72 years old (Born on February 05, 1953)
Happy birthday, Giannina! May your day be filled with as much joy and linguistic mischief as "Yo-Yo Boing!"—a novel that taught us all how to juggle languages without dropping a single punchline. Your fearless blend of Spanglish has forever changed literature (and confused spellcheckers everywhere).From the poetic brilliance in "Empire of Dreams" to philosophical adventures through bananas and borders in "United States of Banana," you've shown readers worldwide what it means to think outside la caja. Here's wishing you another year full of literary triumphs, laughter-filled inspirations—and plenty more opportunities for playful rebellion against grammar rules!
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