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MEXICO CITY (AFP) – Chopping meat and offal at her street food stall in one of Mexico City’s roughest neighbourhoods, Maria del Pilar Cortes is a rare sight in the capital’s male-dominated taco world. The 75-year-old and her sister are among the few women who dedicate themselves to preparing the street-food favourite devoured by millions […]

Chopping meat and offal at her street food stall in one of Mexico City's roughest neighborhoods, Maria del Pilar Cortes is a rare sight in the capital's male-dominated taco world. The 75-year-old and her sister are among the few women who dedicate themselves to preparin...

The inspiring story of Maria del Pilar Cortes, a 75-year-old taco vendor challenging gender norms in the heart of Mexico City.

Chopping meat and offal at her street food stall in one of Mexico Citys roughest neighborhoods, Maria del Pilar Cortes is a rare sight in the capitals male-dominated taco world.

Chopping meat and offal at her street food stall in one of Mexico City's roughest neighborhoods, Maria del Pilar Cortes is a rare sight in the capital's male-dominated taco world.At the sisters' taco stand in Tepito, Maria Guadalupe Cortes has a message for other women thinking of trying to break into the male-dominated world, urging them to "just keep going -- and don't give up." jg-dr/mdl