Lady Tacos de Canasta

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Lady Tacos de Canasta
Born	1984 (age 39–40) Villa de Etla, Oaxaca, Mexico

Marven, also known as Lady Tacos de Canasta (English: Lady Basket Tacos) (born 1984)^{[citation needed]} is a Mexican muxe street taco vendor.^[1] She gained popularity on social media for selling tacos at Mexico City Pride in 2016, bringing attention to her expressive personality.^[2]

Marven was born and raised in Villa de Etla, in the state of Oaxaca in Mexico. Her family sold tacos de canasta, a variety of taco prepared and sold by vendors on the street, typically while on a bicycle. From an early age, she helped her family with their business. Working as a vendor, she developed a distinctive cry that emphasized her strong voice and attracted customers to her tacos.^[3]

In 2016, her friends invited her to sell tacos at Mexico City Pride. While there, a video of her selling tacos was uploaded to Twitter, where it went viral, giving Marven the nickname "Lady Tacos de Canasta".^{[citation needed]} Following this appearance, she has been invited as a special guest at subsequent Mexico City Prides.^[4] In 2019, she appeared on the Netflix series Taco Chronicles, in the episode "Canasta".^[5]

Since 2017, Marven has sold her tacos in Mexico City. She had previously sold her tacos along Madero Street, but stopped after an attack by the city's police force.^[1]

In 2021, Marven ran for a position in the Congress of Mexico City, under the banner of the Equality, Freedom, and Gender Party. She described the most recent altercation she had with police as fueling her desire to run for office.^[5]