My Big Fat Cuban Family is a Cuban-American lifestyle and food blog by Marta Verdes Darby.
I had my mom, Luza, with me over the weekend. Our major activity was making plans for her upcoming birthday next month.
We will be celebrating her 99 years on earth.
Me: "What would you like to do for your birthday?"
Luza: "I would like a party."
Me: "Of course."
She stops for a moment, thinking.
"Can I have balloons?"
I'm thinking 99 red ones. Your thoughts?
My Big Fat Cuban Family is all about my Cuban American life. Enjoy my ramblings on my blog about my Cuban family, Cuban heritage, Cuban culture, Cuban life. And some decent Cuban recipes with pictures, too.
Years ago when Amy and Adam were very small and I was a single mother, I had a wonderful neighbor named Isabel. She was from El Salvador. Because I was one of the few people on the block that spoke Spanish, she and I became fast friends and would often compare cultural notes.
Although our foods had some marked differences and we would argue the merits of pupusas vs. empanadas, we both agreed that onions are God's gift to us and that plantains should be served with every meal. Amen.
It's always fun interviewing a director. It gives you a new and different perspective of the filmmaking process. As you know, I was in LA last week spending time interviewing the cast and director of Queen of Katwe. I also got to walk the Red Carpet at the premiere, which I'm going to keep talking about every single time I can, but that's not important right now.
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The newest Disney film, Queen of Katwe opens today in theaters everywhere. I am telling everyone I know to GO SEE IT. Not only because it's such an amazing story, but because it's an amazing TRUE story.