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Why was Nilo Cruz named Nilo?

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Posted by mikeology on Saturday February 23, 2008 at 9:18 PM and tagged with anna in the tropics, biography.

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  1. sullymonster Teacher
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    He was named after his father.  His parents, Nilo and Tina Cruz, were Cuban natives who raised their child in that country until the son Nilo was nine, when the family took flight into the United States.

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    Posted by sullymonster on Sunday February 24, 2008 at 8:33 PM