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Nayarit workers out on the town, at Casa Escobar in Santa Monica, circa 1968. Left to right: Honario (last name unknown), dishwasher; Refugio “Cuca” Ariaga, waitress; Guadalupe “Lupe” Reyes, waitress; Ildelfonso “Poncho” Garcia; "El Guero," (real name unknown), dishwasher and Honario's brother. Photo by Natalia Molina.
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In 1922, Natalia Barraza immigrated to the United States alone. In 1922, Natalia Barraza immigrated to the United States alone. She had grown up in Tecuala, a small town in Nayarit, Mexico. Although she immigrated not being able to write, read, or speak English, Barraza opened up El Nayarit, a Mexican restaurant formerly located in the Echo Park community Los Angeles. With time, the restaurant became a well-established community hub for immigrants, the LGBTQ community, and women.
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