Maf'j Alvarez

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• Three Sisters 2015

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• Panopticon 2013

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• INTER/her 2020

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• Mammary Mountain 2023

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• Dolly and Butch – 2002

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• More bark than bite – 1998

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• Choice Chance & Circumstance – 2003

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