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According to an interview with Billy Corben in 2021, the documentary was originally to be called "City Made of Snow", and it was to include an interview with Miguel Perez, a marielito who had attempted to kill a
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The film reveals that much of the economic growth which took place in Miami during this period was a benefit of the drug trade. As members of the drug trade made immense amounts of money, this money flowed in large amounts into legitimate businesses. Consequently, drug money indirectly financed the
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