Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Governor Greg Abbott's wife Cecilia Phalen Abbott family tree, Mexican Ancestors by Mary Cummins

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Cecilia T Phalen Abbott is the wife of Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Gregory Wayne Abbott. I did his family tree for Geneastar years ago. Governor Greg Abbott's ancestors are immigrants just like Cecilia Phalen's ancestors. Always amazing when descendants of immigrants hate other immigrants. They want to deny them the rights which they themselves had and used to come to this country to flee oppression and have a better life. It's more upsetting in this case as Cecilia's mother speaks in Spanish in a political ad telling Latinos that Abbott is a "family man" and a "man of faith" who cares about "our values" when that is not the case.

* This article does not include full birth dates of living people. Only the year is included in order to differentiate among people with similar names. All photos are copyright free and used for education. 

Cecilia was born in 1959 in Texas. Her parents were teachers William Joseph Phalen born 1933 in Michigan and Maria de la Luz "Mary Lucy" Segura born 1934 in Texas and died November 7, 2020. Cecilia's paternal side is from England, Ireland and Maternal is from Mexico. Mary Lucy Segura Phalen's obituary is below.

"Mary Lucy Phalen (nee Maria de la Luz Segura) went to meet our Heavenly Father on November 7, 2020 after a brief illness. She passed peacefully surrounded by family who prayed and sang at her bedside.

She was the youngest daughter of Agustin and Leonor Segura who emigrated from Mexico to Texas at the turn of the 20th century. She was raised with strong Catholic values that emphasized faith, family and a generosity of spirit. She attended St. Henry's elementary and high school and graduated Salutatorian. She earned her Bachelor's degree from Our Lady of the Lake College.

She became a teacher, which was truly a vocation for her. She taught at various Catholic schools including St. Martin's Hall, St. Paul's and St. Anthony's. She also taught in the SAISD for 30 years at schools, including Horace Mann and Longfellow. She loved teaching and always referred to her students as "my children".

After she retired, she tutored neighborhood children who could not attend school due to illness or who needed extra help. This was her joy! She also volunteered her teaching services at Our Lady of the Atonement when they were in transition and were in desperate need of good teachers.

Her most fateful teaching assignment was when she was asked to fill in at St. Henry's in 1956 after the sudden and tragic death of one of their nuns. There, Mary Lucy met Bill Phalen, a fellow teacher who shared her same strong Catholic values. They married on December 28, 1957 and had four children: Joseph, Cecilia, Norbert and Letitia. She was very proud of her children and because of her ongoing emphasis on education, her children went on to earn college degrees, including post-graduate degrees.

She adored her son-in-law and daughters-in-law as if they were her own children and would do anything for them. She became somewhat of a celebrity when she starred in the "Madrina" commercials during the gubernatorial campaign for her son-in-law, Greg Abbott. This commercial ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epeGzWXUYgE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqONQ7ErAsY English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouPDw4pWOBA ) proved to be effective with gaining the Hispanic vote. She was so proud that her daughter, Cecilia, became the first Hispanic First Lady of Texas. Sadly, during this victorious time, she lost her son, Norbert, to cancer.

She loved music. She had a beautiful singing voice and played both the piano and organ. She shared her gift of song at various weddings and funerals. Anyone planning these important family events always knew they could count on both Lucy and Bill to organize the music.

Her house was always your house! The Phalen home became a hub for many celebrations, including Thanksgiving, Christmas, rehearsal dinners and wedding receptions, to name a few. Extended family and friends knew they were always welcome!

She was an excellent cook and she had some iconic items like her famous fruit salad that could not be replicated. Music was always a big part of the Phalen experience so everyone was encouraged to sing Christmas Carols in harmony.

If anyone needed a place to stay for the holidays or if they were in between places in life, her door was open and they were treated as family. If anyone needed help and approached her, they would not be left out in the cold. This included stray animals. Mary Lucy exemplified her name, Maria de la Luz, meaning Mary of the light!

She is survived by her husband of nearly 63 years, William (Bill) Phalen, her son and daughter-in-law, Joseph and Yvette Phalen, daughter, First Lady Cecilia and Texas Governor Greg Abbott, daughter-in-law, Rosie Torres Phalen (the late Norbert Phalen) and daughter, Letitia Phalen MD. She is also survived by her grandchildren James and Natalie Phalen (Joseph and Yvette), Joshua Rocha, Clarissa, Erica, Olivia and Samuel Phalen (the late Norbert Phalen and Rosie Torres Phalen) and Audrey Abbott (Cecilia and Greg Abbott). Surviving great-grandchildren including Roman and Monique Rocha, as well as Charizma and Sebastian Boone.

She was preceded in death by her beloved son, Norbert Phalen, as well as her parents, Agustin and Leonor Segura, siblings, Agustin and Jose Segura and Nina Barner."

Maternal Family

Cecilia's great grandfather was Jose Augustino Segura born in Mexico 1900 and died 1955 in Texas. He was a janitor.  Her great grandmother was Leonor Rodriguez born in Mexico 1902 and died 1997 in Texas. All older ancestors on maternal side born in Mexico.

Paternal Family

Cecilia's paternal family is from England, Ireland, France and Scotland. 

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Thursday, December 15, 2022

Jenna Ortega, Jenna Marie Ortega family tree, ethnicity, ancestry, heritage, parents by Mary Cummins

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Family tree of Jenna Ortega, Jenna Marie Ortega. Full birth dates of living people are not included. Only birth years are used to differentiate between different people.

Jenna Marie Ortega was born in 2002 in Coachella, Riverside, California. Her parents are Edward Anthony Ortega and Natalie Marie Lopez both born in Riverside, California. Her father's side is from Mexico. Her mother's side is from Puerto Rico and Mexico.I just started the tree and will post the full tree when I finish.

Paternal Family

Paternal grandfather was Anthony "Tony" Ortega. Below is his obituary.

"Indio - Anthony "Tony" Larriva Ortega was born February 8, 1948 in Indio CA, to Jose Maria Ortega and Josephine Ortega and passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on January 19, 2022 in Indio, CA. He graduated from Coachella Valley High School in 1966 and served in the U.S. Army from 1968-1970. Tony will be remembered by all as a person that loved his family. Tony was proceeded in death by his parents Jose Maria and Josephine, and his sister Estella O. Cruz of Indio, CA.

Tony is survived by his wife Rosemary Palomares Ortega of Indio, CA, sons Edward Ortega of La Quinta, CA, Eli Ortega of Indio, CA, and daughter Monika Ortega of Indio, CA. Also surviving is his sister Julieta O. Arias of Indio, CA, and his grandchildren Mariah, Isaac, Mia, Jenna, Markus, and Aliyah. His great-grandchildren include Damian and Cash and too many nieces, nephews, and other loving family members, by blood, marriage, and choice, to possibly list.

Tony raised his 3 kids on a 5 acre ranch he owned for 23 years and built his dream home on. He was a tile setter and owned C.V. Raisins, his favorite line was "Hey I know what I'm talking about I'm a tile setter!"

Some of our best memories of our Fadda are of traveling, camping, shooting and treasure hunting all while listening to his oldies something everyone in the family got to enjoy with him, and something Tony really loved. We learned so much from our Fadda and we miss him so much already."

Grandmother is Rosemary Palomares Ortega who survives.

Great grandfather was Jose Maria Ortega. Below is his obituary.

"Jose Maria Ortega, 78, co-owner of businesses Services (or Jose Maria "Chema" Ortega), 78, of Indio will be held at 9 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Indio. Mr. Ortega, a native of Chihuahua, Mexico, died Sunday at his home. He was a 70-year resident of the Coachella Valley. He was co-owner of Indio Cab Co. from 1946 to 1963, co-owner of El Patio Inn in Indio from 1948 to 1985 and co-owner of Coachella Valley Raisin Co. from 1981 to 1987. He was a member of Sociedad Progresista Mexicana No. 63 in Coachella. Survivors include two daughters, Julieta O. Arias and Estella O. Cruz, both of Indio; a son,Anthony L. Ortega of Indio; five sisters, Jesusita Mufioz of Mexico, Maria Gas-telum and Lucina Martinez, both of Indio; Elena Galvez of La Quinta and Elvira Larriva of San Diego; four brothers, Antonio Ortega, Francisco Ortega, Carlos Ortega and Rafael Ortega, all of Mexico; 12 grandchildren; and 15 greatgrandchildren. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. today . at FitzHenry Funeral Home in Indio. A rosary will be said at 6:30 p.m. .Burial will be at Coachella Valley Cemetery in Coachella."

Great grandmother Josephine Ortega. Obituary is below,

"Josephine Ortega Services for Josephine Larriva "Josefa" Ortega, 70, of Indio, will be at 8:30 a.m. Monday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Indio. Mrs. Ortega, a native of Anthony, N.M., died Monday in Indio. She was a member of the Sociedad Protectora Femenil and the owner of the El Patio Inn in Indio. She donated many hours to the Girls Club of the Coachella Valley Thrift Shop and worked as a volunteer at election precincts. Survivors include her husband, Joe; a son, Anthony Ortega of Indio; two daughters, Estella Cruz and Julieta Arias, both of Indio; a sister, Hortencia Rey of Indio; two brothers, Frank Larriva of San Diego and Julio Larriva of Indio, 13 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the FitzHenry Funeral Home in Indio. A rosary will be said at 7:15 p.m. Burial will be at the Coachella Valley Cemetery. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Diabetes Association."

Great grandfather Felizardo Palomares obituary is below.

"Felizardo E Palomares, 96 Bagdasarian worker. Services for Felizardo E Palomares 96 of Indio will be at 9 am Monday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Indio. Mr Palomares a native of Mexico died Thursday at Rancho Milage Health Care Convalescent Hospital in Rancho Mirage. He worked for Qoacbella Valley grower Richard Bagdasarian. Survivors include seven sons PALOMARES fyavid Palomares of Los Angeles, Mike Palomares of Huntington Beach, Harold Palomares of San Bernardino, Frank Palomares of Corona and Paul Palomares Er-i$st Palomares and Robert Palomares all of Coachella, seven daughters Cleo Palomares of Escondido, Rosie Smith of Ventura, Henrietta Hampton of Illinois, Rachel Palomares of Palm Desert, Jennie Fares and Ruby Bracamonte and Rosemary Ortega all of Indio, two stepsons Manuel Perez of Brawley and Tony Perez of Morgan Hill three stepdaughters, Helen Dominguez of Thousand Palms, Eugenia Ysiano of Cabazon and Margaret Aragon of Pomona; 70 grandchildren and 52 greatgrandchildren. Visitation will be from noon Sunday at FitzHenry Funeral Home Chapel in Indio A vigil service will be at 4 pm Burial will be at Coachella Valley Cemetery in Coachella."

Maternal Family

Grandfather was Robert Bob Lopez. Obituary is below.

"Robert Lopez worked in pool maintenance, 42. Services for Robert Lopez 42 of Palm Springs will be at 7 pm today at the Palm Springs Mortuary Chapel. Mr Lopez a native of Puerto Rico died Tuesday at Desert Hospital in Palm Springs. He was self-employed in pool maintenance. Survivors include his mother Felicita Cruz of New York City, a daughter Natalie Lopez of Indio, a son Christian Lopez of Indio, a sister Evelyn Winthrop of Torrance and his friend Richard Lloyd of Palm Springs. Burial will be private."

Grandmother is Maria Morales who is alive.

I'll post more of the family tree after I finish. I started only an hour ago.

Finished paternal side. Still stumped on parts of maternal side which is from Puerto Rico and Mexico. 





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Saturday, November 26, 2022

Nick Fuentes, Nicholas Joseph Fuentes Family Tree, Mexican Italian by Mary Cummins Genealogist

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Nick Fuentes, Nicholas Joseph Fuentes, was born 1998 in Illinois. No exact birth dates of living people will be shared here. This is a genealogy article. Birth years are needed to distinguish from other people with the same name. Nick's birth year is public information which is also available on Wikipedia. The fractions above are based on the family tree alone.

Nick Fuentes, Nicholas Fuentes, is an alleged White Supremacist who leads the Groyper movement. This is pretty odd considering the fact that he's Catholic, Mexican, Italian, Irish and descendant of somewhat recent immigrants, everything which White Supremacists generally hate. His paternal side is Mexican, Irish and maternal side is Italian. He's named after his Mexican grandfather. His paternal side born in Mexico and Ireland. His maternal great grandparents were all born in Italy. I'm still working on the paternal side. I just started an hour or so ago.

As I look at the rest of his family it's pretty happily mixed. They are married to Latinos, Greeks and Italians. They are proud of their family heritage. Shocking that Nick Fuentes is a white supremacist when he would not be considered "white Caucasian" per his white supremacist peers. Non white, white supremacists are always very confused.

Nick went to Lyons Township High School in La Grange, Illinois, USA 2012-2016 where he grew up. In 2014 he and his twin sister's high school speech team won first place. His father William Fuentes is an engineer. There's already been enough written about the father and his businesses. His father removed his name from his business websites and tried to remove himself from the internet because of Nick Fuentes' horrible behavior. His mother is Lauren Chicco Fuentes. He has a fraternal twin sister is a national speech champion from Bradley University. They are fraternal which means they don't look alike. That is why he's lighter than her. He looks more like his paternal grandmother who is Irish.

Nick's maternal grandparents were Martin Chicco and Marlene Cairo. Below is Martin's obituary.

"CHICCO Martin Chicco, loving husband of Marlene, nee Cairo; dear father of Lauren and Joseph; dearest son of Rosetta and the late Paul and stepson of Frank. Funeral Saturday, 8:30 a. m., from the Galewood Funeral Chapel, 1B57 N. Harlem Av., to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Melrose Park. Mass 9:30 a. m. Interment Queen of Heaven Cemetery. Visitation Thursday after 6 p. m. Please omit flowers. 889-1700."

Below is Marlene's obituary.

"Marlene Chicco, September 26, 1932 - May 19, 2021. Marlene Chicco, nee Cairo, at rest May 19, 2021. She died as she lived, demonstrating astonishing strength, tremendous courage and unwavering faith.   She is preceded in death by her husband Martin, her beloved son Joseph, her parents Mary and Joseph,  and her brothers Pasquale, Anthony, Dominick and James. She is succeeded by her adoring daughter Lauren (Fuentes), her cherished grandchildren Melissa and Nicholas, and her son in law and dear friend, Bill Fuentes. Marlene’s life was a successful but difficult journey; accomplished in business, in creating a home for all who needed one, and her priority of service and dedication to her God and her family. Her life was an example of unconditional love, forgiveness and grace. Funeral Wednesday, June 9, 2021 with Visitation from 9:30 a.m. until time of funeral mass at 10:00 a.m. at St. Louise de Marillac Church, 1155 Harrison, La Grange Park. Those planning to attend church need to sign up through the following link. Interment private at Queen of Heaven Cemetery for family only." 

I will post the paternal info when I can confirm it. So far it's .The paternal grandparents are Joseph J Fuentes Sr who is dead and Joan "Joni" Bridget King Fuentes Gall who is alive. She is of Irish descent. She remarried Thomas Gall who is dead. I've gone one more generation back in the entire tree and filled in some names. I'll update the tree above later. 

Paternal grandfather Joseph J Fuentes obituary. He worked for the fire department.

"Joseph J. Fuentes. suddenly, loving husband of Joan ., nee King; dear father of Joseph J. Jr., William and Christopher; fond brother of five sisters and three brothers. Funeral Thursday, Aug. 17, at 8:45 a. m., from Ahern Funeral Heme, 1110 Madison St., Oak Park, to St. Angela Church. Mass of the Resurrection at 9:30 a. m. Interment Queen of Heaven. Visitation after 5 p. m. Tuesday. EU 3-5700 or KE 3-2394."

Below is a photo of Joseph's brother Simon Fuentes Jr who died recently. Joseph probably looked like this because they were born about the same time. His father Simon Fuentes Sr was born in Mexico and did labor for the freight trains.


Paternal great grandfather is Patrick Francis King. Obituary. "King. Patrick F. King, suddenly, loving husband of Mary Sexton, nee Galvin; dear father of Marilyn Neilsen, Patricia Fischer, Margaret Sunich, Rita Serafin, Martin Sexton, Joan Fuentes, William, Kevin, James, and Patrick J. Jr.; grandfather of 27; dear brother of Catharine Tonne, and Eugene and James King. Funeral Monday, May 19, at 10:15 a. m. from Ahern Funeral Home, 1110 Madison street, Oak Park, to St. Joseph church, Addison, Illinois. Requiem mass 11 a. m. Interment Mount Carmel. Please omit flowers."

Paternal great grandmother is Mary Galvin King. Obituary. "KING Mary M King, nee Galvin, 89, of Lombard. beloved wife of the late Martin L Sexton and Patrick F King Sr., loving mother of Marilyn (Conrad) Neilsen. Margaret (Jim) Sunich, Rita (John) Serafini. Martin L. Sexton, Joan (the late Joe Fuentes and Thomas Gall) Gall, William P. (Christine) King, Kevin P., James P , Patrick F. Jr (Susan) King and the late Patricia (George) Fisher, dear grandmother of 31, great grandmother of 48, fond sister o the late Jim (Mary) Galvin, dear aunt of many nieces and nephews. Funeral Saturday, 9: 15 a m from Steuerle Funeral Home, 350 S Ardmore Ave , Villa Park to St Joseph Chuch, Mass 10 am Internment Mount Carmel cemetery visitation Friday, 2 to 9 pm For info 630 812-4161"

So far Nick seems to be the odd man out in the family. The rest seem normal and are not white supremacists as far as I can tell. Please, don't attack the family just because they're related. White supremacy and white supremacists are the evil not Nick's relatives. Attacking his relatives just makes you a dick.

Donald Trump had dinner with Kanye West and Nick Fuentes in Mar-a-lago, Florida. 

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Monday, October 24, 2022

Sacheen Littlefeather aka Marie Louise Cruz family tree, ancestry, heritage, ethnicity, DNA by Mary Cummins

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Sacheen Littlefeather aka Marie Louise Cruz is indeed Mexican and Danish. I went back seven generations and see no American Indian whatsoever. I'm Latino from Mexico. My DNA shows Indigenous Americas-Mexico and Indigenous Americas-Central. On the map it's southwest USA and Mexico. Littlefeather looks exactly like her two sisters so she didn't have a different father.

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Saturday, August 6, 2022

James Franco Latino Actor Ancestry Genealogy Ethnicity DNA by Mary Cummins genealogist

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UPDATE: 08/13/2022 Bill Maher talks about ridiculous John Leguizamo. He noted that "John played a Venetian, a little person and a fictional Italian plumber." He also played a drag queen. Good quotes, "Can trans actors only play trans actors because that's not gonna be a good deal for them." "A black George Washington in Hamilton" (black playing white) which we all know was very successful. "All gay actors would have to out themselves (and only play gay roles.)" "This is not progress. This is the opposite. This is regression." He said "Steven Spielberg redid Westside Story and bent over backwards to respect ethnicities and pleased nobody." "Westside story was originally made by three gay Jews." The author was also Jewish who wrote about Puerto Ricans. Should the Jewish author have stayed in his lane and only written about Jews? My fear is directors, producers, investors will see these outraged "woke" Latinos telling people to boycott films because not everyone involved passed the DNA, ancestry and look test and not want to make any Latino, Black, Asian, Gay ... films. People argued about colorism and microethnicities in Westside Story. "Where are the darker Latinos, Afro Latinos, she got the role because she's lighter..." These outraged Latinos are shooting themselves in the foot. I wouldn't blame producers for intentionally not wanting to make any Latino films. He summed it up by saying "get rid of the prejudice but keep the roles." https://www.tmz.com/2022/08/13/bill-maher-real-time-appropriation-hollywood-actors/

Leguisamo has a Colombian tomi tattoo on his arm from the chibcha. Was he a member of that tribe? No. His indigenous relative was from the 1600's and worked with the Spaniards to control Colombia against the other indigenous people. Colombia was part of Spain with Bogota as the capital where Leguisamo's family had lived for years. Colombia didn't become independent until well after 1821. Leguisamo is descended from one of the early Spanish conquistadors, colonizers of Colombia. He's probably less indigenous than I am. His ancestors conquered and killed indigenous people. He is white. His parents are white. He is the light white Latino taking roles from darker indigenous Latinos that he complains about all the time. Most in Mexico and South America are descended from the Spaniards who conquered those areas. All of us Latinos live with this fact. We're mainly Spanish and not Aztec or Mayan. Leguisamo looks like a white European Spaniard because he is mainly Spanish. So am I. Based on the data in Franco and Leguisamo's trees, I would bet that Franco has more indigenous and other than Leguisamo.

08/11/2022 John Leguizamo is really off now. He posted this on Instagram. He now thinks roles for Spanish, Cuban characters should be given to Latin Americans of mixed race who are not descended from people in Europe. Guess whose ancestors are from Europe? John Leguizamo! So he shouldn't get any roles either. He's since added that white roles should be given to Latinos. So only Latinos can be actors now? I'll be posting his tree next. No need to post his tree. He's mainly Spanish. Finding Your Roots did a show on him. Talk about a hypocrite! He's no Latino! He's as "Latino" as James Franco!

FTR most people in Mexico are mainly European Spanish.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexicans#Population_genetics_&_phenotype The same goes for South America. All you "Latinos" are mainly European Spanish. Mexicans, Colombians, Spaniards all have the same ancestors. We're also all related by language, culture, food, religion... 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_America#Ethnic_demographics This is not a Latino issue but an issue about some people not having the success they want in the entertainment industry demanding movie roles. As I've told my Latino friends and family for years especially since #oscarssowhite, you want a Latino movie with Latinos, go make it. Don't wait around ranting about others not giving you what you want. 

James Leguizamo's ancestry. He lied about being Puerto Rican and Italian. Maybe he lied about being Italian to get the part of the fictional character in Super Mario Bros ;-) Even his father said he lied about being Puerto Rican. This man needs to sit down and shut up.

"Research by the genealogy show Finding Your Roots indicated that Leguizamo does not have Puerto Rican, Italian, and Lebanese ancestry, as he has sometimes stated.His family is Colombian, and a DNA test found that his genetic ancestry includes European (mostly Spanish), along with Indigenous and distant African roots.[1] His paternal grandfather was a wealthy Colombian landowner, and his great-great-grandfather, Higinio Cualla, was Mayor of Bogotá for sixteen years in the late 1800s, and was considered an important modernizer of the city.[1] Leguizamo had always declared that he was Puerto Rican on his father's side, which was one of the reasons he was selected as the Puerto Rican Day Parade Global Ambassador of the Arts,[11] and marched in the parade on June 12, 2011.[12] Going further back in time, it was determined that Leguizamo's maternal lineage includes the 16th-century Spanish conquistador Sebastián de Belalcázar, as well as Jerónimo Betuma, a 17th-century indigenous Colombian of noble birth."

Here's the video from the show where he's told he's Spanish. He knew he was Spanish. Even his father stated they weren't Puerto Rican but Colombian and Spanish. Gates even said Leguizamo was fabilizing about his ancestry and Leguizamo agreed. His true Spanish ancestors melted down the Aztec golden religious items and destroyed their history. His ancestry is anti Latino, anti Indigenous. This is from about January 2022 and aired February 15, 2022. https://www.pbs.org/weta/finding-your-roots/watch/extras/john-leguizamos-lineage-is-traced-back-17-generations

Luguizamo continued. 

"Portuguese are not Latin nor are Spaniards they are white peoples from Europe! Latin people are from Latin America and the 90% r of us of mixed race! And That is why we are discriminated against!" Leguizamo is the white European he's whining about.

He went on to say, “I don’t got a prob with Franco but he ain’t Latino!” he wrote on social media.
On Saturday, Leguizamo posted a video to Instagram clarifying his comments.Stressing again that he had “no problems with James Franco”, he said: “I grew up in an era where Latin people couldn’t play Latin people on film. Where Charlton Heston played a Mexican, where Eli Wallach played Mexican, where Pacino played Cuban and Puerto Rican. Where Ben Affleck, even, in Argo, played a Latin guy and Marisa Tomei played Latin women.

“We couldn’t play our own roles. There was brown face, people painting themselves to look Latin in West Side Story, Eli Wallach in The Magnificent Seven. That’s the era I grew up in. The era where they tell you to change your names, stay out of the sun, that only white-passing Latinos would get jobs.”Explaining how he’d heard the excuse that there was “no Latin actor who can carry” big films, Leguizamo continued: “Yeah, because you’re never given the opportunity to play anything that had worthy value… Appropriating our stories? No more of that. I’m done with that.
“I’ve been told so many times, ‘you can’t have two Latin people in a movie’. That’s what goes on in this industry.”

Captioning the video, Leguizamo wrote: “Latin exclusion in Hollywood is real! Don’t get it twisted! Long long history of it! And appropriation of our stories even longer!y can’t Latinxers play Latin roles? Why can’t we play lead roles? Why can’t they flip white roles to Latin guys and gals?” 

Here is the video. It's just a rant. Maybe he should make Latino movies and hire Latinos instead of just ranting. You can't just demand that other people make shows about you, for you and hire you for the roles. John has even played white people and Italians. He's a white passing Latino. Using his logic why didn't he give those roles to white people and Italians? https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg-BFjyJnVx/

Clearly John Luguizamo is just ranting about his own treatment of Latinos in the past. It has nothing to do with this movie or role. This movie is like 99% Latino and he's attacking it. This would be a good reason for people not to do movies about or with Latinos. Damned if you do. Damned if you don't. Luguizamo is hurting his own cause. I now think he wanted the role or something.

John Leguizamo the mainly Spanish actor's family tree. I did this in an hour so it's not complete.

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ORIGINAL: Recently there was a dust up by Latino actor John Leguizamo who said James Franco should not play Cuban Fidel Castro because Franco is not Latino. Leguizamo said only Latinos should play Latinos. One of the producers responded,

"The producer on the upcoming film Alina of Cuba, John Martinez O’Felan, has responded to the recent controversy regarding the casting of James Franco as Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro. In a statement provided to The Hollywood Reporter, O’Felan labeled the comments “culturally uneducated.”

“A guy like John Leguizamo has historically been looked up to by Hispanics as one of America’s earliest actors of Latin descent since the 90s and I’ve always admired him as a fellow underdog," O’Felan admitted. "But his comments are culturally uneducated and a blind attack with zero substance related to this project.”

O’Felan continued: “The reality of the ignorance piece falls within his statement suggesting his personal view on being ‘Latino,’ because a land mass or living area does not determine a person’s blood history or genetics."

O'Felan went on to say that the movie is about Latinos, produced by Latinos, directed by Latinos, has Latino actors, Latino subject matter, Latinos working behind the camera... My comment: Will Leguizamo only be satisfied if every single person involved is 100% Latino with a Latino name, family tree, DNA test, speaks Spanish as a first language...? We should be happy it's mainly Latino considering all the productions with absolutely no Latinos at all or non-Latinos in Latino character roles. FTR I'm Latino. Family name is Rivera. I probably wouldn't be Latino enough in the eyes of Laguizamo to work on the film even as a volunteer extra, crafts services or gofer.

I see a lot of Latinos commenting saying that "Latino" means someone from Latin America as if that's only North and South America. It's not. Here's a definition of Latin Americans which includes Portuguese. "Latin Americans do not take their nationality as an ethnicity, but identify themselves with a combination of their nationality, ethnicity and their ancestral origins. Aside from the Indigenous Amerindian population, all Latin Americans have some Old World ancestors who arrived since 1492. Latin America has the largest diasporas of Spaniards, Portuguese, Africans, Italians, Lebanese and Japanese in the world."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_Americans If these Latinos are from Mexico, most Mexicans today and their descendants are mainly descended from Spaniards and are not indigenous. Castro's father and ancestors were born in Galicia, Spain right next to Portugal. Galicia and Portugal were once the same country.

James Franco's paternal side "Franco" is Portuguese. The name "Franco" is Spanish and means "free," "free man" or "freedom." The name is found in Spain specifically Galicia, Portugal and Italy. Portuguese can be considered Latino because they speak a Latin language. Spanish and Portuguese are both Latin languages. They used to be the same language  many years ago but the languages diverged. Spain and Portugal have been closely tied for a long time because they were once the same country. They are now right next to each other. Portugal and Spain both had colonies in South America. Portuguese later immigrated to North America and had early settlements. Portuguese were previously considered Hispanics in the US census even though they didn't speak Spanish. I don't have a problem recognizing Franco as a Latino. Plus, we're talking about an acting character. I think he'd make a great Fidel. 

I did Fidel's tree. Link and image is at bottom of this post. Fidel Castro's family is from Galicia, Spain which borders Portugal. Portugal used to be part of what is now Galicia, Spain. Galicia had it's own language similar to Spanish but more similar to Portuguese called Galicia-Portuguese. They diverged when Portugal became independent from Galicia. Franco is probably related to Castro. Maybe that's why they look similar. Who the hell is anyone to say Franco can't play Castro because of a few people's definition or understanding of the word "Latino?"

Franco's family is from Madeira Island, Portugal. The original inhabitants in the 1400's were Portuguese who were descended mainly from Spaniards at that time. Spain ruled the island for many years. It's name "madeira" means "wood" or heavily forested as in "madera" which is Spanish for wood. If Franco were to post his DNA, you would see Spain and Portugal just like me. I can't find any Portuguese in my tree but my Mexican side of the family originally came from Galicia, Spain. Castro's daughter should also post her DNA report which I'm sure would be very similar to Francos. 

Recently someone stated an unknown Latino should play Castro instead of Franco. If people want the movie to be seen, they need a bigger well known actor as a draw. You can't get financing, other actors, viewers, producers, directors...without a bigger name involved. Would they rather have a movie with 100% DNA certified Latino cast that no one watches or a 99% Latino cast that many people watch which gets awards and shares the Latino story? And this is why Hollywood is hesitant to hire some Latinos. Who would hire any if they will receive this type of treatment. This is beyond wokeness. It's shoot yourself in the foot craziness. It makes me think that Leguizamo made this stink because he's jealous and wanted the part. 

James Franco, James Edward Franco is an actor born in 1978 in California. James Franco is 1/4 Portuguese and 1/4 Swedish on his paternal side and 1/2 Russian Jewish from his maternal side. His parents are Douglas Franco 1948-2011 and Betsey Lou Verne 1947. His paternal grandparents were Daniel Franco 1925-1993 of Portuguese descent and Marjorie Jane Peterson 1926-2018 of Swedish descent. His paternal great grandparents were Daniel Franco born in Portugal 1886-1961, Eugenia Baptista born in Portugal 1891-1979, Claus Peterson 1898-1988 and Martha Louis Rehn 1898-1965 from Sweden. 

James Franco's maternal grandparents were Daniel Verne 1921-1996 and Marjorie Levine 1922-2016. His maternal great grandparents were Carrol Verovitz 1891-1956 of Russian descent, Bessie Surad 1894-1978 of Russian descent, Judge Manuel Levine born in Russia 1880-1939, and Jessie Bialosky 1886-1972 of Russian descent. 

Biographies, obituaries

Father Douglas Franco's pseudo obituary,

"Doug Franco, father of actor James Franco, died of a heart attack at the age of 63, according to The Daily Post, an independent, locally-owned Palo Alto and Mid-Peninsula paper. James’ mother Betsy Verne Franco, a children’s author, tweeted late last night:

“It is true that my sweet, generous husband passed away. He gave so much to his three sons and me, and to many other people, too.”

The 63-year old Franco worked in Silicon Valley, holding positions at IBM, HP and Xerox. He also founded Secure Box, a company that is developing a shipping container security device.

He was also charitable, starting Orchard International, a nonprofit that has sent $15 millions worth on medical supplies, food and clothing to those in need in Afghanistan, Ethiopia, India, Iraq and the Phillipines. It has also provided aid to Native American and migrant communities in California."

Paternal grandfather Daniel Franco Jr,

"FRANCO Daniel Franco. Jr.. age 68, of Glencoe, beloved husband of Marjorie, nee Peterson; loving father of Douglas (Betsy), Joyce (Glenn) Magnus and Peter John Franco; dear grandfather of Teddy, Tommy and David Franco, Elizabeth and Daniel Magnus; fond brother of Beatrice Hargraves; former principal of Lincoln Elementary School, Oak Park, IL. Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery. In lieu ot flowers contributions to the American Cancer Society appreciated."

Paternal grandmother Marjorie Peterson Franco,

"Marjorie Franco nee Peterson, age 92, of Lincolnwood and formerly of Glencoe, IL. Beloved wife of the late Daniel Franco, Jr. Loving mother of Joyce (Glenn) Magnus, Peter Franco, and the late Douglas (Betsy) Franco. Proud grand- mother of Elizabeth and Daniel (Maggie) Magnus; Ted, Thomas, and David Franco. Dear sister of the late Lucille (the late Vic) Adams and the late Rehn (the late Martha) Peterson. Fond aunt of five nieces and nephews. Interment private Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, IL. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to American Cancer Society."

Paternal great grandfather Daniel Franco Sr. He was a decorating painter per the census.

"Franco. Daniel Franco, of 102 Glencoe road, Glencoe, beloved husband of Eugenia: fond father of Mrs. Beatrice Hargraves and Daniel Franco Jr.; five grandchildren. Resting at Robert V. Wilson chapel. Linden avenue at Tower road. Winnetka, after 3 p.m.. Tuesday. Services Wednesday. Oct 25, at 2 p. m. Interment Memorial Park cemetery. HI 6-3436."

Mother Betsy Verne's biography,

"Betsy Verne majored in painting at Stanford, where she met her future husband, a math major who also excelled in painting. (After graduation, Doug Franco, '70, got a master's degree in business from Harvard. He runs a nonprofit agency that helps women and children in Third World countries and a company called Secure Box, which is developing a security device for shipping containers.) In the early years, Betsy Franco juggled jobs that included "answering customer complaints for Ma Bell" and teaching elementary school. "But with three very adorable, rambunctious young sons in the house, I couldn't even set up my paints," she recalls. "I knew that I needed to find something creative to do, or I would wither." So she deliberately tried another form of expression. "I reasoned that writing would be simpler with young children because all I would need was a pencil."

Maternal grandmother Mitzie Levine Verne.

"MITZIE R. VERNE (nee Levine), beloved wife of the late Dr. Daniel Verne. Loving mother of Betsy (Douglas, deceased) Franco, Heidi (Hari Kaur) (Sat Sangat Singh) Khalsa and Michael Verne. Devoted grandmother of Brian and Kevin Verne, James, Tom and Dave Franco and Bandi Chorh Sing Khalsa. Dear sister of the late Bob and Alfred Levine. Services will be held Tuesday, May 3 at 2:30 p.m. at the ANSHE CHESED FAIRMOUNT TEMPLE, 23737 Fairmount Blvd., Beachwood, OH. Interment Mayfield Cemetery. Friends who wish may contribute to the Case Western Reserve University - Asian Studies Program or the Cleveland Museum of Art."

Maternal great grandfather Judge Manuel Levin from the Ohio encyclopedia.

"LEVINE, MANUEL V. (25 May 1881-6 May 1939), lawyer and judge, was born in Vilna, Russia, to David J. and Michelle (Corban) Levine. He immigrated to Cleveland in 1897 and was a star alumnus of the English-language and naturalization classes at HIRAM HOUSE. Levine graduated from Western Reserve University Law School with the LL.B. degree and was admitted to the Ohio bar in June 1902. Appointed assistant police prosecutor and assistant solicitor to NEWTON D. BAKER in May 1903, Levine targeted employment offices that bled foreigners seeking their first jobs of a large portion of their wages. Very much aware of the necessity for immigrants to learn English, he taught evening naturalization and English classes at Hiram House. Levine was elected police judge in 1908, municipal judge in 1911, and common pleas court judge in 1914, with reelection in 1920. In 1923, he became a judge on the Ohio Court of Appeals, twice selected as chief justice. As a judge, Levine displayed understanding, great sympathy, and empathy for those in distress. His philosophy was to place human rights above property rights, and he sought to guard the individual against any unlawful intrusions. Levine seldom hesitated to strike out against social conditions he saw as breeding grounds for CRIME. He instituted the Domestic Relations Bureau in common pleas court, established the state's first probation department, and pioneered court-sponsored domestic conciliation efforts. Levine married Jessie Bialosky in Mar. 1910 and had 3 children, Robt. M., Alfred D., and Mitzi. Levine was buried in the Mayfield Jewish Cemetery."


Fidel Castro tree which I made for Geneastar. 





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Monday, June 20, 2022

Angelyne aka Renee Tami Goldberg from Poland, celebrity, billboards, ancestry, family tree by Mary Cummins genealogist

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UPDATE 08/03/2017 Angelyne responds. She admits some of it is true though she says some names and dates are wrong. I never really heard her talk before. She's as dumb as Donald Trump and barely knows the meaning of very basic words. She keeps saying she is a YUGE celebrity and everyone just wants to hang on her. She said she brings beauty to the world with her presence. She's delusional. Below is audio of her reply so you can hear her voice.



08/02/2017 Someone may have cracked the case. I'll try to confirm. It appears Angelyne may be a Jewish Polish immigrant. Her parents met in a Jewish ghetto. She was born in Poland in Oct. 2, 1950. Her parents and herself escaped the Nazis and came to the US. Her real name is Renee Tami Goldberg (originally Ronia Tamar Goldberg). There was a name change in Ventura county in 2016. Why so late? Why in Ventura, just because it's not LA? Could this be real? It's real. I just confirmed all the data in the article.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/angelyne-la-billboard-diva-30-years-1025678

Her father was Henry Goldberg born May 2, 1920 (May 5, 1920) in Pinsk, Poland, died November 7, 2004 in Los Angeles, California. Her mother was Bronis (Bronia) Zernicka born January 2, 1921 in Chmelnik, Poland, died January 10, 1965 from cancer in Los Angeles, California. She has two sisters, Annette and Egnia both born in Israel. Angelyne married Michael Alan Strauss born 1949 in 1964 and divorced in 1968. Angelyne is 66 years old. I knew she was older than the 1957 birth date which she admitted to long ago. After that she said she was born in 1973!

Her paternal grandparents are Mosche Goldberg and Ronia Globerman. Maternal are Zernicka and Tami Federman. They most likely died before 1941 in Poland. This explains her name. 

Here is her name change in Ventura County. 

Family tree below. 

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Here is her 1967 high school photo.

Here is a scene from a video clip from1970 when she went by Angeline Alyn. It looks like her.


Below is another clip from a 1977 video. It's definitely her.



Below is her name change. I searched for a name change but only searched Los Angeles.





ORIGINAL 02/14/2014: Growing up in Los Angeles I first met Angelyne at a night club in 1983. She was easily in her late 30's, probably even 40. She used to hang out at Chez Mois and Voila which were both on the bottom floor, street level of the Beverly Center in the parking structure. I think this was soon after she paid to have herself plastered on a billboard on Sunset Blvd.

When I saw her at the club I asked people who she was. They said she was a nobody "celeb." I later came to find out she sang, did a music video, copyrighted some songs. Over the years I'd see her here and there around town. She would try to park her car on Hollywood or Sunset to sell tshirts or autographs from the trunk of her car. The police made her leave so she then would park in the Home Depot parking lot to sell tshirts and autographs.

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A few times my friends played an innocent joke on her. I wish I videotaped it. We'd just finished a motorcycle ride and were at the market. My friend saw Angelyne. He went to the cash register, grabbed the store intercom and said "Angelyne, your biggest fan is at the checkout. He wants to meet you." Angelyne literally ran to the checkout. We all pretended to be huge fans when we of course were not. She loved it!

Another time my ex-husband was the AGM at the Chevy dealership which was on Fairfax. Angelyne came in and wanted a new corvette around 2005. She started flirting with all the male salespeople and managers. She said if the dealership gave her a new corvette, she would drive it around town which would give the dealership lots of publicity. Keep in mind she was at least 60 at this time wearing her tight mini-skirt, high heels, tons of makeup, big hair...

The guys at the dealership were grossed out. There was no way they'd even give her a discount on a new 'vette. She would harm the image of a corvette, not help it. She finally left the dealership.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelyne

There's been much speculation about her real name and age. Supposedly her real name is Renee Goldberg and she was born in Idaho. This is what I've uncovered so far. She was most likely born September 1, 1958 at the latest. She could be older than this. I'm taking this from the copyright office. When I met her in 1983 I thought she looked 40. I spoke with a photographer who worked with her and he said she's at least 40 back then. He said she makes everyone airbrush all of her photos to make her thinner and younger. So at the minimum age she is 56. Oddly enough when she got utilities at her last residences she stated she was born in 1973. That would make her younger than me. As she copyrighted a song in 1979, she would have been six at that time. Impossible. Others have also said she was a regular on the Sunset strip in the 1970's. That means she was born around 1950, 1952.

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This song and video is from 1983. I think she looks at least 30 here. 


Here are some of her songs.

http://www.discogs.com/artist/964306-Angelyne

And on imdb

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0029754/bio

Here's a story about a poor soul who "won" a "date" with Angelyne. I'm sure she took every business card and told them they all won. She really is this terrible.

http://bluecollar-blacktie.com/win-a-date-with-angelyne/?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=socialnetwork

She has a state judgment against her as


Case Type: CIVIL
Case Number: 252107
Court: LA COUNTY, LA CENTRAL
State: CALIFORNIA
Party Type: PLAINTIFF
Party Name: KARPEL AVI
Party Type: DEFENDANT
Party Name: ANGELYNE INC
Party Type: DEFENDANT
Party Name: LYNE ANGELYNE
Filing Date: 06-11-2001

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Friday, June 10, 2022

Charo, Maria Rosario Pilar Martinez Molina Baeza Cugat Rasten, ancestry, genealogy, ethnicity, by Mary Cummins genealogist

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Charo also known as María Rosario Pilar Martínez Molina Baeza is a Spanish-American actress, singer, comedian, and flamenco guitarist. Charo first came to the US in 1964 at the alleged age of 18 as a singer with Xavier Cugat. "In 1966, she married 65-year-old bandleader Xavier Cugat and became a citizen of the US. In the late 1960s and 1970s, she became an ubiquitous presence on American television, frequently appearing as a guest star on series such as Laugh-In, Fantasy Island, The Love Boat, and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. She is known for her uninhibited and exuberant manner, vague age, heavy Spanish accent and the catchphrase "cuchi-cuchi." " 

Charo was most likely born March 1946 (or March 1941) at home at 32 Calle Tiro Alto, Molina de Segura, Murcia, Spain. She later changed her birth date to Jan 1951 in public immigration documents, see below. Her parents were Luis Martinez Oliva 1911-2001 and Carmen Molina Baeza 1911-2000 both born in Spain and died in Beverly Hills, California where Charo has a home. Her sibling is Carmen Martinez Molina Baeza Lesher. *No confidential or private information is shared in this blog. Everything is public and in the public interest as Charo is a public person. Exact birthdays of living people are not included even though they are publicly available.

Charo's paternal grandparents were Jose Martinez and Pilar Oliva and maternal were Angel Molina Laosa (De la Osa, De la Rosa?) and Rosario Baeza Franco. Charo's baptism "middle" names "Rosario" and "Pilar" came from her grandmothers. 
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Charo's docs stated she was baptized at the church of the district. That could/would have been Inglesia Santa Eulalia, Molina de Segura, Murcia, Spain, photo below.




This comes from interviews with Charo in newspapers.com.Charo stated she attended the "Sagrado Corazon" aka sacred heart "convent." I believe that could be Parroquia del Sagrado Corazon, Calle Juan de Austria, Caridad, 1, 30500 Molina de Segura, Murcia, Spain. She had private lessons in flamenco guitar allegedly at the convent/church/school. Another story is she took the lessons in Madrid around 1964. Charo stated her father was a poor writer, lawyer and her mother came from a wealthy family. Charo stated her father fled Spain to Casablanca, Morocco during the reign of Franco because he wrote books critical of the regime. He was allegedly on a list to be killed. Charo's grandmother paid for her and her sister's schooling at the convent. This could have just been a Catholic school. All churches have convents attached for the nuns to live. I went to a Catholic church school that had a convent for nuns and rectory for priests to live. I'm also Latino family from Mexico and before that Spain. I speak Spanish. I in fact went to Good Shepherd Church in Beverly Hills which Charo attended. 

Charo first married Spanish bandleader and musician Xavier Cugat 1900-1990 August 14, 1966 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She later married Kjell Florentin Raesten / Rasten 1940-2019 a native of Sweden August 11, 1978 in South Lake Tahoe, Nevada three or four months after divorcing Cugat. They had a son Shel Joseph Rasten 1981 in Los Angeles, California who grew up in Hawaii. 

September 12, 1977 Charo submitted papers to be naturalized. At that time she had her parents state that her real birth date was January 1951 and not March 13, 1941. They signed, notarized and filed public affidavits stating the same in Beverly Hills, California where they lived with Charo, see below. The judge approved of the change of birth date in the court. The real birth date is most likely 1946 based on publicly stated age when she first arrived in the US in 1964 (age 17 then 18). Charo later stated she was too young to work in Vegas at the late show so she lied about her age. Many feel the date is 1941 and she lied about being 17 in 1964. 

The two witnesses on her naturalization documents were Jack Eglash a Sahara Hotel orchestra leader and musician 1930-2006. https://lasvegassun.com/news/2006/feb/15/his-music-will-be-missed/ Charo is mentioned in his obituary. The other witness was Michael / Miguel Gemeno a restaurant manager, July 20, 1915-January 2004 born Spain died in Las Vegas, Nevada https://lasvegassun.com/news/2004/jan/07/obituaries-for-jan-7-2004/ . They also signed Charo's sister's documents. 

Per 1964 newspaper articles Cugat whom she called "Cugie" discovered her in Spain while performing "Day of the Iguana." He was trying to replace Abbe Allen his wife, soon to be ex wife, who left his show for her own show. Charo first had to learn Abbe's songs and sexy dance numbers. The sexy character was Cugat's idea for his show. He said she'd also done five movies kind of like a Spanish Bridget Bardot sexpot character. I know she did at least one movie in 1963 in Spain. Cugat said he changed her name to "Charo LaBru" which I see in newspapers. 

I also base her age on the birth date on older directories i.e. March 1946, age of her parents (Mother born 1911 makes her 30, 35 or 40 when Charo was born), age of sister (probably born 1937 or 1948) and the fact that she performed in Madrid in plays in 1961 and 1964 and was in a movie in 1963. In the 1963 movie she is clearly an adult and not 12 years old. The difference between 1946/1941 and 1951 is five to ten years. No one cares. Back in the day women were pressured to always be 29 years old. She looks fantastic and is in great physical shape. Charo's sister Carmen changed her birth from October 4, 1937 to September 1948 at the same time, same place with similar affidavits. Carmen is named after the mother so she is the first born. Oddly enough Carmen has changed her birth date to 1955 in some directories more recently most likely because her husband was born in 1954. 

Charo naturalization affidavit from mother Carmen Molina Baeza

Charo naturalization affidavit from father Luis Martinez Oliva

Charo naturalization affidavit from Charo
She still performs. Catch her at her next show. 

Follow her on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/officialcharo/  @OfficialCharo
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References

Various newspaper articles via http://www.newspapers.com 

Public records via http://www.ancestry.com, US public records, naturalization records, public documents, real estate deeds, directories. 

All images are copyright free from Wikipedia and also used via the Fair Use of Copyright Act. 


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