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We protect aspirin bottles in this country better than we protect guns from accidents by children.

Gloria Estefan

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Gloria Estefan
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: September 1
Actor
Film Actor
Recording Artist
Singer-Songwriter
Television Actor
Havana
Cuba
Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García de Estefan
Gloria Maria Milagrosa Fajardo Garcia de Estefan
Accidents
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Protect
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Country
Children
Aspirin
Bottles
Guns

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