Murals of east Los Angeles

LATINOPIA ART GRONK ON THE MORATORIUM MURAL

One of the most recognized murals in East Los Angeles is the "Black and White Mural" which is also known as the "Moratorium Mural." The work was created by Willie Herron and Gronk, co-founders, along … [Read more...]

TALES OF TORRES 12.01.19 “THANKSGIVING LEFTOVERS”

December 1, 2019 By Tia Tenopia

Thanksgiving Day has come and gone, leaving lots of leftovers – both actual and metaphorical. Above the din of football game crowds emanating from the nonstop television in the next room, there were conversations. Conversations about family chisme (gossip), politics and the very issue of what Thanksgiving is really all about. Leftover conversations continue days […]

MARK GUERRERO’S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES 12.01.19

December 1, 2019 By Tia Tenopia

This week Mark Guerrero hosts an interview with legendary Chicano vocalist Little Willie G., whose fantastic musical odyssey began in the early 60’s and includes his 2002 CD produced by David Hidalgo of Los Lobos entitled “Make Up for the Lost Time.” For those of you who don’t know, Little Willie G., along with “Little […]

ROMO DE TEJAS – HECTOR PEREZ GARCIA

November 17, 2019 By Tia Tenopia

A Champion for Latino Veterans and Civil Rights: The Story of Dr. Hector Perez Garcia Latinos have fought in every American war dating back to the American Revolution in 1776. They also fought on both sides of the Texas War for Independence in 1836, the Mexican-U.S War in 1846, and the American Civil War in […]

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS With SAL BALDENEGRO 11.10.19 “HUELGA! HUELGA! HUELGA!”

November 9, 2019 By Tia Tenopia

Huelga! Huelga! Huelga! The United Steelworkers(USW) and several other unions—Teamsters, Boilermakers, Electricians, Machinists & Aerospace workers, Automobile workers, and Operating Engineers—representing nearly 2000 employees who work in ASARCO copper mines, smelters and refineries in five facilities in southern Arizona as well as in Texas are on strike against ASARCO, a subsidiary of Grupo Mexico. All […]

LATINOPIA WORD MÓNICA TERESA ORTÍZ “HUMAN RESOURCES”

By Tia Tenopia on February 16, 2014

Mónica Teresa Ortíz is a Texas poet representative of a new generation of Latina poets and authors. She is the author of the acclaimed chapbook collection “On a Greyhound Straight from the 915.” She read her poem about the exploitation of undocumented immigrant workers in the United States, “Human Resources,” on September 17, 2010 at […]

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

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE “LOVE IN THE TIME OF ALBINO”

By Tia Tenopia on April 13, 2014

Gabriel Carmona and Branden Selman are the founders of Nac Film Theory, an independent film company based in Nagotchoches, Texas. Both of these talented filmmakers produce, direct, film, edit and act in their independently produced films. Latinopia is proud to showcase the poignant “Love in the Time of Albino,” another independent production by this talented […]

Category: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE