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Su madre, Carmen Gautier Mayoral, sobrina de doña Felisa Rincón, le inculcó el compromiso social. De su padre, Mohinder Bhatia, heredó el color de piel, sus facciones y la visión crítica. Su progenitor es un economista sobreviviente de la guerra entre Pakistán y la India, que llegó a Puerto Rico a finales de los años 50, reclutado para el programa Manos a la obra y se casó con su madre, que terminaba sus estudios graduados en Londres.
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