Latino arts, history and culture
Otra vez aqui estamos con La Voz newspaper. In this issue we are highlighting the Chicano Poet Nephtali De Leon who currently lives in San Antonio, Texas. For more than 50 years Nephtali has … [Read more...]
Del Zamora is the producer/director and co-stars in the film The Last Brown Beret. Based on an original play by Alfredo Ramos, the film focuses on four Chicano activists who were members of the Brown … [Read more...]
With the publication of the important book Consuelo Jimenez Underwood: Art, Weaving, Vision* by editors Laura E. Perez and Ann Marie Leimer, art lovers are treated to a full account of the life, … [Read more...]
Del Zamora is the producer and director of the film The Last Brown Beret based on the play The Last Angry Brown Hat by Alfredo Ramos. How do you go about adapting a successful stage play that has been … [Read more...]
Rolando Briseño: Latino Artist in New York MOMA Show Four months ago Rolando Briseño flew to New York City for the opening of the New York Museum of Modern Art [MOMA] exhibition, Just Above … [Read more...]
Latinopia Music Eastside Heartbeats Opening from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Tom Waldman and David Reyes wrote Land of a Thousand Dances, about Chicano rock and roll They have gone on to write and … [Read more...]
Hello. My name is George Santos. I used to go by a different name—Luis Torres. Actually, I used to go by several different names, but that’s beside the point. What is the point? The point is I wanna … [Read more...]
As a Chicano intellectual and supporter of Chicana/o art and film, I fully support the work-in-progress Chicana/o movie, The Last Brown Beret — produced, directed and co-starred by Del Zamora. As a … [Read more...]
Singer/songwriter Mark Guerrero interviews trumpet player Tom Bray about his career, which included being a member of East L.A. bands who recorded for major labels, The Evergreen Blues in the late … [Read more...]
The organization Gay and Lesbian Latinos Unidos (GLLU) was founded in the 1980s to address issues affecting gay and lesbian Latinos ignored by mainstream and white dominated gay organizations. … [Read more...]
An Inspiring Latino Play: Crystal City 1969 David Lozano and Raul Trevino wrote Crystal City 1969 in 2009, a production which The Dallas Morning News called the “Best New Play” of 2009. … [Read more...]
Latinopia Theater Crystal City 1969 from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Teatro Cara Mia is a Houston based theater company whose original production Crystal City 1969, celebrates the walk-out by students … [Read more...]
JOSÉ ANGEL GUTIÉRREZ Born on October 25,1944, José Ángel Gutiérrez was the son of a medical doctor in the South Texas town of Crystal City. Although better off than many of the farm workers who … [Read more...]
THE HISTORY OF MEXICAN AMERICANS IN AUSTIN by Dr. Cynthia e. Orozco The history of Mexican Americans in Austin is largely an unexplored and unwritten history. No book or scholarly article about … [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...]
Oscar Alvarado: Latino Master Artist of Tile Mosaic On most days of the year, Oscar Alvarado steps out of the warehouse at his San Antonio Southtown studio, spaces that he shares with his twin … [Read more...]
Al Rendon: A Highly Acclaimed Latino Photographer Every American City has its favorite photographer who is able to produce revealing imagery that captures the mind and soul of its people, that … [Read more...]
George Rodríguez is a renowned commercial photographer and photo journalist who has photographed such American legends as Marilyn Monroe, Michael Jackson, The Doors, Dr. Dre as well as documenting key … [Read more...]
Diana Molina is the author of a new book on Chicano art, Icons and Symbols of the Borderland. The book is based on a traveling exhibit of Chicano art which Molina curated and which features works by … [Read more...]
José Esquivel: A Chicano Art Trailblazer José Esquivel, one of the founding members of the Chicano art movement in America, passed away on December 16, 2022. He was 87 years old. A memorial to … [Read more...]
Burundanga de Zocotroco Uso y Costumbre A tono con la costumbre de hacer algún tipo de apreciación retro y prospectivos al completarse un ciclo, cumplo con rendir mis impresiones del … [Read more...]
