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Santa Claus taxi driver collects toys for poor kids in Mexico

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Villahermosa, Mexico, Dec 4 (EFE- EPA).- Armando, 58, is the Santa Claus who every Christmas for the past seven years has plied the streets of Villahermosa, the capital of Mexico's southeastern Tabasco state in Rodolfo (his taxi) to receive letters from kids and distribute presents and smiles to them.(CAMERA: Manuel López)SOUNDBITES FROM ARMANDO, TAXIDRIVER AND FROM ALFREDO, USERARMANDO: "This initiative is born from the heart, it is not lucrative. Maybe it is the month that I have less income because I have to walk in the collection and they talk to me anywhere and I have to go in the taxi because that is the tradition. Where Santa Claus invites me there, and in payment, they give me toys and with that, we are making the number of children we want to reach "ALFREDO: "It is a magnificent gesture because at this point there are no people who do this with passion and love"

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