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- ↑ "A Veteran Leader in the New York LGBTQ Art Scene Has Been Appointed by the Mayor as the City's New Cultural Affairs Chief". artnet News. 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
- ↑ "Gonzalo Casals". Yale School of Drama.
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