THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: CINCO DE MAYO EVENT PROFILE, CINCO DE MAYO A POEM BY FRANCISCO X. ALARCÓN, JESÚS TREVIÑO HONORED WITH LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AND RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT ON COLORADO ARTIST TONY ORTEGA.
It’s that time of year ago. Cinco de Mayo! This week we post a Latinopia Event profile which tells the story behind Cinco de Mayo and explains it does NOT celebrate Mexican Independence as some would have you believe. Check out this fascinating history where the underdogs won!
Also this week we repost a poem about Cinco de Mayo by acclaimed poet Francisco X. Alarcón who sadly passed away in 2016. Check out in the poet’s own words.
And this week we celebrate Latinopia’s own Jesús Treviño who was honored last weekend with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2025 Latino Film Festival sponsored by the Mexican American Cultural Education Foundation. We post here Treviño’s acceptance speech.
Also this week Ricardo Romo visits with Colorado artist Tony Ortega whose extensive body of work has been showcased at hundreds of exhibits and permanently collected by prominent museums including the Denver Art Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the University of Texas Blanton Museum in Austin.
Enjoy your week on Latinopia y no se vayan a emborachar con lo de Cinco de Mayo!
Tia Tenopia