THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 06.06.26
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: IRE'NE LARA SILVA READS "i REMEMBER YESTERDAY," RICARDO ROMO ON EVA MARENGO SANCHEZ'S NEW SOLO EXHIBIT AT THE RUIZ HEALY GALLERY, MARK GUERRERO'S EAST L.A. STORIES INTERVIEWS … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD IRE’NE LARA SILVA what i remembered yesterday
Ire'ne Lara Silva is a poet based in Texas whose latest collection of poems is titled Cuicatcalli House of Song. Along with fellow poets Luivette Resto and Angelina Saenz , she recently read at the … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 6.04.26 EVA MARENGO SANCHEZ’S SOLO EXHIBIT HIGHLIGHTS FAMILY TRADITIONS
Eva Marengo Sanchez’s solo show, Any Given Monday, at the Ruiz Healy Art Gallery in San Antonio, features the San Antonio-based artist’s new paintings. Her recent artwork combines natural floral … [Read more...]
MARK GUERRERO’S EAST L.A. MUSIC STORIES – MARTHA GONZALEZ OF QUETZAL
Singer/songwriter/percussionist/educator and founding member of the band Quetzal, who have eight albums to their credit. They call themselves an East L.A. Chican@ rock group, whose music is a mix of … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA MUSIC QUETZAL “TODO LO QUE TENGO”
Quetzal is the renowned East Los Angeles Chicano(a) music group whose distinctive bilingual music tells the story of people in struggle. Martha Gonzalez, lead singer of the group, wrote the love song … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA TEATRO DAN GUERRERO “GAYTINO”
Dan Guerrero is an accomplished actor and producer. In his one-man show, "Gaytino," he recalls what it is like to grow up gay in a macho Mexican society. He also remembers his life-long friendship … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD RICARDO LIRA ACUÑA “PRODIGAL”
Ricardo Lira Acuña is a Mexican American writers whose previous works include two books of poetry and photography, Under the Influence and Greetings From Heaven and Hell and the graphic novel The … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD RICARDO LIRA ACUÑA READS “PRODIGAL”
Ricardo Lira Acuña is a Mexican American author whose latest work is the novel "Prodigal." The autobiographical novel chronicles his experiences growing up in a Southwest border town and then winning … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA MUSIC MARK GUERRERO “NOBODY TOLD ME”
Mark Guerrero is a prolific songwriter and performer whose songs often reflect a heartfelt social passion. In his original composition "Ay, yi,yi,yi, Nobody told Me," he reflects on the unjust plight … [Read more...]
EL PROFE QUEZADA NOS DICE JOSÉ CISNEROS BORDERLAND ARTIST
I was first introduced to the exquisite artwork of José Cisneros, the eminent and internationally renowned artist of the Spanish Borderlands from El Paso, Texas, by my good friend, mentor, and muse … [Read more...]
MARK GUERRERO’S EAST L.A. MUSIC STORIES – GEORGE DELGADO OF THE PREMIERS
This week Mark Guerrero interviews guitarist and founding member of The Premiers, George Delgado. The Premiers were the first East L.A. band to have a national hit record. "Farmer John" which reached … [Read more...]
BRAVE ROAD WITH DON FELIPE 05.22.26 “IN AMERICA’S DEFENSE: MEXICANS AND MEXICAN AMERICANS”
IN AMERICA’S DEFENSE: MEXICANS AND MEXICAN AMERICANS By Felipe de Ortego y Gasca At almost 92, World War II seems like a world and a half ago. I had just turned 17 in 1943 … [Read more...]
SAL BALDENEGRO’S POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS 05.22.26 OUR HISTORICAL TRUTHS ARE NOT ERASABLE
Our historical truths aren’t erasable… To control a people you must first control what they think about themselves and how they regard their history and culture. And when your conqueror makes you … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 5.22.26 CARMEN LOMAS GARZA: PICTURING THE FAMILIAR
Carmen Lomas Garza: “Picturing the Familiar” Opening at Arizona State University On May 2, the Arizona State University [ASU] Art Museum opened an exciting exhibit, “Carmen Lomas Garza: … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 05.28.26 AN ART SCHOOL IN THE BARRIO: SAY SÍ
Sam Coronado was a pivotal Texas-based Chicano artist, printmaker, educator, and cultural organizer whose career reshaped the visibility and infrastructure of Latino and Chicano art in the United … [Read more...]
TALES OF TORRES 05.15.26 LOS LOBOS AND CÉSAR CHÁVEZ ERASURE
Cesar Chávez and the Question of Historical Erasure By Luis R. Torres Last Friday I was pleased to attend a screening of a just completed documentary film about the iconic musical … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 05.15.26 MISTURA A PERUVIAN DRAMA
Mistura is a 1960s Peruvian drama about Norma (Bárbara Mori), a privileged French-Peruvian woman whose life falls apart when her husband Roberto runs off with a woman half his age. What follows is the … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA MUSIC LOUIE PÉREZ “LOS LOBOS”
Los Lobos is the premiere band of East Los Angeles. Formed in 1973, the band has won three Grammys and an international following. Latinopia asked the group's drummer and songwriter, Louie Pérez, how … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD LIZ GONZALEZ “CONFESSIONS OF A PSEUDO CHICANA”
Liz González is a poet, fiction writer and creative writing instructor whose poetry collection Beneath Bones (Manifest Press) was published in 2000. Her most recent work is the poetry collection, … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT THE COMPLETE ERNESTO GALARZA STORY
Ernesto Galarza (August 15, 1905 – June 22, 1984) was a Chicano labor organizer, activist, professor, poet, writer, storyteller, and a key figure in the history of immigrant farm workers in … [Read more...]