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD XOCHITL JULISA BERMEJO “OUR LADY OF THE WATER GALLONS”
Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo is a poet and teacher from Asuza, California. She volunteered with No More Deaths, a humanitarian organization providing water bottles in the Arizona desert where immigrants … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD – ALBERTO RIOS “RETURNING TO THE CAT”
Latinopia Rios Return to Cat from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 1993 CÉSAR CHÁVEZ AT NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MEXICAN ART
United Farm Worker's President and American civil rights icon César Estrada Chávez died on April 23, 1993 at the age of 66 years. A week prior to his death, he was on a national tour to call attention … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD CÉSAR CHÁVEZ IN HIS OWN WORDS
“It is not enough to know why we are oppressed and by whom. We must join the struggle for what is right and just.” “Preservation of one’s own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for … [Read more...]
MARK GUERRERO’S EAST L.A. STORIES
Mark Guerrero visits with Art Sanchez- bassist, who in the early 70s played with Olde Tyme Religion, who recorded for Warner Brothers Records, and Yaqui, who released an album on Playboy Records. He … [Read more...]