BRAVO ROAD with DON FELÍPE 9.16.13 “RUMORS OF WAR”
RUMORS OF WAR AND BLOOD OF OUR CHILDREN. Everywhere in the nation there are rumors of war. In New Mexico, conversations eventually turn to the situation in Syria. Yes, one hears, Assad’s use of … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 9.16.13 “THE POWER OF FAMILY”
THE POWER OF FAMILY. A group of young women from Tucson’s south side—the area 1996 Republican presidential candidate Pat Buchanan derisively called “Mexico town"—just made history. Representing … [Read more...]
WORD VISION with HARRY GAMBOA JR. 8.04.13 “WALL”
Harry Gamboa Jr. a videogrpaher, artist and author. He is co-founder of the legendary Chicano art collective, ASCO (Nausea). Because of his many talents, his monthly blog on Latinopia will sometimes … [Read more...]
BRAVO ROAD with DON FELIPE 7.04.13 “MYTHS & TROPES”
MYTHS AND TROPES OF HISPANICITY. Perhaps like Albert Camus’ stranger, we’re all strangers to each other despite consanguinity. It may not be the most long-lived estrangement in history, but the 400 … [Read more...]
MIRÁNDOLO BIEN with EDUARDO DÍAZ
CELEBRATING WHAT’S IN THE MIDDLE. The majority of Latinos in the United States share an indigenous root and legacy, many more than one. As a Chicano, I was taught about the Aztec and Mayan Empires, … [Read more...]
BRAVO ROAD with DON FELIPE 4.13.14 “LATINO JAZZ”
IN A MELLOW MOOD: ME, MRS. LUCY AND LATINO JAZZ. __________________________________________________________ Recently, I attended a jazz concert that stirred many memories of my days as a jazz … [Read more...]
TALES OF TORRES 4.07.14
RIC SALINAS OF CULTURE CLASH IN NEW PLAY TITLED "PLACAS" The culture and customs of the Salvadoran community are at the heart of a new play featuring the mercurial actor Ric Salinas who is best … [Read more...]
BRAVO ROAD WITH DON FELIPE 2.16.14 “TACO TRUCKS…”
TACO TRUCKS: “STREETAURANTS” AND LE BON PAIN. It seems to me that in the case of most life forms, if not all, food is a function of form. That is, life forms need sustenance to survive. From the … [Read more...]
ANGELA’S PHOTO OF THE WEEK 2.02.14 “MORNING LINES”
Morning Lines/Hobbit Sometimes just walking down the street you come across interesting patterns. Continuing from my Instagram series (http://instagram.com/amosart). … [Read more...]
THINKING LATINA WITH SARA INÉS CALDERÓN 2.02.14 “LATINOS IN THE SCI-FI FUTURE?”
LATINA SCI-FI NERD ASKS: DO LATINOS MAKE IT TO THE FUTURE? I don’t recall, exactly, how it was that I found “Star Trek,” but I remember that it was something I always looked forward to. By the time … [Read more...]
ZOMBIE MEX DIARIES 1.28.14 “THE RAID”
THE RAID. We left the secret La Familia zombie training camp at Joshua Tree at two in the morning. Filomino Brancos, our combat trainer, estimated that the drive to the Oñate zombie compound at Big … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS 12.15.13 “ALFREDO GUTIÉRREZ”
WRITING OUR OWN HISTORY! Alfredo Gutiérrez is doing what many of us should be doing. He not only made history, and is continuing to make it, he is also writing history. His memoir, “To Sin Against … [Read more...]
ANGELA’S PHOTO OF THE WEEK 11.10.13 “CYCLES”
Cycles Even when nature is breaking down, it still has beauty. Continuing from my Instagram series (http://instagram.com/amosart). … [Read more...]
RICKY LUV VIDEO 10.14.13 “RIDE”
Here's yet another Ricky Luv Video created by our Latinopia blogger Ricardo Lira Acuna. Ricardo is an author of several poetry collections and the graphic novel, The realm. Here he sets us wondering … [Read more...]