LA VIDA ES UN SUENO

About the Book

When I first started writing Mom and Dad’s story, I never thought that it would take so long to finish. At first I just wanted to have Dad’s poems written down on paper. I did that, and then I decided to finally to make a song for each poem, which I tried to do, but I think that I didn’t make a song for each poem. The reason is that I wanted to send the story as soon as I could because I am old and am afraid that I might not be able to make the book if I kept on adding more and more to Mom and Dad’s story.

About the Author

I was born in Palacios, Texas, in June 21, 1945. I went to school in Palacios Texas, until I was sixteen or seventeen. After that, I went to school in Los Angeles for two or three more years. I worked in the garment business, mostly sewing, and also in department stores selling different kinds of goods. I missed my mother so much that I had to go back to Palacios to see her. I stayed for a few months and then I went back Los Angeles. I got married and shortly after that, my husband and I had a son; his name is Edward Quirarte. I stayed a year more in Los Angeles and came back to Palacios. I started working in the shrimp industry, mostly packing it. I sang in our church choir for many years and later I was able to work as a singer in some bands around the area when I was twenty-five years old. I got married again and had two more children. When I was older, I worked for the elderly and the blind. There are not a lot of good jobs in Palacios; it was very small when I was younger but it has grown very much since then.