Rudolfo Anaya’s “Bless Me, Ultima” to be made into an opera

Rudolfo Anaya’s “Bless Me, Ultima” to be made into an opera

NewsTaco April 27, 2016

*I think this is great news. The AP story calls it calls it “one of the most recognizable works of Mexican-American Literature and a book some scholars believed sparked the Chicano […]

the Latino daily – Your Wednesday morning brief

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TUESDAY, April 27, 2016 Good morning Taquistas! It’s storming in South Texas as I begin this – a wonderful show, lightening, rain, thunder, hail . . . Let’s get started […]

Bless Me, Miriam

Mary Mata February 25, 2013

By Maria Hinojosa, Latino USA The new film Bless Me, Ultima based on the Rudolfo Anaya novel is out now in theaters. Maria Hinojosa speaks to actor Miriam Colon, who stars as […]

‘Bless Me, Ultima’ Shows the Darkness and Wonder of Life

Mary Mata February 22, 2013

By Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times Film Critic A deeply satisfying feat of storytelling, “Bless Me, Ultima” makes a difficult task look easy. It combines innocence and experience, the darkness […]

Bless Me Ultima Cast Interview – Screening Ticket Giveaway

NewsTaco February 15, 2013

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco It’s surprising to think about it, 40 years since it happened, but when Bless Me Ultima was first published it was banned – burned in places. […]

Bless Me Ultima Screening Ticket Give Away

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By NewsTaco Great News! If you live or plan to visit any of the cities listed below you can win tickets to a special screening of  Bless Me Ultima. The […]

Bless Me, Ultima ~ San Antonio Screening

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By Melanie Mendez-Gonzales, ¿Qué Means What? I recently heard Patsy Torres Lucero, Ph.D. discuss the findings of her dissertation on a sense of purpose. In summary,  her conclusion is that our sense […]

Bless Me Ultima Movie: Latino Leaders React

NewsTaco February 6, 2013

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco If you’re like us at NewsTaco, you’ve got the 22nd of this month circled on your calendar. That’s the day of the big release of the […]

‘Bless me Ultima’——the film (¡por fin!)

Mary Mata January 31, 2013

From the textmex obsessed imagination of Marc García-Martínez, textmex galleryblog This article was first published in textmex galleryblog. Marc García-Martínez is an associate professor of English at Hancock College. [Photo screenshot […]