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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 6.11.26

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LATINOPIA HERO SILVESTRE RAY MIRELES,  REMEMBERING THE ZOOT SUIT RIOTS OF 1943, DAVID ROMO ON ORIGINS OF THE PACHUCOS,  RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON BLAS E. LOPEZ. This … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 4.17.26

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: MARGARET ELYSIA GARCIA'S NEW NOVEL "GRAFT," MARGARET GARCIA ON HORROR AND LONELINESS, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON MAGO GANDARA'S EL PASO EXHIBIT MUJER MODERNA AND MARK … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 1.08.26

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: AND NOW VENEZUELA, DIOS MIO! JESÚS TREVIÑO ON THE PRETEXT HIDES THE REAL MOTIVE, BURUNDANGA BORICUA: LET THE MAYHEM BEGIN, LUIS TORRES ON ANOTHER TRUMP PENDEJADA, RICARDO … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 1.17.25

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: EATON FIRE THREATENS LATINOPIA, WHERE TO GET FIRE AID, MICHEAL SEDANO AND RUDY CH. GARCIA ON THE FIRE, AND RICARDO ROMO ON BENITO HUERTA. Hola mi gente. Well this certainly … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 4.03.26

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: NO KINGS DAY REDUX! LUIS TORRES ON THE IMPORTANCE OF NO KINGS, RICARDO ROMO ON MARTA SANCHEZ EXHIBIT RIELES Y RAÍCES,  PROFE QUEZADA ON REPISA, HOME ALTARS, AND JORGE "COQUI" … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 06.06.26

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: IRE'NE LARA SILVA READS "i REMEMBER YESTERDAY," RICARDO ROMO ON EVA MARENGO SANCHEZ'S NEW SOLO EXHIBIT AT THE RUIZ HEALY GALLERY, MARK GUERRERO'S EAST L.A. STORIES INTERVIEWS … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 5.28.26

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO LIRA ACUÑA ON PRODIGAL, RICARDO ACUÑA READS FROM PRODIGAL, MARK GUERRERO SINGS "NOBODY TOLD ME," DAN GUERRERO ON GAYTINO, AND RICARDO ROMO ON SAY SÍ, AN ART  SCHOOL IN … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: DON FELIPE DE ORTEGO ON "AMERICA'S DEFENSE: MEXICANS AND MEXICAN AMERICANS,"  SAL BALDENEGRO ON OUR HISTORICAL TRUTHS ARE NOT ERASABLE,  RICARDO ROMO ON CARMEN LOMAS GARZA'S … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 5.15.26

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LUIS TORRES ON THE ERASURE OF CESAR CHAVEZ, RICARDO ROMO ON MISTURA A PERUVIAN DRAMA, LOUIE PEREZ ON ORIGINS OF LOS LOBOS, AND LIZ GONZALEZ'S "CONFESSIONS OF A … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON ON LATINOPIA: THE COMPLETE ERNESTO GALARZA STORY, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON DELILAH MONTOYA EXHIBIT AT ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM OF ART,  MARK GUERRERO'S EAST L.A. MUSIC STORIES WITH NANCY … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 04.23.26

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: PACHUCOS! EL PROFE QUEZADA ON CALÓ AND BARRIO SLANG, RAUL SALINAS READS "HAIL PACHUCO!" JOSÉ MONTOYA ON THE VILIFICATION OF THE PACHUCO AND RICARDO ROMO ON TREVIÑO, GONZALEZ … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: FLORYCANTO! MARGARET ELYSIA GARCIA READS CHICANO HORROR STORY#1,  RICARDO ROMO ON POST MODERN ART AT SAN ANTONIO'S CENTRO DE ARTES, EL PROFE QUEZADA WITH 113 DICHOS AND MARTHA  … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ESMERALDA SANTIAGO ON PUERTO RICO TODAY, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON NEW EXHIBIT AT BLANTON MUSEUM OF ART, BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON OLIGARCHY AND KLEPTOCRACY IN PUERTO RICO, … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: REMEMBERING DR. RUDY ACUÑA,  DR. ALVARO HUERTA ON THE LEGACY OF DR. RUDY ACUÑA,  IRMA OROZCO ON 500 YEARS OF CHICANA/LATINA ROLE MODELS,  RICARDO ROMO ON THE ART OF MARK … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! ALFONSO AYALA III ON THE ELIMINATION OF MEXICAN AMERICAN STUDIES AT UT AUSTIN, SALOMON BALDENEGRO ON A HISTORIC ROLE REVERSAL,  ROGELIO SÁENZ GUEST BLOG, … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: THE ERNESTO GALARZA STORY! EPISODE ONE: BARRIO BOY, EPISODE TWO: A HIDDEN ENEMY, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT LATINOS OVERCAME A WAR AND A BROKEN TREATY. We're excited to … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: JUAN TEJEDA ON CONJUNTO MUSIC AND THE CONJUNTO AZTLÁN PERFORMS ROSARIO, RICARDO ROMO ON ALEJANDRO DÍAZ AT RUIZ-HEALY GALLERY, JORGE RODRIGUEZ GUEST BLOG "THE KIND ACT OF … [Read more...]

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January 29, 2026 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 1.25.26

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: JOSÉ MONTOYA'S PACHUCO PORTFOLIO,  EL PROFE QUEZADA ON TWO MEXICAN MOVIE GREATS, SONIA ROMERO ON THE MACARTHUR PARK MURAL AND RICARDO ROMO ON NEW CHICANO/MEXICANO ART AT THE … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: AGAIN?! RENEE NICOLE GOOD KILLING PROTEST! LATINOPIA SHOWCASE THE LAND OF BORIKÉN; RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON NEW LATINO ART AT SAN ANTONIO MUSEUM OF ART AND MARK … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS WITH FOOD! PROFE QUEZADA ON BUÑUELOS, JOSÉ UMPIERRE ON PUERTO RICAN CUISINE, DIANE VELARDE HERNANDEZ ON CAPIROTADA RICARDO ROMO ON MASTER ARTIST LUIS … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS WITH MY HEART SOARS LIKE A HAWK,  BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON PUERTO RICO AND THE TRUMP VENEZUELAN GAMBIT AND RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON THE VIRGEN DE … [Read more...]

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December 18, 2025 by JT

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RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 6.11.26 BLAS E. LOPEZ’S PAINTINGS OF MEXICAN AND MESTIZO CULTURE

June 11, 2026 By wpengine

Blas E. Lopez’s exhibit at the new barrio gallery, Gallery Youngblood Art in San Antonio’s Westside, opened on May 16, 2026. Gallery owner Victor Moran curated the show. As a professional artist for four decades, he has mastered all forms and mediums of painting. Lopez’s paintings, mostly in acrylic and oil, are inspired by his […]

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 6.04.26 EVA MARENGO SANCHEZ’S SOLO EXHIBIT HIGHLIGHTS FAMILY TRADITIONS

June 6, 2026 By wpengine

Eva Marengo Sanchez’s solo show, Any Given Monday, at the Ruiz Healy Art Gallery in San Antonio, features the San Antonio-based artist’s new paintings. Her recent artwork combines natural floral beauty with the daily activities of food preparation, presented in both purposeful and playful ways. In these creations, Marengo Sanchez combines traditional oil painting techniques […]

EL PROFE QUEZADA NOS DICE JOSÉ CISNEROS BORDERLAND ARTIST

June 6, 2026 By JT

I was first introduced to the exquisite artwork of José Cisneros, the eminent and internationally renowned artist of the Spanish Borderlands from El Paso, Texas, by my good friend, mentor, and muse Dr. Félix D. Almaraz Jr.  I first got to meet José Cisneros at the annual conference of the Texas State Historical Association in […]

BRAVE ROAD WITH DON FELIPE 05.22.26 “IN AMERICA’S DEFENSE: MEXICANS AND MEXICAN AMERICANS”

April 15, 2018 By Tia Tenopia

IN AMERICA’S DEFENSE: MEXICANS AND MEXICAN AMERICANS    By Felipe de Ortego y Gasca At almost 92, World War II seems like a world and a half ago. I had just turned 17 in 1943 when I enlisted in the Marines during the dark days of World War II and 20 when I was mustered […]

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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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LATINOPIA ART SONIA ROMERO 2

By Tia Tenopia on October 20, 2013

Sonia Romero is a graphic artist,muralist and print maker. In this second profile on Sonia and her work, Latinopia explores Sonia’s public murals, in particular the “Urban Oasis” mural at the MacArthur Park Metro Station in Los Angeles, California.

Category: Art, LATINOPIA ART

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