Unveiling Secrets: Claudia Castro Luna Reveals the Hidden Story Behind The Flowers Along the Way
CCL: It’s a very Salvadoran word. In Náhuat, it means a girl child. Not many people know that word in the U.S. unless you are from a Salvadoran heritage. Once, in Texas, a woman came to my reading and was astonished to see the word “Cipota” on the cover of a book. She knew exactly what it meant, and in that moment, we both felt seen.
SR: In your book, the women in your family seem to have a huge influence on you. Your Abeula was a force of nature, but El Salvador isn’t a matriarchal society, is it?
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