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The worst thing you can become in life is cynical. Cynical is like concrete. and nothing grows in concrete.
Carlos Santana
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Carlos Santana
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: June 20
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Jazz Guitarist
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Autlán
Carlos Augusto Alves Santana
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