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Ofelia Esparza, Chicana altarista, receives top NEA honor for folk art that carries on an East L.A. tradition

She was born in East Los Angeles in 1932. At 86, she lives four blocks from where she took her first breath. Much has changed in her 8 1/2 decades of life, but one thing has stayed the same: Ofelia Esparza remains devoted to the art of making Day of the Dead altars, a tradition descended from her...

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13:00 on June 27 2018

Ofelia Esparza, Chicana altarista, receives top NEA honor for folk art that carries on an East L.A. tradition

L.A. Times - Entertainment — She was born in East Los Angeles in 1932. At 86, she lives four blocks from where she took her first breath. Much has changed in her 8 1/2 decades of life, but one thing ... more info
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