by Dr. Ricardo Romo | Apr 12, 2019 | La Prensa Texas
David “Shek” Vega, a lead artist for our cover art, is a street artist, a muralist, and manager of numerous creativity enterprises. Born and raised in South San Antonio, Shek, as he is known in the art world, began his creative career as a graffiti artist at age 15. A...
by Dr. Ricardo Romo | Apr 5, 2019 | La Prensa Texas
It never occurred to our grandparents, and in some case, our parents, that we could impact the weather. Climate was something no one could change. In Texas we often said that if you didn’t like the weather, wait five minutes, it will change. All that thinking has gone...
by Dr. Ricardo Romo | Mar 29, 2019 | La Prensa Texas
Armando Sanchez, a prolific San Antonio artist and muralist, is our featured cover artist for President’s Day commemoration. In 2010 Sanchez painted a large mural at Pico de Gallo Mexican restaurant on Buena Vista street placing the Castro family at the center of the...
by Dr. Ricardo Romo | Mar 29, 2019 | La Prensa Texas
Selena was no ordinary queen. She was the queen of Tejano music. Her empire included music fans from the United States and Mexico and beyond. Her songs crossed international borders and were sung in English and Spanish. To help celebrate the day of her birth, I asked...
by Dr. Ricardo Romo | Mar 22, 2019 | La Prensa Texas
Roma is the first-ever Spanish-language movie to win three Oscars, including Best Director for film director Alfonso Cuaron of Mexico City. The movie is mainly in Spanish, with the occasional use of Mixtec, an indigenous language still spoken in Oaxaca. This was the...
by Dr. Ricardo Romo | Mar 22, 2019 | La Prensa Texas
Jesse Trevino has been painting for nearly 50 years. Now with the new publication of Spirit: The Life and Times of Jesse Treviño by Anthony Head, his full biography is finally available. Head’s book, with a foreword by Henry Cisneros, will engage you. The book will...
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