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Montez, Maria
(Maria Africa Vidal de Santo Silas)actressBirthplace: Barahona, Dominican RepublicBorn: 1917Died: 1951Danny Almonte, 2001 News
Little League pitching phenom, turned out to be 14, not 12, as his father and coach had claimed. Almonte led his team to the Little League World Series, where he hurled a perfect game. But…Junot Díaz
Junot Díaz made his fame with the Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, a 2007 family saga based on his own experiences growing up in New Jersey as an immigrant from the…Wallace Bruner Biography
Wallace Brunernews correspondent, talk-show host As a news correspondent for ABC, Bruner covered the White House, Vietnam and the Dominican Republic. He hosted television's What's My Line…Joaquín Balaguer 2002 Deaths
Joaquín BalaguerAge: 95 lawyer who served as president of the Dominican Republic for 22 years—six terms—between 1960 and 1996. Died: Santo Domingo, July 14, 2002Norman “Buddy” BakerA - FDavid…The Foreign-Born Population in the United States, 1980-2010
Ten most common places of birth for years 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010 2010 rank Place of birth Number 2000 rank Place of birth Number 1990 rank Place of birth Number…Juan Luis Guerra
Juan Luis Guerra has had a long successful music career, writing and performing Latin pop based on traditional Caribbean rhythms and traditional Dominican styles. From the Dominican Republic, Guerra…Martín Dihigo
Name at birth: Martín Magdaleno Dihigo LlanosCuban Martín Dihigo was a professional baseball player from the 1920s until the 1950s, and is the only player to be inducted into the Halls of Fame in…Julia Alvarez Biography
Julia AlvarezAuthorBorn: 3/27/1950Birthplace: New York, New York The writing of Julia Alvarez incorporates her vivid memories of childhood in the Dominican Republic, which her family fled in…Oscar De La Renta Biography
Oscar De La Rentafashion designerBorn: 7/22/1932Birthplace: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic An internationally acclaimed fashion design known for his lines of women's day wear and evening…Trending
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