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3 unusual facts about Gilberto Zaldívar


Gilberto Zaldívar

Zaldívar was born in 1934 in the town of Deleyte in Cuba's eastern Holguín Province and attended the University of Havana.

Zaldívar was hired by the local affiliate of B.F. Goodrich, a position that lasted until 1961 when his personal disagreements with the direction of the government of Fidel Castro led him to emigrate to the United States, where he found an accounting job with Diners Club in New York City and worked his way up to become an executive there.

Zaldívar's work has won Drama Desk Awards, Obie Awards and received the New York State Governor's Award.



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