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LATINOPIA CINEMA “JULIE CARMEN ON THE MILAGRO BEANFIELD WAR”

Julie Carmen is an accomplished actress whose breakout performance in John Cassavetes' film Gloria won Julie a Best Supporting Actress award at the Venice Film Festival. Among her many credits is the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA CINEMA Tagged With: Carlos Riquelme, Freddy Fender, Freddy Fendere, Julie Carmen, Mike Gomez, Moctesuma Esparza, Natividad Vacio, Robert Redford, Ruben Blades, Sonia Braga, The Milagro Beanfield War, Trinidad Silva

April 27, 2015 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA CINEMA MOCTESUMA ON HOLLYWOOD

Latinopia Cinema Moctesuma On Hollywood from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Moctesuma Esparza is an acclaimed motion picture producer whose credits include The Milagro Beanfield War, Selena and Walk Out! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA CINEMA Tagged With: Latinos in Hollywood, Milagro Beanfield War, Moctesuma Esparza, National Association of Latino Independent Producers, Selena, Walk Out

October 31, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA PLÁTICA MACEF FILMMAKER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

Moctesuma Esparza is an acclaimed motion picture producer, owner of Maya Cinemas and Director of the Mexican American Cultural Education Foundation's Filmmaker Scholarship Program. in this Latinopia … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA PLÁTICA, Literature Tagged With: Mexican American Cutural Education Foundation, Moctesuma Esparza

September 11, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 10.16.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON PRESERVING SAN ANTONIO HERITAGE, ROBERT BELTRAN ON ACTING, PEPE SERNA ON AUDITIONS AND MOCTESUMA ESPARZA ON HOLLYWOOD. Hola Latinopians! We begin this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA, Tia Tenopia Tagged With: Moctesuma Esparza, Pepe Serna, Robert Beltran, This week on Latinopia, Tia Tenopia

October 16, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA CINEMA MOCTESUMA ESPARZA ON SELENA

Latinopia Cinema Esparza on Selena from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Selena is the 1997 blockbuster movie that catapulted actress Jennifer Lopez to fame. Producer Moctesuma Esparza shares the story of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA CINEMA Tagged With: Greg Nava, Jennifer Lopez, Moctesuma Esparza, Selena Quintanilla, Selena the Movie

December 13, 2015 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA CINEMA ESPARZA ON GREGORIO CORTEZ

Latinopia Cinema Esparza on Gregorio Cortez from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Moctesuma Esparza is an award-winning producer of films such as Milagro Beanfield War, Gettysburg and Selena. Here he … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA CINEMA Tagged With: Americo Paredes, Moctesuma Esparza, The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez, With a Pistol in his Hand

February 21, 2016 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 […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 1.30.26 ALEJANDRO DÍAZ AT RUIZ-HEALY ART GALLERY

January 29, 2026 By wpengine

Alejandro Díaz, A Latino Texan-New Yorker Exhibits at Ruiz-Healy Art Gallery. Texas native Alejandro Díaz developed an artistic practice over thirty-five years grounded in the bicultural and visual mix of South Texas and Mexico, with formative ties to Mexico City in the early 1990s. He is known for multi-media work: cardboard signs, neon, sculpture, furniture, […]

EL PROFE QUEZADA NOS DICE 1.30.26 NO PORK ON FRIDAYS – A DUAL CULTURAL LEGACY

January 29, 2026 By wpengine

The Rio Grande has long been more than a river dividing nations; it has been a meeting place of cultures, faiths, and hidden legacies.  Along its banks, towns in northern Mexico and South Texas became home to families who carried with them traditions that were not always spoken aloud.  Among these were crypto-Jews—descendants of Sephardic […]

EL PROFE QUEZADA NOS DICE 1.24.26 TWO MEXICAN FILM GREATS

January 24, 2026 By wpengine

During the 1940s and 1950s, two of the well-known Mexican actors of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema that I would see on the big screen at the Cine Azteca in the Barrio El Azteca were Arturo de Córdova and René Cardona.  The Cine Azteca was located at 311 Lincoln Street and was situated in the […]

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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.

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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.

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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 […]

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