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LATINOPIA WORD ALVARO HUERTA’S “CRUISING WITH NAYTO”

Part I I have always been nervous about visiting my old neighborhood. One day, my brother Salomon—an acclaimed artist—invited my younger brothers (Noel and Ismael) and I to meet him at our old … [Read more...]

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 06.27.26

June 27, 2026 By wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: DAVID ROMERO ON “THE ENEMY SLEEPS,” DAVID ROMERO READS FROM “THE ENEMY SLEEPS,” RICARDO ROMO ON CHEECH MUSEUM SHOWCASES 61 CHICANO ARTISTS, AND QUETZAL PERFORM S “VOCES.” (VOICES). THIS WEEK WE HAVE MYSTERY, ART AND MUSIC! We begin with a visit with poet and novelist David A. Romero who is co-founder […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 6.27.26 THE CHEECH FEATURES SIXTY-ONE CHICANO ARTISTS

June 27, 2026 By wpengine

The Cheech Museum exhibit “We the People: Chicano Art in the U.S.A.” opened on May 30, 2026. With 126 works by 61 artists, it is one of the largest Chicano shows of this century. Organized by artist and curator Benito Huerta, the exhibition explores themes of identity, migration, community, and cultural memory through painting, sculpture, […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 6.18.26 BOULDER EXHIBIT: THREE VOICES/ONE HEART

June 18, 2026 By wpengine

The Boulder, Colorado art scene is vibrant and multicultural. Tres Voces, Un Corazón / Three Voices, One Heart at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art presents the work of three artists whose practices—painting, printmaking, collage, performance, music, and visual storytelling—express distinct perspectives. The exhibit, which opened on May 21, 2026, features the work of the Ortega family–Tony […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 6.11.26 BLAS E. LOPEZ’S PAINTINGS OF MEXICAN AND MESTIZO CULTURE

June 11, 2026 By wpengine

Blas E. Lopez’s exhibit at the new barrio gallery, Gallery Youngblood Art in San Antonio’s Westside, opened on May 16, 2026. Gallery owner Victor Moran curated the show. As a professional artist for four decades, he has mastered all forms and mediums of painting. Lopez’s paintings, mostly in acrylic and oil, are inspired by his […]

LATINOPIA FOOD “JALAPEÑO SODA BREAD” RECIPE

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 […]

Category: Cooking, Food, LATINOPIA FOOD

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.

Category: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature

LATINOPIA ART SONIA ROMERO 2

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.

Category: Art, LATINOPIA ART