Gordita: Built Like This Rico Taveras you will begin to see

you will begin to see the world through the eyes of a cartoonist

Published by Vault

For twenty-five years

Can she navigate its twists and turns before the lights come up and the music starts playing

Gordita: Built Like This Rico Taveras you will begin to seeBy Daisy Ruiz. Published by Black Josei Press. Softcover, 32 pages, Colour, 2023 "Gordita: Built Like" is an autobiographical comic by Daisy Draizys Ruiz. In this 28 page color comic, we follow Gordita, a young Mexican American teenager who lives in The Bronx. Shes judged for having no ass by classmates, strangers, and even family. Gordita struggles with low self esteem and body dysmorphia. But, through her friendships with other girls who are also