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I spent my childhood alone, overweight and ugly, angry at everything, and knowing nothing of a life beyond this sadness.

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
Spent
Life
Angry
Childhood
Beyond
Alone
Overweight
Knowing
Sadness
Everything
Ugly
Nothing

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