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La India Maria

“La India María” (born María Nicolasa Cruz) is a fictional character portrayed and created by actress María Elena Velasco. The character usually endures situations of racial discrimination, segregation, and corruption, although in all of these turmoils, María undoubtedly resolves them

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Maria Jose Alvarado

María José Alvarado Muñoz (19 July 1995 – 13 November 2014) was a Honduran beauty queen and Miss Honduras World 2014. She was scheduled to compete at the Miss World 2014 contest in London in December 2014, but was murdered

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Maria Kirilenko

Maria Yuryevna Kirilenko (Russian: Мари́я Ю́рьевна Кириле́нко; born 25 January 1987) is a Russian tennis player and model. Kirilenko won the 2002 U.S. Open Girls’ Singles and won her first WTA Tour title in 2005, defeating Anna-Lena Grönefeld in the

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Maria von Trapp

Maria Augusta von Trapp (born Maria Augusta Kutschera, 26 January 1905 â€“ 28 March 1987), was the stepmother and matriarch of the Trapp Family Singers. Her story served as the inspiration for a 1956 German film that in turn inspired the

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Maria Callas

Maria Callas, Commendatore OMRI (Greek: Μαρία Κάλλας; December 2, 1923 â€“ September 16, 1977), was an American-born Greek soprano and one of the most renowned and influential opera singers of the 20th century. Critics praised her bel canto technique, wide-ranging voice

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Maria Bello

Maria Elena Bello (born April 18, 1967) is an American actress and singer, who has appeared in the movies Permanent Midnight (1998), Payback (1999), Coyote Ugly (2000), The Cooler (2003), A History of Violence (2005), Thank You for Smoking (2006),

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Maria Bartiromo

Maria Sara Bartiromo (born September 11, 1967) is an American television journalist, magazine columnist and author of three books. Bartiromo is a native of New York and attended New York University. She worked at CNN for five years before joining

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Maria de Villota

María de Villota Comba (13 January 1980 – 11 October 2013) was a Spanish racing driver. She was the daughter of former Formula One driver Emilio de Villota, and sister of Emilio de Villota, Jr., who similarly competed in Formula

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Maria Mitchell

Maria Mitchell (August 1, 1818 – June 28, 1889) (pron: [mə’raɪə]) was an American astronomer who, in 1847, by using a telescope, discovered a comet which as a result became known as “Miss Mitchell’s Comet”. She won a gold medal

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Maria Menounos

Maria Menounos (born June 8, 1978) is an American actress, journalist, television presenter and occasional professional wrestler. She is known in the United States for her appearances as a correspondent for Today, Access Hollywood, Extra, and abroad for co-hosting the

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