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BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 5.28.22

Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre MAS DE LO MISMO Dos asuntos dominan la Burundanga Boricua en los últimos tiempos. Más que novedad, son de los que colman la paciencia; condiciones … [Read more...]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 11.26.22 LUIS JIMENEZ A LATINO LEGACY

November 26, 2022 By wpengine

Luis Jiménez: A Latino Legacy of Borderland Cultures Luis Jiménez, a trail blazing artist of the U.S. Mexico borderlands, grew up in El Paso learning as a young boy how to spray paint, weld, and mold glass. His father’s electric sign company, located a few short blocks from the Rio Grande, specialized in neon signs, […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 11.19.22 SYLVIA OROZCO ART MUSEUM FOUNDER

November 18, 2022 By wpengine

Sylvia Orozco: Latina Artist, Museum Founder, Mexic-Arte Director, and Community Leader Sylvia Orozco, Co-Founder and head of Mexic-Art Museum in Austin, Texas, is completing her 38th year as Executive Director. During her tenure at the museum, she has established Mexic-Arte as a prestigious exhibit space for Mexican, Mexican American and Latinx visual artists. The museum […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 11.12.22 MEMORIES OF A LATINO WWII VETERAN

November 12, 2022 By wpengine

Memories of a Latino WWII Veteran On Veterans Day every November 11, we recognize the men and women who have served our country in war and in peacetime. World War II stands out as a particularly challenging period when well-coordinated and well-armed armies led by sociopath leaders of Germany, Japan, and Italy threatened the very […]

TALES OF TORRES THANKSGIVING LEFTOVERS 11.27.21

November 26, 2021 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 […]

LATINOPIA MUSIC LOS FABULOCOS “UNA PURA Y DOS CON SAL”

By Tia Tenopia on January 4, 2015

Delta Groove Music recording artist Los FabuLocos is a Southern California band whose unique sound, “Cali-Mex,”is a fusion of blues, Americana and Chicano soul music. Band members include Jesús Cuevas, accordion and vocals; Rubén Guaderama, guitar,bajo sexto, tres and vocals; James Barrios, bass and vocals; Mike Molina, drums and Kid Ramos, guitar( not in this […]

Category: LATINOPIA MUSIC, Music

LATINOPIA ART SONIA ROMERO 1

By Tia Tenopia on October 7, 2013

Sonia Romero is a graphic artist, muralist and print maker. The daughter of Chicano art pioneer Frank Romero, she has boldly set out on her own artistic trajectory. Her art includes stunning prints, canvases and public murals. Latinopia visited Sonia at her studio in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles where she spoke about […]

Category: Art, LATINOPIA ART

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