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Oreamuno; the only person in the history of Costa Rica who has been elected president of Costa Rica on three separate occasions. Jimenez and López had a relationship for many years before they were finally married after his second term as president. The
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in a high society house. She desired to have the luxurious life that was denied to her by her humble origins, so, along with her sister, she entered prostitution. Through this work she met the
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Sisters, López worked to helping those in need, including the inmates of
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In 2016 a play was presented at the Eugene O'Neill
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Rodríguez Mata, Natalia Rodríguez Mata (27 January 2016).
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