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References
- ↑ Familia Gamboa: Arbol Genealógico
- ↑ Familia Gamboa: una Dinastia de Poetas
- ↑ La Usurpadora at IMDb
- ↑ Biography of Gamboa
- ↑ Juan Pablo Gamboa nos habla sobre su papel en "Loving Pablo"
