Photo Flash: Mario Lopez Celebrates 'Mud Tacos' at Barnes & Noble

Press notes state,"Marissa loves her big brother, Mario. He always comes up with fun ideas. When playing in their nana's backyard, they decide to make some wormy, squirmy mud tacos. That gives Mario an idea-how about some real tacos for lunch. Before long it is off to the store with Nana, but first they must pick up their cousins Rosie and Chico. When Chico starts acting like a hotshot to prove that he is a big kid, can his cousins, with the help of a few mud tacos, show him how to have some real fun?"

From actor to host, producer to writer, Mario Lopez has already made his mark on Hollywood. He is the host of EXTRA and MTV's America's Best Dance Crew. A dancer himself, Lopez took the runner-up title on the third season of ABC's Dancing with the Stars and completed his first run on Broadway as the much-loved character Zach in A Chorus Line. A well-known face in television, notably for his work on NBC's Saved by the Bell and USA network's Pacific Blue, Lopez guest stars as Dr. Mike Hamoui on the F/X network's popular show Nip/Tuck and starred in the highest rated program in ABC Family history, Holiday in Handcuffs, and also opposite Mark Consuelos in the made-for-TV movie Husband for Hire. Lopez is also a recurring commentator on HBO Boxing and authored his first book, Knockout Fitness. He lives in Los Angeles.

Marissa Lopez-Wong was born and raised in Chula Vista, California, where she grew up loving her big brother Mario and her large Hispanic family. She currently lives in Houston, Texas, with her adoring husband, Kailee Wong, a retired NFL player, and their three beautiful children, Makai, four, Kalia, two, and Mailee, six months.

Maryn Roos has illustrated many books for young readers. She lives in Utah.

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