LATINOPIA TEATRO 57 CHEVY
Latinopia Teatro 57 Chevy from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. 57 Chevy is an original comedy written by Chris Franco, founding member of the comedy troupe Latins Anonymous. The play, which stars Ric … [Read more...]
TALES OF TORRES 4.07.19 “I WAS A TEENAGE ESSAY WHORE”
A bit like Claude Rains in “Casablanca,” I’m shocked. Shocked at news of the scandalous college admissions scandal. Wow! Stop the presses: it’s news that wealth, position and prestige confer … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 2018 GUTIÉRREZ ON EL MOVIMIENTO 3
Latinopia Event 2018 Gutiérrez on El Movimiento 3 from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Forty years after the electoral victories of the all-Latino La Raza Unida political party, the founder of the group, … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 2015 PUERTO RICO DEBT CRISIS
PUERTO RICO'S DEBT CRISIS On June 28, 2015 the Governor of Puerto Rico, Alejandro García Padilla, announced that the $72 billion debt owed by the Commonwealth to its creditors was unpayable. … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 1969 EL PLAN DE SANTA BÁRBARA
In March of 1969, 15oo Mexican American youth rallied at Denver's Crusade for Justice under the leadership of Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzalez. They proclaimed a "Chicano" identity and , inspired by the need … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD EDWARD VIDAURRE “O’ MATRIARCH”
Latinopia Word Edward Vidaurre O' Matriarch from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Edward Vidaurre is a poet raised in East Los Angeles and now residing in McAllen Texas where he has been named the poet … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MAS with SALOMON BALDENEGRO 2.09.19 “THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY”
The good, the bad, and the ugly… In the immortal words of Charles Dickens: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times … it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.” Dickens … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA CINEMA LUIS R. QUINTERO ON “LA HORA DEL TÉ “
Latinopia Cinema Luis Quintero's Hora del Té from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Luis R. Quintero is a writer and director whose films include La Hora del Té (Tea Time) and Guiltless. Here he talks about … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA del ZOCOTROCO 2.03.19 “COFINA – CORPORACION del FONDO DE INTERES APREMIANTE
COFINA (Corporacion del Fondo de Interes Apremiante) “Guerra Galáctica” por “Aberración Nefasta” En este espacio irredento, donde lo divino se confunde con lo maldito, el sufrimiento … [Read more...]
MIS PENSAMIENTOS with ALFREDO SANTOS 02.03.19
Bienvenidos otra vez a La Voz Newspaper. In this month’s we are pleased to bring you an interview with Mayor Pro-tem, Delia Garza. This former Austin firefighter, turned attorney is slowly … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA BIOGRAPHY RAMIRO “RAMSEY” MUÑIZ
Ramiro Muñiz Ramiro Muñiz, known as Ramsey Muñiz (born December 13, 1942), is a formerly incarcerated Hispanic political activist who ran for governor of Texas in 1972 and 1974, each time as the … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 1972 RAMSEY MUÑIZ IN HIS OWN WORDS
LATINOPIA EVENT RAMSEY MUÑIZ IN HIS OWN WORDS_1 from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Ramiro "Ramsey" Muñiz is a previously incarcerated Chicano activist who ran for Governor of Texas in 1972 and 1974. With … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 01.26.19 “SAN SEBASTIAN Y HAMILTON, MIRANDA Y FALLON”
Burundanga de Zocotroco Para iniciar el año vuelven a escena las fiestas en la Calle San Sebastián cerrando el extenso periodo navideño que celebramos acá. Un gentío en modalidad de jolgorio … [Read more...]
FIERCE POLITICS with DR. ALVARO HUERTA 01.26.19 “MR. PRESIDENT , WE DON’T NEED YOUR STINKING WALL.”
As of January 20, 2019, the United States government remains partially shutdown for one month due to President Donald J. Trump’s insistence of $5.7 billion from Congress to fund his racist and … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD EDWARD VIDAURRE “REASON I DON’T OWN A GUN”
Latinopia Word Edward Vidaurre Reason I dont own a Gun from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Edward Vidaurre is the poet laureate of the city of McAllen, Texas and the author of five books of poetry. His … [Read more...]
FIERCE POLITICS with DR. ALVARO HUERTA 1.20.19 “BRIEF HISTORY NOTES ON MEXICAN IMMIGRATION TO THE US”
The historical ties of Mexican immigrants to the U.S., specifically the Southwest, distinguishes people of Mexican origin from other immigrant groups, especially those from Europe. While Mexican … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 1.12.19 “CARNALISMO IS ALIVE AND WELL”
Carnalismo is alive and well… “Si sangra mi hermano, yo también sangro … la herida es igual…” (If my brother or sister bleeds, I too bleed … I also am wounded) Chicano Movement song “Yo soy tu … [Read more...]
DON FELÍPE’S BRAVO ROAD BLOGS 2014 -2018
Scholar and long time Latinopia blogger Felípe de Ortego y Gasca passed away on December 29, 2018. A prolific author, he wrote 56 articles for Latinopia from the time he started blogging on Latinopia … [Read more...]
MIS PENSAMIENTOS by ALFREDO SANTOS 01.12.19
On the passing of Gustavo “Tavo” Garcia. Uno por uno se nos estan hiendo. Entendemos que la muerte viene siendo parte de la vida, pero como quiera, duele cuando recibimos la noticia que otro soldado … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA del ZOCOTROCO 1.04.18 “GALLOS Y HAMILTON”
Como todo hijo de buen vecino, he tenido algunos aciertos y cometido muchas equivocaciones. Los primeros renuevan mi aliento y motivan mi agradecimiento, los segundos me mantienen humilde. Al momento … [Read more...]
FIERCE POLITICS with DR. ALVARO HUERTA “REMEMBERING LEO ESTRADA” 01.12.19
In November, the urban planning community in general and Latina/o community in particular experienced a devastating blow with the death of Leo Estrada. As one of the few Latina/o urban planning … [Read more...]