Birth Name: Pilar Garrido Corrales
Place of Birth: Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines
Date of Birth: August 22, 1937
Ethnicity:
*Filipino (father)
*Spanish (mother)
Pilita Corrales is a Filipino singer and actress. Her father, José Corrales, was Filipino, from Manila. Her mother, María Garrido, was a Spanish immigrant, from Granada. Pilita is married to Carlos López. She was previously married to Gonzalo Blanco.
Source: Pilita’s birth record – https://familysearch.org
Birth Name: Paloma Faith Blomfield
Place of Birth: Camden, London, England
Date of Birth: 21 July 1981
Ethnicity: English, Spanish
Paloma Faith is an English singer, songwriter, and actress. Her parents were from Norfolk. Her was father is Spanish and her mother is English.
Source: http://www.theguardian.com
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Birth Name: Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez
Place of Birth: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Date of Birth: February 3, 1977
Ethnicity: Puerto Rican (African, Spanish, possibly Taino)
Daddy Yankee is a Puerto Rican reggaeton singer, songwriter, producer, and actor. He is the son of Ramón Ayala Class and Rosa María Rodríguez. He is married to Mireddys González.
Daddy Yankee’s paternal grandfather was Porto Ayala y Ayala (the son of Elias Ayala y Trinidad and Senona Ayala y Caraballo). Porto was listed as “Mulatto” on civil records. Elias was the son of José Ayala y Calderón and Estefania Trinidad y Pérez. Senona was the daughter of Juan Ayala y Calderón and Eugenia Caraballo y Hernández. José and Juan were brothers, making Elias and Senona first cousins.
Daddy Yankee’s paternal grandmother was Altagracia Class y Aponte (the daughter of José Class y González and Natalia Aponte). Altagracia was listed as “White” on civil records. José was the son of José del Carmen “Carmelo” Class y Adorno and María Celestina González y Adorno. Natalia was the daughter of Narciso Labrador y Fontánez and Catalina Aponte y Morales.
Sources: Death record of Daddy Yankee’s paternal grandfather, Porto Ayala y Ayala – https://familysearch.org
Daddy Yankee’s paternal grandmother, Altagracia Class y Aponte, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Daddy Yankee’s paternal great-grandparents, José Class y González and Natalia Aponte – https://familysearch.org
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Birth Name: Elizabeth Andrea Tulloch
Place of Birth: San Diego, California
Date of Birth: January 19, 1981
Ethnicity: English, Scottish, Spanish, Mexican
Bitsie Tulloch is an American actress. She stars on the show Grimm. She is the daughter of American parents, Wilhelmina Andrea (Butcher) and Andrew Cheesman Tulloch, who worked in Latin American banking. Bitsie grew up abroad. She has English, Scottish, Spanish, and Mexican (from a “great great grandmother“) ancestry.
Bitsie’s paternal grandparents have the surnames “Tulloch” and “Cheesman”.
Bitsie’s maternal grandparents have the surnames “Butcher” and “Gastellun”.
Source: https://www.youtube.com
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Birth Name: Mireia Lalaguna Royo
Place of Birth: Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Date of Birth: November 28, 1992
Ethnicity: Spanish (Catalan)
Mireia Lalaguna is a Spanish actress, model, and beauty queen. She was crowned Miss World 2015. She is the daughter of José Luis Lalaguna Ruiz (or Josep Lluís Lalaguna i Ruiz in Catalan) and Encarna Royo Grau (or Encarna Royo i Grau in Catalan).
Mireia’s paternal grandparents were ? Lalaguna and ? Ruiz.
Mireia’s maternal grandparents were ? Royo and ? Grau.
Place of Birth: Barcelona, Spain
Date of Birth: 24 November 1978
Ethnicity:
*Italian (father)
*Spanish (mother)
Vanessa Incontrada is a Spanish-born Italian actress, television host, and former model.
Her father, Filippo Incontrada, is Italian, from Naples. Her mother is Spanish.
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Birth Name: Sharon Garcia Magdayao
Place of Birth: Cebu, Philippines
Date of Birth: October 17, 1975
Ethnicity: Filipino (Cebuano), Spanish
Vina Morales is a Filipina singer, actress, and model. She is known for portraying Magnolia Alegre in the Filipino remake of the Mexican telenovela Maria Mercedes. Her father is of Cebuano descent. Her mother, Deanne, is of Spanish, and possibly other, descent. Her sister, Shaina Magdayao, is also a famous actress.
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Birth Name: Blanca Martínez Suárez
Place of Birth: Madrid, Spain
Date of Birth: 21 October, 1988
Ethnicity: Spanish
Blanca Suárez is a Spanish actress. She starred in the movie The Skin I Live In and in the television series Boarding School and The Boat.
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Birth Name: Rocco John Ritchie
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California
Date of Birth: August 11, 2000
Ethnicity:
*English, some Irish, distant French (father)
*Italian, French-Canadian, with remote Swiss-French and English, extremely remote Spanish (mother)
Rocco Ritchie is the son of English filmmaker Guy Ritchie and American musician and actress Madonna. He is the younger half-brother of Madonna’s daughter, Lourdes Leon.
Rocco’s paternal grandparents are Captain John Vivian Ritchie (the son of Major Stewart John Ritchie and Doris Margaretta McLaughlin) and Amber Parkinson. Doris is the daughter of Vivian Guy Ouseley McLaughlin and Edith Jane Martineau; Edith was born in Brazil, to English parents, William Martineau and Margaretta Sarah Mason. Her surname comes from her own French great-great-great-grandfather, David Martineau. Through Edith, Rocco shares common ancestors with Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. The McLaughlins have a pedigree going back to King Edward I of England.
Rocco’s maternal grandparents are Silvio Anthony Ciccone (the son of Gaetano I. Ciccone and Michelina Dijulio) and Madonna Louise Fortin (the daughter of Willard Fortin and Elsie Fortin). Silvio’s family was Italian. Rocco’s grandmother Madonna’s family was French-Canadian, with remote Swiss-French and English, and extremely remote Spanish, ancestry.
Sources: Genealogy of Rocco Ritchie – http://www.geni.com
http://www.harrymclaughlin.com
http://edition.cnn.com
Genealogies of Rocco’s mother – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Rocco’s mother (focusing on her own mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
One of Rocco’s French ancestors – http://www.perche-quebec.com
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Birth Name: María Valverde Rodríguez
Place of Birth: Carabanchel, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
Date of Birth: 24 March, 1987
Ethnicity: Spanish
Maria Valverde is a Spanish actress. She starred in the movies Cracks, Exodus: Gods and Kings, and La Flaqueza del Bolchevique.
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Birth Name: Maria Louise Joensen
Place of Birth: Copenhagen, Denmark
Date of Birth: January 21, 1985
Ethnicity:
*Danish, some Spanish (father)
*Faroese, French (mother)
Aura Dione is a Danish singer, songwriter, and musician. Her father is from North Jutland, Denmark, and has Danish, and some Spanish, ancestry. Her mother has Faroese and French ancestry. Aura grew up in Bornholm, Denmark, and moved to Australia when she was 18 years old.
Source: http://www.b.dk
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Birth Name: Manolo González Vergara
Place of Birth: possibly Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
Date of Birth: September 16, 1992
Ethnicity: Colombian (Spanish, possibly other), small amount of Italian, 1/32 Venezuelan, likely distant Basque
Manolo González is a Colombian-American Internet personality. He is the son of actress and comedian Sofía Vergara and José Luis “Joe” González Rosales. He is the stepson of actor Joe Manganiello. He is a nephew of model and actress Sandra Vergara, and a second cousin, twice removed, of television host Ariadna Gutiérrez.
Manolo’s paternal grandparents are Ricardo González Ripoll (the son of Ricardo González Rincón and María de la Luz Ripoll) and Judith Rosales Clemow (the daughter of Gabriel Rosales and Enrieta Clemow de Lavalle). Enrieta was the daughter of Carlos E. Clemow Sánchez and Emelina de Lavalle Jimeno.
Manolo’s maternal grandparents are Julio Enrique Vergara Robayo (the son of ? Vergara and ? Robayo) and Margarita Sofía Vergara Dávila (the daughter of Hernando Vergara Galvis and Rosa Lila Dávila Barreneche).
Sources: Marriage record of Manolo’s parents – https://familysearch.org
Baptismal record of Manolo’s father – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Manolo’s paternal great-grandmother, Enrieta Clemow de Lavalle – http://lineaamerica.homestead.com
Genealogy of Manolo’s maternal great-grandfather, Hernando Vergara Galvis – http://www.genealogiasdecolombia.co
Genealogy of Manolo’s maternal great-grandmother, Rosa Lila Dávila Barreneche – http://www.genealogiasdecolombia.co
Place of Birth: Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
Date of Birth: September 11, 1988
Ethnicity: Colombian (Spanish, possibly other), small amount of Italian, 1/16th Venezuelan, likely distant Basque
Sandra Vergara is a Colombian actress and model. She was adopted by her maternal aunt, Margarita Sofía Vergara Davila, and Margarita’s husband, Julio Enrique Vergara Robayo.
Sandra is the biological cousin, and adoptive sister, of actress Sofia Vergara. Her nephew is Sofía’s son, internet personality Manolo González.
Sandra’s maternal grandfather was Hernando Vergara Galvis (the son of Alfredo Máximo Vergara Forno and Ana María Victoria Galvis Matamoros). Alfredo was the son of Jorge Vergara Párraga and Mercedes Forno León. Mercedes was of Italian or part Italian descent. Ana María was the daughter of José Benedicto Galvis and Victoria Matamoros.
Sandra’s maternal grandmother was Rosa Lila Dávila Barreneche (the daughter of Pedro Manuel Agustín Dávila Balti and Rosa Lila Barreneche Olaciregui). Pedro was the son of Juan Manuel Dávila Pumarejo and Venezuelan immigrant Auristela Balti, of Maracaibo. Sandra’s great-grandmother Rosa was the daughter of Camilo Ernesto Mario Barreneche Díaz Granados and Rosario Olaciregui y Capella.
Sources: Genealogy of Sandra’s maternal grandfather, Hernando Vergara Galvis – http://www.genealogiasdecolombia.co
Genealogy of Sandra’s maternal grandmother, Rosa Lila Dávila Barreneche – http://www.genealogiasdecolombia.co
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Birth Name: Carlos Matute Loyzaga
Date of Birth: August 29, 1930
Place of Birth: Intramuros, Manila, Philippines
Date of Death: January 27, 2016
Place of Death: San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines
Ethnicity: Filipino (Tagalog), Spanish (Basque)
Carlos Loyzaga was a Filipino basketball player. He was considered the greatest Filipino basketball player of all time. He was the son of Joaquín de Loyzaga y Martínez (or Joaquín Martínez de Loyzaga in Filipino) and Carmen Matute y López (or Carmen López Matute in Filipino). He was married to Victoria “Vicky” Fourdinier Cuerva.
The surname “Loyzaga” is of Basque origin.
Carlos’ patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to his third great-grandfather, Martín de Loyzaga.
Carlos’ paternal grandparents were José Antonio Eugenio de Loyzaga y Ageo (the son of Joaquín de Loyzaga y Gastón, or Joaquín Gastón de Loyzaga in Filipino, and of Carmen Ageo Escalante, or Carmen Escalante Ageo in Filipino) and María de la Luz Martínez. Carlos’ great-grandfather Joaquín was the son of Pablo de Loyzaga y de la Rea, or Pablo de la Rea Loyzaga in Filipino, and of Juana Gastón y García, or Juana García Gastón in Filipino. Carlos’ great-grandmother Carmen was the daughter of Juan Ageo and Francisca Escalante.
Carlos’ maternal grandparents were Manuel Matute y Amasa (the son of ? Matute and ? Amasa) and María Luisa López y Seguerra (the daughter of ? López and ? Seguerra).
Sources: Genealogy of Carlos Loyzaga (through Carlos’ brother) – https://www.myheritage.com
Carlos’ birth record – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Carlos’ mother – http://filipinosgone2ellis-island.tripod.com
Marriage record of Carlos’ mother – https://familysearch.org
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Birth Name: Jose Pedro Balmaceda Pascal
Place of Birth: Santiago, Chile
Date of Birth: April 2, 1975
Ethnicity: Chilean (Spanish, possibly other)
Pedro Pascal is a Chilean-American actor. He was born in Santiago, Chile, and spent much of his childhood in Orange County, California and San Antonio, Texas. He is known for portraying roles such as Oberyn Martell in the fourth season of the HBO series Game of Thrones and Javier Peña in the Netflix series Narcos.
Place of Birth: Le Blanc-Mesnil, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
Date of Birth: April 6, 1949
Ethnicity:
*Spanish (father)
*Italian (mother)
Patrick Hernández is a French singer. His father is of Spanish descent. His mother is of Italian descent.
Patrick is the son of Georgette Henriette (Bisoffi) and François Hernández.
Patrick’s paternal grandparents were Jose Maria Hernández and Maria Del Carmen Guzman.
Patrick’s maternal grandparents were Enrico Attilio Bisoffi and Carméla Concetta Borzatti. They were from Trentino Alto-Adige, Italy (then part of Austria-Hungary).
Source: http://www.songfacts.com
Genealogy of Patrick Hernández- https://gw.geneanet.org
Birth Name: James David Rodriguez
Place of Birth: San Antonio, Texas, United States
Date of Birth: April 4, 1976
Ethnicity:
*Mexican (father)
*English, Irish, Scottish (mother)
James Roday is an American actor, director, and screenwriter. He is the son of Irene and Jaime Rodriguez.
James has stated:
My father is Jaime Rodriguez from San Antonio, Texas and I’ve got one whole half of my family that’s Mexican through and through. (The other half) is some sort of bright white concoction of English, Irish and Scottish.
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Birth Name: Vanna Marie Rosich
Place of Birth: North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States
Date of Birth: February 18, 1957
Ethnicity:
*Puerto Rican, Spanish (including Catalan), likely some Croatian
*Greek, possibly Italian, English, and German (mother)
Family Background: Vanna White is an American actress and television personality. She is the hostess of the television game show Wheel of Fortune.
Vanna is the daughter of Miguel Angel (García) Rosich and Joan Marie White (Nichols). Miguel abandoned the family when Vanna was still a child, and she was eventually adopted by her stepfather, Herbert Stackley White Jr. Miguel was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
Vanna’s uncle was actor Christopher George, who was of Greek descent. It is not clear exactly how they are related. Christopher’s mother was Vaseleke Nicolas, whose surname is similar to Vanna’s mother’s maiden name, Nichols. Vaseleke was born in Athens, Greece, and Nichols is likely an anglicized version of her surname. It is possible that Vaseleke was the mother of both Christopher George and Joan Marie White, but with different fathers. With any other relation between them it would be a stretch to call Christopher George Vanna’s uncle.
Vanna is often described as having Croatian, English, Italian, Puerto Rican/Spanish, German, and Greek ancestry. His father is known to have been Puerto Rican. Evidently, her Croatian ancestry is from her father as well, due to the surname Rosich (Rosić) having slavic origins. Her Greek ancestry is from her mother’s side, evident because of her relation to Christopher George. The rest of her alleged ancestry is not known.
Vanna’s paternal grandparents were Carlos Miguel Benigne/Benigno Tomás Rosich Y Pasarell (the son of José Rosich Y Alomar and Eudoceia/Eudoxia Pasarell Y Torres) and Gloria Maria García de Rosich. José was born in Mallorca, Spain. Eudoceia/Eudoxia was born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Gloria was born in Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico. According to a rumor, one of Vanna’s ancestors, with the surname Barnes, was one of the first mayors of Ponce, Puerto Rico.
Source: Records of Vanna White –
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJJ3-YRRX
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KTMR-4LZ
Genealogy of Vanna White – http://www.geni.com/people/Vanna-White/6000000029717231690
Vanna’s father, Miguel Rosich – http://www.geni.com/people/Miguel-Rosich/6000000029717880821
Record of Vanna’s father, Miguel Rosich – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JBT7-T24
Vanna’s father, Miguel Rosich, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFJB-Y57
Genealogy of Vanna’s father, Miguel Rosich – https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&person=L2WC-4KV
Birth certificate of Vanna’s paternal grandfather, Carlos Rosich – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ8-JN2H
Genealogy of Christopher George – http://www.geni.com/people/Christopher-George/6000000029909316228
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Birth Name: César Felipe Millán Favela
Place of Birth: Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Date of Birth: August 27, 1969
Ethnicity: Mexican
Cesar Millan is a Mexican and American dog behaviorist, television personality, and author. He is famous for his television series Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan. Cesar is the son of Felipe Millán Guillen and María Teresa Favela. He grew up on his grandparents’ farm in Mexico. Cesar moved to the United States when he was 21 years old. He currently resides in California.
A picture of Cesar and his father can be seen here.
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Birth Name: Michelle Jenner Husson
Place of Birth: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Date of Birth: September 14, 1986
Ethnicity:
*English, Spanish (father)
*French (mother)
Michelle Jenner is a Spanish film and television actress.
Her father, Miguel Ángel Jenner, is Spanish, and has English ancestry. Her mother, Martine Husson, is French.
