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I have to say that the traditional role is kind of a myth. I think the traditional Mexican woman is a fierce woman.
Sandra Cisneros
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Sandra Cisneros
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: December 20
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You can't erase what you know. You can't forget who you are.
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We changed it to emocionó, the way you say in Spanish, to emotion me [to be moved]. That, as opposed to haunt. We wanted the feeling of sadness and grief and obsession, so we used emocionó.
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There's no perfect place, there's no wonderful utopia.
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I can't hang around with lots of people these days because I am hypersensitive. So when I am around a lot of people or a big roomful of people I get almost autistic. I get overwhelmed and really tired. So I don't like being around large groups.
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The border between the dead and the living, if you're Mexican, doesn't exist. The dead are part of your life.
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