MARK GUERRERO’S EAST L.A. MUSIC STORIES – LAWRENCE PEREZ
Singer/songwriter Mark Guerrero interviews guitarist Lawrence Perez, leader of the 1960s East L.A. band, The Premiers, who had a national hit record in 1964, "Farmer John." … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENTS 1967 PUERTO RICO PLEBISCITE
Following the conclusion of the Spanish American War in 1898, the island of Puerto Rico became a colony of the United States. Since that time, Puerto Ricans have debated the best course for the … [Read more...]
MARK GUERRERO’S EAST LOS ANGELES MUSIC STORIES – GEORGE OCHOA
Singer/songwriter Mark Guerrero interviews singer/songwriter George Ochoa whose history includes being a member of the Slauson Brothers, The Men from SOUND, Cannibal & the Headhunters, Olde Tyme … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 8.27.22 VERONICA CASTILLO
Verónica Castillo: Award-Winning Artist and Clay Sculptor A Smithsonian Museum gallery dedicated to the Latino experience opened on June 18, 2022, at the Washington, D.C. Smithsonian National … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA MUSIC QUETZAL “TRAGAFUEGOS” (FIRE BREATHERS)
Quetzal is an East Los Angeles Chican@ band whose music reflects the social, political and cultural struggles of Latinos in the United States and Latin America. On August 24, 2013 they performed their … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA TEATRO ROSE PORTILLO AS “PERFECTA”
"Perfecta" is a one-act play written by acclaimed playwright, actress and stage director Diane Rodriguez. The play centers on Perfecta, a mother of five who has born children with five different men … [Read more...]
MARK GUERRERO’S EAST LOS ANGELES MUSIC STORIES GEREE GONZALEZ
Singer/songwriter Mark Guerrero interviews Geree (Geraldine Gonzalez), the great R&B, Latin, and pop vocalist who has sung with some of the best bands to emerge from East Los Angeles, including … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA TEATRO DIANE PRODRIGUEZ ON “PERFECTA”
Diane Rodriguez is an acclaimed playwright, actress and stage director whose recent one-woman play, Perfecta, centers on a mother of five who has born children with five different men none of whom she … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD DAGOBERTO GILB “VOICE”
Dagoberto Gilb is a Mexican American writer of short stories and novels whose short story collection The Magic of Blood won the 1994 PEN/Hemingway award. His writings have appeared in The New Yorker, … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD THE SEARCH FOR THE BROWN BUFFALO
Latinopia Word The Search for the Brown Buffalo from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Oscar Zeta Acosta was a civil rights attorney who defended Chicano activists during the heyday of the Chicano Movement. … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 08.13.22 – CARMEN TAFOLLA AWARD-WINNING POET
Carmen Tafolla: A Prize-Winning Latina Poet Carmen Tafolla’s contributions to American literature are multifaceted and profound. Her readers already knew this when Alex Haley called her a … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD RICHARD VARGAS GUERNICA, REVISITED
Richard Vargas is a poet whose latest book of poetry is How a Civilization Begins. At a recent Florycanto gathering at the home of author and founder of the literary blog, La Bloga, Michael Sedano, … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SALOMON BALDENEGRO 08.13.22
¡Viva Barrio Hollywood! I’m often asked about my background – where I grew up, etc. So I decided to take a break from the day’s “heavy” political topics and instead hit some highlights about Barrio … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA MUSIC CANNIBAL AND THE HEADHUNTERS
Hector Gonzalez is owner of Rampart Records, the vintage record label founded by legendary music producer Eddie Davis. In the 1960s, Davis recorded Chicano bands from E.L.A. such as the Blendells, The … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD RICHARD VARGAS CHICANO VIKINGS, PARAMOUNT JR. HIGH, 1969
Richard Vargas is an acclaimed poet whose latest collection is titled How a Civilization Begins. At a recent Florycanto gathering at the home of author and literary activist Michael Sedano, Vargas … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD RICHARD VARGAS HOW A CIVILIZATION BEGINS
Richard Vargas is an acclaimed poet whose collections include McLife (2005), American Jesus (2009) and Guernica, Revisted (2014). His latest collection is How a Civilization Begins (2022). At a recent … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 8.06.22 “BENDITO BENITO”
Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre Bendito Benito Confieso mi resistencia a querer abonar el tema. Tanto se ha dicho y escrito de Benito Martínez Ocasio (Bad Bunny) y su concierto … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD TAFOLLA ON THE AMERICAN LITERARY CANON
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...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 1984 LATINOS WIN PULITZER PRIZE
In 1983, a group of Mexican American reporters and columnists working at the Los Angeles Times, together undertook a massive project to report on the Southern California Mexican American community. … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD JOHN MARTINEZ “TAKE ME TO THE OCEAN”
John Martinez is a musician and poet who studied Creative Writing under the late Philip Levine. As a musician he has toured with El Teatro de la Tierra and with the group TROKA, co-founded by poet … [Read more...]
MARK GUERRERO’S EAST LOS ANGELES MUSIC STORIES – LITTLE WILLIE G
Songwriter, performer and musician Mark Guerrero has initiated a new podcast, East Los Angeles Music Stories, in which he interviews key figures in the East Los Angeles music scene of the 1960s and … [Read more...]