LATINOPIA EVENT 1967 CON SAFOS 2
Con Safos Magazine, a daring and irreverant literary magazine featuring the writings of Latino authors was first published in 1967 under the stewardship of Ralph "Rafas" López and Arturo "Tudi" … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD MÓNICA TERESA ORTÍZ “ENLISTMENT PAPERS”
Mónica Teresa Ortíz is an Austin-based poet whose 2008 chapbook, “On a Greyhound Straight from the 915,” has won critical acclaim. Her literary inspirations range from Gertrude Stein to Gabriel García … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 01.01.17 “LA GRAN FALACIA”
La Burundanga Boricua es un fenómeno sumamente complejo, requiere todo tipo de abordaje y aproximación que pretenda desenmarañar esta difícil realidad de lo que somos y lo que nos gustaría ser; … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD THE U.S. AND CUBA
Latinopia Word Cuba and the US from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Following the death of Fidel Castro (1926-2016) there is speculation about the future of U.S. Cuban relations. Maria Elena Vinueza, … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA SHOWCASE SANTURCE ES LEY
LATINOPIA SHOWCASE SANTURCE ES LEY from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Since 2010, the neighborhood of Santurce, in San Juan Puerto Rico, has celebrated Santurce Es Ley (Santurce Rules), a three-day arts … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA TEATRO ELECTRICIDAD
Latinopia Teatro Electricidad from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Set in a Chicano barrio, Luis Alfaro's adaptation of the Greek play Electra, by Sophocles, was first performed at the Mark Taper Forum in … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 12.11.16 “STANDING WITH THE UNIONS”
Standing with the unions My wife and I recently participated in a rally and picket on behalf of the United Steelworkers and other unions representing nearly 2000 employees who work in ASARCO copper … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 12.11.16
“Mi hogar es Puerto Rico y los puerto- rriqueños son mi familia; un asalto a mi hogar es un asalto a mi persona y a mi familia.” Rafael Cancel Miranda En estos tiempos … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA MUSIC CUÑAO “LA OVEJA NEGRA”
Ecuadorian Julio Montero is the frontman for Cunao. Born in New York and now transplanted to Los Angeles, his socially conscious original music is is influenced by the Latin American social protest … [Read more...]
TALES OF TORRES 12.11.16 “FAKE NEWS – REAL SCARINESS”
“Fake News” Causes Real Scariness in the Trump Election More than a month after the shocking and horrifying election of snake oil salesman Donald Trump, lots of folks are shaking their … [Read more...]
REFLECTIONS ON FIDEL – BURUNDANGA BORICUA 11.29.16
Murió Fidel. Inmenso es el vacío de su ausencia. Perdió Cuba su Comandante. Puerto Rico un amigo solidario el imperio su aguijón constante el mundo el último … [Read more...]
REFLECTIONS ON FIDEL – TAKES OF TORRES 11.29.16
For the last few years it has seemed inevitable, but it was still a bit of a shock and certainly rather sad when it actually happened. The remarkable Fidel Castro died. He was 90. In a strange sense … [Read more...]
MIRANDOLO BIEN with EDUARDO DIAZ 11.07.16
It is astonishing the lengths to which a person, or a people, will go in order to avoid a truthful mirror. —James Baldwin Recently, I visited the San Antonio studio of artist Vincent Valdez. … [Read more...]
UTOPIAS DESCIFRADAS CON JOSÉ MURATTI “EL PRINCIPIO DEL FINAL?”
“Cuando el imperio deja de imperar en el exterior para reinar en el país, se abren las puertas del infierno”.- Marcial Ocasio, Historiador Uno de los profesores de Historia que más … [Read more...]
FIERCE POLITICS 11.20.16 2016 ELECTION RESULTS -MEXICANS WILL SURVIVE TRUMP PRESIDENCY”
After failing to predict the 2016 U.S. presidential election, I recently attended and returned from our monthly Mexican meeting in Los Angeles, California. At these monthly meetings, all individuals … [Read more...]
REFLECTIONS ON FIDEL – RAFAEL JESÚS GONZÁLEZ 11.29.16
Ay Cuba Los derechos se toman, no se piden; se arrancan, no se mendigan. José Martí a Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz Le llegó la muerte al viejo … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD CASA DE LAS AMERICA
Latinopia Word Casa De Las Americas from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Casa de las Americas is the revered and influential cultural institution in Latin America. It awards the Premio Casa de las … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS 11.10.16 2016 ELECTION RESULTS
The DNC has nobody to blame but themselves… Some quick thoughts on the recent election. The Democratic establishment, who decided in 2008 that Clinton would be the next President, is in a state of … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA — 2016 ELECTION RESULTS
El Zocotroco, entre sus muchas faltas incluye ser un animal político y emotivo; se ocupa con interés y curiosidad en eso que han llamado el arte del poder. Aunque en estos tiempos el arte parece estar … [Read more...]
BRAVO ROAD — 2016 ELECTION RESULTS
MORNING IN AMERICA: MANOS A LA OBRA DONALD TRUMP’S BID FOR THE WHITE HOUSE It’s morning in America, Donald Trump is President Elect, the sun is shining, the water in my shower came … [Read more...]