LATINOPIA ART GRONK ON CRITICAL ART
Latinopia Art Gronk on Critical Art from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Gronk (Guglio Nicandro) is a renowned painter, print maker and performance artist. He is co-founder of the performance art … [Read more...]
GUEST BLOG MICHAEL SEDANO 3.05.17 “THE DEVIL AND LUIS VALDEZ”
Any comparison between the history-making 1978 production of Zoot Suit with its 2017 retelling would be unfair to the latter. It’s not the same Zoot Suit We are older but the audience is younger. The … [Read more...]
MIRÁNDOLO BIEN with EDUARDO DÍAZ 03.05.17
The Sunday after the recent presidential election was particularly special at All Souls Unitarian Church in Washington, D.C., where I worship. Aside from Easter, I have never seen the church so … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG JESÚS TREVIÑO “ZOOT SUIT 2017”
In the current revival of Luis Valdez’s play Zoot Suit at L.A.’s Mark Taper Forum, the iconic El Pachuco character (played by Demian Bichir) admonishes the rebellious character of Henry Reyna, played … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA TEATRO CARLOS MORTON ON DANNY ROSALES
Latinopia Teatro Morton On Danny Rosales from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Carlos Morton is a playwright who has worked on more than a hundred stage productions. He is the author of plays Johnny Tenorio … [Read more...]
BRAVO ROAD WITH DON FELIPE 2.26.16 “THE OSCAR AND ME”
The 2016 Oscar Awards fue un desmadre—a disaster, not the Chris Rock show: the Awards. I had thought about going to the Oscar Awards event this year to protest the paucity (near absence) of minority … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 02. 12.17
Burundanga de Zocotroco La incertidumbre comienza a disiparse y los pronósticos a confirmarse ante la primera proclama. La especulación se hizo fecunda durante el largo proceso de espera que … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA TEATRO ROSE PORTILLO “ZOOT SUIT”
LATINOPIA TEATRO ROSE PORTILLO "ZOOT SUIT" from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Rose Portillo is an accomplished actress of stage and screen who starred as Della in the acclaimed play Zoot Suit … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA TEATRO LUIS VALDEZ “PACHUCO2”
Having created El Pachuco character as the alter ego for the protagonist Henry Reyna in his play "Zoot Suit," playwright and director Luis Valdez was now tasked to find someone who could interpret … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD JOSÉ MONTOYA ON PACHUCOS
Latinopia History Montoya on Pachucos from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. In this excerpt from the documentary Visions of Aztlán, acclaimed poet and artist José Montoya recalls the scapegoating of … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA TEATRO LUIS VALDEZ “EL PACHUCO”
"Zoot Suit" is arguably the most successful Chicano play in theater history. It derives much of its success from powerful performances by an ensemble of Latino actors including Edward James Olmos who … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MAS with SAL BALDENEGRO 02.12.17
Honoring MLK and Chávez correctly… It’s the season to honor two human-rights icons and role models who put into practice the Gospel instruction: Insofar as you do this unto the least of my … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD AT THE FREE CLINIC, 1977
Latinopia Word At the Free Clinic, 1977 from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Huizache is the leading Latino literary journal founded by acclaimed author Dagoberto Gilb. Lisa Alvarez, one of the … [Read more...]
FIERCE POLITICS with ALVARO HUERTA 01.29.17 “I AIN’T NO ANCHOR BABY!”
I'm the son of Mexican immigrants, but I ain’t no anchor baby. My late father, Salomon, first migrated to the United States during the 1950s via the Bracero Program, in which more than 4.6 million … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD TOO MUCH MARGARET ATWOOD
Latinopia Word Too Much Margaret Atwood from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Huizache is the leading Latino literary journal founded by acclaimed author Dagoberto Gilb. Lisa Alvarez, one of the … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD READINGS FROM HUIZACHE – NICOLAI GARCÍA Y JOSEPHINE NERICCIO
Latinopia Word Readings from Huizache from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Huizache is the leading Latino literary journal founded by acclaimed author Dagoberto Gilb. Here, authors Nicolai García and … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 01.11.17
Reflexiones de Año Nuevo A pesar del paso igual a que marchan las horas de cada día, insistimos en dar sentido a la existencia con ciclos y rituales, fechas conmemorativas de los eventos que … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MAS with SAL BALDENEGRO 01.15.17 “LOS TROVADORES”
The recent passing of Chicano music icon Ramón “Chunky” Sánchez generated many accolades commenting on his musical activism. Indeed, Chunky epitomized the trovadores (singers, musicians) who have made … [Read more...]