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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.12.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO ON RIGHT WING LIES KILL PEOPLE, ELSA ALMARAZ ON CARLOS ALMARAZ AT LACMA, JOSÉ UMPIERRE ON PUERTO RICO'S CHRISTMAS CONSERVATORY CONCERT, AND DAN GUERRERO'S … [Read more...]

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December 12, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 11.20.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: THE REAL FIRST THANKSGIVING IN EL PASO TEJAS, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON LATINOS IN THE ECONOMY, BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON OUTRAGEOUS ACTIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO … [Read more...]

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November 20, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.05.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: TREVIÑO AND RAZO EYEWITNESS TO HISTORY, LATINO PHOTOGRAPHERS AT THE SILVER DOLLAR BAR, RICARDO ROMO ON LATINO ART VIRTUOSOS AND MARK GUERRERO'S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES WITH … [Read more...]

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December 5, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 11.12.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: WARRIORS - LATINO RECIPIENTS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR, SAL BALDENEGRO ON REPUBLICANS AND THE KKK, ALVARO HUERTA'S RUDY AND ME- ODE TO A LEGEND, DON FELIPE ON IN … [Read more...]

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November 13, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 11.06.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: EVELINA FERNANDEZ REMEMBERS DIANE RODRIGUEZ, RICARDO ROMO ON DAY OF THE DEAD, BURUNDANGA BORICUA YA SE ME ESTA ACABANDO LA PACIENCIA AND DIANE RODRIGUEZ ON LATINO … [Read more...]

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November 6, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 10.30.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ENRIQUE "KIKI" CASTILLO ON THE DEAD OF SUMMER, AND THE DEAD OF SUMMER CROSSING GENRES, AMALIA MESA BAINS ON DAY OF THE DAY, BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON PUERTO RICANS NOT IDENTIFYING … [Read more...]

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October 29, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 10.22.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: YOLANDA NAVA ON HER BOOK THROUGH THE DARK. ALSO,  YOLANDA NAVA'S JOURNEY THROUGH DARKNESS, CHRISTINE GRANADOS READING FROM "FIGHT LIKE A MAN," AND ALBERTO RIOS ON HOW TO WRITE … [Read more...]

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October 22, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 10.16.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON PRESERVING SAN ANTONIO HERITAGE, ROBERT BELTRAN ON ACTING, PEPE SERNA ON AUDITIONS AND MOCTESUMA ESPARZA ON HOLLYWOOD. Hola Latinopians! We begin this … [Read more...]

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October 16, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 10.02.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON RENAMING TEXAS MILITARY BASES, ALEJANDRO MORALES ON ZAPOTE TREE, THELMA REYNA INTERVIEWS ALEJANDRO MORALES, ALEJANDRO MORALES READS FROM ZAPOTE TREE AND ANGELA … [Read more...]

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October 2, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 9.26.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON MARFA TEXAS RESTORING ITS "MEXICAN" SCHOOL, JOSEPH CASTEL ON THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JOSÉ SARRIA, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE "NELLY QUEEN THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JOSÉ … [Read more...]

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September 25, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 9.18.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SALOMON BALDENEGRO ON REPUBLICAN HYPOCRISY, LATINOPIA HERO YOLANDA LOPEZ, JUAN GARZA REMEMBERS YOLANDA LOPEZ, YOLANDA LOPEZ ON HER THREE VIRGINS OF GUADALUPE AND YOLANDA LOPEZ … [Read more...]

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September 18, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 9.11.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA:  GREGG BARRIOS LATINOPIA HERO, JOSÉ LUIS RUIZ ON MEXICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION, MOCTESUMA ESPARZA ON FILMMAKER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, AND RICARDO ROMO ON THE … [Read more...]

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September 11, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 9.04.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON LYDIA MENDOZA, SALVADOR "QUESO  TORRES READS "THE EYES," MATT SEDILLO READS "PILGRIM," AND MARK GUERRERO'S CHICANO MUSIC PODCAST WITH GERI … [Read more...]

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September 3, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 8.28.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: DR. EMILIO ZAMORA ON THE ACTIVIST HISTORIAN, MATT SEDILLO ON POLITICAL POETRY, JOSÉ UMPIERRE'S BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON "AL FINAL DE LA FILA," MATT SEDILLO'S MOWING LEAVES OF … [Read more...]

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August 27, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 8..21.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: DAVID BOTELLO AND WAYNE HEALY ON THE MAGU IN POMONA MURAL, DEDICATION OF GILBERT "MAGU" LUJAN MURAL, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON SANTIAGO JIMENEZ, JR. AND DR. TOMÁS … [Read more...]

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August 21, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 8.07.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: MARTHA GONZALEZ OF QUETZAL ON CHICANA/O ARTIVISTAS, PARTICIPATORY MUSIC, RICARDO ROMO ON GASPAR ENRIQUEZ, AND GASPAR ENRIQUEZ ON PACHUCOS, CHOLOS AND SEGUNDO BARRIO. Music … [Read more...]

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August 6, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 7.24.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ANNIVERSARIES AND REMEMBRANCES. RUDY ANAYA ON THE HUMAN SOUL, JOSÉ UMPIERRE ON PUERTO RICO'S PROMESA PROGRAM AT FIVE YEARS, RICARDO ROMO ON NEGLECTING TEXAS HISTORY AND … [Read more...]

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July 24, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 7.17.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: POEMS AT 100 YEARS WITH MARIA BERUMEN, SAL BALDENEGRO'S POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS ON THE TERM "CHICANO,"ANGELA VALENZUELA ON THE BOOK FORGET THE ALAMO AND RICARD ROMO ON STREET … [Read more...]

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July 16, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 7.10.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: YOLANDA LOPEZ ON THE VIRGEN DE GUADALUPE, PAUL ESPINOSA ON SINGING OUR WAY TO FREEDOM, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON SAN ANTONIO CULTURAL ART STUDIO, CHUNKY SANCHEZ WITH … [Read more...]

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July 10, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 6.26.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON MARIO LONGORIA AND LATINOS IN AMERICAN FOOTBALL, RAY TELLES ON THE STORM THAT SWEPT MEXICO AND ON THE ROLE OF THE DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER AND THE ART OF ELSA … [Read more...]

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June 26, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 6.19.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO ON CHICANO HISTORIANS,  BELINDA HENRY ON RUDY ANAYA TO BE HONORED,  JOSÉ UMPIERRE ON THE VALUE OF PUERTO RICAN SAINTS, HEROES AND ELECTRICAL POWER, LUIS GARZA ON … [Read more...]

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June 19, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

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RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 10.29.26 LATINO ART FOR THE FALL IN SAN ANTONIO AND TEXAS

October 29, 2026 By wpengine

Latino art has come of age in the Southwest and beyond, and October is a banner month for Chicano and Mexican art exhibitions in Texas. In mid-October, San Antonio galleries opened three exhibits devoted to the Latino experience. This essay covers the Mercardo/Materials exhibit at the Centro de Artes in San Antonio’s downtown Market Square, […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 10.23.26. LATINA ARTISTS EXPLORE THEMES OF MIGRATION, BORDERS AND CULTURAL PERSISTENCE

October 24, 2026 By wpengine

Latina artists are becoming especially active in painting and sculpture in Southwestern communities with large Latino populations, including Los Angeles, Houston, and San Antonio. In this essay, I highlight two Latina artists who held successful art shows in San Antonio, Texas, over the past year. I begin with the renowned textile weaver Consuelo Jimenez Underwood. […]

EL PROFE QUEZADA NOS DICE – THE SIGNIFICANCE OF RETURNING THE CODEX AZCATITLAN TO MEXICO

October 24, 2026 By wpengine

There are moments when history seems to awaken—when something long kept distant finds its way home, carrying with it the breath of ancestors and the weight of memory.  In Mexico City, such a moment has arrived with the return of the Codex Azcatitlan, a treasured Aztec manuscript that has spent nearly two centuries in France.  […]

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SALOMON BALDENEGRO 10.15.26

October 15, 2026 By wpengine

Where’s the shame? Esos no tienen vergüenza (Those people have no shame). My saintly Nana Petra (she of blessed memory) My Nana would say that of people who were hypocrites, that is, whose actions contradicted their words. Or of people whose behavior was blatantly, knowingly wrong – e.g., starting or spreading hurtful rumors about someone, […]

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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 […]

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LATINOPIA FOOD “JALAPEÑO SODA BREAD” RECIPE

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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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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