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I'm going to do what I do, even more exaggerated. This is my attitude always. I don't betray myself at all.

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Manolo Blahnik
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: November 27
Artist
Businessperson
Dressmaker
Fashion Designer
Shoe Designer
Manuel Blahnik Rodríguez
Manuel Blahnik Rodriguez
Exaggerated
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