As per our current Database, Carmen Tafolla is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: May 10, 2020).
Currently, Carmen Tafolla is 73 years, 3 months and 23 days old. Carmen Tafolla will celebrate 74rd birthday on a Tuesday 29th of July 2025. Below we countdown to Carmen Tafolla upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Carmen Tafolla |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Age | 73 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
| Born | July 29, 1951 (San Antonio, TX) |
| Birthday | July 29 |
| Town/City | San Antonio, TX |
| Nationality | TX |
Carmen Tafolla’s zodiac sign is Leo. According to astrologers, people born under the sign of Leo are natural born leaders. They are dramatic, creative, self-confident, dominant and extremely difficult to resist, able to achieve anything they want to in any area of life they commit to. There is a specific strength to a Leo and their "king of the jungle" status. Leo often has many friends for they are generous and loyal. Self-confident and attractive, this is a Sun sign capable of uniting different groups of people and leading them as one towards a shared cause, and their healthy sense of humor makes collaboration with other people even easier.
Carmen Tafolla was born in the Year of the Rabbit. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rabbit enjoy being surrounded by family and friends. They’re popular, compassionate, sincere, and they like to avoid conflict and are sometimes seen as pushovers. Rabbits enjoy home and entertaining at home. Compatible with Goat or Pig.
Chicana author who is known for her work as both a children's fiction author and as a poet. Between 2012 and 2014, she served as the poet laureate for San Antonio. And, during 2015-2016, she served as the state of Texas' poet laureate.
She graduated with a bachelor's degree in Spanish and French from Austin College in 1972. She subsequently earned her master's degree in education from Austin College the following year.
She released her first poetry anthology collection, Get Your Tortillas Together, in 1976. In 2010, she earned the Charlotte Zolotow Award for Best Children's Picture Book in recognition of her novel What Can You DO with A Paleta?
She was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas.
She and fellow children's author Judy Blume are both known for employing themes that are near to them personally.
