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TALES OF TORRES A CHICANO SHOT AT BEETLEMANIA 9.01.23

Chicanos have been carrying metaphorical pitchforks and flaming torches for years—demonstrating and complaining that Hollywood just doesn’t make enough movies by and about Latinos, especially … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Tales of Torres Tagged With: Blue Beetle, Luis R.. Torres, Review of Blue Bettle, Tales of Torres

September 1, 2023 by wpengine

TALES OF TORRES – REMEMBERING CHRIS STRACHWITZ

“If it wasn’t for Chris Strachwitz, Los Lobos wouldn’t have happened the way they did.” I was saddened to hear that Chris Strachwitz, the visionary and indefatigable music producer and founder … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Tales of Torres Tagged With: Chris Trachwitz, Los Lobos, Lusi R. Torres, Tales of Torres

June 3, 2023 by wpengine

TALES OF TORRES 05.25.23 LETS GET RID OF ACTIVE SHOOTER DRILLS

Let’s get rid of the presumed need for “active-shooter drills” in our schools Desafortunadamente, we observe a horrifying anniversary this week. A year ago, this country was convulsed by the deadly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Tales of Torres Tagged With: Luis R.. Torres, Tales of Torres, Uvalde killings

May 26, 2023 by wpengine

TALES OF TORRES I’M GEORGE SANTOS AND THAT’S THE TRUTH!

Hello. My name is George Santos. I used to go by a different name—Luis Torres. Actually, I used to go by several different names, but that’s beside the point. What is the point? The point is I wanna … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Tales of Torres Tagged With: Luis R.. Torres, Tales of Torres

February 3, 2023 by wpengine

TALES OF TORRES THANKSGIVING LEFTOVERS 11.27.21

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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Tales of Torres Tagged With: Luis R.. Torres, Tales of Torres, Thanksgiving leftovers

November 26, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

TALES OF TORRES 10.15.22 RACIST COMMENTS A SETBACK FOR LATINOS

Secretly Recorded Racist Comments by Public Officials Are a Setback for Latinos !Chingao!              Latino political “leaders” have created a tsunami of controversy and social chingasos … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Tales of Torres Tagged With: Luis R.. Torres, Tales of Torres

October 14, 2022 by wpengine

TALES OF TORRES 03.26.22 “LET’S GET STUPID ON CRIME”

“Let’s Get Stupid on Crime” For Latinos and African Americans, it seems like we’re living in the surreal world of the Racism Mambo: one step forward, two steps back. Politicians and pundits … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Tales of Torres Tagged With: Luis R.. Torres, Tales of Torres

March 26, 2022 by Tia Tenopia

TALES OF TORRES 4.18.21 “FERNANDOMANIA”

HOW I ENDED UP BEING FERNANDO VALENZUELA’S HOMIE 40 YEARS AGO Wow! How time flies. It’s been 40 years since Los Angeles (and the Chicanada throughout the country) was mesmerized by Fernandomania. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Tales of Torres Tagged With: Fernando Valenzuela, Fernandomania, Luis R.. Torres, Tales of Torres

April 17, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

TALES OF TORRES “ADIOS TO TRUMP”

Adios to Trump, the Pendejo-in-Chief Our long national nightmare is over – well, ya mero. And ya era tiempo. And Latinos played a positive role in putting an end to a presidency that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Tales of Torres Tagged With: Election aftermath, Luis R.. Torres, Tales of Torres

November 14, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

TALES OF TORRES 6.20.20 “NOT JUST A FEW BAD APPLES”

This is not just a matter of “a few bad apples” in the police department The televised killing of George Floyd has slapped this country awake. It has forced this country, among other things, to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Tales of Torres Tagged With: Discrimination against Latinos, George Floyd, Luis R.. Torres, Tales of Torres

June 20, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA HERO REMEMBERING BOBBY LEE VERDUGO

Remembering Bobby Lee Verdugo I was excruciatingly sad to learn that Robert (Bobby Lee) Verdugo died this week. I got a call from his wife, Yoli. He had a heart attack, following other serious … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA HERO Tagged With: Bobby Lee Verdugo, Latinopia Hero, Luis R, Tales of Torres, Torres

May 9, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

TALES OF TORRES 12.01.19 “THANKSGIVING LEFTOVERS”

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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Tales of Torres Tagged With: Luis R.. Torres, Tales of Torres, Thanksgiving leftovers

December 1, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

TALES OF TORRES 9.07.19 REVIEW OF PLAY “ALWAYS RUNNING”

World Premiere of Play Based on Esteemed Memoir “Always Running” It got a standing ovation on opening night recently and it was well deserved. It just may keep pulling in satisfied audience by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Tales of Torres Tagged With: Always Running, Luis R.. Torres, Tales of Torres

September 8, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

TALES OF TORRES 8.11.19 “EL PASO MASSACRE – CONNECTING THE DOTS”

Trump’s Racist Words and Actions Fan Flames of Mass Shootings It sounds like a bad Quentin Tarantino movie: “Massacre in El Paso.” That’s what newspaper headlines screamed and cable news network … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Tales of Torres Tagged With: El Paso Massacre, Luis R.. Torres, Tales of Torres

August 11, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

TALES OF TORRES 7.28.19 “STRAIGHT OUT OF BARRIO HOLLYWOOD”

I recently attended an event to honor peripatetic educator, journalist and broadcast executive Frank Cruz. The evening at downtown L.A.’s LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes (they insist on the upper case “A” … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Tales of Torres Tagged With: Frank Cruz, Luis R.. Torres, Tales of Torres

July 28, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

TALES OF TORRES 06.16.19 WOMEN HELPING WOMEN IN HOLLYWOOD: HOW ABOUT LATINOS HELPING LATINOS?

Women Helping Women in Hollywood: How about Latinos helping Latinos? Very recently there was a thought-provoking article in the Calendar section of the Los Angeles Times. Basically, it was a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Tales of Torres Tagged With: Emma Thompson, Latinos in Hollywood, Luis R.. Torres, Tales of Torres

June 16, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

TALES OF TORRES 4.07.19 “I WAS A TEENAGE ESSAY WHORE”

A bit like Claude Rains in “Casablanca,” I’m shocked. Shocked at news of the scandalous college admissions scandal. Wow! Stop the presses: it’s news that wealth, position and prestige confer … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Tales of Torres Tagged With: I was Teenage Essay Whore, Luis R.. Torres, Tales of Torres

April 7, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

TALES OF TORRES 11.03.18 “THE ROAD TO FASCISM IS PAVED WITH PERNICIOUS INTENTIONS”

“I am a nationalist.” That’s what Trump shouted at one of his bullshit rallies recently. All he needed was the brown-shirted “heil” salute. How much clearer could this be? We should understand his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Tales of Torres Tagged With: Luis R.. Torres, Tales of Torres

November 3, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

TALES OF TORRES 6.24.18 “TRUMP’S MIGRANT CRISIS PERSISTS WITHOUT RESOLUTION”

Just when you think El Mero Pendejo Trump can’t do anything more insidious and evil than he’s already done, he proves you wrong. We are in the midst of his latest pernicious pendejada: the separating … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Tales of Torres Tagged With: child separations, Luis R.. Torres, Tales of Torres, zero tolereance fiasco

June 24, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

TALES OF TORRES 8.20.17 “LOSS OF MORAL AUTHORITY”

Trump Has Lost Any Semblance of Moral Authority By Luís Torres It’s time to call for Donald Trump to resign the presidency. Given the maniacally egotistic nihilistic that he is, it is of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Tales of Torres Tagged With: Charlottesvile controversy, Donald Trump presidency, Heather Heyer, Luis R.. Torres, Tales of Torres

August 20, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

TALES OF TORRES 2.02.17 “HOW TO SAY NO TO DONALD TRUMP”

How to say “No” to Donald Trump Cornel West has described Naomi Klein as “One of the few revolutionary public intellectuals of great integrity and vision.” And he is correct. Klein is also a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW, Tales of Torres Tagged With: Latinopia Book Review, Luis R.. Torres, Naomi Klein, Tales of Torres

July 2, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

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RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 9.22.23 LATINOS CELEBRATE DIEZ-Y-SEIS

September 22, 2023 By wpengine

Latinos Celebrate Mexican Independence, Diez y Seis, With San Antonio Philharmonic Orchestra September has been an amazing month for Lanier High School as it celebrated its 100th anniversary on September 13th and followed up by hosting the San Antonio Philharmonic for a Diez y Seis Celebration [September 16]. Both events had historical significance for the […]

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 9.15.23

September 15, 2023 By wpengine

Barrio Mistress of the Words… No writer can be the ‘Master of the Words’ without loving them! Mehmet Murat Ildan, Turkish playwright and novelist Per the opening quote above, Silviana (aka Silvia) Wood is a Master (Mistress?) of the Words, for she loves words, and by all appearances, they love her back. This Silvia-Words love […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 9.15.23 SAN ANTONIO’S FOTOSEPTIEMBRE FESTIVAL

September 15, 2023 By wpengine

Latino Artists Featured in San Antonio’s FotoSeptiembre Festival Michael Mehl, the founder and director of the photography festival FOTOSEPTIEMBRE-SAFOTO, describes himself as a composer, musician, photographer, digital artist, and writer. For the past two decades, Mehl has been producing, curating, and promoting many artists, especially those who work in photography. I relied on him this […]

RICARDO ROMOS TEJANO REPORT 9.09.23 AL RENDON’S 50 YEAR RETROSPECTIVE

September 9, 2023 By wpengine

A Photographer of Latino Culture: Al Rendon’s 50-Year Retrospective Exhibit Al Rendon’s retrospective exhibit at the Witte Museum in San Antonio is both illuminating and fascinating. It is illuminating because the artist demonstrates a keen ability to capture available light and shadows with his lens, at times giving his images a near-magical quality. It is […]

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