THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA:RASQUACHISMO! RICARDO ROMO ON RASQUACHISMO AT MCNAY ART MUSEUM, TOMÁS YBARRA-FRAUSTO ON RASQUACHISMO, RICHARD YÑIGUEZ ON BOULEVARD NIGHTS AND
This week Ricardo Romo raises the topic of rasquachismo, something with which many of you may not be familiar. What is rasquahismo? According to Dr. Tomás Ybarra Frausto, Rasquachismo is a “chicano sensibility” of “a particular aesthetic code within a community.” Dr. Ricardo Romo explains that this the driving force behind an exhibit at San Antonio’s McNay Art Museum titled, “Rasquachismo: 35 Years of a Chicano Sensibility “which opened in November of last year. Accompanying Romo’s review of the exhibit is an interview with Dr. Tomás Ybarra-Frausto whose landmark essay on rasquachismo has given the sensibility a new understanding. Check out the art at the McNay and the accompanying Latinopia interview with Dr. Tomas Ybarra Frausto.
Also this week, Richard Yñiguez recalls his work in the classic low-rider motion picture Boulevard Nights. Although the film was first released in 1979, last year Warner Brothers remastered the filmfor a 45 yer anniversary screening, and, not surprisingly, the film seems to have retained its avid following both within and outside of the Chicano community. Check out Richard talking about the making of the film.
And last but not least, Richard Yñiguez’s co-star in Boulevard Nights was actor Danny De La Paz. We post this interview with Danny comparing his role as “Chuco” in Boulevard Nights with his role as “puppet” in the movie American Me.
Enjoy your week on Latinopia!
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