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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
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Sadness
Nothing
Ugly
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Spent
Angry
Childhood
Beyond
Alone
Knowing
Overweight

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