Boss
Prima donna
Leading lady. A temperamental performer
Pulque
A Mexican alcoholic drink.
Rebozo
Shawl
Saltimbanque
Itinerant circus performer
Sangre azul
Blue blood
Señor, Señora, Señorita
Mr., Mrs., Miss
Sobadora
Massage therapist
Son jarocho
Folk music of Veracruz
Sui generis
Unique
Vanilla planifonia
Species of vanilla orchid
Ya!
Enough
Xocolatl
bitter water, chocolate
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CECILIA VELÁSTEGUI, M.S.ED. received First Place from the International Latino Book Awards for her novels Missing in Machu Picchu (2013) and Traces of Bliss (2012). The Association of American Publishers and the Las Comadres International organization selected her novels to the National Latino Book Club. Parisian Promises (2014) was the runner-up for the Paris Book Award and Gathering the Indigo Maidens (2011) was a finalist for the Mariposa Award. Her children’s bilingual fables: Olinguito Speaks Up, Lalo Loves to Help, and Howl of the Mission Owl have received numerous awards.
Cecilia was born in Ecuador and raised in California and France. She received her graduate degree from the University of Southern California, speaks four languages, and has traveled to one hundred countries. She lives in Dana Point, California.
www.CeciliaVelastegui.com
Lucía Zárate
1864-1890
Smallest Woman in the World
Lucía Zárate and General Mite in London
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