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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

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 6.18.17 COINCIDENCIAS Y ACCIDENTES DEL DESTINO

¡Vaya con los accidentes del destino! Coinciden el 11 de junio de 2017 el Desfile Puertorriqueño en Nueva York y el Plebiscito para la Descolonización Inmediata de Puerto Rico en la Isla. Dos … [Read more...]

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

June 18, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

UTOPIAS DESCIFRADAS DE JOSÉ MURATTI “SYNCHRONIZATION” (ENGLISH)

Synchronization   For Ileana in "La Fortuna"   An skeptical look that was once a surprise as seen from outside.   Empty hands caress-free.   Few … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Utopias Descifradas Tagged With: Diciphered Utopias, Jose E.Muratti Toro, Syncronizatoin, Utopias Descifradas

June 24, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

MARK GUERRERO’S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES GABRIEL MANZO

This month Mark Guerrero interviews legendary guitar stylist Gabriel Manzo on his decades-long musical career playing and discussing the tracks on Manzo’s acclaimed CD “Manzo Rally.” Gabriel Manzo is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Chicano Music Chronicles, Mark Guerrero's Chicano Music Chronicles, Podcasts Tagged With: Chicano Music Chronicles, Gabriel Manzo, Mark Guerrero

June 7, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

BORICUAS AND CHICANOS – A COMMON BOND

I was eight years old when I was became aware that the universe I inhabited in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of East Los Angeles included people who were Latino but not Mexican like me. When I asked … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG Tagged With: Dia de SanJuan, Jesús Salvador Treviño, Latinopia Guest Blog, Puerto Rican and Chicano unity

June 4, 2017 by JT

ARNIE AND PORFI WITH SERGIO HERNÁNDEZ “PUTIN’S ADVICE”

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

June 18, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD JOSE MURATTI ON POETRY

Latinopia Word Jose Muratti on Poetry from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. José E. Muratti Toro is a Puerto Rican poet who resides in San Juan and is a regular contributor to Latinopia.com. His book, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Jose E.Muratti Toro, Latino Poetry, Poesia Puertoriquena, Puerto Rican poetry

June 4, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

BRAVO ROAD with DON FELIPE 6.04.17 THE LATINO DIASPORA AND HERMANDAD

THE LATINO DIASPORA AND HERMANDAD I At the moment the U.S. Census Bureau calculates there are about 60 million American Hispanics—not Hispanic Americans—in the United States, all of whom are … [Read more...]

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

June 4, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SALOMON BALDENEGRO 6.11.17 LIBERAL REPUBLICANS

The times, they surely did change… Bob Dylan’s 1964 song “The times, they are a-changing” was popular during a dynamic political era, a period when grassroots movements—civil rights, Black Power, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Political Salsa y Más Tagged With: liberal Republicans, Nelson Rockefeller, Political Salsa y Mas with Sal Baldenegro, welfare queens

June 10, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SALOMON BALDENEGRO 5.14.17 LANGUAGE RACISM

Language racism… He couldn't speak English, so me and the other workers made fun of him.  State Rep. Russell Pearce, referring to a teenage co-worker.  Arizona Republic, February 11, 2005 Native … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Political Salsa y Más Tagged With: Athena Salman, Bears Ear National Monument, Language racism, Political Salsa with Sal Baldenegro, Wenona Benally

May 14, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE “THEY ARE STILL THERE”

Liz H. Colunga received her MFA degree in Film Production at the University of North Texas. Her compassion for Latinos who are serving in the Iraq and Afghanistan fronts inspired this moving … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE Tagged With: Latino Veterans, Latinos in Iraq, Latinos in War

May 28, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA EVENT 2009 ACTIVIST REUNION 2

The Chicano Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s and 1970s was in response to decades of discrimination and social inequality experienced by the Mexican American community in the Untied States. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT

August 6, 2012 by Tia Tenopia

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 5.28.17 AHÍ VIENE EL LOBO

Informe de Retroceso/ Ahí viene el lobo El compás sigue siendo de espera, el lobo se ha avistado desde lejos y todo el mundo sabe que viene, sus gruñidos se oyen y su aliento fétido se perciben … [Read more...]

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

May 28, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA EVENT 2009 CHICANO ACTIVIST REUNION 3

In this third and final report on the 2009 reunion of Chicano Movement activists,  convened in Dallas, Texas and attended by hundreds of activists,  we hear from reunion organizer José Angel Gutíerrez … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT Tagged With: Chicano Activists reunion, Chicano Movement, Chicano Movement Reunion, José Angel Gutíerrez

December 24, 2012 by Tia Tenopia

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RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 2026 CHRISTMAS BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS

December 11, 2025 By wpengine

This week’s Tejano Report showcases five books recommended by Ricardo Romo as great books and also possible holiday gifts. ENJOY!    

MARK GUERRERO’S EAST L.A. MUSIC STORIES- SAL RODRIGUEZ

December 11, 2025 By wpengine

Mark Guerrero interviews drummer/percussionist Sal Rodriguez, who has been playing drums and percussion with War for the last 34 years. He was also a member of Tierra in the late 80s and has played, toured, and/or recorded with Eastside Connection, Little Joe Hernandez, El Chicano, Malo, Chuck Negron of Three Dog Night, Tom Jones, and […]

EL PROFE QUEZADA NOS DICE 12.11.25 THE ARAB LEGACY ON OUR SPANISH LANGUAGE

December 11, 2025 By wpengine

The Spanish language, like many tongues, is a tapestry woven from centuries of cultural encounters. One of the most profound influences came from the Arab world during the Middle Ages, when the Moors ruled much of the Iberian Peninsula for nearly 800 years.  This long coexistence left an indelible mark not only on architecture, science, […]

EL PROFE QUEZADA NOS DICE 11.27.25 THE FIRST THANKSGIVING IN NORTH AMERICA

November 27, 2025 By JT

The story of Thanksgiving in the United States is often tied to the Pilgrims of Plymouth in 1621, but history reveals that a similar celebration occurred decades earlier.  In 1598, Spanish explorer Juan de Oñate led an expedition into what was then New Spain, near present-day San Elizario, Texas, and held a thanksgiving ceremony to […]

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

By Tia Tenopia on May 26, 2013

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