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Precisamente, tú vienes de un hogar monoparental. ¿Cuándo
comenzaste a apreciar lo que implicaba para tu mamá enfrentar
la vida sin una pareja?
Yo siempre he sido muy observador y analítico, así es que
desde los once años comencé a ver que en mi casa mi mamá
y mi abuelita hacían muchos sacrificios para darnos un pan
al día, y que si me daban dos eso significaba que ellas se
quedaban sin comer.
Después de una vida de sacrificios, ¿cómo has logrado
recompensar a tu mamá por esa época tan difícil?
No me gusta hablar de cosas materiales, pero me da mucha
alegría recordar cuando pude comprarle un auto. Cuando llegamos
aquí [Miami] lo que más nos daba problema era el carro, nos
dejaba botados en todos lados. El ruido que hacía era tan fuerte
que se podía escuchar a diez cuadras. Cuando mi mamá me iba a
buscar a la escuela no podía parar el carro porque se le apagaba y
costaba mucho encenderlo de nuevo, así es que yo me tenía que
bajar y subir mientras el auto todavía seguía caminando. Por eso,
cuando trabajé y pude comprarle un auto a mi mamá, para mí fue
una gran alegría. Gracias a Dios, desde entonces no me ha faltado
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could shed some light on, especially considering that many women
have to live through that.
In fact, you come from a single-parent household. When did
you begin to appreciate what it took for your mom to face life
without a partner?
I’ve always been very observant and analytical, so since I
was about 11 years old I began to notice that my mom and my
grandmother sacrificed a lot to give us our daily bread, and that if
we were given two, then that meant they went without.
After a life full of sacrifice, how have you managed to pay your
mom back for that difficult period?
I don’t like to talk about material things, but it makes me very
happy to recall when I was able to buy her a car. When we first
arrived here [Miami], the car was what gave us the most trouble;
it would leave us stranded everywhere. It was so loud, that you
could hear it 10 blocks away. When my mother picked me up at
school, she couldn’t stop the car because it would shut off and it
was nearly impossible to restart, so I would have to get on and off
as the car was moving. That’s why when I started working and was
able to afford it, it was really an achievement for me. Thankfully,
since then I haven’t been without work and I haven’t lacked for
anything. But above all, I really enjoy being with her, because I
know what’s most important is not what I can give her, but rather
the time we spend together.
How did living without a father change the way you saw things?
I learned very early on what you want from a father and what
you need from him. I try to give that to my own children and to
be the best father possible. I try my hardest to provide them with
what they need most.