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LATINOPIA EVENT PUERTO RICO’S ECONOMIC CRISIS – ONE

Latinopia Event Puerto Rico's Crisis One from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Facing massive unemployment and a poverty rate of 40%, Puerto Rico declared it could not pay its $72 billion debt in 2017. Juan … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT Tagged With: Democracy Now, Juan González, Puerto Rico's Debt Crisis

September 17, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE BANCARROTA TRAILER 3

Latinopia Showcase Bancarrota 3 from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Following the 2015 crisis created by Puerto Rico’s inability to pay its $73 billion Wall Street debt, the U.S. Congress intervened and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE Tagged With: Bancarrota, José M. Umpierre, Kendall marsh, Puerto Rico's Debt Crisis

January 26, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 7.20.15 “MAS CRISIS”

Más Crisis Puerto Rico se encuentra en la palestra global, asociado nada menos que a la pesarosa situación de Grecia que lleva tiempo como noticia. El detonante de la atención fue la … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Burunganda Boricua Tagged With: Burundanga Boricua del Zocotroco, economic disarray in Puerto Rico, José M. Umpierre, Puerto Rican debt crisis, Puerto Rico's Debt Crisis

July 20, 2015 by

BURUNDANGA BORICUA 7.20.15 “MORE CRISIS” (ENGLISH)

Puerto Rico has recently drawn international attention, in association with the economic tribulations of Greece, which has been in the spotlight for some time. We stepped into prominence when our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Burunganda Boricua Tagged With: Burundanga Boricua del Zocotroco, Disarray in Puerto Rico, José M. Umpierre, Puerto Rico's Debt Crisis

July 20, 2015 by

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO (ENGLISH) 4.10.26 OLIGARCHY AND KAKOCRACY: MONEY TAKS

April 10, 2026 By wpengine

Oligarchy and Kakocracy Boricua: money talks… Two events currently dominate public attention in Puerto Rico: the legislative views to attend the lobbying firm founded by the current secretary of the governorship and the Esencia megaproject, a residential development in the southwest of the island. They grab attention for the large sums of money they handle, […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 04.10.16 OLIGARQUIA Y KAKOCRACIA BORICUA MONEY TALKS…

April 10, 2026 By wpengine

Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre Oligarquía y Kakocracia Boricua: money talks… Dos sucesos dominan actualmente la atención pública en Puerto Rico: las vistas legislativas para atender la firma de cabildeo que fundó el hoy secretario de la gobernación y el megaproyecto Esencia, un desarrollo residencial en el suroeste de la Isla. Acaparan la atención […]

TALES OF TORRES 04.03. 26 RAZA AND OTHERS DEMONSTRATE AT NO KINGS RALLIES

April 3, 2026 By wpengine

NO KINGS PROTEST RAZA AND OTHERS DEMONSTRATE AT THE NO KINGS RALLIES.           My favorite sign – a very succinct and telling placard—at this past weekend’s protest in Pasadena, California read simply: “Arrogant, Depraved Racist.” The protest sign appeared above photos of Donald Trump and Stephan Miller, the diabolical architect of Trump’s immigration […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 4.10.26 CHICANO PRINTS AT UT AUSTIN’S BLANTON MUSEUM

April 10, 2026 By wpengine

The UT Austin’s Blanton Museum of Art is currently featuring ten Chicano art prints from the Gilberto Cardenas-Dolores Garcia collection. Among those on exhibit are Carlos Cortez, Leo Limón, and Alma López, discussed in this story. Graphic artist Carlos Cortez was a Chicago-based writer, poet, illustrator, muralist, and activist. He is best known for his […]

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By Tia Tenopia on March 14, 2011

Jalapeño Irish Soda Bread The sweetness of traditional Irish soda bread ingredients—raisins, buttermilk, some sugar—are richly complimented by jalapeño heat. Here’s a soda bread recipe from Ireland brought to the USA from Galway by Mary Patricia Reilly Murray and later transformed  with her blessing by her daughter, Bobbi Murray, who added jalapeño chile.  A real […]

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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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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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