Frank Cruz

TALES OF TORRES 7.28.19 “STRAIGHT OUT OF BARRIO HOLLYWOOD”

I recently attended an event to honor peripatetic educator, journalist and broadcast executive Frank Cruz. The evening at downtown L.A.’s LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes (they insist on the upper case “A” … [Read more...]

LATINOPIA CINEMA FRANK CRUZ “STRAIGHT OUT OF BARRIO HOLLYWOOD”

Frank Cruz has led a multi-faceted life first as a university professor, then as an on-camera newscaster and then as co-founder of the Telemundo television network. He talks about his career in his … [Read more...]

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 07.25.19

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: BREAKING NEWS: PUERTO RICANS OUST GOVERNOR ROSELLÓ, HONORING LATINOPIA HERO DR. FRANK MEZA, FRANK CRUZ'S NEW MEMOIR, "STRAIGHT OUT OF BARRIO HOLLYWOOD, " AND BURUNDANGA BORICUA … [Read more...]

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG LUZ BAZAN 10.20.19 “ES NUESTRO HIJO DE OTRA MADRE”

October 20, 2019 By Tia Tenopia

My comadre asks me, How can I not be supportive of Julian Castro for President? Comadre, I see Julian Castro as one of my own! Many of us Chicanas cradled him when he was a baby, as his mom Rosie and many of us continued the quest for equal opportunity for all. As a Chicana […]

MIS PENSAMIENTOS by ALFREDO SANTOS 10.20.19

October 20, 2019 By Tia Tenopia

Pensamientos Editorial La Voz Newspaper – October, 2019 Otra vez aquí estamos con La Voz. Con un poco de tristeza recordamos al amigo Rogelio F. Muñoz de Uvalde, Texas. Rogelio passed away recently and leaves a legacy that will be difficult to match. He came of age during the Chicano Movement and served as an […]

POLITICAL SALSA Y MAS with SAL BALDENEGRO “OUR HEARTS SOAR LIKE A HAWK…”

October 13, 2019 By Tia Tenopia

Proud Yaqui Gabriel Ayala is multi-layered yet simple… I was thrilled to have a front-row seat at a recent performance by Gabriel Ayala, award-winning, internationally known and acclaimed classical guitarist. He played for Pope Benedict XVI at the 2012 canonization of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha (the first Native American to achieve sainthood) as well as at […]

ROMO DE TEJAS – JESÚS MOROLES

October 13, 2019 By Tia Tenopia

Jesús Moroles: A Renowned American Sculptor During his life as an artist, Jesús Moroles received many important commissions for his granite sculptures. Over a thirty-four year career, he completed more than 2,000 art pieces throughout the world. Unlike many artists who realize their dream of artistic creativity after many years of experimentation and growth, Moroles […]

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

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 […]

Category: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE “LOVE IN THE TIME OF ALBINO”

By Tia Tenopia on April 13, 2014

Gabriel Carmona and Branden Selman are the founders of Nac Film Theory, an independent film company based in Nagotchoches, Texas. Both of these talented filmmakers produce, direct, film, edit and act in their independently produced films. Latinopia is proud to showcase the poignant “Love in the Time of Albino,” another independent production by this talented […]

Category: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE

LATINOPIA EVENT 1966 UFW PEREGRINACIÓN (PILGRIMAGE) MARCH

By Tia Tenopia on March 19, 2013

The effort to organize farm workers under a union contract has been a long and difficult struggle. In 1965, César Chávez and Dolores Huerta created what would become the United Farm Workers Union. From the onset they faced many obstacles, not the least of which was how to get dozens of California grape growers to […]

Category: History, LATINOPIA EVENT