Francisco Marven, an indigenous transgender woman known as Lady Tacos de Canasta who starred in the Netflix series Taco Chronicles serves tacos at her restaurant, as she is set to campaign as a lawmaker in the local elections in June mid-terms in Mexico City, Mexico April 9, 2021. Picture taken April 9, 2021.REUTERS/Carlos Jasso
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - After Mexico City's 'Lady Tacos de Canasta,' a street vendor featured in a Netflix series, stood up to police who she said harassed her on the street, she decided to take her fight for worker and LGBT rights to a bigger stage.
The 36-year-old, who goes by the name of Marven and identifies as Mexico's 'muxe' third-gender, is now running for Mexico City's congress, one of a bevy of newcomer candidates in midterm elections in June that will be one of the biggest in Mexico's history.
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