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 MCNAY ART MUSEUM.
A real potpourri of great material this week! We begin with legendary poet and artist José Montoya reading his epic poem of the 1940s, Pachuco Portfolio. José lived through the pachuco era of the 1940s and he relates it all in this landmark poem. Llevetalo por la sombra, ése!
And sticking with the forties, El Profe Quezada recounts his personal experiences with two great and iconic Mexican actors of Mexico’s Golden Age of cinema, Arturo de Cordova and René Cardona. El Profe’s father knew these giants and has a couple of signed and dedicated photos to prove it. Check out El Profe Quezada’s blog!
We also repost a video showcasing artist and muralist Soñia Romero’s mural created for the subway train station at MacArthur Park. Romero took on the project and first thoroughly familiarized herself with the lives of people around MacArthur Park and then interpreted them in an array of stunning murals that are to be found at the MacArthur Park train station. Check out her wonderful work!
And, now Latinopia week would be complete without a Tejano Report from Dr. Ricardo Romo. This week he reports on a new exhibit of Chicano and Mexican art at San Antonio’s McNay Museum of art. The exhibit features the work of Fausto Fernandez, Nivia Gonzalez, Luis Jimenez and Frank Romero.
Enjoy your week on Latinopia!
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