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A quick examination of her roots, and one may never have guessed that Mireya Mayor would become the woman she is today. Yet, against all odds, this self-professed former "girly girl" daughter of overprotective Cuban immigrants blossomed from NFL cheerleader to Fulbright Scholar to field... read more
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- Pasquale: Part of the reality TV show Expedition Africa. He was a commandeering Italian-American who very much wanted to be in charge of everything.
- Stanley: The reporter who was sent to Africa to find Dr. Livingston. He is the source of the infamous quote, "Dr. Livingston, I presume?"
- Kevin: A war reporter and the only non-explorer in the reality TV show Expedition Africa.
- Roland: A German man, the husband of Mireya Meyer and father of their two daughters.
- Dr. Livingstone: The famous explorer sought out by Stanley.
- Mima: Mireya's Cuban grandmother.
- Andy: Add a description of this character.
- Dr. Handsome
- Pat
- Benedict: One of the four explorers on Expedition Africa. He and Mireya were good friends. He was on the TV show Survivor.
- Maasai
- Emma: Mireya's firstborn daughter.
- Paul
- Kingo: A silverback gorilla that Mireya observed in the Congo.
- Zara
- Russ
- Peter
- Ava: Mireya's second born daughter.
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- Mireya Mayor (Author)
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 910
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