Carmen Tafolla, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Chicana writer
Date of Birth: 29-Jul-1951
Place of Birth: San Antonio, Texas, United States
Profession: associate professor
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Carmen Tafolla
- Carmen Tafolla (born 29 July 1951) is an internationally acclaimed Chicana writer from San Antonio, Texas, and a Professor Emerita of Bicultural Bilingual Studies at the University of Texas at San Antonio.
- Tafolla served as the poet laureate of San Antonio from 2012 to 2014, and was named the Poet Laureate of Texas for 2015-16.
- Tafolla has written more than thirty books, and won multiple literary awards.
- She is one of the most highly anthologized Chicana authors in the United States, with her work appearing in more than 300 anthologies.
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