Lady Tacos de Canasta

Marven, also known as Lady Tacos de Canasta (born 1984) She gained popularity on social media for selling tacos at Mexico City Pride in 2016.

Biography 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.

In 2016, a video of her selling tacos at Mexico City Pride was uploaded to Twitter, where it went viral. Users of the platform gave Marven the nickname "Lady Tacos de Canasta". Following this appearance, she has been a guest at subsequent Mexico City Prides. In 2019, she appeared on the Netflix series Taco Chronicles, in the episode "Canasta".

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. The next year, she established a new restaurant in the historic center of Mexico City. She closed the latter in early 2026 due to extortion.