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Charlestown student surprised with full Berklee scholarship

Junilda “Muñeca” Diaz (right) and her mother, Mayra, with actor-comedian Sinbad at the Berklee City Music Scholarship Concert on Tuesday. Mike Spencer Photography

What does it feel like to receive a full scholarship to Berklee College of Music?

It feels like going on The Price is Right,  Junilda “Muñeca” Diaz, 18, of Charlestown, told The Boston Globe.

Dias was announced as a scholarship recipient after playing bass in the Berklee City Music scholarship concert Tuesday night.

How did Diaz react? She screamed as she ran up to the stage.

“It was just like The Price is Right,” she told the Globe.

Actor and comedian Sinbad emceed the event.

Read the full story in the Globe.

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