V That Autumn The movie came to a close and went, and, in time, it was forgotten, placed upon the background of the past—: and I returned to play and laughter, to class and lessons hardly learned. Each time I spoke I lost a thought, or else said nothing to friends who might have seen …
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IV The Trailing Consequence: A Triptych I Journey Home The picture show, three-and-a-half hours of it, Was over; the credits, so many ascended into immortality. The fiery art of film had sent my head buzzing—: I rose in penumbra, vexed at the unwinding course of truth and was now lost …
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III Fight Scene Beginning Bick Benedict, that is, Rock Hudson in the Time-clock of the movie, stands up and moves, Deliberate, toward encounter. He has come out Of the anxious blur of the backdrop, like Coming out of the unreal into the world of What’s true, down to earth and distinct; …
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II The Existence of Sarge The old man places his hat on the table and All three have sat down, the same as if their Ancestors had been there first. (Jump cut To Sarge): who is all at once by the booth in Time to hear the man stricken in years: “Señor, buenas dias.” On …
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Editor’s recommendation and credits: Tino Villanueva has graciously permitted us to publish his poem Scene from the Movie GIANT (1993). We are certainly humbled. A few recommendations to the reader are in order. First, Dr. Villanueva suggests that the reader watch the movie (or watch it anew) and pay particular focus to the fight scene. …
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We introduce amateur photographer, Jose Angel Hinojosa of McAllen, Texas to our IberoAztlan audience. Jose Angel was born and raised in McAllen, Texas’ south side, in a neighborhood called El Barrio de la Hacha. Working many summers in the agricultural fields with his parents and grandparents, he decided at a very early age that he …
Jim Crow Laws Much has been written about post-Civil War Jim Crow laws enacted in the South to disfranchise African Americans. But Hispanics have also faced innumerable obstacles when exercising their right to vote which began early in the history of the state. The obstacles which have been used or attempted have included literacy and …
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Rius was Mexico; Mexico produced rius. He was the grand old man of Mexican political satire. Born in Zamora, Michoacán, Mexico, Eduardo del Rio García, or “rius” (1934-2017), was an artist and social critic. In my opinion, the lower case “r” suggest his humility. He was a modern Diogenes for his times. Rius’s apodo or …
Happy belated Cinco de Mayo. The National Hispanic Hall of Fame honored local artist Jesse Trevino on May 5th, 2021 with its annual Lifetime Achievement Award. Trevino, recognized for his brilliance in the arts, joins other Texas distinguished leaders in receiving this prestigious award, including the Honorable Henry Cisneros, General Alfred Valenuela, and Lionel …
Rebecca Olivares Flores was born in 1943 to a family whose patriarchal and matriarchal documented lines date back to the early 1700s, a family that has continued to reside in South Texas. Her life’s work was formed by her experience harvesting vegetables on the small farm that her father’s family owned, their family’s annual migrations …
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