Mexican Actor Demián Bichir Nominated For Best Actor Oscar
Mexican Actor Demián Bichir Nominated For Best Actor Oscar
Mexican actor Demián Bichir was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Actor category this morning for his portrayal of an immigrant landscaper in Los Angeles and the film […]
“Man On A Ledge” Is Entertaining, But Not Exciting
By Gabrielle Adelle, The Young Folks Tis the season of January releases, a time when a crop of some of the most forgettable major motion pictures of the year tend to […]
SOPA’s Not The Fix, But Latinos Should Care About The Problem
By José Cruz, OurTiempo.com Yesterday everyone jumped online to protest SOPA and PIPA anti-piracy bills, new acts that would allow U.S. internet providers to block access to mostly foreign websites with […]
Bien Hecho: Artists Restore Chicano Murals In San Diego
In San Diego, California, in a place called Chicano Park there are more than 50 murals covering freeway columns that intertwined with the park. A group of artists are currently […]
Celebrating 40 Years Of “Bless Me Última”
Rudolfo Anaya’s celebrated work and seminal novel “Bless Me Última” just turned 40 this year. The book was first published in 1972, and was groundbreaking in its portrayal of Latinos, and […]
Happy Friday From Chicana Punk Rockers The Bags!
The Bags was a punk rock group that formed in LA in the 1970s, with Alice Armandariz as the front woman and singer. Her stage name, Alice Bags, has stayed with […]
Want To Support Latinos In The Media? Turn Off Your TV
By Julia Ahumada Grob and Jazmin Chavez, Latino Rebels The 2010 Census revealed that with over 50 million Latinos in the United States, 1 out of every 6 people are of Hispanic or […]
When The Hobbit Took Back Aztlán: A Latino Nerd Reads Tolkien
By Eres Nerd Mi ‘apa is a nerd. Specifically, a history nerd, por eso, the chances that I would turn out a nerd when I was born were very high. Our […]
Aztec, Spanish Cultures Intertwine At LA County Museum Of Art
“Contested Visions in the Spanish Colonial World,” a current exhibit at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, represents an intricately choreographed dialogue between several players in pre-Columbian history. Primarily, […]
“The Other Side of Immigration” Aims To Engage Everyone
NewsTaco recently interviewed Roy Germano, director of the documentary “The Other Side of Immigration.” The film was released in 2009 and is based on Germano’s Ph.D. research. NewsTaco: What brought you to […]
