Taco Testimony Meditations on Family, Food And Culture

Denise Chavez has her roots in New Mexico, Texas, and Mexico and learned to love tacos in all of these places. An award-winning fiction writer, playwright, actress, and teacher, Chavez considers herself a "performance writer." In 1995 her first novel, Face of an Angel, won the American Book Award as well as many other honors. Her works include the novel Loving Pedro Infante, nonfiction, fiction for children, and more than 45 plays. Her writing and her many community projects have been supported by the Fulbright Commission, the Lannan Foundation, and a Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Award. Chavez founded the Cultural Center of Mesilla and the Border Book Festival, of which she is executive director. She lives with her husband in Las Cruces, New Mexico.Chavez, Denise is the author of 'Taco Testimony Meditations on Family, Food And Culture', published 2006 under ISBN 9781887896948 and ISBN 1887896945.