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Minerva Perez's 'Caddyshack' Connection: Remember The Baby Ruth? That Was Hers

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Minerva Perez at age 12 with Rodney Dangerfield on the set of

Minerva Perez at age 12 with Rodney Dangerfield on the set of "Caddyshack." COURTESY MINERVA PEREZ

Minerva Perez at age 12 with Rodney Dangerfield on the set of

Minerva Perez at age 12 with Rodney Dangerfield on the set of "Caddyshack." COURTESY MINERVA PEREZ

Minerva Perez

Minerva Perez

age 12

age 12

on the set of

on the set of "Caddyshack" in 1979. COURTESY MINERVA PEREZ

authorJon Winkler on Apr 27, 2018
Minerva Perez has done a great deal in her life.As executive director of the Organizacion Latino-Americana of Eastern Long Island, Ms. Perez has spent the last two years advocating for... more

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