And my pageant coach/mom. I wanted to do baton twirlingfor my talent, but Mami said, "No...
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And my pageant coach/mom. I wanted to do baton twirling
for my talent, but Mami said, "No self-respecting Dominican would ever pay
money for a stick." So she gave me the tambora
that almost won her the Miss Mango Banilejo crown. And with a little
hairspray, soup can curlers, and tons of Mommy's makeup, this gordita was ready to become Little Miss Dade County.
Thank you, everyone
for my talent, but Mami said, "No self-respecting Dominican would ever pay
money for a stick." So she gave me the tambora
that almost won her the Miss Mango Banilejo crown. And with a little
hairspray, soup can curlers, and tons of Mommy's makeup, this gordita was ready to become Little Miss Dade County.
Thank you, everyone
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- And my pageant coach/mom.
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I wanted to do baton twirling
for my talent, but Mami said,
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"No self-respecting Dominican
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would ever pay
money for a stick."
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So she gave me the tambora
that almost won her
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the Miss Mango Banilejo crown.
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And with a little
hairspray, soup can curlers,
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and tons of Mommy's makeup,
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this gordita was ready to become
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Little Miss Dade County.
Thank you, everyone.
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Movie Summary
A Latina reporter looks back on her childhood as a chubby, willful, reluctant Dominican immigrant growing up with her eccentric family in 1980s Miami.
