LATINOPIA HERO BILL RICHARDSON
THE LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS MOURNS THE PASSING OF BILL RICHARDSON Washington, DC - LULAC is deeply saddened by the passing of Bill Richardson, a loyal and trusted leader whose … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMOS TEJANO REPORT 9.09.23 AL RENDON’S 50 YEAR RETROSPECTIVE
A Photographer of Latino Culture: Al Rendon’s 50-Year Retrospective Exhibit Al Rendon’s retrospective exhibit at the Witte Museum in San Antonio is both illuminating and fascinating. It is … [Read more...]
MIS PENSAMIENTOS with ALFREDO SANTOS 9.15.23
Bienvenidos otra vez a La Voz Newspaper. Empezamos by calling to your attention the cover for September. I saw this young man on American’s Got Talent a few weeks ago and man did he make an … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD JOHN MARTINEZ “THE ROAD NEVER ENDS”
John Martinez is a musician and poet who studied Creative Writing under the late Philip Levine. At a recent Florycanto gathering at the home of author and fellow poet Thelma Reyna, John read the poem … [Read more...]
TALES OF TORRES A CHICANO SHOT AT BEETLEMANIA 9.01.23
Chicanos have been carrying metaphorical pitchforks and flaming torches for years—demonstrating and complaining that Hollywood just doesn’t make enough movies by and about Latinos, especially … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD RICHARD VARGAS LOOKING OUT FOR GERALD LOCKLIN
Richard Vargas is the author of several books of poetry including How a Civilization Begins and McLife and Leaving a Tip at the Blue Moon Motel. At a recent floryanto reunion of poets and authors, … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 9.01.23 “ART GEMS IN SAN ANTONIO”
Mexican and Latino Hidden Art Gems in San Antonio Modern art arrived in San Antonio with Marion McNay’s collection of several impressionist paintings in the 1920s by Claude Monet, Paul Gauguin, … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA MUSIC JULIE CARMEN ON LICO JIMÉNEZ
Acclaimed actress Julie Carmen is the great-granddaughter of child musical prodigy José Manuel Lico Jiménez who composed and performed in Europe and the Americas during the late 1800s. She speaks … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 8.26.23 SAN ANTONIO’S MEXICAN CULTURE
San Antonio’s Mexican History and Culture: The Modern Process of Recovery and Rebuilding Three hundred years ago, a small band of Spanish friars and Mexican mestizo soldiers with their families … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 8.17.23 PRESTON AND TAFOLLA AT ARTE DEL PUEBLO
Photography and Poetry Are Showcased in San Antonio’s Arte Del Pueblo Photographer Frederick Preston and poet Carmen Tafolla deliver a tour-de-force overview of San Antonio’s vast reservoir of … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD RICHARD VARGAS THE BLUE MOON MOTEL
Richard Vargas is the author of several books of poetry including How a Civilization Begins and McLife. His latest collection is titled Leaving a tip at the Blue Moon Motel. He read the title poem to … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD RICHARD VARGAS READS “TEAMWORK” AND “MENUDO”
Richard Vargas is the author of several books of poetry including How a Civilization Begins and McLife. His latest collection is titled Leaving a tip at the Blue Moon Motel. He read the poems … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 8.26.23 ALCANZANDO LA BELLEZA
Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre Como la mayoría de los mortales, confieso una inmensa curiosidad por la creación humana, en todas sus manifestaciones, la divina es otro asunto. Ese … [Read more...]
MIS PENSAMIENTOS with ALFREDO SANTOS 8.17.23
Bienvenidos otra vez a La Voz Newspaper. Para empezarqueremos reconocer que el calor se nos esta llevando . . . . pues ya sabes. Hasta los gatos y perros estan caminado despacio. Y deja tu, las … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA FOOD CHILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD
Hatch, New Mexico, a small town that lies along the Rio Grande River in southern New Mexico, is known as the Chile Capital of the world because of the huge Chile production industry there. Latinopia … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 8.12.23
Political cults are evil… “I’m not crying because of you … I’m crying because my delusion of who you were was shattered by the truth of who you are.” – Steve Maraboli Author, motivational … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA FOOD LA PELADA
Latinopia Food La Pelada from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. In Los Angeles, California each September, Alfredo "Frito" Lascano invites friends and family over to his home to roast and peel green chiles … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA HERO ROBERTO CINTLI RODRIGUEZ
The following article was written by Enrique Murillo Jr. who remembers Dr. Roberto Cintli" Rodríguez as a friend, amigo, mentor, elder, social justice activist, columnist, prolific writer, … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 8.05.23 RICHARD ARREDONDO CAPTURES TEJANO HISTORY IN HIS ART
Richard Arredondo: Latino Artist Captures Tejano History in His Art By RICARDO ROMO, PH.D Richard Arredondo’s art gained international visibility following a commission by the City of San … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD GUARDADO READS “JOHN’S MARKET ON EIGHTH AND MARIPOSA”
Cynthia Guardado is a professor of English at Fullerton College and a poet whose most recent collection of poems is titled Cenizas (Ashes). Here she reads the poem, "John's Market on Eighth and … [Read more...]