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BURUNDANGA BORICUA del ZOCOTROCO 7.22.18 “EFEMERIDES Y PLEITOS”

Efemérides y Pleitos El 25 de julio es un día importante en Puerto Rico, es la fecha en que se conmemora la firma de la Constitución del 1952. Visto que es uso y costumbre llamarlo día de las … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Burunganda Boricua Tagged With: Burundanga Boricua del Zocotroco, Constitución de Puerto Rico del 1952, José M. Umpierre

July 22, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 7.08.18. “BORICUAS ‘PA QUE TU LO SEPAS”

Boricuas pa que tu lo sepas Mucho me lamenta repetir lo bien sabido; los tiempos están dificiles. Quizá por ello se colma mejor el orgullo ante las  dos Boricuas  que han acaparado ésta semana … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Burunganda Boricua Tagged With: Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Burundanga Boricua del Zocotroco, José M. Umpierre, Sonia Sotomayor

July 8, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 6.24.18 “INFORME SOBRE DESARROLLO HUMANO – PARTE DOS”

Parte II Informe sobre el Desarrollo Humano: Puerto Rico   2016 Población De acuerdo con el Censo de 2010, Puerto Rico tenía una población de 3,725,789 habitantes a esa fecha, lo que … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Burunganda Boricua Tagged With: Burundanga Boricua, Informe sobre el Desarrollo Humano, José M. Umpierre

June 24, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 6.15.18 “INFORME SOBRE EL DESARROLLO HUMANO – PARTE UNO”

Informe sobre el Desarrollo Humano Parte I El lunes  14 de mayo ese presentó a la comunidad el Informe sobre el Desarrollo Humano: Puerto Rico 2016, el producto de una iniciativa de un grupo … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Burunganda Boricua Tagged With: Burundanga Boricua del Zocotroco, Informe sobre el Desarrollo Humano, José M. Umpierre

June 15, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

BURUNDANGA BORICUA del ZOCOTROCO 5.06.18 “CELEBRANDO EL CUATRO”

De que la ignorancia es osada mi vida es prueba. Heme aquí, lejos de solfeos y pentagramas , lanzándome a la música. Visto que la cultura es una encomienda amplia y diversa, me aventuro a comentar un … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Burunganda Boricua Tagged With: Burundanga Boricua, el cuatro, Johann Sabastian Bach., José M. Umpierre, musica puertoriqueña

June 6, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

BURUNDANGA BORICUA del ZOCOTROCO 5.05.18 DIA INTERNACIONAL DE LOS TRABAJADORES

4 de mayo de 2018 El primero de mayo se conmemora el Día Internacional de los Trabajadores, cuando millones marchan en múltiples localidades del mundo en reclamo de mejoras a las condiciones … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Burundanga Boricua, Burunganda Boricua Tagged With: Burundanga Boricua del Zocotroco, Dia Internacional de los Trabajadores, Internatoinal workers Day, José M. Umpierre, May Day

May 5, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 4.22.29 “1950 LA INSURRECCIÓN NACIONALISTA”

1950 La Insurrección Nacionalista El 5 de abril estrenó en las dos salas de cine de arte de San Juan el documental 1950: La Insurrección Nacionalista. Una película de José M. Dávila Marichal, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Burunganda Boricua Tagged With: Burundanga Boricua del Zocotroco, José M. Umpierre

April 29, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 4.15.18 “¿PATRIA, PAÍS O NACIÓN?”

El Congreso Norteamericano ha sido categórico en reafirmar nuestro carácter de territorio no incorporado, por lo que se me hace imperativo volver una y otra vez sobre esa realidad y las … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Burunganda Boricua Tagged With: Burundanga Boricua del Zocotroco, El crisis economico de Pueto Rico, José M. Umpierre

April 15, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 3.18.18 “EL PADRE DE LA PATRIA VIVE!”

Cuando la brújula pierde el norte, se menoscaba el ánimo y se disipa el camino, mucho ayuda retomar a quien dejó la visión clara y la certidumbre de propósitos. Entre los prohombres que ha dado este … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Burunganda Boricua Tagged With: Burundanga Boricua del Zocotroco, José M. Umpierre, Ramón Emeterio Betances

March 18, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 2.18.18 “LA DEUDA ODIOSA”

En estos tiempos aciagos y momentos difíciles, resulta necesario el aliento de la esperanza. Los golpes que hemos recibido han sido fuertes y seguidos, contundentes, tal vez definitivos si logramos … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Burunganda Boricua Tagged With: Burundanga Boricua, José M. Umpierre, La Deuda Odios y la descolonizacoin de Puerto Rico, La Dueda Odiosa

February 18, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 1.21.18 “DE ACA Y DE ALLA”

De Acá y de Allá  De muy pocas cosas me siento seguro en esta vida. Se que voy a morir un día, que hay una gente que me quiere bien y a quien quiero. Mas allá de eso son pocas las verdades que … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Burunganda Boricua Tagged With: Burundanga Boricua del Zocotroco, José M. Umpierre

January 20, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE BANCARROTA TRAILER 3

Latinopia Showcase Bancarrota 3 from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Following the 2015 crisis created by Puerto Rico’s inability to pay its $73 billion Wall Street debt, the U.S. Congress intervened and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE Tagged With: Bancarrota, José M. Umpierre, Kendall marsh, Puerto Rico's Debt Crisis

January 26, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE BANCARROTA TEASER 2

Latinopia Showcase Bancarrota 2 from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Following the 2015 crisis created by Puerto Rico's inability to pay its $73 billion Wall Street debt, the U.S. Congress intervened and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE Tagged With: Bancarrota, film about Puerto Rico's debt crisis, José M. Umpierre, Kendall marsh

January 20, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 8.08.20

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: MARÍA NATIVIDAD REMEMBERING AUGUST 3, 2019; NATIVIDAD ON THE BORDER HOPE INSTITUTE , BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON BARBARA TUCHMAN'S THE MARCH OF FOLLY AND PASO DEL NORTE WITH CONJUNTO … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Burundanga Boricua, Burunganda Boricua Tagged With: Burundanga Boricua del Zocotroco, José M. Umpierre

August 8, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE BANCARROTA TEASER 1

Latinopia Showcase Bancarrota 1 from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. In 2015, the Governor of Puerto Rico declared that the island's $73 billion debt owed to foreign investors was unpayable. Since that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE Tagged With: Bancarrota, José M. Umpierre, Kendall marsh, Puerto Rican debt crisis

January 14, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 1.01.18 “THE NATIONAL PROJECT”

In hard times, I find comfort in the thought of Albert Einstein.         Do not expect things to change if we do the same.        Crisis is the best blessing people and countries can have, for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Burunganda Boricua Tagged With: Burundanga Boricua del Zocotroco, José M. Umpierre

January 1, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 11.19.17 “EMERGENCIA PROLONGADA”

No hay situación más crucial y determinante que de vida o muerte. Dicta el carácter urgente de circunstancias extremas y deseperadas. No es exageración aplicar ese calificativo a los acontecimientos … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Burunganda Boricua Tagged With: Burundanga Boricua del Zocotroco, José M. Umpierre, Puerto Rico hurricane

November 19, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 10.15.17 HURACAN 2

La situación es muy seria; la devastación ha sido extrema y ha de ocupar un largo tiempo antes de que el país retorne al grado de funcionalidad que tenía antes; los huracanes Irma y María, lo dejaron … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Burunganda Boricua Tagged With: Burundanga Boricua, Hurricane Maria, José M. Umpierre, Puerto Rican devastacion

October 15, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 10.08.17 “HURACAN”

Ay bendito, pobrecito Puerto Rico; el universo entero parece haberse conflagrado en su contra. Si bien su ubicación tropical es bendecida por un clima cálido , carente virtualmente de cambios de … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Burunganda Boricua Tagged With: Burundanga Boricua del Zocotroco, Hurricane Maria, José M. Umpierre

October 8, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 9.10.17 “RACISMO, EL PLAN TENESI, Y MOBILIZACIÓN”

Dos asuntos embullen en la parte febril de mi mente. En primer lugar lo ocupa el resurgir del racismo virulento en la cultura norteamericana y las implicaciones que ello tiene para un territorio no … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Burunganda Boricua Tagged With: Burundanga Boricua del Zocotroco, José M. Umpierre, Plan Tenesi Boricua

September 10, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 08.13.17 “NEGACIÓN”

De vez en cuando hay que hacer una pausa ,contemplarse a sí mismo sin la fruición cotidiana, examinar el pasado rubro por rubro, etapa por etapa, baldosa por baldosa y no llorarse las mentiras sino … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Burunganda Boricua Tagged With: Burundanga Boricua del Zocotroco, José M. Umpierre

August 13, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

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RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 11.04.25 REGINA MOYA’S LA CATRINA SCULPTURES

November 14, 2025 By wpengine

The Mexican/U.S. Latino holiday known as Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead [November 1 & 2], was celebrated in many cities across the U.S. In San Antonio, Texas, the Pearl District commissioned local artist Regina Moya this year to create La Catrina sculptures and a Tzompantli art installation. The Pearl is a bustling cultural and culinary destination […]

EL PROFE QUEZADA NOS DICE 11.14.25 LA SEMITA – A DELICIOUS MEXICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE

November 14, 2025 By JT

The cold winds sweeping through the streets today in San Antonio stir up cherished memories of my childhood in my beloved Barrio El Azteca during the 1940s and 1950s, where the comforting aroma of freshly baked Semitas was a winter staple.  On brisk mornings, Mamá would send me out from our home at 210 Iturbide Street to […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO (ENGLISH) 11.07.25 PANORAMA OF THE REPREHENSIBLE

November 7, 2025 By wpengine

  The present panorama in a nutshell It is not difficult to adopt a vision of life in which we move from crisis to crisis, one of constant problems and challenges that require adjustment and adaptation. The sirring of the federal government by virtue of partisan lock down in the US Congress is in line […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 11.07.25 MARMOLEJO AND RAQUEL AT CENTRO DE ARTES

November 7, 2025 By wpengine

Aztec Myths, Mexican Legends, and Chicano Folktales Thrive in Borderland Urban Communities The exhibition “Madre_Land: South Texas Memory & the Art of Making Home”  at the Centro de Artes in San Antonio’s Market Square features art, artifacts, and altar installations by 27 South Texas emerging and established borderland artists and scholars. The first floor of […]

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