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LATINOPIA CINEMA FRANK BERUMEN ON LATINO IMAGE MAKERS

Latinopia Cinema Latino Image Makers from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Frank Berumen is a film scholar and author who has written four books on Latinos in cinema: The Chicano/ Hispanic Image in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA CINEMA Tagged With: Brown Celluloid, Frank Berumen, Latino Image Makers in Hollywood, Ramon Novarro- The Life and Films of the First Latino Holywood Superstar, The Chicano/Hispanic Image in American Film

August 6, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA ART THE ART OF HECTOR CURRIEL

Latinopia Art The Art of Hector Curriel from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Hector Curriel is a Peruvian-born cartoonist and artist from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. His body of work encompasses cartoons, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Art, LATINOPIA ART Tagged With: Beauford Peever's Animal Family, Hector Curriel, Latino cartoonists

August 13, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 08.13.17 “NEGACIÓN”

De vez en cuando hay que hacer una pausa ,contemplarse a sí mismo sin la fruición cotidiana, examinar el pasado rubro por rubro, etapa por etapa, baldosa por baldosa y no llorarse las mentiras sino … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Burunganda Boricua Tagged With: Burundanga Boricua del Zocotroco, José M. Umpierre

August 13, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

BRAVO ROAD WITH DON FELIPE 8.13.17 “TUSCANY ON THE MIMBRES”

When my wife Gilda suggested a drive to the Esperanza Vineyard in Sherman, New Mexico, just East of Silver City, New Mexico, I readily agreed. It was a perfect sunny day for such a drive and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Bravo Road with Don Felípe Tagged With: Bravo Road with Don Felipe, Dr. Philip De Ortego y Gasca

August 13, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

ARNIE AND PORFI with SERGIO HERNÁNDEZ 8.20.17 “RELUCTANT CONDEMNATION”

Copyright 2017 by Sergio Hernandez. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arnie & Porfi, Blogs Tagged With: Arnie and Porfi cartoon strip, Sergio Hernandez, Trump's comments on Charlottsville

August 20, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA ART CÉSAR MARTÍNEZ ON BORDERLANDS

Latinopia Art Martínez on Borderlands from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Icons and Symbols of the Borderlands is an art exhibit at the Centro de Artes Museum in San Antonio, Texas.  The Borderlands art … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Art, LATINOPIA ART Tagged With: César Martinez, Diana Molina, Icosn and Symbols of the Borderlands

August 6, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA ART CARLOS ALMARÁZ

Carlos Almaráz was a ground breaking artist and political activist who passed away in 1989. Twenty three years after his passing, Karen Rapp, the premiere curator at the Vincent Price Museum of Art … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Art, LATINOPIA ART Tagged With: Carlos Almaraz, Chicano Art, Los Four

November 4, 2012 by Tia Tenopia

MIRÁNDOLO BIEN WITH EDUARDO DÍAZ 8.06.17 “LA UVA: LUCHA , OPORTUNIDAD Y FAMILIA”

“Outside Robledo Family Winery, south of Sonoma, on a cool April Sunday, the U.S. and Mexican flags whipped up a stiff salute in the wind blowing off the San Pablo Bay. A third banner bore the winery … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Mirándolo Bien with Eduado Díaz Tagged With: Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program 1942-1964, Eduardo Díaz, Latino wine growing families, Mirandolo Bien with Eduardo Diaz

August 6, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

PENSAMIENTOS with ALFREDO SANTOS 8.01.17

Bienvenido to another issue of La Voz Newspaper. Here is what’s on my mind. First, it’s hot outside. Casi no salgo en el dia por el calor. In the summers I turn into a night person. Bueno, so much … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mis Pensamientos Tagged With: Alfredo Santos, La Voz

August 2, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

FIERCE POLITICS WITH DR. ALVARO HUERTA 8.06.17 “RACIST POLICIES IN THE TRUMP ERA”

The "War on Immigrants": Racist Policies in the Trump Era President Donald J. Trump and his administration’s immigration agenda centers on draconian, enforcement-based policies and executive orders, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Fierce Politics by Dr. Alvaro Huerta Tagged With: Dr. ALvaro huerta, Fierce Politics with Dr. Alvaro Huerta

August 6, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

ARNIE AND PORFI with SERGIO HERNÁNDEZ 08.01.17 KARMA

Copyright 2017 by Sergio Hernandez. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arnie & Porfi, Blogs Tagged With: Arnie and Porfi cartoon strip, Sergio Hernandez

August 2, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA CINEMA SUSAN RACHO ON “CHICANO!”

Latinopia Cinema Susan Racho on Chicano! from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Susan Racho was part of the team that produced the landmark PBS documentary series, Chicano! History of the Mexican American … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA CINEMA Tagged With: Chicana filmmakers, Chicano! History of the Mexcian American Civil Rights Movement, Latina Filmmakers, Susan Racho, Taking Back the Schools

July 23, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES WITH MARK GUERRERO “BUTCH RILLERA”

This month, Mark Guerrero visits with drummer, musician and Butch Rillera.  Butch is best known for being the key drummer in the 70s Native American/Chicano rock band Redbone. Butch comes from a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Chicano Music Chronicles, Mark Guerrero's Chicano Music Chronicles, Podcasts Tagged With: Butch Rillera, Chicano Music Chronicles, classic rock groups of the seventies, Mark Guerrero, Redbone

July 3, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTRCO 7.16.17 “DE TIEMPO, ESPACIO Y PERSONA”

De Tiempo, Espacio y Persona   Propone la psiquiatría que parte de la sanidad mental radica en cómo nos ubicamos en tiempo, espacio y persona. En tiempo es más fácil, son varios los … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Burunganda Boricua Tagged With: Burundanga Boricua del Zocotroco, José M. Umpierre, Puerto Rico's economic crisis

July 15, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

BRAVO ROAD with DON FELIPE DE ORTEGO 7.09.17 ‘MASKS OF IDENTITY”

MASKS OF IDENTITY: THE SPACE OF LIMINAL POSSIBILITIES Abstract: A case study in teaching from 2007-2014 a dual-enrollment university course in Composition & Rhetoric 101 and 102 Exposition and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Bravo Road with Don Felípe Tagged With: Bravo Road with Don Felipe, Dr. Philip De Ortego y Gasca

July 8, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SALOMON BALDENEGRO 7.16.17 “SACRED GOALS-THE MAS STRUGGLE IN TUCSON”

Sacred Goals—The MAS struggle in Tucson My son Salomon (aka Sal, Jr.) and his colleague Fausto Olmos (more on them below) are producing a film, “Sacred Goals,” highlighting the fierce and inspiring … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Political Salsa y Más Tagged With: Political Salsa y Mas, Sacred Goals, Sal Baldenegro, Sal Baldenegro Jr

July 15, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA CINEMA HISPANICS IN HOLLYWOOD

Latinopia Cinema Hispanics in Hollywood from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Luis Reyes is a New York Puerto Rican who came to Hollywood and found his career as a film and television publicist. His passion … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA CINEMA Tagged With: Books on Latino Cinema, Hispanics in Hollywood, Luis Reyes, Peter Rubie, The Definitive Book on Latino Cinema

July 2, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

ARNIE AND PORFI with SERGIO HERNANDEZ “TRUMP CARE MADE SIMPLE”

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Filed Under: Arnie & Porfi, Blogs Tagged With: Arnie and Porfi cartoon strip, Sergio Hernandez, Trump Care Made SImple

July 8, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD ALEJANDRO MURGUÍA “16TH AND VALENCIA”

Alejandro Murguía is a  poet and prose writer who has won the prestigious American Book Award twice for his short story collections.  In 2013 he was named Poet Laureate of the city of San Francisco. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: 16th and Valencia, Alejandro Murguía, Beat Poets, Harold Norse, Jack Micheline, Latino poets, Oscar Zeta Acosta, San Francisco poets, the Mission District

February 9, 2015 by Tia Tenopia

TALES OF TORRES 2.02.17 “HOW TO SAY NO TO DONALD TRUMP”

How to say “No” to Donald Trump Cornel West has described Naomi Klein as “One of the few revolutionary public intellectuals of great integrity and vision.” And he is correct. Klein is also a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW, Tales of Torres Tagged With: Latinopia Book Review, Luis R.. Torres, Naomi Klein, Tales of Torres

July 2, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

UTOPIAS DESCRIFRADAS DE JOSÉ MURATTI “SINCRONIZAR”

Sincronizar a Ileana en “La Fortuna” Mirada de reojo que una vez fue de sorpresa mirada desde afuera. Manos a falta de caricias huecas. Son pocas las palabras que el gesto … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Utopias Descifradas Tagged With: Jose E.Muratti Toro, Puerto Rican poetry, Sincronizar, Undisciphered Utopias, Utopias Descifradas

June 24, 2017 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 October 20, 2013

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 MacArthur Park Metro Station in Los Angeles, California.

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LATINOPIA WORD JOSÉ MONTOYA “PACHUCO PORTFOLIO”

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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LATINOPIA WORD XOCHITL JULISA BERMEJO “OUR LADY OF THE WATER GALLONS”

By Tia Tenopia on May 26, 2013

Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo is a poet and teacher from Asuza, California. She volunteered with No More Deaths, a humanitarian organization providing water bottles in the Arizona desert where immigrants crossing from Mexico often die of exposure. She read her poem, “Our Lady of the Water Gallons” at a Mental Cocido (Mental Stew) gathering of Latino authors […]

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