By Lauren Saria – | Arizona Republic – AZCentral.com – Photo Not Credited. Smoke wafts toward the ceiling of the matchbox-size kitchen at Barrio Cafe Gran Reserva as chef Silvana Salcido Esparza cooks verdolagas over an orange-blue flame. Though the...
By Ana Velasco – KCET.org – Image: Courtesy of Self Help Graphics And Art. Image: “Día de Los Muertos” by Leonard Castellanos (1976 Commemorative Dia de Los Muertos Print) The Day of the Dead (or Día de Los Muertos), is undoubtedly one of the better-known...
By Lara Medina – KCET.org – Photo: AmbarCCPM | Wikicommons. Photo: Day of the Dead altars in Metepec, Mexico. Sixteenth-century Spanish Catholic rituals honoring the dead shared some characteristics with those of indigenous cultures in Latin America....
By Alfredo Torres Jr. | For the Express-News – MySanAntonio.com – Photo: File Photo. Photo: Veteran Edward Albert Peniche, seen in 2001, wasn’t a citizen when he went to fight in Europe, but he returned a hero. This year marks the 75th anniversary of...
By Gabriel San Román – OCWeekly.com – Image Not Credited. There’s one mousey milestone that won’t be marked with a “Get Your Ears On” celebration at Disneyland this year although it endures in Chicano political memory. Back in 1994, California Governor...
By Manuel Betancourt – Remezcla.com – Photo: Courtesy Of Eli Jacobs Fantauzzi. Established in 2012, the Philadelphia Latino Film Festival (PHLAFF) stands as the region’s only fest showcasing the work of emerging and established Latino and Latin American...