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It's the most absurd story. I grew up in the dirt streets of Tijuana, dying of all kinds of diseases - tuberculosis, fevers, all that - and it somehow turned into this charmed life. I don't know exactly how.
Luis Alberto Urrea
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"It's the most absurd story. I grew up in the dirt streets of Tijuana, dying of all kinds of diseases - tuberculosis, fevers, all that - and it somehow turned into this charmed life. I don't know exactly how."
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It's the most absurd story. I grew up in the dirt streets of Tijuana, dying of all kinds of diseases - tuberculosis, fevers, all that - and it somehow turned into this charmed life. I don't know exactly how. — Luis Alberto Urrea

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Luis Alberto Urrea was a Poet from Mexico (1955–present).

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This quote is attributed to Luis Alberto Urrea, a Poet from Mexico.
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Luis Alberto Urrea lived from 1955 – present.
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