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Spanish writer (1939-2003)

Also known as: Manolo V, el Empecinado, Sixto Cámara, Vazquez Montalban, Мануэль Васкес Монтальбан, 마누엘 바스케스 몬탈반, マヌエル・バスケス・モンタルバン

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