Latino arts, history and culture
Members of the Fresno-based theater company, Teatro de la Tierra, perform "Libertad," a musical adaptation by Agustín Lira, director of the group. Lead singer Merlinda Espinosa is accompanied by … [Read more...]
Singer/songwriter Mark Guerrero interviews guitarist/singer John Valenzuela, who was in Leon & the Leisures and The Cassinos in the 60s and played with Mark Guerrero from 1971 through '74 in The … [Read more...]
Charley Trujillo is a veteran of the Viet Nam War and author of Soldados" Chicanos in Viet Nam which he has made into a documentary film by the same name. His latest project is a feature length drama … [Read more...]
Hispanic Heritage Month Highlights Latino Artists in Exciting Venues October is one of the preeminent months for showcasing the works of Latino artists. Many art museums and galleries across … [Read more...]
Joao Quiroz’s first art lessons came from visiting the churches in the surrounding towns of his home in Zacatecas, Mexico. Church art had many facets notably religious statues, wall paintings, and … [Read more...]
After forty years of painstaking effort, the mural titled "America Tropical, originally painted in 1932 by Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros, and later whitewashed, has been preserved with a new … [Read more...]
In 1932, the Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros was invited to Los Angeles by the Chouinard Art Institute. During his six month stay, he painted three murals, the most controversial of which was … [Read more...]
Latino Artists Display Borderland Themes at Chicano Park Museum The Son de Allá y Son de Acá exhibit at Chicano Park Museum in San Diego opens at a moment when United States immigration … [Read more...]
Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre La Universidad de Puerto Rico, en particular la inestabilidad en la gobernanza del Recinto de Ciencias Médicas ocupa los titulares de prensa y … [Read more...]
Esmeralda Santiago is the acclaimed author of several novels about the Puertorican experience both on the island and in New York. In her latest novel Las Madres, she tells of the impact of Hurricane … [Read more...]
This week's East Los Angeles Music Stories features Ernie Hernández. Ernie has a long association with host Mark Guerrero. He played drums in all of Mark Guerrero's bands from 1963 through 1974, Mark … [Read more...]
In Esmeralda Santiago's latest novel, Las Madres, a principal character, Luz, has been left permanently damaged. She suffers from black outs after which she cannot remember what has transpired. … [Read more...]
Latinos Celebrate Mexican Independence, Diez y Seis, With San Antonio Philharmonic Orchestra September has been an amazing month for Lanier High School as it celebrated its 100th … [Read more...]
Chicano Park Museum in San Diego Opens Exhibit Son de Allá y Son de Acá with Forty-Five Latino Artists An exciting new exhibition, Son de Allá y Son de Acá, [They are from there and they are from … [Read more...]
Latino Artist Carlos Rosales-Silva Creates Gateway Museum Mural The San Antonio Museum of Art [SAMA] has a new bright mural in its spacious Great Hall that serves as the main entrance to the … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA CINEMA ON TWO FRONTS from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Mylene Moreno is an award-winning documentary producer and director whose credits include Episode One of the acclaimed four-part PBS … [Read more...]
Diane Rodriguez is an actress, stage director and theater administrator who is Associate Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Center Theater Group. She has been involved in Chicano and Latino theater … [Read more...]
100 YEARS OF LATINO THEATER IN AMERICA 1900 In Ybor City and Tampa, Florida, Cuban mutual aid societies like El Centro Español de West Tampa, Círculo Cubano and other self-help civic organizations … [Read more...]
Barrio Mistress of the Words… No writer can be the ‘Master of the Words’ without loving them! Mehmet Murat Ildan, Turkish playwright and novelist Per the opening quote above, Silviana (aka Silvia) … [Read more...]
Latino Artists Featured in San Antonio’s FotoSeptiembre Festival Michael Mehl, the founder and director of the photography festival FOTOSEPTIEMBRE-SAFOTO, describes himself as a composer, … [Read more...]
Alberto "Tito" Ríos is an Arizona poet whose works include ten books of poetry, three collections of short stories and a memoir. He reads here the title poem from his collection "The Theater of … [Read more...]
