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Exhibit on Latina ‘cholas’ opens in Albuquerque

By Russell Contreras|Associated Press – SantaFeNewMexican.com – Photo: Russell Contreras|Associated Press. Photo: A painting by artist Pola Lopez hangs last week at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque before the opening of a exhibit on the...

6 Ways to Spice Up Your Cinco Celebration at Fiesta Old Town Cinco De Mayo

By Molly Sanders – SDEntertainer.com – Photo Not Credited. Fiesta Old Town Cinco De Mayo is returning for its 36th year in San Diego, California. Prepare to be mesmerized at the Ballet Folklórico competition in the historic State Park. Folklórico is a...

Houston’s Arte Público Press Gets a 40th Birthday Present

By Cat Cardenas – TexasMonthly.com – Photo Not Credited. By the early seventies, the Latin American Boom was in full swing in the United States. South American, Central American, Mexican, and Caribbean writers like Gabriel García Márquez, Carlos Fuentes,...

10 New Mexican women who made history

By Isaiah Delgado-Flores and Niveditha Bala|Generation Next – SantaFeNewMexican.com – Photo Not Credited. Photo: Doña Dolores ‘Lola’ Chávez de Armijo After celebrating International Women’s Day last week, Generation Next felt inspired to...

Cheech Marin’s private collection of Chicano Art returns to Muzeo Museum and Cultural Center with new exhibition

By OC Breeze – OC-Breeze.com – Image Not Credited. Muzeo Museum and Cultural Center showcases 65 artworks from the private collection of Cheech Marin, actor, director, writer, musician and humanitarian, in the new exhibition Papel Chicano Dos. This major...

Focus on the stories, food, music and culture of the Latino community at annual film festival

By Lisa Deaderick – SanDiegoUnionTribune.com – Photo: Howard Lipin|The San Diego Union-Tribune. Photo: Ethan van Thillo is the founder and executive director of the Media Arts Center San Diego, a local non-profit that also organizes the annual San Diego...