La Vida Yaya

Here is a list of my favorite posts about life & culture. Enjoy! NALAC Arts Advocacy Institute-Washington, DC Wednesday, May 22, 2013 NALAC Leadership Institute Wednesday, August 29, 2012 Luna, The Stars and The Moon Tuesday, May 29, 2012 Letter to Lydia Saturday, May 12, 2012 My Weight Loss Journey Friday, May 3, 2012 Spider Sense Wednesday, April 4, 2012   Zero to 5 Saturday, February 25, 2012 Home Remedies Sunday, October 9, 2011 Day of the Dead 2011   Thursday, September 29, 2011 Lost Angeles   Monday, September 12, 2011 What You Do For Love Monday, September 27, 2010 Summertime Fun 2010 Friday, July 2, 2010 Chatting It Up With Grandpa   Thursday, June 3, 2010 Alma Tuesday, May 18, 2010 Gays, Gays, Gays   Thursday, May 13, 2010 Sara Garcia   Wednesday, February 24, 2010 Black History Month Year-Round   Friday, February 5, 2010 Cultural Events at the Mexican ...

I was watching an old Antonio Aguilar film the other day and thought how wonderful the film was because Sara Garcia was in it. I know her best playing the loving and often hilarious granny in Pedro Infante films. Another thing that made me think about her was buying the Mexican chocolate Abuelita recently at Vallartas for a coworker who wanted to make some at home. I had some made for a special occasion and it was delicious. Very comforting on a sunny but cool day. It's nice to introduce a new convert to the sinfully rich decadence of Abuelita. Now I'm not sure if that is in fact Sara Garcia on the Abuelita box but it sure does look like her and Wikipedia says it's so. And who better to be on that box of warm, yummy goodness than a warm, fuzzy, spitfire of a granny. She seriously does not get enough credit. Without her in those Infante and Aguilar films, the story lines would all be about macho men on horses singing to delicate flowers of women. But with Sara Garcia in the ...