KIki Castillo

LATINOPIA WORD ENRIQUE CASTILLO ON THE DEAD OF SUMMER

Enrique "Kiki" Castillo is an acclaimed actor of stage and screen and a director and dramatist and now a novelist. His novel, The Dead of Summer, takes on the theme of the vulnerability of immigrants … [Read more...]

LATINOPIA WORD THE DEAD OF SUMMER – CROSSING GENRES

Enrique "Kiki" Casillo has written a novel, The Dead of Summer, in which he tackles the vulnerability of immigrants crossing into the United States illegally from Mexico and the dangers they face. In … [Read more...]

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SALOMON BALDENEGRO 02.14.26 HISTORICAL ROLE REVERSAL

February 14, 2026 By wpengine

“Children do learn what they live. Then they grow up to live what they’ve learned.” Dorothy Nolte (1924 – 2005), American poet, writer, and family counselor. Historic role reversal… In my last blog I wrote that my heart soars like a hawk with pride to see young folks confront Donald Trump’s racist ICE thugs. […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 2.14.26 FRIDA: THE MAKING OF AN ICON

February 14, 2026 By wpengine

The impressive exhibit Frida: The Making of an Icon at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston traces Frida Kahlo’s posthumous evolution from a relatively unknown Mexican painter to a multifaceted global icon and brand. Mari Carmen Ramirez, the main curator of the exhibit, organized the show into seven sections. Each selection addresses the reception and projection […]

SERGIO HERNANDEZ’S ARNIE AND PORFI ON ST. VALENTINE’S DAY 02.16.20

February 16, 2020 By Tia Tenopia

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 2.06.26 LATINOS OVERCAME A WAR AND A BROKEN TREATY

February 7, 2026 By wpengine

February 2, 1848 marks the date of the end of the war between Mexico and the United States and the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which resulted in the U.S. annexation of fifty percent of Mexico’s territory. Latinos were the first Europeans to settle North America, founding St. Augustine, Florida, in 1565. Before […]

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

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