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Rita Williams-Garcia |

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Rita Williams-Garcia: Hello, my name is Rita Williams Garcia. People are always putting the Garcia before the Williams, but let me set the record straight. I was born Rita Marie Williams and have been sending out my stories to publishers as Rita William since I was 12. I married Peter Garcia and added his name to mine. I wanted my daughters, who are Garcia girls, to see their name on my books. As for Rita, my parents loved the movies and named me after 50s movies star, Rita Hayworth. But I was almost named Nomo because I gave my mother a hard time during my birth.

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