was the recipient of a $5,000 award in recognition of her written work by the Institute of Puerto Rico. Present Lázaro works as a volunteer in a program called "Cuéntame un Cuento" (Tell me a story) at the Museo de Arte de Ponce in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Lázaro lives in Ponce with her husband, attorney Cesar Hernandez Colon, and her son Jose Alberto. Books by Lázaro Brilla, Brilla, Linda Estrella (Shine, shine, pretty star) Mi Flamboyán Amarillo (My Yellow Poinciana Tree), illustrated by Lulu Delacre El Mejor Es Mi Papa (My Father is the Best) ¡Viva la tortuga! (Long live the turtle!) La Niña y La Estrella (The Girl and the Star) Ya Llegan los Reyes Magos! (The Three Kings Are Here!) Nuestro Capitolio (Our Capitol) Federico García Lorca See also List of Puerto Rican writers List of Puerto Ricans Puerto Rican literature Notes References Main sources: Bio appearing in "Ya llegan los Reyes Magos!", Lectorum Publications, 2001, remarks by the President of the Senate in 2005 to Capitol tour guides about the commissioning of a poem about the Capitol for visiting children. Puerto Rican writers People from San Juan, Puerto Rico Living people 1965 births Puerto Rican women writers