LATINOPIA MUSIC QUETZAL “VOCES” (VOICES)

Quetzal is a popular East Los Angeles band whose music reflects the struggles of poor people everywhere. . Their original song, "Voces" (Voices) was inspired by the participation of Latinos in a human … [Read more...]

LATINOPIA MUSIC QUETZAL “MIGRA”

Quetzal is an East Los Angeles Chican@ band whose music reflects the social, political and cultural struggles of Latinos in the United States and Latin America. Founded in 1994 by Quetzal Flores, the … [Read more...]

MIRANDOLO BIEN with EDUARDO DIAZ 9.17.17 “GET IT RIGHT AND SAY IT PLAIN”

September 17, 2017 By Tia Tenopia

“Today, the old oak tree in the courthouse square in Goliad provides welcome shade from the south Texas sun. Once, however, it served another, more sinister, purpose. A historical marker reveals that in 1857 the tree was the location for the hanging of Mexican cartmen by Anglo vigilantes who sought control of their trade route.” […]

MARK GUERRERO’S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES – RUDY SALAS

September 1, 2017 By Tia Tenopia

Tierra is the acclaimed Chicano music band founded by brothers Rudy and Steve Salas. The original members of Tierra included Rudy (guitar and vocals), Steve (guitar and vocals), Bobby Navarete (reeds), Joey Guerra (keyboards), Steve Falomir (bass guitar), Philip Madayag and Andre Baeza (drums and percussion). Tierra is best known for their break-out 1980 hit […]

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 9. 10.17 “THE ARC OF THE MORAL UNIVERSE IS LONG”

September 10, 2017 By Tia Tenopia

The arc of the moral universe is long … Arizonans recently experienced two doses of good news. One was the determination by a federal judge that the banning of Tucson Unified School District’s Mexican American Studies (MAS) curriculum was rooted in racial animus. The other was the conviction for criminal contempt of court of Joe […]

PENSAMIENTOS with ALFREDO SANTOS 9.17.17

September 17, 2017 By Tia Tenopia

Bienvenidos otra vez a La Voz Newspaper. Hay mucho que decir y pocas paginas para compartir. Queremos empezar con un reconocimiento a todos voluntaries que han prestado su tiempo y esfuerzo ayudando a la gente que han sufurido en Houston por causa de Hurricane Harvey. The folks who have lost their homes and possessions to […]

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

LATINOPIA MUSIC ANGELA ROA “TOCO DESAFINADO”

By Tia Tenopia on June 22, 2014

Angela Roa is a Chilean singer and lyricist residing in Los Angeles, California. Her songs are about the Latino experience in the United States and in Latin America. Here she performs an original song, “Toco Desafinado” (Out of Tune). She is accompanied by Fernando Losada, Rich Silva and Thiago Winterstein..

Category: LATINOPIA MUSIC, Music

LATINOPIA ART GASPAR ENRÍQUEZ 1 “RETROSPECTIVE”

By Tia Tenopia on May 4, 2014

Gaspar Enríquez is a renowned Chicano artist whose airbrush portraits of barrio youth are haunting and memorable. Drawing from museums and collectors around the United States, in April 2014, the El Paso Museum of Art mounted a retrospective of Gaspar’s art titled Metaphors of the Barrio. Latinopia visited the exhibit and asked Gaspar what inspires […]

Category: Art, LATINOPIA ART

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