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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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RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 04.17.26 MAGO GÁNDARA’S MUJER MODERNA EXHIBIT

April 17, 2026 By wpengine

El Paso’s new Mexican American Cultural Center’s (MACC) exhibit, Mujer Moderna: The Life and Artwork of Mago Gándara, opened in the fall of 2025. Curated by Ramon Cardenas, the exhibition honors Margarita “Mago” Orona Gándara (1929–2018), celebrated as the first Chicana Modernist artist and the first female muralist and sculptor of the U.S.–Mexico Borderlands. On view […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO (ENGLISH) 4.10.26 OLIGARCHY AND KAKOCRACY: MONEY TAKS

April 10, 2026 By wpengine

Oligarchy and Kakocracy Boricua: money talks… Two events currently dominate public attention in Puerto Rico: the legislative views to attend the lobbying firm founded by the current secretary of the governorship and the Esencia megaproject, a residential development in the southwest of the island. They grab attention for the large sums of money they handle, […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 04.10.16 OLIGARQUIA Y KAKOCRACIA BORICUA MONEY TALKS…

April 10, 2026 By wpengine

Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre Oligarquía y Kakocracia Boricua: money talks… Dos sucesos dominan actualmente la atención pública en Puerto Rico: las vistas legislativas para atender la firma de cabildeo que fundó el hoy secretario de la gobernación y el megaproyecto Esencia, un desarrollo residencial en el suroeste de la Isla. Acaparan la atención […]

TALES OF TORRES 04.03. 26 RAZA AND OTHERS DEMONSTRATE AT NO KINGS RALLIES

April 3, 2026 By wpengine

NO KINGS PROTEST RAZA AND OTHERS DEMONSTRATE AT THE NO KINGS RALLIES.           My favorite sign – a very succinct and telling placard—at this past weekend’s protest in Pasadena, California read simply: “Arrogant, Depraved Racist.” The protest sign appeared above photos of Donald Trump and Stephan Miller, the diabolical architect of Trump’s immigration […]

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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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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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