THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 8.27.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ROSE PORTILLO AS "PERFECTA," RICARDO ROMO ON THE SCULPTURES OF VERONICA CASTILLO, DIANE RODRIGUEZ ON WRITING "PERFECTA," AND MARK GUERRERO'S EAST LA MUSIC STORIES WITH GEORGE … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 08.13.2022
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICHARD GARCIA READS FROM GUERNICA, REVISITED, SAL BALDENEGRO ON BARRIO HOLLYWOOD, RICARDO ROMO ON CARMEN TAFOLLA AND CARMEN TAFOLLA ON CHALLENGING THE CANON. Lots of great … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 8.06.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICHARD VARGAS ON HOW A CIVILIZATION BEGINS AND CHICANO VIKING, JOSÉ UMPIERRE ON BAD BUNNY IN PUERTO RICO, JOHN MARTINEZ ON TAKE ME TO THE OCEAN AND RICARDO ROMO ON MARTHA … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 7.22.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ANGELA VALENZUELA ON THE DEMOCRATS HAVE A LATINX BLIND SPOT, BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON SALUD, TERRITORIO Y PATRIA, PAT MORA ON ADOBE ODES AND AN ODE TO COURAGE. This week we … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 7.09.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO'S POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS ON "THIS IS NOT WHO WE ARE," MARK GUERRERO'S ELA MUSIC STORIES INTERVIEWS BOBBY RODRIGUEZ, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON JOSÉ ESQUIVEL … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 7.02.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: THE 4TH OF JULY! BUT WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THE 4TH OF JULY? DOES THE 4TH STILL HAVE RELEVANCE? TITO RIOS ON DAY OF THE REFUGIOS AND RICARDO ROMO ON LUIS VALDERAS. In 2020 … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 05/21/22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS WITH SAL BALDENEGRO ON ADALBERTO "BETO" GUERRERO, LATINOPIA EVENT 1896 TERESA URREA, DR. DAVID ROMO ON THE LEGACY OF TERESA URREA AND NORA NARANJO-MORSE … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 05.13.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: PLAYWRIGHT OCTAVIO SOLIS ON WRITING A PLAY AND THEN HOW TO BRING IT TO LIFE, EDWARD VIDAURRE READS "GENERATION Z" AT THE TEXAS INSTITUTE OF LETTERS AND RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 4.03.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON THREE LATINA ARTISTS AT CENTRO CULTURAL AZTLÁN, GUILLERMINA ZABALA'S JUANITO'S LAB, MARK GUERRERO'S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES INTERVIEW WITH THE … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 01.01.21
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: HAPPY NEW YEARS! REUNION DE COLEGAS ON 50 YEARS OF STRUGGLE, RICARDO ROMO ON LUIS JIMENEZ, LOS POCHOS WITH I SHOULD HAVE STAYED AT MARGIES AND SERGIO HERNANDEZ ON NEW YEAR'S … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 7.30.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LATINOPIA EVENT 1984 LATINOS WIN THE COVETED PULITZER PRIZE, MARK GUERRERO'S E.L.A. MUSIC STORIES WITH LITTLE WILLIE G, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON THE AMAZING WORK OF … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 7.16.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: FRANK SOTOMAYOR ON THE DAWNING OF DIVERSITY, SOTOMAYOR ON A GENERATION OF LEADERS, A MEETING OF SCHOLARS AT A MOMENT IN TIME AND RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON LILIANA WILSON, … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 6.25.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA:DAVID ROMO ON ORIGINS OF THE WORD PACHUCO, MARK GUERRERO'S ELA MUSIC STORIES, RICARDO ROMO ON GASPAR ENRIQUEZ AND, WHERE DID THE PACHUCOS ORIGINATE? This week we have a … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 06.18.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: THE CHEECH ART MUSEUM OPENS! A LATINOPIA VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE EXHIBIT. PLUS CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS GASPAR ENRIQUEZ, SONIA ROMERO, CARLOS ALMARAZ, GILBERT "MAGU" LUJAN AND CÉSAR … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 06.11.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: OUTRAGE! SAL BALDENEGRO ASKS WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON? JOSÉ ANGEL GUTIÉRREZ REVIEWS A PARTIAL HISTORY OF VIOLENCE AGAINST LA RAZA, EMILO ZAMORA OFFERS US REFLECTIONS ON UVALDE AND … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 06.03.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ANGELA VALENZUELA ON UVALDE, RICARDO ROMO ON UVALDE'S CHILDREN'S LIBRARY, PLAYWRIGHT OCTAVIO SOLIS ON LYDIA AND OCTAVIO ON SANTOS AND SANTOS AND LUIS QUINTERO'S LA HORA DEL … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 05.28.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: MEMORIAL DAY 2022, THELMA REYNA ON DOCTOR POETS & OTHER HEALERS, JOSÉ UMPIERRE'S BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON A NEW PUERTO RICO PLEBISCITE, IS IT MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING? AND … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 04.16.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RAY ANDRADE ON THE FOUNDING OF JUSTICIA, SAL BALDENEGRO ON HURTFUL NICKNAMES, MATT SEDILLO READS THE POPE OF BROADWAY, AND SERGIO TRONCOSO ON FROM THIS WICKED PATCH OF … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 04.09.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: EMMA GONZÁLEZ ON LITTLE'S BIOGRAPHY, NO LLORE, CHINGÓN, MATT SEDILLO WITH CITY ON THE SECOND FLOOR, MATT SEDILLO READS "STORM WARNINGS," AND RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 03.26.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: CYNTHIA OROZCO ON THE LIFE OF ALONSO S. PERALES, LUIS TORRES ON GETTING STUPID ON CRIME, JOSÉ UMPIERRE ON THE PUERTORICAN DEBT AND RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON MARY AGNES … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 02.19.22
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO ON TEACHING EMPATHY, LITTLE JOE HERNÁNDEZ ON JAZZ AND LITTLE JOE HERNÁNDEZ ON THE SPANISH LANGUAGE ALBUM WITH WILLIE NELSON THAT WAS RECORDED BUT THEN LOST, … [Read more...]