Articles by Joe Contreras

The Rise of Hot Pueblo Chile in Colorado’s Cool Nights

By Eric Peterson, Colorado Biz Daily, www. cobizmag.com Carl Musso’s family has farmed in the Pueblo area for four generations—and counting. “My son’s five [generations],”…

Love, Passion & Adversity: LLD Review ‘Frida Kahlo , Diego Rivera and Mexican Modernism’ Exhibit Now At The Denver Art Museum

By Joe Contreras, Latin Life Denver Media When I first heard that the Frida Kahlo , Diego Rivera and Mexican Modernism exhibit currently on display…

Testigos / Witnesses, A Study Of Life, Death & The Universal Mysteries That Connect Us All; Museo de las Americas

It is a study of life, death and the universal mysteries that connect us all. The Otomi people have born witness to millennia of conquest,…

Hecho en Colorado, Where Art, History, Culture & Community Meet; History Colorado Ctr.

By Joe Contreras, Latin Life Denver Media It had been quite a while since I had visited Downtown Denver, since before Covid-19 took hold in…

Were You There In 2014 For The W. 38th Avenue Music Festival? Good times and Great Vibes

Festival 38, 2014. Were you there for the 4th Annual W. 38th Avenue Merchants Association Festival? Good times and Great Vibes See Photo Gallery Below…..

ICE Citizens Academy Will Lead to Terrorizing of Immigrants

Armed Vigilantes Have No Place in American Streets  In response to news reports that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will begin a ‘Citizens Academy’…

Black & Brown Lives Matter In Life & In Art: Museo de las Americas Statement

Museo de las Americas believes Black Lives Matter. We believe brown lives matter, and we believe indigenous lives matter. For us, this has always been true…

Mexico’s President Is All In for Trump; Mexicans Will Not Forget AMLO’s Reverence To The Man Who Has Maligned Us

By Enrique Krauze  Contributing Opinion Writer: New York Times MEXICO CITY — President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s visit with President Trump in Washington this week will no…

4th of July Latin Block Party All The Way From L.A. Broadcast on TV and Online

The Annual Event Will Televise Live on July 4, 2020 on ABC7 (7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.) and LA 36 and Grand Park’s and The Music Center’s Digital Streaming Platforms (8:00 p.m.–10:00…