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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: 09.24.22

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: REMEMBERING ROLANDO HINOJOSA WITH ROLANDO IN HIS OWN WORDS AND ROLANDO READS "THE OLD REVOLUTIONARIES." ALSO THIS WEEK RICARDO ROMO ON JANELLE ESPARZA. This week the Latino … [Read more...]

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September 24, 2022 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 09.17.22

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: JOSÉ ANGEL GUTIÉRREZ ON EL MOVIMIENTO PARTS ONE AND TWO, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON FLACO JIMENEZ, FLACO JIMENEZ ON THE STAR OF HIS CAREER AND FLACO JIMENEZ'S ACCORDION … [Read more...]

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September 16, 2022 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 9.10.22

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: JESÚS TREVIÑO ON FIFTY YEARS OF LA RAZA UNIDA,  1972 LA RAZA UNIDA CONVENTION, RICARDO ROMO ON THE ART OF RICARDO SANCHEZ AND MARK GUERRERO'S EAST L.A. MUSIC STORIES WITH … [Read more...]

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September 10, 2022 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 9.03.22

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: BURUNDANGA BORICUA LOOKS AT PUERTO RICO'S UNFINISHED JOURNEY, RICARDO ROMO ON PORFIRIO SALINAS PIONEERING BORDER ARTIST,  1967 PUERTO RICAN PLEBECITE AND QUETZAL PERFORMS … [Read more...]

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September 3, 2022 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 8.27.22

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA:  ROSE PORTILLO AS "PERFECTA," RICARDO ROMO ON THE SCULPTURES OF VERONICA CASTILLO, DIANE RODRIGUEZ ON WRITING "PERFECTA," AND MARK GUERRERO'S EAST LA MUSIC STORIES WITH GEORGE … [Read more...]

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August 27, 2022 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 8.20.22

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: MARK GUERRERO'S EAST LOS ANGELES MUSIC STORIES WITH GEREE GONZALEZ, DAGOBERTO GILB ON "VOICE," ANTONIO SOLIS GOMEZ IN SEARCH OF THE BROWN BUFFALO AND HECTOR GONZALEZ ON … [Read more...]

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August 20, 2022 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 08.13.2022

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICHARD GARCIA READS FROM GUERNICA, REVISITED, SAL BALDENEGRO ON BARRIO HOLLYWOOD, RICARDO ROMO ON CARMEN TAFOLLA AND CARMEN TAFOLLA ON CHALLENGING THE CANON. Lots of great … [Read more...]

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August 13, 2022 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 8.06.22

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICHARD VARGAS ON HOW A CIVILIZATION BEGINS AND CHICANO VIKING, JOSÉ UMPIERRE ON BAD BUNNY IN PUERTO RICO, JOHN MARTINEZ ON TAKE ME TO THE OCEAN AND RICARDO ROMO ON MARTHA … [Read more...]

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August 6, 2022 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 7.22.23

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ANGELA VALENZUELA ON THE DEMOCRATS HAVE A LATINX BLIND SPOT, BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON SALUD, TERRITORIO Y PATRIA, PAT MORA ON ADOBE ODES AND AN ODE TO COURAGE. This week we … [Read more...]

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July 22, 2022 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 7.09.22

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO'S POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS ON "THIS IS NOT WHO WE ARE," MARK GUERRERO'S ELA MUSIC STORIES INTERVIEWS BOBBY RODRIGUEZ, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON JOSÉ ESQUIVEL … [Read more...]

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July 9, 2022 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 7.02.22

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: THE 4TH OF JULY! BUT WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THE 4TH OF JULY? DOES THE 4TH STILL HAVE RELEVANCE? TITO RIOS ON DAY OF THE REFUGIOS AND RICARDO ROMO ON LUIS VALDERAS. In 2020 … [Read more...]

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July 2, 2022 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 05/21/22

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS WITH SAL BALDENEGRO ON ADALBERTO "BETO" GUERRERO, LATINOPIA EVENT 1896 TERESA URREA, DR. DAVID ROMO ON THE LEGACY OF TERESA URREA AND NORA NARANJO-MORSE … [Read more...]

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May 20, 2022 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 05.13.22

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: PLAYWRIGHT OCTAVIO SOLIS ON WRITING A PLAY AND THEN HOW TO BRING IT TO LIFE, EDWARD VIDAURRE READS "GENERATION Z" AT THE TEXAS INSTITUTE OF LETTERS AND RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO … [Read more...]

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May 13, 2022 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 05.06.22

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: EDWARD VIDAURRE READS "GOD IS," CÉSAR DE LEÓN READS "NOTES FROM MY HOOD," RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT LOOKS AT THE ART OF FIDENCIO DURAN, AND GUEST BLOG: JESÚS TREVIÑO ON ARE … [Read more...]

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May 6, 2022 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 4.03.22

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON THREE LATINA ARTISTS AT CENTRO CULTURAL AZTLÁN,  GUILLERMINA ZABALA'S JUANITO'S LAB, MARK GUERRERO'S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES INTERVIEW WITH THE … [Read more...]

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April 3, 2022 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 01.01.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: HAPPY NEW YEARS! REUNION DE COLEGAS ON 50 YEARS OF STRUGGLE, RICARDO ROMO ON LUIS JIMENEZ, LOS POCHOS WITH I SHOULD HAVE STAYED AT MARGIES AND SERGIO HERNANDEZ ON NEW YEAR'S … [Read more...]

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December 31, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE BANCARROTA TRAILER 3

Latinopia Showcase Bancarrota 3 from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Following the 2015 crisis created by Puerto Rico’s inability to pay its $73 billion Wall Street debt, the U.S. Congress intervened and … [Read more...]

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January 26, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE BANCARROTA TEASER 2

Latinopia Showcase Bancarrota 2 from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Following the 2015 crisis created by Puerto Rico's inability to pay its $73 billion Wall Street debt, the U.S. Congress intervened and … [Read more...]

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January 20, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

FIERCE POLITICS with ALVARO HUERTA 1.21.18 “DEMANDING A CLEAN DACA BILL, NOW!”

Democratic leaders should unite and stand firm against President Donald J. Trump—“Racist-in-Chief” and “Hustler-in-Chief”—and the complicit Republican leaders on passing a clean DACA bill. A clean … [Read more...]

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January 20, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 7.30.22

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LATINOPIA EVENT 1984 LATINOS WIN THE COVETED PULITZER PRIZE, MARK GUERRERO'S E.L.A. MUSIC STORIES WITH LITTLE WILLIE G,   RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON THE AMAZING WORK OF … [Read more...]

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July 30, 2022 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 7.16.22

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: FRANK SOTOMAYOR ON THE DAWNING OF DIVERSITY, SOTOMAYOR ON A GENERATION OF LEADERS, A MEETING OF SCHOLARS AT A MOMENT IN TIME AND RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON LILIANA WILSON, … [Read more...]

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July 16, 2022 by wpengine

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RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 7.17.25 ART “QUINCEANERA” AT THE BORDERLANDS

July 17, 2025 By wpengine

An Art “Quinceanera” in the Borderlands. An exhibition featuring large prints by a talented cohort of borderland artists opened last week  [July 12, 2025] at the Centro Cultural Aztlan in San Antonio, Texas.  The Centro press release described the exhibit as a prime example of community artists engaging “in the deeply rooted democratic art form of […]

TALES OF TORRES 7.17.25 DONALD TRUMP- TERROR AND INTIMIDATION

July 17, 2025 By wpengine

Terror and Intimidation Are the Order of the Day The Pendejo-in-Chief got to sign his Big Beautiful Baloney Bill into law. The consequences will be felt for a long time. None of them good, unless you are among the wealthiest folks in the country. They will get permanent tax breaks and other nest-feathering favors. For […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 07.10.25 LUIS LOPEZ BORDERLANDS ARTIST

July 10, 2025 By wpengine

Luis Lopez: Borderlands Artist Looks Forward to His Exhibit in Mexico Borderland artist Luis Lopez moved from Laredo, Texas to San Antonio nearly 50 years ago to pursue his passion for creating art. Over the past five decades, Lopez has received recognition on both sides of the U.S.–Mexico border for his diverse and transformative body […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA (ENGLISH) 07.10.25 WE WILL CONTINUE TO CONSPIRE

July 10, 2025 By wpengine

We’ve been able to…or not. The signature is on paper and the Big Beautiful Bill (BBB) that dictates the domestic policy for President Trump’s second administration is the current mandate for the United States. The Institute of Taxes and Economic Policy anticipates three options to meet the law: cut investment in health and food assistance, […]

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By Tia Tenopia on June 12, 2011

José Montoya is a renowned poet, artist and activist who has been in the forefront of the Chicano art movement. One of his most celebrated poems is titled “Pachuco Portfolio” which pays homage to the iconic and enduring character of El Pachuco, the 1940s  Mexican American youth who dressed in the stylish Zoot Suit.

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By Tia Tenopia on May 26, 2013

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