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Mama always said a good family has one heartbeat. No one knows you like the people you live with, and no one will take up your cause to the outside world quite like your blood relatives.

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Adriana Trigiani
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: January 1
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Film Director
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Screenwriter
Television Producer
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