The Place: Port Isabel, Texas behind the shrimp boats in a little Catholic church; a Venus-esque sea shell crowning the alter and a sunrise sea mural beyond.
The Life: A mother of ten, grandmother of 16, great grandmother of 17 who shouldered the balance, as does her town, of two cultures. A maker of tamales yet a model of Western etiquette.
The song: Solamente Una Vez.
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