Unfortunately,“Nacho” Anaya Sr. died in 1975, so was never able
to see a version of his culinary invention being talked about in front of a nationally televised audience, nor see it become a hit nation-wide.
What she ultimately found was a man named Ignacio Anaya Sr. who,
while he probably wasn't the first person to ever decide to mix tortilla chips with melted cheese and jalapenos, does seem to be the person directly responsible for nachos becoming a thing, along with lending his name to the food item.