LATINOPIA ART CHICANO MURALS
Today, murals painted by Chicanos are to be found throughout the United States. From Bellevue, Washington, to San Anontio, Texas to Chicago, Illinois the mural movement that began in the 1960s has … [Read more...]
Latino arts, history and culture
Today, murals painted by Chicanos are to be found throughout the United States. From Bellevue, Washington, to San Anontio, Texas to Chicago, Illinois the mural movement that began in the 1960s has … [Read more...]
Judy Baca Paints at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Art lovers will not want to miss the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) solo exhibit “Painting in the River of Angels: Judy Baca … [Read more...]
Judy Baca is an acclaimed artist and muralist and founder of SPARC (The Social and Public Art Resource Center). She is perhaps best known for designing and painting, with the help of many assistants, … [Read more...]
Sonia Romero is a graphic artist,muralist and print maker. In this second profile on Sonia and her work, Latinopia explores Sonia's public murals, in particular the "Urban Oasis" mural at the … [Read more...]
Hi, It's Xochitl again. The other day I was on the morning walk with my humans and they were talking about their expectations for the New Year. To me one day is pretty much the same as the next, so I … [Read more...]
The Mexican Tradition of Voladores Only two Mexican festivals, Dia de los Muertos [Day of the Dead] and Voladores de Papantla [flyers of Papantla] have been recognized by UNESCO as a World … [Read more...]
This cartoon was originally published on Latinopia on January 3, 2016. … [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...]
Latino Art Sightings in Major Texas Cities Latino art in Texas communities continues to expand, and its presence in major museums is no longer an afterthought. Over the past year, several of the … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: DAVID TRUJILLO'S POLITICAL POETRY, RICARDO ROMO'S TJEANO REPORT ON RAMÓN HERNÁNDEZ AND ARCHIVING TEJANO CULTURE, DAVID TRUJILLO READS FROM NEIGHBORHOOD INTERRUPTIONS … [Read more...]
Angela Roa is a Chilean-born lyricist and singer. Her songs reflect the struggle of Latinos in the United States and Latin America. She sings here an original composition, "Se Enfrenta La Tempestad," … [Read more...]
Latinopia Food La Tamalada from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Every Christmas Diane Velarde Hernández celebrates, as do many Latinos, with the making of tamales. This tradition of friends and family … [Read more...]
Welcome to another visit with Cocina Hernández. As Easter approaches Latinopia thought it would be fun to find out how to cook a favorite Lenten food prepared in Latino households throughout the … [Read more...]
Hi, It’ s me, Xochitl (pronounced So-chee) La Pestaña. I don’t usually opine on things in print, or much of anything for that matter. I’m quiet and reserved by nature and happy to go on my morning and … [Read more...]
Kathy Vargas’s new exhibition at Artpace, “Shopping for Bargains/My Mother Taught Me to Shop” is a marvelous*striking* visual treat **striking arrangement of images that Artpace “reveals the … [Read more...]
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...]
In this episode of Mark Guerrero's East Los Angeles Stories, Mark visits with Fred Rivera, bassist with East L.A. bands The Saints, Eddie James (aka Edward James Olmos) & the Pacific Ocean, and … [Read more...]
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...]
Andres de Tapia Wrote An Eyewitness Account of the Conquest in Mexico in 1519 Bernal Diaz del Castillo, a soldier of fortune who served under Hernan Cortes in the conquest of Mexico, provided a … [Read more...]
Luis Reyes is an author, publicist and director known as the author of the landmark book, Hispanics in Hollywood. His latest project is a ninety-minute documentary on the life and career of character … [Read more...]