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POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 8.12.23

Political cults are evil… “I’m not crying because of you … I’m crying because my delusion of who you were was shattered by the truth of who you are.” – Steve Maraboli   Author, motivational … [Read more...]

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POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 02.19.22

Empathy takes on Evil… “As long as there is plenty, poverty is evil. Government belongs wherever evil needs an adversary….” Robert F. Kennedy We’re experiencing times in which our well being, … [Read more...]

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February 18, 2022 by Tia Tenopia

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 10.10.20 “UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS MORE PATRIOTIC THAN TRUMP…”

Undocumented workers more patriotic than Trump… If we had a microphone that could hover over the United States during tax time, the collective mumbling and grumbling—not to mention the ear-reddening … [Read more...]

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October 9, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS 7.18.20 “THE PANDEMIC AND RACISM”

The pandemic and racism… We’re living in dangerous times. Much of that danger is either created or facilitated by Donald J. Trump, the president of the United States, an inveterate liar, virulent … [Read more...]

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July 18, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 8.17.14 “MISSION SANTA ROSA”

SANTA ROSA DE LIMA. For the past 85 years, the Santa Rosa de Lima Mission in Tucson’s Old Pascua Yaqui Village has been a spiritual and community anchor of the village. The Yaquis—whose term for … [Read more...]

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POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 5.18.14 “EL CASINO”

“IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK" -- EL CASINO BALLROOM. "If them walls could talk,” El Casino Ballroom in Tucson, AZ, would be loquacious. Since its founding in 1947, El Casino has hosted thousands of … [Read more...]

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May 19, 2014 by Tia Tenopia

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 8.29.25 Salomón Huerta: A Visionary Interpreter of Latino Art

August 29, 2025 By wpengine

Salomón Huerta: A Visionary Interpreter of Latino Art Ricardo Romo, Ph.D Salomón Huerta, a Los Angeles-based painter and printmaker, is known for his enigmatic portraits and compelling depictions of domestic and suburban architecture reflecting his Mexican American heritage and upbringing in Boyle Heights. Over the past quarter-century, Huerta’s works have been acquired by the Museum […]

BURUNDANGA DEL ZOCOTROCO 8.29.25 CONFESSIONS OF AN AGED ANTI-IMPERIALIST

August 29, 2025 By wpengine

José M. Umpierre Confessions of an Aged Anti-imperialist. The recent meeting between Trump and Putin in Alaska has been seen as the management of two powerful nations that flirt with the notion of empire. The term fuels a torrent of memories, it takes me back to 1976 when I defended my doctoral thesis: Imperialism and […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 8.29.25 CONFESIONES DE UN VIEJO ANTIIMPERIALISTA

August 29, 2025 By wpengine

Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre Confesiones de un Viejo Antiimperialista Realengo                                        . La reunión recién celebrada entre Trump y Putin en Alaska se ha visto como la gestión de dos poderosas naciones que coquetean con la noción de imperio. El término aviva un torrente de recuerdos, me regresa al 1976 cuando defendí la tesis: […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 8.22.25 JUDY BACA’S GREAT WALL MURAL

August 22, 2025 By wpengine

The Great Wall of Los Angeles: The Art and History of Latino Muralism The Great Wall of Los Angeles is one of the prodigious “Eighth Wonders” of Chicano art. The public art mural stretches 2,754 feet—over half a mile—along the Tujunga Wash in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles. The painted wall is recognized as […]

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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 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 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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