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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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May 31, 2025 by wpengine

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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BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 8.14.26 WATER (ENGLISH VERSION)

August 14, 2026 By wpengine

José M. Umpierre Journalistic reports are usually composed of events, data and the way in which the event is reflected or affects people. In that case, the event is the water situation in Puerto Rico, since I am part of the affected human contingent, the affective content is yours truly. The Data The water situation […]

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SALOMON BALDENEGRO 8.14.26 FEMINISTS BEFORE THEIR TIME PART TWO

August 14, 2026 By wpengine

Part II of Feminists before their times… “A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman.”    Melinda French Gates, American philanthropist In Part I of this series, I noted that back in the day, before the term “feminist” was popular, there were many strong, assertive women within our community. I refer to them […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 8.14.26 THE RAMIREZ SISTERS EXPLORE CULTURE AND BELONGING

August 14, 2026 By wpengine

Latina artists Manola and Maria Ramirez’s exhibition, Había Una Vez, at Centro Cultural Aztlán in San Antonio, brings their interest in participation and visual storytelling into an immersive gallery setting. On view through August 27, 2026, the installation at the Centro Cultural Aztlán explores and commemorates the culture, memories, bicultural identities, and often fractured experiences […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 8.14.26 AGUA

August 14, 2026 By wpengine

Agua. Los reportajes periodísticos suelen estar compuestos de eventos, datos y el modo en que el evento se refleja o afecta la gente. En ese caso, el evento es la situación del agua en Puerto Rico, visto que soy parte del contingente humano afectado, el contenido afectivo es de yours truly. Los Datos La situación […]

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Gaspar Enríquez is a renowned Chicano artist whose airbrush portraits of barrio youth are haunting and memorable. Drawing from museums and collectors around the United States, in April 2014, the El Paso Museum of Art mounted a retrospective of Gaspar’s art titled Metaphors of the Barrio. Latinopia visited the exhibit and asked Gaspar what inspires […]

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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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