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Oscar Hijuelos
Cuban-american writer.
Born August 24th, 1951 in Manhattan.
Died October 12th, 2013 at 62 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Occupations
novelist, writer
Wikipedia
If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou