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Barajas Cárdenas left her two jobs and began to work on formally entering the industry as a producer. In 1999, when she was about 22, Barajas Cárdenas opened the distillery Raza Azteca in
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From Babes to Boss Ladies: The Women Who
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Barajas Cárdenas' distillery famously produces the tequila brand La
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