THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.12.21
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO ON RIGHT WING LIES KILL PEOPLE, ELSA ALMARAZ ON CARLOS ALMARAZ AT LACMA, JOSÉ UMPIERRE ON PUERTO RICO'S CHRISTMAS CONSERVATORY CONCERT, AND DAN GUERRERO'S … [Read more...]
Latino arts, history and culture
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO ON RIGHT WING LIES KILL PEOPLE, ELSA ALMARAZ ON CARLOS ALMARAZ AT LACMA, JOSÉ UMPIERRE ON PUERTO RICO'S CHRISTMAS CONSERVATORY CONCERT, AND DAN GUERRERO'S … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LUIS TORRES ON THANKSGIVING LEFTOVERS, RICARDO ROMO ON THE ART OF JACINTO GUEVARA, THELMA REYNA REVIEWS MIXQUIAHUALA LETTERS BY ANA CASTILLO, AND LATINOPIA SHOWCASES MEXICO'S … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: THE REAL FIRST THANKSGIVING IN EL PASO TEJAS, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON LATINOS IN THE ECONOMY, BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON OUTRAGEOUS ACTIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: TREVIÑO AND RAZO EYEWITNESS TO HISTORY, LATINO PHOTOGRAPHERS AT THE SILVER DOLLAR BAR, RICARDO ROMO ON LATINO ART VIRTUOSOS AND MARK GUERRERO'S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES WITH … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: WARRIORS - LATINO RECIPIENTS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR, SAL BALDENEGRO ON REPUBLICANS AND THE KKK, ALVARO HUERTA'S RUDY AND ME- ODE TO A LEGEND, DON FELIPE ON IN … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ENRIQUE "KIKI" CASTILLO ON THE DEAD OF SUMMER, AND THE DEAD OF SUMMER CROSSING GENRES, AMALIA MESA BAINS ON DAY OF THE DAY, BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON PUERTO RICANS NOT IDENTIFYING … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: YOLANDA NAVA ON HER BOOK THROUGH THE DARK. ALSO, YOLANDA NAVA'S JOURNEY THROUGH DARKNESS, CHRISTINE GRANADOS READING FROM "FIGHT LIKE A MAN," AND ALBERTO RIOS ON HOW TO WRITE … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON PRESERVING SAN ANTONIO HERITAGE, ROBERT BELTRAN ON ACTING, PEPE SERNA ON AUDITIONS AND MOCTESUMA ESPARZA ON HOLLYWOOD. Hola Latinopians! We begin this … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON RENAMING TEXAS MILITARY BASES, ALEJANDRO MORALES ON ZAPOTE TREE, THELMA REYNA INTERVIEWS ALEJANDRO MORALES, ALEJANDRO MORALES READS FROM ZAPOTE TREE AND ANGELA … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SALOMON BALDENEGRO ON REPUBLICAN HYPOCRISY, LATINOPIA HERO YOLANDA LOPEZ, JUAN GARZA REMEMBERS YOLANDA LOPEZ, YOLANDA LOPEZ ON HER THREE VIRGINS OF GUADALUPE AND YOLANDA LOPEZ … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: GREGG BARRIOS LATINOPIA HERO, JOSÉ LUIS RUIZ ON MEXICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION, MOCTESUMA ESPARZA ON FILMMAKER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, AND RICARDO ROMO ON THE … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON LYDIA MENDOZA, SALVADOR "QUESO TORRES READS "THE EYES," MATT SEDILLO READS "PILGRIM," AND MARK GUERRERO'S CHICANO MUSIC PODCAST WITH GERI … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: DR. EMILIO ZAMORA ON THE ACTIVIST HISTORIAN, MATT SEDILLO ON POLITICAL POETRY, JOSÉ UMPIERRE'S BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON "AL FINAL DE LA FILA," MATT SEDILLO'S MOWING LEAVES OF … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: DAVID BOTELLO AND WAYNE HEALY ON THE MAGU IN POMONA MURAL, DEDICATION OF GILBERT "MAGU" LUJAN MURAL, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON SANTIAGO JIMENEZ, JR. AND DR. TOMÁS … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC! MARK GUERRERO WITH "NOBODY TOLD ME," QUETZAL WITH "MIGRA," ANGELA ROA WITH 'WE FACE THE STORM," JULIO MONTERO WITH "LUCHADOR," AND LOS POCHOS WITH "PASO … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: MARTHA GONZALEZ OF QUETZAL ON CHICANA/O ARTIVISTAS, PARTICIPATORY MUSIC, RICARDO ROMO ON GASPAR ENRIQUEZ, AND GASPAR ENRIQUEZ ON PACHUCOS, CHOLOS AND SEGUNDO BARRIO. Music … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ANNIVERSARIES AND REMEMBRANCES. RUDY ANAYA ON THE HUMAN SOUL, JOSÉ UMPIERRE ON PUERTO RICO'S PROMESA PROGRAM AT FIVE YEARS, RICARDO ROMO ON NEGLECTING TEXAS HISTORY AND … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: POEMS AT 100 YEARS WITH MARIA BERUMEN, SAL BALDENEGRO'S POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS ON THE TERM "CHICANO,"ANGELA VALENZUELA ON THE BOOK FORGET THE ALAMO AND RICARD ROMO ON STREET … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: YOLANDA LOPEZ ON THE VIRGEN DE GUADALUPE, PAUL ESPINOSA ON SINGING OUR WAY TO FREEDOM, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON SAN ANTONIO CULTURAL ART STUDIO, CHUNKY SANCHEZ WITH … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: BETITA MARTINEZ PRESENTE! BETITA ON THE 1969 WOMEN'S CAUCUS, BETITA ON 500 YEARS OF CHICANO HISTORY IN PICTURES, JESÚS TREVIÑO REMEMBERING A LATINOPIA HERO AND RICARDO ROMO'S … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON MARIO LONGORIA AND LATINOS IN AMERICAN FOOTBALL, RAY TELLES ON THE STORM THAT SWEPT MEXICO AND ON THE ROLE OF THE DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER AND THE ART OF ELSA … [Read more...]