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Quote by Jorge Negrete
La verdad es que yo quería triunfar en los escenarios de la Ópera.
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The speaker plainly says that success in opera was a personal ambition. “The truth is” gives the statement a direct, candid tone, while “the stages of the Opera” points specifically to performing in opera houses rather than seeking success in a general setting.
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- Instituto Nacional de Estudios Históricos de las Revoluciones de México (INEHRM), entrevista de Arturo Ramírez (1942)
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- Official Statement
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