My Whelo’s Tortillas: My Grandpa’s Tortillas

By Roberto Suarez

Making tortillas with his grandchildren has given Roberto Suarez the chance to pass on what he’s learned about them over the years. It has brought his family closer together and given him the chance to pass on important family lessons of culture and tradition.

Discover how tortillas have been—and continue to be—a type of glue that holds families together with the touching stories in My Whelo’s Tortillas.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Archway Publishing
• Release date: Oct 30, 2019
• ISBN: 9781480880504

Roberto Suarez

Roberto Suarez was born in Taft, Texas, and raised in Corpus Christi. He graduated from the University of North Texas with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy. He has been making flavored flour tortillas for decades.

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ISBN: 978-1-4808-8051-1 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4808-8050-4 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2019909035

Archway Publishing rev. date: 09/27/2019

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My Whelo’s

Tortillas

My Grandpa’s Tortillas

by Roberto Suarez

Acknowledgements:

A very special thank you to the follwoing for their support:

Jessica Munoz

Tonia Ray

Rick Morgan

Rico Arreazola

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