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Back in the day, you'd walk down to a street corner and see some people making a story with a hat in front of them. It's ancient entertainment, ancient storytelling and oral history - now we're doing it on YouTube.

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Rosario Dawson
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: May 9
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Rosario Isabel Dawson
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