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- ↑ Antúnez, Vanessa. "La Lima de Polanco" (in Spanish). Terra Networks. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ↑ "Enrique Polanco: "La pintura debe ser mordaz"". Agencia Peru. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
