Hopefully, some of you have heard of Victor Villasenor, the writer who was
nominated for a Pulitzer two times. He wrote Rain of Gold, Burro Genius, and
many other critically acclaimed books.

Hopefully, some of you have heard of Victor Villasenor, the writer who was
nominated for a Pulitzer two times. He wrote Rain of Gold, Burro Genius, and
many other critically acclaimed books. He writes about his family’s
experiences in Mexico as well as in the U.S. In his books, he often mentions
that his family came from Los Altos. In fact, one book, Wild Steps of Heaven,
is about the family’s experiences there. I was very curious where in Los Altos
they were from and wrote to his website. Surprisingly, his sister wrote back
to me and said they were from Arandas. She mentioned that the people there are
known for being great horsemen and for having really good teeth! Any
Villasenors from Arandas out there?