Paul Espinosa has produced over 30 documentary films aired on PBS. Compiled By LA CUCARACHA STAFF Chicano filmmaker Paul Espinosa, toured Southern Colorado the last week of February showing his award-winning film “Singing Our Way to Freedom” — first released in 2020. The film is about the life and times of the late Ramon “Chunky”… Continue reading ‘Singing Our Way to Freedom’
Month: March 2026
Navigating higher-ed
Alone…Afraid…Anxious…Nervous…Confused…Lost… By CELESTE MOLINA Those are all the feelings one might experience when navigating the unfamiliar journey of higher education. For first-generation and migrant students, college can feel like stepping into a world designed for someone else, a world of unspoken rules, invisible barriers, and few people who understand your background or your struggles. As… Continue reading Navigating higher-ed
Data centers take, not give
By DEBORAH MARTINEZ MARTINEZ In Southern Colorado, climate pollution is affecting the way people perceive the push to put large data centers in their communities. Data centers can consume as much electricity as 175,000 homes and there is concern for scarce water supplies. Also, the promise of jobs is a false one, according to a… Continue reading Data centers take, not give