LATINOPIA MUSIC QUETZAL “TODO LO QUE TENGO”
Latinopia Music Quetzal "Todo Lo Que Tengo" from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Quetzal is the renowned East Los Angeles Chicano(a) music group whose distinctive bilingual music tells the story of people … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA MUSIC RUBÉN MARTÍNEZ “IN THE SHADOWS OF BLACK MESA”
Rubén Martínez is a journalist, author and musician whose recent book “Desert America” chronicles, among other things, the high rate of heroin addiction among Hispanos in New Mexico’s rural … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG GIL CHÁVEZ “MACHOS AND HEMBRAS”
It is a commentary on much of 21st century life that one of the strongest role models for social roles and behavior come from movies and television,rather than from community and family. Regarding … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART POLI MARICHAL’S SIN FRONTERAS
Latinopia Art Poli Marichal Animation from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Poli Marichal is an artist, printer maker, film producer and film animator. Her animated films, like her stunning prints and … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA TEATRO “ENRIQUE’S JOURNEY2”
“Enrique’s Journey” is a Pulitzer Prize-winning narrative by Sonia Nazario about the harrowing experiences of a seventeen-year-old Honduran boy who sets out alone to travel to the United States to … [Read more...]
MIS PENSAMIENTOS with ALFREDO SANTOS 12.02.18
Well, I have been for a few weeks now to read comments and thoughts about the migrants from Central America who have been making their way toward the United States. So far, the activists among us have … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART MARÍA NATIVIDAD
María Natividad is a fourth generation Tejana whose watercolor renderings of Mexican culture spring from her passion to preserve Mexican traditions in an ever-changing world. Latinopia visited her at … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA 11.25.18 “JUNTA FISCAL”
La Junta de Control Fiscal celebró vistas públicas el 23 de octubre para notificar la aprobación del Plan Fiscal que ha de regir el futuro inmediato del país. La credencial de prensa que me extendiera … [Read more...]
BRAVO ROAD with DON FELIPE 11.25.18 “WHY WE ARE CHICANOS”
In 1973 Washington Square Press—a Division of Simon & Schuster—published a Pocket Books edition of We Are Chicanos: An Anthology of Mexican American Literature, first critical anthology of Mexican … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA CINEMA RICHARD YÑIGUEZ “BLVD. NIGHTS”
Richard Yñiguez is a veteran television and motion picture actor who has starred in Boulevard Nights, Raíces de Sangre, The Deadly Tower and River of Promises as well as numerous television series. … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD HOW A FIRE IS A STORY, WAITING
Latinopia Word How Fire is a Story,Waiting from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Melinda Palacio is an author who has been published in numerous journals and magazines. Her novel Ocotillo Dreams won the … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA TEATRO DIANE ON LATINO THEATRE
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...]
LATINOPIA MUSIC CUÑAO “GAITAN”
Cuñao's frontman is Julio Montero. He born in Ecuador and raised in New York city. His music is very much influenced by the Latin American social protest songs of the 1970s. Here he performs his … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART CARLOS ALMARAZ AT LACMA
Latinopia Art Carlos Almaraz at LACMA from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Playing With Fire: Painting by Carlos Almaraz is the first major exhibit at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art of the work of … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MAS 11.13.18 “LIBERALS: A STRONG FORCE IN HISTORY”
Liberals: a strong force in history… The mid-term elections are over. No more annoying, lying ads. And no more “Friend” emails. For some inexplicable reason, the right-wing Trump cultists—who … [Read more...]
MARK GUERRERO’S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES – STEVE SALAS
This month's Chicano Music Chronicles features renowned musician, performer and singer Steve Salas, co-founder of the legendary Eastside band, Tierra. Steve Salas was born and raised in Lincoln … [Read more...]
MARK GUERRERO’S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES “ARTURO “ROOSTER” PEREZ
This month music chronicler Mark Guerrero visits with Arturo "Rooster" Perez. He was one of three drummers that played with Redbone during the peak of the recording success in the '70s. Mark … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD DIANA LÓPEZ “QUINCEANUNCA: NEVER FIFTEEN”
Diana López is a Texas author whose works include the adult novella, "Sofia's Saints," as well as her middle school books "Confetti Girl, and Choke." In her short story, "Quinceanunca: Never … [Read more...]