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THE LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS MOURNS THE PASSING OF BILL RICHARDSON Washington, DC - LULAC is deeply saddened by the passing of Bill Richardson, a loyal and trusted leader whose … [Read more...]

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September 9, 2023 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 11.16.23

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: CHRISTOPHER CARMONA ON NO OTHER WORD, RICARDO ROMO ON THE TRADITIONAL ART OF VICENTE TELLES,  ROSE PORTILLO AS "PERFECTA," AND JOSEFINA LOPEZ ON REAL WOMEN HAVE … [Read more...]

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November 15, 2023 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.30.23

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA:  HAPPY NEW YEAR! XOCHITL LAS PESTAÑAS AND HER WISH FOR THE NEW YEAR, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON THE MEXICAN TRADITION OF LOS VOLADORES, AND ARNIE AND PORFI ON NEW YEAR'S … [Read more...]

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December 30, 2023 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 5.03.24

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: WHAT'S CINCO DE MAYO ALL ABOUT? CARMEN TAFOLLA HONORED BY THE TEXAS INSTITUTE OF LETTERS, LOURDES PORTILLO PRESENTE AND RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON LATINO ART PRINTS AT THE … [Read more...]

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May 3, 2024 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.21.24

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON THE VIRGEN DE GUADALUPE, LATINOPIA ART ON THE VIRGEN DE GUADALUPE AND COCINA HERNÁNDEZ ON LA TAMALADA. As Christmas approaches we showcase two looks at the … [Read more...]

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December 21, 2024 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.13.24

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO ON "LET WHOEVER IS WITHOUT SIN CAST THE FIRST STONE,"  BURUNDANGA BORICUA REVIEWS EL JEFE, A NEW BOOK ABOUT A KEY MOMENT IN PUERTORICAN HISTORY, RICARDO ROMO'S … [Read more...]

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December 13, 2024 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.08.24

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: PENSAMIENTOS WITH ALFREDO SANTOS, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORTS ON THE HISTORY OF ARTISTS IN TEXAS, ALFREDO SANTOS INTERVIEWS LORENZO CANO, AND THE STORY OF EMMA TENAYUCA AND … [Read more...]

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December 8, 2024 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 11.28.24

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: THE ORIGINAL THANKSGIVING! RICARDO ROMO ON CULTURE, MEMORY AND FOLK ICONS ON DISPLAY,  AND THANKSGIVING SIDE DISH RECIPES: CALABACITAS, GUACAMOLE AND CAPIROTADA. It's that … [Read more...]

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November 28, 2024 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 11.16.24

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: STILL REELING! SAL BALDENEGRO ON THE AFTERMATH OF THE TRUMP VICTORY, JOSÉ UMPIERRE ON FIRST AID AFTER THE TRUMP VICTORY, ANGELA VALENZUELA ON DIVERSITY, INCLUSION AND EQUITY … [Read more...]

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November 16, 2024 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 11.23.24

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: CAN TRUMP REALLY DEPORT MILLIONS? DR. LAURA BARBERENA AND DR. RICARDO ROMO WEIGH IN. BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON POST-ELECTION FIRST AID, LUIS TORRES ON THE TWILIGHT ZONE AS A WAY TO … [Read more...]

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November 23, 2024 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 11.09.24

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: THE ELECTION RESULTS. DR. LAURA BARBERENA AND DR. RICARDO ROMO ON WHAT THE TRUMP VICTORY SIGNALS FOR LATINOS. ALSO, WHY DID SO MANY LATINOS VOTE FOR TRUMP? AND, FACING FOUR … [Read more...]

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November 9, 2024 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 10.25.24

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: FERNANDO SE NOS FUÉ! LUIS TORRES REMEMBERS EL TORO AND LUIS TORRES ON FERNANDOMANIA, RICARDO ROMO VISITS NEW MEXICO AND ARTIST FREDERICO VIGIL AND This week Latinos … [Read more...]

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October 25, 2024 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 10.18.24

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON THE LATEST POLLS IN PUERTO RICO, ALFRED SANTOS AND LA VOZ IN TEXAS, AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO LEGENDARY ARTIST GILBERT MAGU LUJAN. This week José Umpierre … [Read more...]

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October 18, 2024 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 10.11.24

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS WITH SAL BALDENEGRO ON VOTE YOUR VALUES, RICARDO ROMO ON DAY OF THE DEAD 2024, IGNACIO GOMEZ ON THE ZOOT SUIT POSTER AND OLGA GARCÍA ECHEVERRÍA ON … [Read more...]

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October 11, 2024 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 10.06.24

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA:  RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON AMALIA MESA-BAINS AND THE ARCHEOLOGY OF MEMORY INSTALLATION AT THE SAN ANTONIO MUSEUM OF ART, ALFREDO SANTOS RETURNS WITH MIS PENSAMIENTOS AND … [Read more...]

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October 6, 2024 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 9.20.24

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON VANGUARD PRINTS AT THE METROPOLITAN, EVENT PROFILE ON MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY,  MOMENT IN TIME: THE 16TH OF SEPTEMBER PARADE AND A CLIP FROM … [Read more...]

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September 20, 2024 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 9.27.24

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: XOCHITL-JULISA BERMEJO'S NEW COLLECTION OF POEMS, INCANTATION: LOVE POEMS FOR BATTLE SITES, AND BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON THE STATE OF POLITICS IN PUERTO RICO TODAY, RICARDO ROMO'S … [Read more...]

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September 27, 2024 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 9.13.24

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: JESÚS TREVIÑO HONORED WITH PIONEER AWARD, SAL BALDENEGRO ON SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE, RICARDO ROMO ON ROLANDO BRISEÑO AND IT'S HATCH CHILE TIME! Hola Latinopians! Your … [Read more...]

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September 13, 2024 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 9.06.24

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ANGELA AND EMILIO WITH A TRIBUTE TO TATCHO MINDIOLA, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON LATINO ART GAINING NATIONAL ACCLAIM, MARK GUERRERO'S EAST L.A. MUSIC STORIES WITH WILLIE … [Read more...]

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September 6, 2024 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 8.31.24

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: DENISE FROST ON A PUNISHING BREED, RICARD ROMO'S 2024 ART JOURNAL , JOSÉ ANGEL GUTIÉRREZ ON VOTER REGISTRATION AND GOTV (GET OUT THE VOTE) AND IRENE DÍAZ PERFORMS WITH … [Read more...]

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August 31, 2024 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 8.23.24

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ERNESTO HOGAN ON CHICANO AS A SCIENCE FICTION STATE OF BEING, RICARDO ROMO ON PUERTO RICAN FOOD AT SAN ANTONIO'S LUNA ROSA RESTAURANT, HONORING LATINOPIA HERO DR. ARMANDO … [Read more...]

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August 23, 2024 by wpengine

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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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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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