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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 7.26.15

July 26, 2015 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: DIANE RODRIGUEZ ON TERMINATOR 2, PAT MORA ON HOUSE OF HOUSES, EL BLOGGER SINCERO WITH IN SEARCH OF BEING CHICANO PART IV, JULIO MEDINA’S SERENDIPITY AND ANGELA’S PHOT OF THE WEEK.

What up Latinopians! Fun stuff this week on Latinopia. Actress Diane Rodríguez tells us about her experience working on the cult classic science fiction feature Terminator 2. Latinopia discovered that she was cast for one role and wound up portraying a different role! Check out Diane’s story. Also this week, we visit with acclaimed New Mexican poet and novelist Pat Mora as she tells us how an attempt at a memoir led her to write an epic novel, House of Houses.

Our regular blogger Margarito J. García returns with his El Bloggero Sincero blog, this week he delivers the fourth installment of his “In Search of Being Chicano” series. Blogger Julio Medina returns with his visual blog, this week it’s “Rush Hour,” and don’t miss a new Angela’s Photo of the Week, “life.”

Enjoy!

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