Latino arts, history and culture
Latinopia Word Tafolla on The Literary Canon from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. The American literary canon are the authors and their works who have been deemed over time to be the best of American … [Read more...]
Ramón Hernández: Premier Tejano and Latino Musicologist, Author, and Photographer In 2018, the Wittliff Collection at Texas State University acquired San Antonio native Ramón Hernández’s vast … [Read more...]
David Trujillo is a playwright and poet whose latest poetry collection is titled Neighborhood Interruptions. Trujillo spoke to Latinopia about what motivates his poetry and how his background as a … [Read more...]
Latinopia Word Dancingin the Santa Ana Winds from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Liz González is a poet, fiction writer and creative writing instructor whose poetry collection Beneath Bones (Manifest … [Read more...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aRmGZmRRcw This week Mark Guerrero's East LA Music Stories interviews Joe Espinosa, bassist, who was a member of Marcy & the Imperials and The Village Callers … [Read more...]
Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre Año Nuevo Como suele ser costumbre, un año constituye u n referente esencial para intentar entendernos. Cuando acaba uno y comienza otro, se suele … [Read more...]
Latino Artists Sonia Romero and Richard Duardo in Atlanta’s Estampas de la Raza Exhibit The art exhibit Estampas de la Raza: Contemporary Prints from the Romo Collection has now crisscrossed the … [Read more...]
Playwright and poet David Trujillo's latest collection of poems, Neighborhood Interruptions, covers themes from police brutality to homelessness to ancient Aztec roots. He read here from his … [Read more...]
Sonia Romero is a graphic artist, muralist and print maker. The daughter of Chicano art pioneer Frank Romero, she has boldly set out on her own artistic trajectory. Her art includes stunning prints, … [Read more...]
Today, murals painted by Chicanos are to be found throughout the United States. From Bellevue, Washington, to San Anontio, Texas to Chicago, Illinois the mural movement that began in the 1960s has … [Read more...]
Judy Baca Paints at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Art lovers will not want to miss the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) solo exhibit “Painting in the River of Angels: Judy Baca … [Read more...]
Judy Baca is an acclaimed artist and muralist and founder of SPARC (The Social and Public Art Resource Center). She is perhaps best known for designing and painting, with the help of many assistants, … [Read more...]
Hi, It's Xochitl again. The other day I was on the morning walk with my humans and they were talking about their expectations for the New Year. To me one day is pretty much the same as the next, so I … [Read more...]
The Mexican Tradition of Voladores Only two Mexican festivals, Dia de los Muertos [Day of the Dead] and Voladores de Papantla [flyers of Papantla] have been recognized by UNESCO as a World … [Read more...]
This cartoon was originally published on Latinopia on January 3, 2016. … [Read more...]
Lorena Manriquez is a Chilean born filmmaker who co-directed Walls of Passion, a documentary on the life and art of Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siquieros which was released in 2019. Here she speaks … [Read more...]
Latino Art Sightings in Major Texas Cities Latino art in Texas communities continues to expand, and its presence in major museums is no longer an afterthought. Over the past year, several of the … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: DAVID TRUJILLO'S POLITICAL POETRY, RICARDO ROMO'S TJEANO REPORT ON RAMÓN HERNÁNDEZ AND ARCHIVING TEJANO CULTURE, DAVID TRUJILLO READS FROM NEIGHBORHOOD INTERRUPTIONS … [Read more...]
Angela Roa is a Chilean-born lyricist and singer. Her songs reflect the struggle of Latinos in the United States and Latin America. She sings here an original composition, "Se Enfrenta La Tempestad," … [Read more...]
Hi, It’ s me, Xochitl (pronounced So-chee) La Pestaña. I don’t usually opine on things in print, or much of anything for that matter. I’m quiet and reserved by nature and happy to go on my morning and … [Read more...]
Kathy Vargas’s new exhibition at Artpace, “Shopping for Bargains/My Mother Taught Me to Shop” is a marvelous*striking* visual treat **striking arrangement of images that Artpace “reveals the … [Read more...]
