A Quote by Cecile McLorin Salvant

My dad was born in Haiti, and my mom was born in Tunisia. She is the daughter of a white French woman and a black, half-Guadeloupian, half-American man. My mom traveled the world a lot. She went through Africa, South America, and the Caribbean. She just got to experience a lot of different cultures, and that came through my childhood.

Cecile McLorin Salvant

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Cecile McLorin Salvant
American - Musician
Born: 1989

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Jonathan Horton

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Ryan Guzman

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Lana Condor

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Dustin Lance Black

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