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Tia Maria

/ ˈtɪə məˈrɪə /

noun

  1. a coffee-flavoured liqueur from the Caribbean

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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I thought of my Tía Maria’s oldest son, José Fernandez, whom everyone calls “Chepe.”

My sisters and my Tía María’s daughters became Mami’s main caretakers as she declined.

When I tried to sneak away, like I always do, without saying proper goodbyes, my Tía María caught me and smiled.

This extraordinary 87-year-old woman is my Tía María, the oldest sister of my late mother, María de la Luz Arellano Miranda.

When my grandparents had to travel to Mexico City from their mountain hamlet in Zacatecas, she took care of her younger sister; when Mami was dying of ovarian cancer, my Tía María and her daughters tended to her.

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