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Maria Montez (June 6, 1912 – September 7, 1951) was born in Barahona, Dominican Republic. Was a actress who gained fame and popularity in the 1940s as an exotic beauty starring in a series of adventure films (filmed in Technicolor). She became known as "The Queen of Technicolor."
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Al Horford (born June 3, 1986) is a Dominican professional basketball player who is a center and power forward for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also plays for the Dominican Republic National Team.
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Pedro Martínez (born October 25, 1971 in Manoguayabo, Dominican Republic) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He is an eight-time All-Star, three-time Cy Young Award winner, and 2004 World Series champion. At the time of his 200th win in April 2006, Martínez had the highest winning percentage of any 200-game winner in modern baseball history (he eventually slipped .003 behind Whitey Ford). His ERA+ is the highest of any starting pitcher in MLB history.
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Amelia Vega (born November 7, 1984 in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic). She became the first Dominican woman to be named Miss Universe, in 2003.
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José Antonio Bautista (born October 19, 1980 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a professional baseball outfielder with the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball.
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Marcos Diaz was born in January 12, 1975 in Santo Domingo. Dominican ultra-distance swimmer in open waters, Marcos Diaz is the first and only swimmer that has united all five continents in the world by swimming.
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Eddy Herrera, is a great singer from Dominican Republic. Born on 30 April 1964 in the city of Santiago de Los Caballeros.
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Juan Luis Guerra (born June 7, 1957) is one of the best singer, songwriter and producer from the Dominican Republic who has sold over 30 million records, and won numerous awards including Latin Grammy Awards, Grammy Awards, and Latin Billboard Music Awards.
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Oscar de la Renta (born July 22, 1932 in Dominican Republic) is one of the world's leading fashion designers.
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Albert Pujols , is a Dominican-American professional baseball first baseman for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of Major League Baseball. He is the only player in major league history to bat at least .300 with 30 or more home runs and 100 or more runs batted in in his first 10 seasons.
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Mariela Encarnación. Cohost “Showbiz” with Juan Carlos Arciniega (CNN en Español). “Showbiz” focuses on news about entertainment and leisure.
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Dominican model Arlenis Sosa in the Victoria's Secret Swim catalog 2012.
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Juan Marichal (born October 20, 1937 in Laguna Verde, Dominican Republic) is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. Playing for the San Francisco Giants most of his career, Marichal was known for his high leg kick, pinpoint control and intimidation tactics, which included aiming pitches directly at the opposing batters' helmets. Marichal was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983.
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Felix Sanchez won his second Olympic 400-meter hurdles gold, and the Dominican Republic's first medal of the 2012 Games, by putting the field way behind down the stretch to finish in 47.63 seconds. Sanchez, also was the 2004 Olympic champion.