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# Unwrapping A Legacy
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/movies/decibel-securing-your-vote-bipphe/extras/dv-varela-tamales/
- Published: 2026-02-11T20:06:42.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-12T19:17:06.000Z
- Description: To help his family, Max Varela rediscovered his family’s legacy of making tamales.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Decibel: Securing Your Vote, #ZZZ_Show_167e9b95-93e6-43d7-be23-0561107e33c4, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_9db6b27f-8fe7-4816-af45-c2bb44fdb882, #movie-extra

Max Varela has been around tamales his entire life. It's a family business that goes back to his grandfather who sold tamales out of his Creedmoor home to get through tough times. While his mother continued the tradition, Varela instead pursued a degree in exercise sports science. But when flooding destroyed his parent’s home, he pumped the brakes on his career to help them rebuild. In the process