2022 Latino Comics Expo
Saturday, April 30 - Sunday, May 1, 2022
Museum of Latin American Art
Join us for a selected showcase of animations from Latinx artists from all over the US and Latin America!
The Latino Comics Expo and the Museum of Latin American (MOLAA) partner again to present onsite this year’s Latino Comics Expo at MOLAA. The event will include chalk art workshop for families, food trucks, panels, live music, book signing, and approximately 45 vendors on site.
Admission to the Latino Comics Expo onsite is included with the MOLAA Admission Fee on Saturday, April 30 and free admission on Sunday, May 1, 2022.
Paid on site parking available: $15 fee.
Latino Comics Expo 2022 - promotional video for the event.
PROGRAM:
Saturday, April 30th
11:00 AM: MOLAA Opens / Latino Comics Expo Opens
11:30 AM – 4:30 PM: Chalk Art workshop for kids with Grasiela Rodriguez
12:00 PM: Jennifer Kumiyama from Mayor Robert García's office will come with recognition for LCX
12:30 PM: PANEL: Jorge Gutierrez, Director of "Book of Life" & "Maya and the Three” Ricardo Padilla moderating (LECTURE ROOM)
1:00 PM: Madre Tierra Music (RGSGarden)
2:00 PM: PANEL: Rafael Navarro, “25 years of Sonámbulo” Moderator Javier Hernandez (LECTURE ROOM)
3:00 PM: PANEL: Jaime & Gilbert Hernandez, “40 years of Love & Rockets” Ricardo Padilla moderating (LECTURE ROOM)
3:00 PM: Los Mixos Music (RGSGarden)
5:00 PM: MOLAA Opens / Latino Comics Expo Opens
Sunday May 1st
11:00 AM: MOLAA Opens / Latino Comics Expo Opens
11:30 AM – 4:30 PM: Chalk Art workshop for kids with Grasiela Rodriguez
11:30 AM: Panel- Viviana Garcia Besne- “The Return of Latina BatWoman” Archivist & Film Historian. Moderated by Prof. Frederick Aldama. (LECTURE ROOM)
12:30 PM: Latina Batwoman Movie Screening (LECTURE ROOM)
1:00 PM: Los SoLows Music (RGFS Garden)
2:00 PM: PANEL: Jesse Hernandez, Urban Aztec (moderator Jason Gonzalez) (LECTURE ROOM)
3:00 PM: PANEL: “Latina Power” (panelists-Kayden Phoenix, Isabel Quintero, Candy Briones) (Moderated by MoLAA)
3:00 PM: Los Yesterday Music (RGFS Garden)
5:00 PM: MOLAA Opens / Latino Comics Expo Closes
Credits & Sponsors
MOLAA is generously supported, in part, by the Robert Gumbiner Foundation and by a grant from the Arts Council for Long Beach and the City of Long Beach.
