THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY WITH VALENTINES ON MARS! MARTHA GONZALEZ’S LOVE SONG, TODO LO QUE TENGO LATINOPIA HERO ISAAC RUIZ, RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT ON ART AT THE SAN ANTONIO ART MUSEUM AND GUEST BLOG ON ACCOMPLISHING THE IMPOSSIBLE.
Yes it’s Valentine’s Day again and this time we note that Valentine’s are being recognized even on Mars! Check out these photos take by NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor. These are all real natural formations as seen in these photos taken over the period of time that the Global Surveyor has been in orbit around the red planet. And kudos to the astronomers who picked up on this!
Also sticking with the Valentine’s Day theme, we post a musical performance by the group Quetzal. This is Martha Gonzalez singing her original song, Todo Lo ue Tengo. The lyrics in Spanish proclaim, “Without your love, I cannot live.” She wrote this song for her husband Quetzal Flores. What better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day, que no?
This week we pay tribute to a long time Chicano activist and actor friend, Isaac Ruiz who passed on February 10th of this year. We hail him as a Latinopia Hero. Check out this posting and learn all about the contributions he has made to the entertainment world and to our Latino community. Honor a quien honor merece. Isaac Ruiz a true Latinopia Hero!
Also this week, Ricardo Romo shines the light on a new exhibit at the San Antonio Museum of Art which showcases such artistic maestros as Amalia Mesa-Bains, Carlos Francisco Jackson, Ruth Buentello, Vincent Valdez and Xavier Garza.
And also this week we repost an article that takes a measured and thoughtful look at our Latino reality in the post-Trump election era. While some activists have given up or are in disarray, this insightful essay calls attention to how best to respond to the challenges facing Latinos in the next four years.
Enjoy your Valentine’s Day week on Latinopia! And hey! Take your loved one to dinner and shower him or her with love!
Tia Tenopia