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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 05.05.23

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO! IR'ENE SILVA READS THE FLOWER EATER, ANGELINA SAENZ READS EDGECLIFF, RICARDO ROMO ON RUDY TREVIÑO, THE LATE FRANCISCO ALARCÓN ON CINCO DE MAYO AND MIS … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 6.12.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SERGIO HERNÁNDEZ PRESENTE: ARTURO "TUDY FLORES REMEMBERS SERG, SERGIO HERNÁNDEZ IN HIS OWN WORDS, ISABEL ROJAS-WILLIAMS, SYLVIA ZAMORA SUAREZ AND MICHAEL SEDANO ON SERGIO … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 5.29.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON DR. HECTOR GARCÍA, A TRUE HERO FOR LATINO VETERANS, A MOMENT IN TIME THE MEN OF "E" COMPANY, SERGIO HERNANDEZ  ON THE COST OF MEMORIAL DAY AND ADOLFO HARPO … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: AMALIA MEZA BAINS ON DAY OF THE DEAD, RICARDO ROMO ON "LATINOS AWAIT DAY OF THE DEAD,"  EL ZOCOTROCO ON THE DESTRUCTION OF PUERTO RICO'S FORESTS, ROSE PORTILLO ON DAY OF THE … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 3.22.20

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: AY, AY, AY, CORONAVIRUS! JOSE UMPIERRE ON LOVE IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS, TEXAS AUTHORS HONOR JOHN RECHY, RICARDO ROMO ON DR. JOE BERNAL AND LATINOPIA SUGGESTIONS FOR THOSE … [Read more...]

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March 22, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.23.19

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA:  DIANE HERNÁNDEZ VELARDE ON LA TAMALADA, RICARDO ROMO ON CÉSAR MARTÍNEZ, JAMES DEL CAMPO REVIEWS EUGENE AGUILERA'S LATINO BOXING IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND CÉSAR MARTÍNEZ AT … [Read more...]

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December 23, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 9.29.19

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA:  JOSÉ MONTOYA READING 'EL LOUIE," CARMEN TAFOLLA'S ONE WOMAN SHOW  "OCCUPATION NONE," AND "TERE," LATINOPIA DOCUMENT "CONGRESSIONAL LETTER TO PUERTO RICO'S OVERSIGHT … [Read more...]

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September 29, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 8.18.19

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO ON THE EL PASO MURDERS AND BLOOD ON TRUMP'S HANDS, ALVARO HUERTA'S NEW BOOK, "DEFENDING LATINA/O IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES," EL ZOCOTROCO ON HOW THE EL PASO KILLINGS … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 04.16.17

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: JOSÉ MONTOYA READS "LIKE BEFORE THE WAR," JESÚS TREVIÑO READS "ARRULLO," JOSE UMPIERRE ON THE RIGHTEOUS AND THE SINNERS IN PUERTO RICO AND SAL BALDENEGRO ON THE WAR AGAINST THE … [Read more...]

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ASK TIA TENOPIA 6.16.14

FINDING THE ‘VOICE’ OF THE CHARACTER YOU ARE WRITING, A FATHER’S DAY POEM, ZOMBIE MEX DIARIES AND WHOSE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IS IT ANYWAY? This week on Latinopia: renowned poet/authors Pat Mora … [Read more...]

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June 16, 2014 by Tia Tenopia

ASK TIA TENOPIA 4.27.14

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LATINO SCIENCE FICTION, FANNY GARCIA, ARNIE AND PORFI CUCARACHAS, HARRY GAMBOA JR.,  ANGELA ORTIZ AND ZOMBIES AT AMBOY, CALIFORNIA! Que Hubo, what up, and whas happenin’ … [Read more...]

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April 27, 2014 by Tia Tenopia

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 2.06.26 LATINOS OVERCAME A WAR AND A BROKEN TREATY

February 7, 2026 By wpengine

February 2, 1848 marks the date of the end of the war between Mexico and the United States and the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which resulted in the U.S. annexation of fifty percent of Mexico’s territory. Latinos were the first Europeans to settle North America, founding St. Augustine, Florida, in 1565. Before […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 1.30.26 ALEJANDRO DÍAZ AT RUIZ-HEALY ART GALLERY

January 29, 2026 By wpengine

Alejandro Díaz, A Latino Texan-New Yorker Exhibits at Ruiz-Healy Art Gallery. Texas native Alejandro Díaz developed an artistic practice over thirty-five years grounded in the bicultural and visual mix of South Texas and Mexico, with formative ties to Mexico City in the early 1990s. He is known for multi-media work: cardboard signs, neon, sculpture, furniture, […]

EL PROFE QUEZADA NOS DICE 1.30.26 NO PORK ON FRIDAYS – A DUAL CULTURAL LEGACY

January 29, 2026 By wpengine

The Rio Grande has long been more than a river dividing nations; it has been a meeting place of cultures, faiths, and hidden legacies.  Along its banks, towns in northern Mexico and South Texas became home to families who carried with them traditions that were not always spoken aloud.  Among these were crypto-Jews—descendants of Sephardic […]

EL PROFE QUEZADA NOS DICE 1.24.26 TWO MEXICAN FILM GREATS

January 24, 2026 By wpengine

During the 1940s and 1950s, two of the well-known Mexican actors of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema that I would see on the big screen at the Cine Azteca in the Barrio El Azteca were Arturo de Córdova and René Cardona.  The Cine Azteca was located at 311 Lincoln Street and was situated in the […]

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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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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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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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