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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 9.13.25

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: WHAT IS MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY? SALOMON HUERTA'S MASKED MEN AND SWIMMING POOLS AND ON BEING PIGEON-HOLED,   RICARDO ROMO ON JUAN MIGUEL RAMOS, AND EL PROFE QUEZADA ON LA … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 5.31.25

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: CELEBRATING CARTOONIST LALO ALCARAZ, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON LATINOS INFLUENCING THE NEW YORK ART SCENE,  NEW YORK'S MUSEO DEL BARRIO AND  MIS PENSAMIENTOS WITH ALFREDO … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 6.21.24

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LITTLE JOE ON COLLABORATING WITH WILLIE NELSON, SAL BALDENEGRO ON CASA MARÍA TEACHING THE EVANGELICALS HOW TO BE CHRISTIAN, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON XICANX DREAMERS AT  … [Read more...]

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June 21, 2024 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 4.13.24

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA:  SEVERO PÉREZ ON THE MAKING OF and the earth did not swallow him, RICARDO ROMO ON LATINO ART ENHANCES PUBLIC SPACES AND JOHN J. VALADEZ ON THE ROLE OF THE DOCUMENTARY … [Read more...]

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April 13, 2024 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 03.03.23

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: MORE LATINO SCIENCE FICTION! DAVID BOWLES ON LORDS OF THE EARTH, MARIO ACEVEDO ON THE NYMPHOS OF ROCKY FLATS, ERNIE HOGAN ON HIGH AZTECH AND RUDY CH. GARCIA ON THE CLOSET OF … [Read more...]

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March 3, 2023 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 05.06.22

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: EDWARD VIDAURRE READS "GOD IS," CÉSAR DE LEÓN READS "NOTES FROM MY HOOD," RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT LOOKS AT THE ART OF FIDENCIO DURAN, AND GUEST BLOG: JESÚS TREVIÑO ON ARE … [Read more...]

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May 6, 2022 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 02.26.22

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA:  LUIS TORRES REVIEWS THE NEW WEST SIDE STORY, BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON ANDREW BIGGS DECLARATIONS, MARÍA JIMENEZ HENLEY ON AUDITIONING FOR THE FIRST WEST SIDE STORY AND RICARDO … [Read more...]

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February 26, 2022 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 02.12.22

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: STEVE SALAS PRESENTE! WATCH THE LATE GREAT STEVE SALAS SPEAKING ABOUT HIS EARLY START IN MUSIC, THEN WATCH STEVE AND HIS BROTHER RUDY AS THEY TALK ABOUT THE BIRTH OF THEIR … [Read more...]

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February 11, 2022 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 4.10.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO ON "CÉSAR CHÁVEZ FOUGHT SCABS NOT IMMIGRANTS," MANUEL RAMOS ON "ANGELS IN THE WIND,"  CYNTHIA OROZCO ON "NO MEXICANS, WOMEN OR DOGS ALLOWED," AND SAN ANTONIO'S … [Read more...]

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April 10, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 3.13.21 “ERIN GO BRAGH”

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ERIN GO BRAGH! SAL BALDENEGRO ON MEXICAN ST. PATRICK'S DAY, MARK DAY'S THE SAN PATRICIOS, MARIO GARCÍA ON REWRITING THE CHICANO MOVEMENT, BOBBI MURRAY'S IRISH SODA BREAD RECIPE … [Read more...]

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March 13, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 01.09.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: STEVE SALAS REMEMBERS HIS BROTHER RUDY, BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON THE CRISIS OF HOPE, FROM SALAS BROTHERS TO TIERRA, AND SERGIO TRONCOSO ON IMPACT OF COVID-19ON WRITING AND WHAT TO … [Read more...]

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January 10, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 11.21.20

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON "¡PRINTING THE REVOLUTION!," MARK GUERRERO'S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES WITH HIRTH MARTINEZ, OLMECA AND FRIENDS JAMMING AND XOCHITL JULISA BERMEJO … [Read more...]

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November 21, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 11.29.20

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: THREE SCHOLARS REMEMBER JUAN GÓMEZ QUIÑONES AND HIS LEGACY AS A SOCIAL ACTIVIST, SCHOLAR/EDUCATOR AND MENTOR, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON SAN ANTONIO ARTIST MICHAEL … [Read more...]

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November 28, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 10.10.20

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA:  THE COMING ELECTION AND PUERTO RICANS-NOT, RICARDO ROMO ON LATINO FILMS, ALFREDO SANTOS ON ELECTIONS IN TEXAS AND SAL BALDENEGRO ON TRUMP'S TAXES. Que Hubo Gente! (Some of … [Read more...]

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October 9, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 10.03.20

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: AMALIA ORTÍZ'S CANCIÓN CANNIBAL CABARET AND "WHAT DO TO DO IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO RUN," RICARDO ROMO ON DOLORES HUERTA AND IRENE DÍAZ AND FRIENDS AND CIHUATL SONG WITH … [Read more...]

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October 3, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 8.22.20

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: THERESA MONTAÑO AND STEVIE RUÍZ ON AN ETHNIC STUDIES LANDMARK DECISION, SAL BALDENEGRO ON CORRIDOS, "SINGING NEWSPAPERS," RICARDO ROMO ON THE BIDEN-HARRIS TICKET AND MARK … [Read more...]

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August 22, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 8.15.20

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: REMEMBERING TRINI LÓPEZ WITH MIKE GÓMEZ,  PUERTO RICO'S ELECTION FOUL-UP WITH JOSÉ "GUGO" UMPIERRE, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON THE PANDEMIC AND A PERSONAL HISTORY, MARK … [Read more...]

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August 15, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 6.07.20

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: KATHY GALLEGOS AND POLI MARICHAL ON THE PANDEMIC AND ART,  EL ZOCOTROCO ON OLD AGE AND THE PANDEMIC AND RICARDO ROMO ALSO ON HOW COVID-19 HAS IMPACTED THE ART COMMUNITY, AND … [Read more...]

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June 7, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 3.29.20

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: THE CORONAVIRUS CONTINUES: RICARDO ROMO ON HOW CORONAVIRUS IMPACTS LATINOS, DR. ALVARO HUERTA ON HOW AMERICANS CAN LEARN FROM MEXICANS ON THE VIRUS, ALICIA GASPAR DE ALBA ON … [Read more...]

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March 29, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: 03.15.20

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO ON FORGIVENESS, SERGIO TRONCOSO ON "A PECULIAR KIND OF IMMIGRANT'S SON," FILMMAKER MARK DAY'S THE SAN PATRICIO BATALLION, AND HOW TO MAKE IRISH JALAPENO SODA … [Read more...]

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March 15, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 02.09.20

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: CHICANO MUSIC MEDLEY.  MARK GUERRERO'S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES VISITS WITH GEORGE LANDA, JUAN TEJEDA ON CONUNTO MUSIC, CONJUNTO HUEYAPAN WITH EL AHUALULCO AND LITTLE JOE … [Read more...]

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February 9, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

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POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 03.15.24 THE IRISH-CHICANO NEXUS

March 15, 2024 By wpengine

Irish-Chicano Nexus “I’m gonna wear the green sneakers I wore last year to a St.Pat’s party.” Mexican American young man, overheard in a grocery store checkout line. Waiting in line at the grocery store recently, I overheard two young (mid-, late-20s) Mexican Americans talking about their plans for St. Patrick’s Day. She said she was […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 3.15.26 MUJERES DE FUERZA WOMEN OF STRENGTH EXHIBIT AT CENTRO CULTURAL AZTLAN

March 15, 2026 By wpengine

  This year’s Centro Cultural Aztlan’s Women Exhibit, Las Mujeres de Aztlan: Mujeres de Fuerza–Women of Strength, celebrated International Women’s Month. Curated by artist Terry Ybanez, the March 6, 2026 opening at the Centro in San Antonio, Texas drew a large crowd of Latina/o art lovers. The art show, which included 38 local artists, was beautiful, […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 3.15.26 (ENGLISH) A PRETEXT

March 15, 2026 By wpengine

Pretext Dreams have an important role in people’s lives. Sometimes as premonitions, sometimes cryptic and mysterious, capricious and occasionally the odd nightmare. I’m busy with those dreams which serve as inspiration, those which mark the way and feed motivation. Part of their charm is that they are at times remote, difficult, sometimes impossible. Those Quixotesque […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 03.06.26 CRUZ ORTIZ A LATINO ENTREPENEUR

March 6, 2026 By wpengine

Cruz Ortiz is a prominent San Antonio-based contemporary artist known for his Chicano-Pop style and his social activism through art. He blends personal South Texas experiences with pop culture, consumer imagery, and political themes. Ortiz’s work features bold screen prints, abstract portraits, dream-like landscapes, murals, videos, sculptures, and public installations using murals and puppet shows […]

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By Tia Tenopia on March 14, 2011

Jalapeño Irish Soda Bread The sweetness of traditional Irish soda bread ingredients—raisins, buttermilk, some sugar—are richly complimented by jalapeño heat. Here’s a soda bread recipe from Ireland brought to the USA from Galway by Mary Patricia Reilly Murray and later transformed  with her blessing by her daughter, Bobbi Murray, who added jalapeño chile.  A real […]

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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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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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