THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 01.27.24
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON OSCAR CASTILLO PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE CHICANO EXPERIENCE, OSCAR CASTILLO'S LATINO MUSEUM EXHIBIT, APPRECIATING A MASTER PHOTOGRAPHER AND LIZ GONZALEZ WEIGHS IN … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 01.13.24
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: TEJANO REPORT ON SONIA ROMERO AND RICHARD DUARDO, BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON IMPACT OF PUERTO RICO'S NEW PARTIES, SONIA ROMERO AT WORK AND SONIA ROMERO'S WESTLAKE MURAL We start … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.23.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: A GUEST BLOG ON THE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON LATINO ART SIGHTINGS, SERGIO HERNANDEZ ON CHRISTMAS IN THE PROJECTS AND ANGELA ROA PERFORMS WE FACE … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.16.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR! HOLIDAYS FOOD WITH DIANE VELARDE HERNANDEZ: LA TAMALADA AND CAPIROTADA. RICARDO ROMO REPORTS ON KATHY VARGAS EXHIBIT AND QUETZAL PERFORMS "TODO LO QUE … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.02.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON ANDRES DE TAPIA CHRONICLER OF THE CONQUEST, LUIS REYES ON PEPE SERNA DOCUMENTARY LIFE IS ART, PEPE SERNA ON HIS ROLE IN SCARFACE, PEPE SERNA'S LASTING LEGACY, … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 11.24.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: THE ORIGINAL THANKSGIVING, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON A REUNION OF THE GALLISTA GALLERY ARTISTS, TALES OF TORRES REMINDING US TO "TAKE HIM AT HIS WORD" AND AMALIA ORTIZ … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 10.28.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: HALLOWEEN AND DAY OF THE DEAD! LUIS TORRES ON THE CHICANADA AND DIA DE LOS MUERTOS, AMALIA MESA-BAINS ON THE MEANING OF DAY OF THE DEAD, JOSÉ UMPIERRE WITH EL ASUNTO NO ES … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 10.13.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: AMERICA TROPICAL REVISITED, RICARDO ROMO ON BORDER THEMES AT CHICANO PARK MUSEUM AND MARK GUERRERO'S EAST L.A. MUSIC STORIES WITH ERNIE HERNANDEZ. This month marks the 91st … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 10.06.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ESMERALDA SANTIAGO ON PUERTO RICO TODAY, CHARLEY TRUJILLO ON SOLDADOS: CHICANOS IN VIET NAM, JOSÉ UMPIERRE ON THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO IN CRISIS AND RICARDO ROMO ON DE … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 09.30.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ESMERALDA SANTIAGO ON LAS MADRES AND CREATING THE CHARACTER OF LUZ, RICARDO ROMO ON THE ART OF CARLOS ROSALES-SILVA AND REMEMBERING DON JOSÉ MONTOYA WITH EL LOUIE AND PACHUCO … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 8.17.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICHARD VARGAS LEAVING A TIP AT THE BLUE MOON MOTEL, VARGAS READING TEAMWORK, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON ARTE DEL PUEBLO AND MIS PENSAMIENTOS WITH ALFREDO … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 9.15.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO'S POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS ON SILVIANA WOOD, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON FOTOSEPTIEMBRE, LOS FABULOCOS BRING US "UNA PURA Y DOS CON SAL" AND MIS PENSAMIENTOS … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 9.01.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ON STRIKE ON LABOR DAY! DOLORES HUERTA ON SACRAMENTO MARCH, LUIS TORRES REVIEWS THE BLUE BEETLE, RICHARD VARGAS LOOKING OUT FOR GERALD LOCKLIN, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 8.26.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: JULIE CARMEN ON JOSÉ MANUEL LICO JIMÉNEZ, AND A CONCERT FOR LICO JIMÉNEZ, THE EBONY LISZT, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON LA CULTURA IN SAN ANTONIO AND EL ZOCOTROCO ON … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 8.12.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: HATCH CHILES! VISIT TO HATCH CHILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD AND LA PELADA. SAL BALDENEGRO'S POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS LOOKS AT CULTS AND MYLENE MORENO ON HER FILM ON TWO FRONTS. We … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 8.05.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: MOURNING THE LOSS OF ROBERT CINTLI RODRÍGUEZ, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON THE ART OF RICHARD ARREDONDO, CYNTHIA GUARDADO READS "JOHN'S MARKET ON EIGHTH AND MARIPOSA," AND … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 7.21.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON LARRY PORTILLO'S ARTISTIC TRAJECTORY, ANTHONY MACIAS ON CHICANO CHICANA AMERICANA: POP CULTURE PLURALISM, ROBERT BELTRAN ON STAR TREK VOYAGER AND RICHARD … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 7.14.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RUDY GARCÍA ON DEATH SONG OF THE DRAGÓN CHICXULUB, SAL BALDENEGRO ON WOMEN IN LABOR, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON THE GROWING PRESENCE OF LATINO ART IN GALLERIES AND MIS … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 7.08.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: DIVERSITY, WHAT DOES IT MEAN AND FOR WHOM? RICARDO ROMO ON DIVERSITY AND THE FUTURE OF COLLEGE ADMISSIONS, FRANK SOTOMAYOR ON THE DAWNING OF DIVERSITY AND A GENERATION OF … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 7.28.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON CAROLINA FLORES, GILBERT "MAGU" LUJAN REMEMBERED: IN SEARCH OF MAGULANDIA, BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON THE 4TH AND 30TH OF JULY IN PUERTO RICO AND … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 6.30.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: WHAT DOES THE 4THOF JULY MEAN TODAY? JOHN J. VALADEZ ON THE ROLE OF THE DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON THREE EARLY SAN ANTONIO FAMILIES AND MARK … [Read more...]