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NYC People: Dina Leor, La Sirena Mexican Folk Art

by Caroline Skinner and Kathleen Taylor × on October 19, 2018 at 10:21 pm ×

Dina Leor spoke on the joys and hardships of running her Mexican folk art store, nestled in the heart of NYC’s East Village.

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