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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 7.10.16

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SALBALDENEGRO ON THE CO-OPTION OF THE FOURTH OF JULY, JOSÉ UMPIERRE ON A PUERTO RICAN FOURTH OF JULY, JUAN AUGUSTÍN MÁRQUEZ ON PUERTO RICO THE LAST COLONY, OLMECA I AM NOT … [Read more...]

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July 10, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 6.12.16

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: TRAGEDY. Latinopia is in shock and mourning on the events that unfolded this morning in Orlando, Florida. The massacre of fifty human beings is an unspeakable horror and … [Read more...]

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June 12, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 6.05.16

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON PAPA; HEMINGWAY IN CUBA, EDUARDO DÍAZ ON THE HAPA PROJECT, INTERNATIONAL LATINO BOOK AWARD FINALISTS, HERMAN SILLAS AND VIEW FROM THE PIER AND SERGIO … [Read more...]

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June 5, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 5.01.16

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LUIS ALFARO'S ELECTRICIDAD, EDUARDO DÍAZ ON NINA SIMONE, RUDY ANAYA ON SYRIA’S CHILDREN, AND MAY DAY LATINA ACTIVISTS EMMA TENAYUCA, DOLORES HUERTA AND MARÍA ELENA … [Read more...]

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May 1, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 3.20.16

THIS WEEK ON LATINPIA: PUERTO RICO’S CIRCO FEST, HERMAN SILLAS ON MONEY AND POLITICAL PARTIES, LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEWS CAMPANITA CHILDREN’S BOOKS, SERGIO HERNANDEZ ON ISIS AND THEIR SECRET WEAPON AND … [Read more...]

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March 20, 2016 by JT

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 3.13.16

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO ON EUGENE MCCARTHY AND BERNIE SANDERS, EDUARDO DÍAZ ON JOSÉ MONTOYA’S ART, LUPE BOTELLO ON A HARROWING EXPERIENCE, SERGIO HERNÁNDEZ ON THE BULLY, ERNEST HOGAN ON … [Read more...]

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March 13, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 2.14.16

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA:  BURDUNANGA BORICUA ON LOVE'S PASSION,  ALEJANDRO MOLINA ON "SAN VALENTÍN,"  SAL BALDENEGRO ON HYPOCRISY IN CURRENT POLITICS AND ANGELA'S ORTIZ'S PHOTO OF THE WEEK. Ah, it's … [Read more...]

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February 14, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 1.31.16

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: DIANE RODRÍGUEZ APPOINTED TO NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS, RODRÍGUEZ ON LATINO THEATER, POPUL VUH: HEART OF HEAVEN, ENRIQUE’S JOURNEY AND ANGELA’S PHOTO OF THE WEEK. Hola … [Read more...]

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January 31, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 3.06.16

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LILIANA VÁSQUEZ’S ROSARY ART, TRADITIONAL LIFE SCENES WITH MARÍA NATIVIDAD, DON FELÍPE ON IRAN & ISIS, SERGIO HERNÁNDEZ NO DEJA TRUMP EN PAZ AND ANOTHER GREAT PHOTO OF THE … [Read more...]

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March 6, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 2.07.16

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: TREVIÑO READS FROM RETURN TO ARROYO GRANDE, TALES OF TORRES LOOKS AT DIVERSITY AND THE ACADEMY AWARDS, DON FELÍPE ON PROYECTO 100,000, RICARDO MATTA’S THIEVES AND LIARS, SERG … [Read more...]

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February 8, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 1.17.16

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: FRANCISCO X. ALARCÓN PRESENTE! DON FELIPE ON CATHEDRALS AND LAERNING, HERMAN SILLAS ON ELEVATORS AND ANGELA ORTIZ ON LOOKING UP. The Latinopia community is in mourning over … [Read more...]

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January 17, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.13.15

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: HOLIDAY GIFTS, MOCTESUMA ESPARZA ON THE MOVIE SELENA, BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON THE MOVIE THE 33, HERMAN SILLAS ON THE END OF THE YEAR, AND ANGELA ORTIZ ON AUTUMN! What up … [Read more...]

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December 13, 2015 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.06.15

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: JULIE CARMEN ON CHAIR POSE, SERGIO HERNÁNDEZ ON THE SAN BERNARDINO TRAGEDY, BARBARA ZARAGOZA ON THE TECH OF LOWRIDING, DIANE VELARDE HERNÁNDEZ ON TWO HOLIDAY FOOD FAVORITES, … [Read more...]

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December 6, 2015 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 11.22.15

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LUIS TORRES ON TRUMP’S IDEA TO DEPORT IMMIGRANTS, FRANCISCO BALDERRAMA ON WHEN THEY DID IT IN THE 1930S, DON FELIPE ON MEMORY AND GROWING OLD, NORA NARANJO ON “MY FATHER’S … [Read more...]

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November 20, 2015 by JT

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 11.01.15

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: CHRIS FRANCO ON 57 CHEVY, RIC SALINAS IN 57 CHEVY, LUIS TORRES AND ROSE PORTILLO ON DAY OF THE DEAD, HERMAN SILLAS ON THE VIEW FROM THE PIER, WHAT IS DAY OF THE DEAD? AND … [Read more...]

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November 1, 2015 by JT

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 9.20.15

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 9.20.15 Great videos and great blogs this week on Latinopia! Our videos include an interview with documentary filmmaker Mylene Moreno whose new documentary On Two Fronts will … [Read more...]

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September 20, 2015 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 7.26.15

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: DIANE RODRIGUEZ ON TERMINATOR 2, PAT MORA ON HOUSE OF HOUSES, EL BLOGGER SINCERO WITH IN SEARCH OF BEING CHICANO PART IV, JULIO MEDINA’S SERENDIPITY AND ANGELA’S PHOT OF THE … [Read more...]

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July 26, 2015 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 7.05.15

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: THE PUERTO RICO’S ECONOMIC CRISIS, RICHARD YÑIGUEZ ON RAÍCES DE SANGRE, DAN GUERRERO’S GAYTINO, RAMÓN EMETERIO BETANCES, TEN COMMANDMENTS OF FREE MEN, SERGIO HERNÁNDEZ ON … [Read more...]

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July 5, 2015 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 6.21.15

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: A SCENE FROM DAWN PATROL, A FATHER’S DAY POEM, SAL BALDENEGRO ON THE GEORGE P. BUSH CONTROVERSY, PUERTO RICO’S CONSTITUTION, SERGIO HERNÁNDEZ ON JUNETEENTH AND ANGELA ORTIZ’S … [Read more...]

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June 21, 2015 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 5.24.15

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LATINO TEATRO WARRIORS, KIKI CASTILLO ON WARRIORS, LUIS TORRES ON THE WHY OF POLICE BRUTALITY, EDUARDO DÍAZ ON THE STRANGEST FRUIT, ANGELA ORTIZ LOOKS TO THE EAST AND SERGIO … [Read more...]

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May 23, 2015 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 4.27.15

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: JULIE CARMEN ON THE MILAGRO BEANFIELD WAR, DANIEL ACOSTA'S "HOMEBOY," EL BLOGERO SINCERO ON BEING CHICANO, JULIO MEDINA'S SERENDITY, AND ANGELA ORTIZ'S PHOTO OF THE … [Read more...]

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April 27, 2015 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 […]

Category: Cooking, Food, LATINOPIA FOOD

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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