Local Talent Spotlight: Teresa Robinson Spills the Tea on New Mexico Entertainment Magazine
Shannon Yvonne Moreau chats with local editor and publisher Teresa Robinson about how and why she launched New Mexico Entertainment magazine.
by Shannon Yvonne Moreau
Wouldn’t it be cool if there were one place to learn about all the events and entertainment happening in New Mexico?
That’s the question local publisher Teresa Robinson asked herself while at her first Isotopes game, seeing the advertisers and businesses promoting there. The result: New Mexico Entertainment.
Launched in 2013 with cover stories featuring local and visiting celebrities, it became a print publication and the figurehead of events such as the New Mexico Entertainment Awards Gala, Caribbean Celebration, and Morning Toons. NMBLC chatted with the one-woman force behind New Mexico Entertainment, Pride and Equality Magazine, and Graphic Bliss, LLC.
Note: Answers have been edited for clarity and length.
Are you originally from New Mexico?
I was born in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, and my family moved here when I was two years old. The story goes, my father saw a postcard from my aunt, who was transferred here when she was in the military, of the sunset and the mountains. He said, we gotta live there. I love it here still.
What went into launching NM Entertainment?
As an Aries, I'm that person that'll start and figure it out later. I felt this was something New Mexico needed, but I wasn't sure if New Mexico thought it needed it. So I started online. We attracted people that really liked the vibe of there’s somebody out there that cares about what they’re doing. There were so many bands that’ve been around for a long time that don't get recognition. So many theater production companies that don't get as much exposure as the Popejoy Hall of it all. We provided that resource.
By 2019, we started printing, got a distributor.
Then COVID hit.
What was COVID’s impact on New Mexico Entertainment?
You literally couldn't hustle out of this. In 2022, when we started coming back, it was starting over again. People started creating online sources and we reported on that. In 2024, that rebuild has been continuing.
COVID had me become a hermit all over again. Now I’m getting back out there and talking to people, letting them know about the magazine. We're shooting for print in 2025.
How did you build popular events like Rocky Horror screenings?
I was trying to figure out a cool event to promote Pride and Equality Magazine. Some friends said, you know what hasn’t been here? Rocky Horror.
I reached out to the Guild [Cinema]. I explained that we’ll have our own cleaning crew, our own staff. [They] said okay.
Being a part of that show gives people this safe space where they can really be who they are. Without judgment. If you do not know what The Rocky Horror Picture Show is, you know that when you were there that night, you were probably in one of the most inclusive rooms you will be in.
How can readers support New Mexico Entertainment?
Follow us on social media and get out to the events.