“José Luis Sin Censura” Criticized For Homophobia, Profanity

“José Luis Sin Censura” Criticized For Homophobia, Profanity

Mary Mata March 1, 2011

The trashy Spanish language  show “José Luis Sin Censura,” which features strippers and young men in fists fights, is getting in trouble with just about everybody for its antics. The […]

Latino Artists Can’t Get No Respect

Mary Mata February 28, 2011

[Editor’s Note: This column is written by Lalo Alcaraz, a cartoonist, artist and creator of the first nationally syndicated, politically themed Latino daily comic strip, “La Cucaracha.”] If I’ve seen it […]

“Unknown,” Una Película Con Aire De Hitchcock

Mary Mata February 18, 2011

[Editor’s Note: Teresa Garza writes a very cool movie blog called Checalamovie. She’s from Monterrey, Mexico, and is currently based in Los Angeles where she has awesome access to the […]

Border Artist Inspired By Life, Death And Ganas

Mary Mata February 10, 2011

Gabriel Treviño was born in Brownsville, Texas and raised there and across the river, in Matamoros, Tamaulipas. He’s a painter in his free time, an engineer during the day. I […]

Why Do Latino Movies Suck?

Mary Mata February 1, 2011

Latino films created by Hollywood for popular consumption are terrible. That is a fact, but it’s also the subject of an interesting post by Alonso Duralde for Slate.com. What he […]

Mi Comadre, “The Girl With Dragon Tattoo”

Mary Mata January 28, 2011

You might be saying to yourself, “Sara, what does Lisbeth Salander have to do with a crazy pocha like you?” Well, I would argue that a whole lot. I absolutely […]

Hilarious Comedian On Mexican Moms

Mary Mata January 26, 2011

I had the occasion to see perform and meet comedian Darren Carter, who grew up in Modesto, California (if I remember correctly) and so is really familiar with what you could call […]

Happy Friday From Ceci Bastida!

Mary Mata January 21, 2011

Ceci Bastida is the former singer from Tijuana No! which, if you’re like me, you loved. She just came out with an album called “Veo La Marea” and it’s pretty […]

Latino Filmmakers Use Social Media To Fund Projects

Mary Mata January 19, 2011

Latino filmmakers who find themselves outside of the mainstream industry have taken to social media to get their films made. Two young Latino filmmakers, Fanny Véliz and Ralph Lopez (who […]

Latinopia, New Latino Arts Website

Mary Mata January 17, 2011

There’s a new website dedicated to showcasing Latino arts and culture called Latinopia, see it here. The site was put together by filmmaker Jesús “Chuy” Treviño, who helped produce “Resurrection […]