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Angie Cruz

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Angie Cruz


Born
in Washington Heights, New York City, The United States
January 01, 1972

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Angie Cruz was conceived in Dominican Republic and born in 1972 in New York City's Washington Heights. She continued to travel to and from, every summer, until she was sixteen years old. She went to La Guardia High School concentrating on Visual Arts and by default decided to follow a path in Fashion Design at Fashion Institute of Technology. During those four years of college, she worked as a salesperson, manager and then window designer in an upscale Madison Ave. boutique. In 1993, four of her children stories were featured on BET's Story Porch. Soon after, she gave up her fashionista lifestyle to become a full-time college student at SUNY Binghamton where her love affair with literature and history began. She graduated from the NYU, MFA ...more

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Average rating: 3.89 · 82,172 ratings · 10,664 reviews · 24 distinct works • Similar authors
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Soledad
3.79 avg rating — 1,182 ratings — published 2001 — 17 editions
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“Yes, I was lonely, but I knew then and I know now: I did it because I wanted to change my life. That's what we have to do. We step in the shit on purpose so we're forced to buy new shoes. You know what I'm saying?”
― Angie Cruz, How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water
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“Cara, we must not wait to live the life we want. Find a way to be present with the people you love.”
― Angie Cruz, How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water
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“Sometimes we need help to not drown in a glass of water.”
― Angie Cruz, How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water
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