Manuel B. Bravo

EL PROFE QUEZADA NOS DICE 10.10.25 REMEMBERING MANUEL B.BRAVO

Twenty-six years ago, April 1999, Texas A&M University Press published Border Boss: Manuel B. Bravo and Zapata County authored by this writer. It received the prestigious Texas Institute of … [Read more...]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 10.23.25

October 23, 2025 By wpengine

Gladys Roldan de Moras: A National Award-Winning Mexican and Western Art Painter Gladys Roldan de Moras is La Reina [Queen] of American Western art. Since entering Western art shows, she has become the first Latina inducted into the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame. She is also the first woman and Latina to win […]

EL PROFE QUEZADA NOS DICE 10.23.25 MORE TEXAS NOTABLES

October 23, 2025 By wpengine

This is Part Two of Two Parts of six notable people from San Antonio, Texas, for a total of twelve outstanding individuals. Through the encouragement and persuasion of my good friend, brother historian, and mentor, Dr. Félix D. Almaraz Jr., I joined the Bexar County Historical Commission in the 1990s, and served as Chairman of […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 10.16.25 THE CHEECH CELEBRATES TEXAS ARTISTS

October 16, 2025 By wpengine

The Cheech Marin Center in Riverside, California, Celebrates the Art of Tejas Latinos A new Chicano exhibit, Soy de Tejas: A Statewide Survey of Latinx Art, at the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture features more than 100 artworks spanning painting, sculpture, photography, fiber, video, and installation. The exhibition showcases 38 contemporary Latino artists who […]

EL PROFE QUEZADA NOS DICE 10.16.25 SAN ANTONIO NOTABLES

October 16, 2025 By wpengine

This is Part One of Two Parts, each highlighting six distinguished individuals from San Antonio, Texas, for a total of twelve outstanding persons. I joined the Bexar County Historical Commission in the 1990s, and served as Chairman of the Oral History Committee. During my tenure as Chairman, these are some of the notable people I […]

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 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 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