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My father moved to Hawaii from Brooklyn and my mother came there as a child from the Philippines. They met at a show where my dad was playing percussion. My mom was a hula dancer.
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Bruno Mars
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: October 8
Choreographer
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Multi-Instrumentalist
Music Video Director
Record Producer
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Peter Gene Hernandez
Peter Hernandez
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