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Originally Posted by Rusty
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'A Lorena' is the indirect object. 'Le' is a redundant indirect object pronoun that means 'to her'. It is common to hear both the indirect object and the indirect object pronoun used together, but it isn't necessary to use both. However, the indirect object pronoun MUST be used if the indirect object is omitted (like when it is understood).
An indirect object is ALWAYS introduced with the preposition 'a'.
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As Rusty says, using a redundant object pronoun alongside an explicit object is common, but it isn't always necessary.
In my advanced Spanish language class at university a long time ago, I was taught that there is a difference in how common it is to use a redundant object pronoun together with an explicit object, depending on whether the explicit object occurs *before* its verb or *after* its verb.
When an object occurs *before* its verb, usually its corresponding object pronoun is included.
When an object occurs *after* its verb, it's possible but *not* required to also include its corresponding object pronoun. In this case, including indirect object pronouns is more common than including direct object pronouns.