Teresa Román Vélez

Teresita Román de Zurek (29 December 1925 – 2 May 2021) was a Colombian writer and chef.

Her father invented Kola Román, a pink soda drink, which she used as an ingredient in many of her recipes.

In 2004, she received a distinction from the Popayan Cooking Festival for her work to preserve the native cuisine of Cartagena.

The Fundación Casa Museo del Cabrero works to promote the legacy of Colombian President Rafael Nuñez.

She began the collection in 1948 with a Romería del Rocío baby doll in a frilly linen skirt.