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Carolina Acosta and Aralis Mejia; authors of "Mamá Didn't Raise a Pendeja"

Thu, Oct 24

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Cafe Calaca

Join us for launch of "Mamá Didn’t Raise a Pendeja." Part self-help send-up, part loving lecture, this is the little book of blessings and burns you'll want in your back pocket.

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Carolina Acosta and Aralis Mejia; authors of "Mamá Didn't Raise a Pendeja"
Carolina Acosta and Aralis Mejia; authors of "Mamá Didn't Raise a Pendeja"

Time & Location

Oct 24, 2024, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM

Cafe Calaca, 505 Franklin Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238, USA

About the Event

About the Book: Inspired by their own no-nonsense abuelitas, first-generation Latinas Carolina Acosta and Aralis Mejia share the tough love and bold wisdom passed down from generations of resilient women. Free of the saccharine platitudes common in modern affirmation books, this book bottles the loving reality checks only family can give. Quotes like “If you expect life to be easy, it’s gonna be longer than you want it to be” cut straight to the heart with perspective and humor.


Carolina Acosta is the founder of Tragos Games, a tabletop game company dedicated to unique products that celebrate Latino culture. With a background in art and graphic design, Carolina found a passion in designing products that speak to her heritage and has made it her mission to use her company and products to give her community more representation in toys and games. Carolina has a MFA from Parsons The New School and…


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