Devendra Banhart – Optimus Alive 2010 Music Festival – Day 1 – Passeio Maritimo de Alges – Alges, Portugal – Keywords: Devendra Banhart Orientation: Landscape – 0 – Photo Credit: Rui M. Leal / PR Photos

Birth Name: Devendra Obi Banhart

Place of Birth: Houston, Harris, Texas, U.S.

Date of Birth: May 30, 1981

Ethnicity:
*German, possibly other (father)
*Venezuelan (mother)

Devendra Banhart is an American and Venezuelan singer, songwriter, and visual artist.

Devendra is the son of Maria Eugenia (Risquez) and Robert Gary Banhart. His father is American, and has German ancestry. His mother is Venezuelan. Devendra was raised by his mother in Venezuela.

Sources: http://www.mrporter.com

Birth record of Devendra Banhart – http://www.familysearch.org

Place of Birth: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Date of Birth: February 20, 1948

Ethnicity: Puerto Rican [Spanish, possibly other], Irish, English

Jennifer O’Neill is a Brazilian and American actress, model, and author.

Jennifer was the daughter of Irene Freda “Rene” and Oscar Delgado O’Neill, Jr. Her father was born in Puerto Rico, and is said to have been of Irish and Spanish ancestry. Her mother was English.

Jennifer’s paternal grandfather was Oscar Delgado O’Neill, Sr. (the son of Eduardo Delgado O’Neill and America Lopez). Oscar was born in San Germán, Puerto Rico. Eduardo was born in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico.

Jennifer’s paternal grandmother was Ada Kathleen Lee Tapia (the daughter of Albert Edward Lee and Catalina Concepcion Tapia Diaz). Ada was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico. Albert was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, the son of Thomas E. Lee, who was from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, and of Josephine Arens Basanta. Josephine Ahrens Basanta, who was also surnamed Wainwright, was the granddaughter of Valentine de Basanta, who was born, c. 1762, in Biscay, Spain. Jennifer’s great-grandmother Catalina was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the daughter of Alejandro Tapia y Rivera and Mara del Rosario Diaz Espiau.

Source: Genealogy of Jennifer O’Neill (focusing on her father’s side) – http://www.geni.com

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Birth Name: Gregório Byington Duvivier

Place of Birth: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Date of Birth: 11 April, 1986

Ethnicity: Brazilian [Portuguese (including Azorean Portuguese and Madeiran), Indigenous (Tupi, Tupiniquim), possibly other], Belgian (Flemish, Walloon), English, French, German, Hungarian, Scottish, as well as distant Dutch, Italian, Powhatan Native American, Spanish (Andalusian, Castilian, Extremaduran), and Welsh

Gregório Duvivier is a Brazilian actor, comedian, and poet.

His father, Edgar Duvivier, is a visual artist. His mother, Olivia Maria Lustosa Byington, is a singer.

Gregório was married to actress, singer-songwriter, screenwriter, and comedian Clarice Falcão, until their divorce.

Gregório’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to his eleventh great-grandfather, Michel-Ogier de Juprelle.

Gregório’s paternal grandfather was Edgar Duvivier (the son of Eduardo Duvivier and Aminta Terville de Castro). Eduardo was the son of Teodoro Luís Maria Gonzaga Duvivier, whose own father, Joseph Clément Duvivier, was a Belgian emigrant, from Liège, and whose own mother, Agathe Joséphine d’Amerval, was a French emigrant, from Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, and of Amália de Sá Wagner. Aminta was the daughter of Gualberto Júlio de Castro and Maria Clara Rodrigues Terville.

Gregório’s paternal grandmother was Ivna Thaumaturgo Mendes de Moraes (the daughter of Miguel Salazar Mendes de Moraes and Alita Thaumaturgo de Azevedo). Miguel was the son of Feliciano Mendes de Moraes and Luísa Cora Salazar. Alita was the daughter of politician Gregório Taumaturgo de Azevedo and Maria da Glória Rodrigues Ferreira.

Gregório’s maternal grandfather is Carlos Amadeo Botelho Byington (the son of Alberto Jackson Byington Júnior and Elisa Cândida de Arruda Botelho). Alberto was the son of an American electrical engineer, Albert (later Alberto) Jackson Byington, of Elmira, New York, and of a philanthropist and social activist Pearl (later Pérola) Ellis McIntyre, whose own parents, Robert Dickson McIntyre and Mary Elizabeth “Mollie” Ellis, were American emigrants, from Richmond County, North Carolina and Copiah County, Mississippi, respectively. Elisa was the daughter of Carlos Amadeu de Arruda Botelho and Brazília Whitaker de Oliveira Lacerda.

Gregório’s maternal grandmother was Elisa Lima Lustosa (the daughter of parents surnamed Lustosa and Lima).

Source: Genealogy of Gregório Duvivier – https://www.geni.com

Birth Name: Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez

Place of Birth: Placetas, Villa Clara, Cuba

Date of Birth: 20 April, 1960

Ethnicity: Cuban [Spanish (Asturian), possibly other]

Miguel Díaz-Canel is a Cuban politician. He has served as the 19th President of Cuba, since 19 April, 2018. He has been a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba, since 2003. He was previously Minister of Higher Education, from 8 May, 2009 to 21 March, 2012, and the 3rd First Vice President of Cuba, from 24 February, 2013 to 19 April, 2018.

His father, Miguel Díaz-Canel, is a mechanical plant worker. His mother, Aida Bermúdez, is a schoolteacher.

Miguel is married to Lis Cuesta Peraza. He has two children with his former wife, dentist Marta Villanueva.

One of Miguel’s paternal great-grandfathers, Ramón Díaz-Canel, emigrated from Castropol, Asturias, Spain.

Source: https://www.lavozdegalicia.es

Place of Birth: Asunción, Paraguay

Date of Birth: 10 November, 1971

Ethnicity:
*50% Paraguayan [Spanish, possibly other]
*25% Arab
*24.609375% French [including French-Martiniquais]
*0.1953125% Belgian [Flemish]
*0.1953125% Breton

Mario Abdo Benítez is a Paraguayan politician. He is the President-elect of Paraguay.

Mario is the son of Mario Abdo Benítez and Ruth María Elena “Manón” Benítez Perrier.

Mario is married to Silvana María Auxiliadora López Moreira Bó. He has two sons with his former wife, Fátima María Díaz Benza Cameron.

Mario’s paternal grandfather was Juan Abdo Wadha (the son of Raduan Abdo and María Wadha). Juan was Arab.

Mario’s paternal grandmother was Estanislada Benítez (the daughter of an unknown father and Martina Benítez).

Mario’s maternal grandfather was Victoriano Benítez Vera (the son of parents surnamed Benítez and Vera).

Mario’s maternal grandmother was Florentina Gilberta Perrier Galy (the daughter of Léopold Charles Louis Elie Perrier and Marie Marguerite Léonie Galy). Léopoldo was a French military officer, from Saint-Omer, Pas-de-Calais, and was the son of François Victor Perrier and Zélie Élisabeth Charlotte Hodebourg des Brosses, who was of French-Martiniquais, Breton, and Belgian (Flemish) descent. Léonie was also French, and was the daughter of Paul Galy and Jeanne Marie Rose Gilis.

Mario’s matrilineal ancestry can be traced back to his third great-grandmother, Françoise Mazet (c. 1817 – before 1864).

Source: Genealogy of Mario Abdo Benítez – https://gw.geneanet.org

Birth Name: María Julia Mantilla García

Place of Birth: Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru

Date of Birth: 10 July, 1984

Ethnicity: Peruvian [Spanish (Aragonese, possibly other), possibly other], 1/8 German, 1/16 Italian

María Julia Mantilla is a Peruvian beauty queen, actress, and model. She was crowned Miss World 2004.

Maju is the daughter of Olmedo Lucio Mantilla Mayer and Elvia Elizabeth García Linares. Olmedo’s younger sister, María Julia Mantilla Mayer, was crowned Miss Peru 1969, and was the semi-finalist of Miss Universe 1969.

Maju is married to industrial engineer César Gustavo Salcedo Ramírez-Gaston, with whom she has two children.

Maju’s paternal grandfather was Jubal Ulises Mantilla Zolla (the son of Pedro Isaías Mantilla Saavedra and Julia Talia Zolla Bracamonte). Pedro was the son of Augusto Mantilla and Antonia Saavedra. Maju’s great-grandmother Julia was the daughter of an Italian emigrant, Pietro (or Pedro in Spanish) Zolla, and of Brígida Bracamonte.

Maju’s paternal grandmother was María Luisa Mayer Amat (the daughter of Georg, or Jorge in Spanish, Mayer and María Amat). María Luisa was a Spanish emigrant, from Zaragoza. Georg was German.

Maju’s maternal grandparents were surnamed García and Linares.

Sources: Birth record of María Julia Mantilla – https://www.familysearch.org

Birth record of Maju’s father – https://www.familysearch.org

Marriage record of Maju’s paternal grandparents, Jubal Ulises Mantilla Zolla and María Luisa Mayer Amat – https://www.familysearch.org

Marriage record of Maju’s paternal great-grandparents, Pedro Isaías Mantilla Saavedra and Julia Talia Zolla Bracamonte – https://www.familysearch.org

Birth Name: Abilio James Acosta

Date of Birth: April 16, 1971

Ethnicity:
*Cuban (father)
*Czech, Irish (mother)

Jim Acosta is an American news journalist. His father was a Cuban immigrant.

He has three children with his wife, nurse Sharon Mobley Stow.

Danay Garcia – 2009 NCLR ALMA Awards – Arrivals – UCLA’s Royce Hall – Westwood, CA. USA – Keywords: – 0 – – Photo Credit: Glenn Harris / PR Photos 

Birth Name: Danay García

Place of Birth: Havana, Cuba

Date of Birth: July 5, 1984

Ethnicity: Cuban [Spanish, possibly other]

Family Background: Danay Garcia is an American actress, writer and producer of Cuban origin.

Birth Name: Bruna Mayara Linzmeyer

Place of Birth: Corupá, Santa Catarina, Brazil

Date of Birth: 11 November, 1992

Ethnicity: Brazilian [German, Portuguese, African, Indigenous, possibly Spanish]

Bruna Linzmeyer is a Brazilian actress and model.

Bruna is the daughter of Rosilete “Rosi” (dos Santos) and Gerson Ronaldo Linzmeyer. Bruna has a brother, Helder.

Bruna’s father has German ancestry. Bruna’s mother has African, Indigenous, and Portuguese, as well as possibly Spanish, ancestry.

Bruna’s maternal grandfather is Afro-Brazilian.

Bruna is pictured with her parents here.

Giselle Itie – “The Expendables” World Premiere – Arrivals – Grauman’s Chinese Theatre – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Keywords: Orientation: Portrait Face Count: 1 – False – Photo Credit: Tommaso Boddi / PR Photos

Birth Name: Giselle Itié Ramos

Place of Birth: Mexico City, Mexico

Date of Birth: October 3, 1981

Ethnicity:
*Mexican [Spanish, possibly other] (father)
*Brazilian [Portuguese, possibly other] (mother)

Giselle Itié is a Mexican and Brazilian actress and model.

Giselle is the daughter of Sandra Lúcia Magalhães Ramos and Fernando Itié. Her father is Mexican. Her mother is from Brazil. She moved to Brazil with her family as a child.

Giselle’s maternal grandmother is named América Pinheiro Magalhães.

One of Giselle’s great-grandmothers was named Amália.

Giselle is pictured with her parents here.

Source: http://www.terra.com.br

Fernanda Andrade – “Captain America: Civil War” World Premiere – Arrivals – Dolby Theatre, 6801 Hollywood Boulevard – Hollywood, CA, USA – Photo Credit: PRPhotos.com

Place of Birth: São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil

Date of Birth: 8 March, 1984

Ethnicity: Brazilian [Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swiss, possibly Indigenous Brazilian]

Fernanda Andrade is a Brazilian and American actress and model. She is married to musician Josh James. Her family moved to Miami, Florida, U.S., when she was eleven.

Fernanda has stated:

My mother’s side is of Italian and Spanish heritage. My father’s side is a big mix, but we know there is Portuguese (my last name), Spanish, Swiss and we think some native Brazilian.

Fernanda’s family is pictured here.

Birth Name: María de las Mercedes Milá Mencos

Place of Birth: Espulgas de Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain

Date of Birth: April 5, 1951

Ethnicity: Catalan, as well as smaller amounts of Spanish, Basque, with distant French and Italian

Mercedes Milá is a Spanish television presenter and journalist. She is principally known for appearing on the series Gran Hermano, the Spanish version of Big Brother.

Mila is the daughter of Jose Luis Milá Sagnier and Mercedes Mencos Bosch.

Mila’s paternal grandfather was José María Milá Camps (the son of José María Milá Pi and María del Carmen Camps Pujol). Maria del Carmen was the daughter of Miguel Camps and Madrona Pujol Baucis.

Mila’s paternal grandmother was Montserrat Sagnier Costa (the daughter of Leopoldo Sagnier Villavecchia and Paulina Costa Vila). Leopoldo was the son of Luis Sagnier Nadal and Clementina Villavecchia Busquets.

Mila’s maternal grandfather was Manuel Mencos Ezpeleta (the son of Manuel Mencos Ezpeleta and María Ezpeleta Samaniego). Manuel’s parents were Joaquín Ignacio Mencos Manso de Zúñiga and María del Pilar Ezpeleta Aguirre-Zuazo. María was the daughter of José María Ezpeleta Aguirre-Zuazo and María de la Soledad Samaniego Asper de Neoburg.

Mila’s maternal grandmother was Mercedes Bosch Catarinéu (the daughter of Rómulo Bosch Alsina and Ángeles Catarinéu Ferrán). Rómulo was the son of Félix Bosch Pausas and Mercedes Alsina Costas. Ángeles was the daughter of Ramón Catarinéu Castells and Francisca Ferrán Dalmases.

Birth Name: Juan Ramón Jiménez Mantecón

Date of Birth: 23 December, 1881

Place of Birth: Moguer, Andalusia, Spain

Date of Death: 29 May, 1958

Place of Death: San Juan, Puerto Rico

Ethnicity: Spanish [including Andalusian, Castilian, and Cantabrian]

Juan Ramón Jiménez was a Spanish poet and prolific writer. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1956.

His father was Víctor Jiménez Jiménez (the son of Miguel Jiménez Sainz del Prado and Ignacia Jiménez Jiménez). Miguel was the son of Manuel Jiménez and Joaquina Sáez del Prado. Ignacia was the daughter of Diego Jiménez and Josefa Jiménez. His paternal family was from Nestares de Cameros and Torrecillas de Cameros, La Rioja.

His mother was Purificación Mantecón López-Parejo (the daughter of Ramón Mantecón Gil and María Teresa López-Parejo y Ponce de León). Ramón was born in Manzanilla of Cantabrian descent and Maria Teresa was from Osuna, Andalusia.

Birth Name: Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez

Date of Birth: June 6, 1599

Place of Birth: Seville, Spain

Date of Death: August 6, 1660

Place of Death: Madrid, Spain

Ethnicity: Portuguese, Spanish [Andalusian], possibly Sephardi Jewish

Diego Velázquez was a Spanish painter. He was the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV, and one of the most important painters of the Spanish Golden Age.

Diego was the son of João Rodrigues da Silva and Jerónima Velázquez de Buenrostro.

Diego’s paternal grandparents were Diogo da Silva and Maria Rodrigues. They were from Oporto, Portugal.

Diego’s maternal grandparents were Juan Velázquez Moreno and Catalina de Buon Rostro y de Zayas. They were from Seville, Andalusia.

According some references, his paternal family were of Sephardi Jewish descent.

Juan Pablo Di Pace – 23rd Annual MovieGuide Awards Gala – Arrivals – Universal Hilton Hotel – Universal City, CA, USA – Photo Credit: PRPhotos.com

Birth Name: Juan Pablo Di Pace

Place of Birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Date of Birth: July 25, 1979

>Ethnicity: Argentinian [Italian, Spanish, possibly other]

Juan Pablo Di Pace is an Argentinian actor, singer, and director. He is known for his role as Fernando Hernandez-Guerrero-Fernandez-Guerrero on the Netflix series Fuller House, the sequel series to Full House. He speaks fluent Spanish, Italian, and English.

Juan Pablo is the son of Victorio Di Pace and Marta Maineri.

Birth Name: Andrea Danielle Fuentealba Valbak

Place of Birth: Aarhus, Denmark

Date of Birth: 30 November, 1982

Ethnicity:
*Chilean [Spanish, possibly other] (father)
*Danish (mother)

Medina is a Danish-Chilean singer and songwriter. Her father is Chilean and her mother is Danish.

Birth Name: Ana Torroja Fungairiño

Place of Birth: Madrid, Spain

Date of Birth: 28 December, 1959

Ethnicity: Catalan, Spanish, some Galician

Ana Torroja is a Spanish singer and songwriter. She was the lead single of the band Mecano.

Ana was the daughter of José Antonio Torroja Cavanillas and Marial del Carmen Fungairiño Bringas.

Ana’s paternal grandfather was Eduardo Torroja Miret (the son of Eduardo Torroja Caballé and María de las Mercedes Miret Salesas). Eduardo was the son of Juan Torroja and Josefa Caballé.

Ana’s paternal grandmother was named Carmen Cabanillas Prósper.

Birth Name: Karen E. Olivo

Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.

Date of Birth: August 7, 1976

Ethnicity:
*Puerto Rican [Spanish, Indigenous, possibly other] (father)
*Dominican Republic, Chinese (mother)

Karen Olivo is an American stage and television actress.

Karen is the daughter of Mercedes J. (Perez) Brown and Richard “Rick” Olivo. Her parents are pictured here and here. Karen’s siblings are Raquel, Ruth, and Richard. Karen is married to James Uphoff.

Karen has stated:

I usually just say mutt, but I’ll take swirl, that sounds nicer! My father is Puerto Rican and has Native American on his father’s side. And my mother is half-Dominican and half-Chinese.

Karen’s paternal grandfather was Agapito R. Olivo (the son of Alejandro Olivo y Cruz and Jacinta Padilla y Sato/Soto). Agapito was born in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, and was listed as “colored” on the 1940 U.S. Census. Alejandro was born in Puerto Rico, the son of Juan Olivo and Celestina Cruz. Jacinta was born in Puerto Rico, the daughter of Juan Padilla and Petrona Soto.

Karen’s paternal grandmother was named Haydee Ramos.

Sources: http://www.ancestry.com

Divorce record of Karen’s parents – http://www.familysearch.org

Karen’s paternal grandfather, Agapito R. Olivo, on the 1940 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org

Obituary of Karen’s paternal grandfather, Agapito R. Olivo – http://www.legacy.com

Death record of Karen’s paternal great-uncle (grandfather’s brother), Virginio Olivo Soto – http://www.familysearch.org

Marriage record of Karen’s paternal great-grandparents, Alejandro Olivo y Cruz and Jacinta Padilla y Soto – http://www.familysearch.org

Obituary of Karen’s paternal grandmother, Haydee (Ramos) Olivo – http://www.genlookups.com

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Pedro Sanchez – King Felipe VI of Spain Receives New Secretary General of Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) Pedro Sanchez – Zarzuela Palace – Madrid, Spain – Photo Credit: Solarpix / PR Photos

Birth Name: Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón

Place of Birth: Madrid, Spain

Date of Birth: February 29, 1972

Ethnicity: Spanish

Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón is a Spanish politician. He has served as the Prime Minister of Spain, since 1 June, 2018; and as the Secretary General of the PSOE, since 17 June, 2017, and previously from 26 July, 2014 to 1 October, 2016.

His father, Pedro Sánchez Hernández, is a socialist entrepreneur, and is from Anchuras, Ciudad Real. His mother, Magdalena Pérez-Castejón y Barrios, is a social security worker, and is from Puente Vallecas, Madrid, Madrid.

Pedro has two children with his former wife, María Begoña Gómez Fernández.

Some sources erroneously reported that Pedro’s maternal grandfather was Spanish Army officer Antonio Castejón Espinosa.

Pedro has also been an Alderman of Madrid, from 18 May, 2004 to 15 September, 2009, a member of the Congress of Deputies, from 15 September, 2009 to 27 September, 2011, and again from 10 January, 2013 to 29 October, 2016, and Leader of the Opposition, from 26 July, 2014 to 1 October, 2016, and again from 18 June, 2017 to 1 June, 2018.

Pedro’s paternal grandparents were Juan Sánchez and Ángela Hernández.

Pedro’s maternal grandfather was Mateo Pérez-Castejón y Díez (the son of Juan Pérez-Castejón y Marín and Isabel Díez Quesada). Mateo was born in Lorca, Murcia.

Pedro’s maternal grandmother was Inés Barrios Jiménez (the daughter of Baldomero Barrios Aranda and Encarnación Jiménez Ros). Inés was born in Puente Vallecas. Baldomero was born in Villacañas, Toledo. Encarnación was born in Cartagena, Murcia.

Source: Genealogy of Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://www.euskalnet.net

Trevor Noah, Jordyn Taylor – 2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards – Arrivals and Press Room – The Shrine Auditorium – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Photo Credit: PRPhotos.com

Birth Name: Jordyn Taylor Braff

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Birth: November 14, 1990

Ethnicity: Filipino, Mexican, likely some Chinese, other

Jordyn Taylor is an American singer, songwriter, and model. She is the daughter of Elaine/Elayne Danette (Valdez) and Jason Arnado Braff.

Jordyn is sometimes said to have Albanian and African-American ancestry. It is not clear if this is accurate. The surname Braff can be Jewish or Swedish, among other origins. She likely also has Chinese ancestry, through the surname Quizon.

Jordyn’s paternal grandfather was Harry Canlas Braff (the son of Samuel Braff and Irene Canlas). Harry was born in the Philippines. It appears that Samuel was American. Irene’s parents had the surnames Canlas and Quizon.

Jordyn’s paternal grandmother was Lily/Lilia Arnado. Lily was born in the Philippines.

Jordyn’s maternal grandfather was the son of David Flores Valdez and Anita Martinez. Jordyn’s grandfather was born in New Mexico, of Mexican descent. David was the son of Jesus M. Valdez and Franinquita/Franquisita/Francisca.

Sources: Obituary of Jordyn’s paternal great-aunt – https://www.dignitymemorial.com

Obituary of Jordyn’s paternal great-grandfather, Samuel Braff – https://www.findagrave.com

Obituary of Jordyn’s maternal great-grandfather, David Flores Valdez – https://www.familysearch.org