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In just 2:30 minutes, Ángela delivers a heart-wrenching performance, balancing vulnerability and strength with remarkable poise.
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Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 18 Apr. 2025
Brown-Cepeda, who is from northern Manhattan and has family in the Dominican Republic, said the plaza is known as a source of joy, where people dance to heart-wrenching ballads of bachata artists and upbeat accordions of regional Dominican music.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
As Cara cradles Spencer’s baby (who is now without a mother, after the aforementioned heart-wrenching ending for Alexandra), Cara essentially pushes Elizabeth away.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
However, the shift to Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl) falling for Denny ultimately led to one of the most memorable and heart-wrenching storylines in Grey’s Anatomy history.
—Jane Lacroix, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 18 Apr. 2025
Brown-Cepeda, who is from northern Manhattan and has family in the Dominican Republic, said the plaza is known as a source of joy, where people dance to heart-wrenching ballads of bachata artists and upbeat accordions of regional Dominican music.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
As Cara cradles Spencer’s baby (who is now without a mother, after the aforementioned heart-wrenching ending for Alexandra), Cara essentially pushes Elizabeth away.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
However, the shift to Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl) falling for Denny ultimately led to one of the most memorable and heart-wrenching storylines in Grey’s Anatomy history.
—Jane Lacroix, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Heart-wrenching.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart-wrenching. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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