Being a lucky baby was a simple matter of being
Being a lucky baby was a simple matter of being born the right day, at the right time. Or at least that\'s how it seemed.
In the early morning of September 4, 1958, in a small shack in the village of Ocú, the most eagerly awaited baby of Panama\'s history was born: Cándido Aizprúa Guevara. Among all the celebrations, the government had promised to give a great future to the child who completed its first million residents. Making the government keep that promise, of course, wouldn\'t be so easy.
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