From a shoeshine booth turned taco stand, Soccoro 'Mama Yuca's' Herrera was a taco champion and James Beard Award winner at ...
When Socorro Herrera saw the former shoeshine booth in a Los Feliz liquor store parking lot back in 1976, she said she thought to herself, “This is enough for me.” And it was. For 48 years ...
In “Debí Tirar Más Fotos” (“I Should’ve Taken More Photos”), his sixth studio album and love letter to Puerto Rico, Bad Bunny ...
L.A.'s cochinita pibil matriarch and the first ever TACO MADNESS champion—back in 2009—Socorro "Mama Yuca's" Herrera has ...
An icon of the Los Angeles taco scene has passed away. Socorro Herrera, founder of Yuca’s Hut in Los Feliz, died on Dec. 23, her family announced. A memorial service is planned for 1 p.m. on Jan ...
Socorro Herrera, founder of Yuca's Restaurant in Los Feliz, passed away on Dec. 23, 2024. Known as "Mama Yuca's," she leaves ...