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Also Known As	Ana Hernandez del Castillo
Born	June 15, 1953 (age 73) • Chicago • Illinois
Notable Works	“Black Dove: Mamá, Mi’jo, and Me” • “Otro Canto” • “The Invitation” • “The Mixquiahuala Letters” • “Women Are Not Roses”

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