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Arizona Sonoran News

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Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

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Tasty and culturally rich: tamale time

Madeline Ruth December 11, 2014

During the holidays, the demand for homemade tamales surpasses any other month of the year.. These individually wrapped presents involve care, love, family, tradition and Mexican heritage. They are...

Perfecto Leon looks out at his customers on Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, in Tucson, Ariz. Leon spent a part of the morning preparing tamales for customers. (Photograph by Jordan McMahon)

The Tamale Man

Jordan McMahon February 26, 2014

From the beginning, restaurateur Perfecto Leon was fighting the odds. He was born with bronchitis, and the doctors told his parents that their son would probably not survive. After initially dismissing...

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