Arts

Groundbreaking Latina comedian Cristela Alonzo comes to San Antonio’s Tobin Center Wednesday

Alonzo will take the stage to discuss her book Music to My Years: A Mixtape-Memoir of Growing Up and Standing Up.

by Amber Esparza September 19, 2023August 5, 2025

Alonzo will take the stage to discuss her book Music to My Years: A Mixtape-Memoir of Growing Up and Standing Up.

Arts

Dream on Pause: The writers strike comes as Latines are finally making waves in Hollywood

With barriers to entry in most Hollywood careers, the road to success for young Latines can be limited.

by Lindsey Villarreal September 8, 2023November 25, 2024

Arts

Teatro Audaz presents Texas premiere of The Ghosts of Lote Bravo

Teatro Audaz will perform the heartbreaking play at the Cellar Theater inside the Public Theater of San Antonio.

by Colin Houston July 12, 2023May 28, 2025

Movies

Symbol of Hope: Sasha Calle talks about being the first Latina to play Supergirl in The Flash

The Flash is also Calle’s first appearance in a major motion picture.

by Brandon Rodriguez June 16, 2023July 12, 2025

Arts

San Antonio author Shea Serrano brings comedy series based on his upbringing to Amazon Freevee

Primo — which premieres May 19 — follows Rafa, a teenager maneuvering his way through high school and a home life that he shares with his single mother and five uncles.

by Kiko Martinez May 18, 2023August 4, 2025

Arts

Comedian Felipe Esparza brings his BigFoo Tour to the Majestic Theatre Saturday

Esparza has grown in popularity since his big break winning NBCs Last Comic Standing in 2010.

by Brandon Rodriguez March 22, 2023April 27, 2025

Arts

New exhhibition ‘Soy de Tejas’ highlights a diversity of themes explored by Texas’ Latinx artists

The exhibition at the City of San Antonio’s Centro de Artes was curated by Rigoberto Luna, co-owner and director of San Antonio’s Presa House Gallery.

by Marco Aquino February 23, 2023July 1, 2025

Music

San Antonio punk band Fea composed original music for new play debuting at Public Theater

For Fabulous Monsters, the Public’s Cellar Theater will be transformed to look like a rock club, complete with walls covered in band flyers.

by Dalia Gulca February 22, 2023April 19, 2025

Arts

‘Refined Reflections’: UTSA’s Zoe Diaz Collection exhibition reflects a gift to the community

The works now on display at UTSA’s Southwest Campus range from large-scale paintings and sculpture to photographs and drawings.

by Marco Aquino February 9, 2023July 25, 2025

Arts

New exhibition featuring works by Latinx artists opens Friday at the UTSA Southwest Campus

‘Refined Reflections into the Formidable: Contemporary Latino Art from the Zoe Diaz Collection’ will be on view from Jan. 27-Mar. 11.

by Dalia Gulca January 25, 2023April 2, 2025

Arts

Patricia Ruiz-Healy champions Latinx and South Texas artists in both San Antonio and Manhattan

Ruiz Healy opened her Olmos Park gallery in 2006 and expanded her scope with a New York City location in 2019.

by Bryan Rindfuss November 4, 2022July 30, 2025

Arts

New exhibitions at San Antonio’s McNay examine trials faced by Black and Brown people in the U.S.

“True Believers: Benny Andrews & Deborah Roberts” and “Margarita Cabrera: Blurring Borders” opened Oct. 6 and run through Jan. 22.

by Marco Aquino October 19, 2022July 16, 2025

News

San Antonio Rep. Castro, others ask social media to curb Spanish-language election disinformation

‘I’ve been disappointed to see [social media companies] tolerate lies in Spanish that would never be tolerated in English,’ Castro said.

by Sanford Nowlin October 14, 2022August 17, 2023

Arts

New, interactive chamber opera by San Antonio composer examines legacy of La Malinche

The performance, which has sold out, marks the opening to the exhibition ‘Traitor, Survivor, Icon: The Legacy of La Malinche’ at the San Antonio Museum of Art.

by Ashley Allen October 11, 2022June 12, 2025

News

Hispanic Texans may now be the state’s largest demographic group, new census data shows

For years, the state’s Hispanic population has grown significantly faster than the white population. The new census data is the first to reflect Texas passing a milestone in its cultural and political evolution.

by Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune September 15, 2022August 17, 2023

Arts

Classic Theatre of San Antonio’s production of Roosters opens at La Zona this weekend

The play will run through most of September, with special showings including a Pride Night on Sept. 9 as well as an ASL night on Sept. 18.

by Macks Cook September 7, 2022June 6, 2025

Arts

Texas premiere of American Mariachi debuts at the Public Theater of San Antonio Sept. 9

The production also marks the first time the work of a Latino writer will be presented at the Russell Hill Rogers Theater in the organization’s 100-year history.

by Kiko Martinez September 7, 2022August 2, 2025

Music

The world has finally caught up to San Antonio power-pop band the Krayolas

A true San Antonio hybrid, the Krayolas initially drew attention for filtering the sounds of the British Invasion through a Mexican American lens.

by Bill Baird August 25, 2022August 4, 2025

Movies

Marvel writer and artist Terry Blas excited about Latino inclusion in Wakanda Forever

Mexican star Tenoch Huerta will play a prominent role in the much-anticipated Black Panther sequel as Namor, the leader of an ancient underwater civilization with ties to Mesoamerica.

by Kiko Martinez August 12, 2022April 7, 2025