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I have two children who died before reaching 30, so who am I to complain about being alive?

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Carlos Fuentes
Age: 83 †
Born: 1928
Born: November 11
Died: 2012
Died: May 15
Diplomat
Journalist
Lawyer
Novelist
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Screenwriter
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Panamá
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Complaining
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Died
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Children

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