Cartoons
La Cucaracha y Mas
Historical Hallucinations? History + Hipsters = Hipstory (toons)
Mas…Historical Hallucinations? History + Hipsters = Hipstory (toons)
Hold the OVNI – all ‘El Mexican’ wants is a nice cool one (video)
Nothing like a cool refreshing cerveza on a hot dusty desert day. El Mexican gets all that, and more.
Naco Ñewsday: ‘Naco art’ according to Instagram (photos)
Let’s define our terms: According to the Daily Texican, “naco,” not a nice word, is Mexican slang for a lower class, ignorant country bumpkin, and/or a derogatory term for an “Indio” or native.
“Naco art,” therefore, is the Mexican version of lowbrow “art” like Elvis paintings on velvet or sad clowns and/or big-eyed “Keene” people.
Remezcla’s Daniela Cabera reports:
Mas…Naco Ñewsday: ‘Naco art’ according to Instagram (photos)
Playing the Trump Card (toon)
There’s more like this at ArnieBermudez.com
Presenting the Frida Kahlo artwork slideshow musical video
Experience Frida Khalo’s paintings in a musical slideshow by RiZaAnn
T-Man: Fighting the crime, shaking the maracas in Cuba (1951 toon)
I love Pappy’s comics blog — one of the best in the biz! And I love the treasure trove of stuff he unearths and shares; with or without knowing it, he has curated one of the best short histories of Latina/o representation available on the net! A grand tip of the sombrero to Pappy!
Here’s his latest find!
Mas…T-Man: Fighting the crime, shaking the maracas in Cuba (1951 toon)
¡Orale! It’s International Coffee Day: Cartoons, un video, y ñews
¡Feliz International Coffee Day! POCHO runs on coffee (and tacos, of course), and here’s our proof, starting with these self-portraits by POCHO Jefe-in-Chief Lalo Alacraz.
Here’s how to identify Lalo (or any other nationally-syndicated Latino cartoonists) if you happen to seem him [Note: two kinds of coffee]:
Mas…¡Orale! It’s International Coffee Day: Cartoons, un video, y ñews