Growing Up in Kentucky
On August 25, 1965, Midwesterners Richard and Donna welcomed their third child Mia into the world. Her father’s heritage made Mia Mexican. Her grandfather was Mexican, but no relation to the revolutionary, Emiliano “Viva” Zapata.
Mia Zapata. Source: Tumblr
Mia had one older brother and one older sister. The entire family moved to Louisville, Kentucky, when she was still a little girl. In 1981 her parents split up, but her father remarried. Both of her parents worked in the media industry, and the Zapata family was considered wealthy. But wealth and prestige didn’t mean much to little Mia. She was more creative and interested in authentic expression.