THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO’S POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS, SEVERO PÉREZ’S FILMMAKER’S JOURNEY, RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT ON THE ART OF CRISTINA SOSA NORIEGA AND LOS POCHOS PERFORM PASO DEL NORTE.
This week Sal Baldenegro returns with his Political Salsa y Más blog. Sal is outraged by the recent ruling by the Arizona Supreme Court to reinstate a 1864 law outlawing abortions in Arizona. As Sal points out the ancient law was codified when Arizona was becoming a territory, not even a state yet! Check out Sal’s insightful download on the origins of this ancient relic of the past.
Also this week, we visit with filmmaker Severo Pérez who has just published a memoir titled Filmmaker’s Journey. In the memoir Severo recounts his career in filmmaking and how he came to adapt and direct the classic work of Chicano literature and the earth did not swallow him by Tomas Rivera.
Ricardo Romo’s Tejano Report returns with a look at the art of artist Cristina Sosa Noriega. This is a San Antonio artist who is teaching her daughter to carry on the tradition of mural painting. Check out her work.
And lastly, in anticipation of the San Antonio Conjunto Festival which begins next month, we showcase the music of the duo Los Pochos as they perform their Tex Mex version of the classic Paso del Norte.
Enjoy your week on Latinopia!
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