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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.12.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO ON RIGHT WING LIES KILL PEOPLE, ELSA ALMARAZ ON CARLOS ALMARAZ AT LACMA, JOSÉ UMPIERRE ON PUERTO RICO'S CHRISTMAS CONSERVATORY CONCERT, AND DAN GUERRERO'S … [Read more...]

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December 12, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 11.27.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LUIS TORRES ON THANKSGIVING LEFTOVERS, RICARDO ROMO ON THE ART OF JACINTO GUEVARA,  THELMA REYNA REVIEWS MIXQUIAHUALA LETTERS BY ANA CASTILLO, AND LATINOPIA SHOWCASES MEXICO'S … [Read more...]

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November 26, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 11.20.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: THE REAL FIRST THANKSGIVING IN EL PASO TEJAS, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON LATINOS IN THE ECONOMY, BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON OUTRAGEOUS ACTIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO … [Read more...]

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November 20, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 10.09.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO ON STEREOTYPES ARE NOT FUNNY, RICARDO ROMO ON HONORING LATINO MILITARY HEROES AND LATINOPIA ART WITH PHOTOGRAPHER ANGELA ORTIZ AND LATINOPIA BIOGRAPHY OF JOSÉ … [Read more...]

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October 9, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA MOMENT IN TIME “TIJERINA MEETS GALARZA”

MOMENT IN TIME “TIJERINA MEETS GALARZA” What happens when two celebrated Chicano leaders, whose fight for justice and equality of Mexican Americans is legendary, meet for the first time?  This is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, MOMENT IN TIME

November 21, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.05.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: TREVIÑO AND RAZO EYEWITNESS TO HISTORY, LATINO PHOTOGRAPHERS AT THE SILVER DOLLAR BAR, RICARDO ROMO ON LATINO ART VIRTUOSOS AND MARK GUERRERO'S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES WITH … [Read more...]

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December 5, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 11.12.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: WARRIORS - LATINO RECIPIENTS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR, SAL BALDENEGRO ON REPUBLICANS AND THE KKK, ALVARO HUERTA'S RUDY AND ME- ODE TO A LEGEND, DON FELIPE ON IN … [Read more...]

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November 13, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 11.06.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: EVELINA FERNANDEZ REMEMBERS DIANE RODRIGUEZ, RICARDO ROMO ON DAY OF THE DEAD, BURUNDANGA BORICUA YA SE ME ESTA ACABANDO LA PACIENCIA AND DIANE RODRIGUEZ ON LATINO … [Read more...]

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November 6, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 10.30.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ENRIQUE "KIKI" CASTILLO ON THE DEAD OF SUMMER, AND THE DEAD OF SUMMER CROSSING GENRES, AMALIA MESA BAINS ON DAY OF THE DAY, BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON PUERTO RICANS NOT IDENTIFYING … [Read more...]

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October 29, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 10.22.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: YOLANDA NAVA ON HER BOOK THROUGH THE DARK. ALSO,  YOLANDA NAVA'S JOURNEY THROUGH DARKNESS, CHRISTINE GRANADOS READING FROM "FIGHT LIKE A MAN," AND ALBERTO RIOS ON HOW TO WRITE … [Read more...]

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October 22, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 10.16.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON PRESERVING SAN ANTONIO HERITAGE, ROBERT BELTRAN ON ACTING, PEPE SERNA ON AUDITIONS AND MOCTESUMA ESPARZA ON HOLLYWOOD. Hola Latinopians! We begin this … [Read more...]

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October 16, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 10.02.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON RENAMING TEXAS MILITARY BASES, ALEJANDRO MORALES ON ZAPOTE TREE, THELMA REYNA INTERVIEWS ALEJANDRO MORALES, ALEJANDRO MORALES READS FROM ZAPOTE TREE AND ANGELA … [Read more...]

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October 2, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 5.08.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON THE LEGACY OF KELLY AIR FIELD, ELENA MINOR ON WRITING POETRY, ELENA MINOR READ FROM TITULADA, AND RAUL SALINAS ON "HAIL PACHUCO!" Hola mi gente! This week … [Read more...]

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May 8, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 9.26.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON MARFA TEXAS RESTORING ITS "MEXICAN" SCHOOL, JOSEPH CASTEL ON THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JOSÉ SARRIA, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE "NELLY QUEEN THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JOSÉ … [Read more...]

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September 25, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 9.18.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SALOMON BALDENEGRO ON REPUBLICAN HYPOCRISY, LATINOPIA HERO YOLANDA LOPEZ, JUAN GARZA REMEMBERS YOLANDA LOPEZ, YOLANDA LOPEZ ON HER THREE VIRGINS OF GUADALUPE AND YOLANDA LOPEZ … [Read more...]

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September 18, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 9.11.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA:  GREGG BARRIOS LATINOPIA HERO, JOSÉ LUIS RUIZ ON MEXICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION, MOCTESUMA ESPARZA ON FILMMAKER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, AND RICARDO ROMO ON THE … [Read more...]

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September 11, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 9.04.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON LYDIA MENDOZA, SALVADOR "QUESO  TORRES READS "THE EYES," MATT SEDILLO READS "PILGRIM," AND MARK GUERRERO'S CHICANO MUSIC PODCAST WITH GERI … [Read more...]

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September 3, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 8.28.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: DR. EMILIO ZAMORA ON THE ACTIVIST HISTORIAN, MATT SEDILLO ON POLITICAL POETRY, JOSÉ UMPIERRE'S BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON "AL FINAL DE LA FILA," MATT SEDILLO'S MOWING LEAVES OF … [Read more...]

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August 27, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 8..21.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: DAVID BOTELLO AND WAYNE HEALY ON THE MAGU IN POMONA MURAL, DEDICATION OF GILBERT "MAGU" LUJAN MURAL, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON SANTIAGO JIMENEZ, JR. AND DR. TOMÁS … [Read more...]

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August 21, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 8.14.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA:  SAL BALDENEGRO ON "THE KNOW NOTHINGS ARE BACK," MARTHA GONZALEZ ON THE ROLE OF THE ARTIVISTA, RICARDO ROMO ON SAM CORONADO'S PRINTMAKING AND ALVARO HUERTA REMEMBERING THE YEAR … [Read more...]

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August 14, 2021 by JT

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 7.31.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC! MARK GUERRERO WITH "NOBODY TOLD ME," QUETZAL WITH "MIGRA," ANGELA ROA WITH 'WE FACE THE STORM," JULIO MONTERO WITH "LUCHADOR," AND LOS POCHOS WITH "PASO … [Read more...]

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July 30, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

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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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