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The revered actor-director got an Oscar nomination for playing an East L.A. schoolteacher. Through the Latino Film Institute he’s fulfilling that role in real life by letting young people of color tell their stories on film.
In the latest work by the L.A. native and MacArthur ‘genius’ grant winner, a bleeding man’s arrival tests the faith of an order of Central Valley monks
El festival del libro, iniciado en 2011, trae libros, autores y editores en español a Los Ángeles, una ciudad mitad latina con una falta de libreros en español.
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The book festival, launched in 2011, brings Spanish-language books, authors and publishers to Los Angeles, a half-Latino city with a lack of Español booksellers.
Recovered from a battle with throat cancer, Olmos joined a large turnout of Latina and Latino talent
Sure, the Grammy Award was nice. But this virtuoso Chicano ensemble is mainly motivated by social justice, funky grooves and exploring the Latin American musical diaspora
Regional Mexican music, from mariachi and banda to Norteño and son jarocho, is being taken up and transformed by young artists from places like South L.A., Texas, Arizona and the Inland Empire.
Fireworks and many female groups are among the regular features of the festival, which is the longest-running annual event at the Hollywood Bowl.
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Los fuegos artificiales y muchas grupos femeninos se encuentran entre las características habituales del festival, que es el evento anual más antiguo en el Hollywood Bowl.
‘Zoot Suit’ is by far the most influential play by a Chicano writer, and the only one to reach Broadway. It changed Los Angeles’ historical memory and the American theater forever
