Birth Name: Reginald Arvizu

Place of Birth: Los Angeles County, California, United States

Date of Birth: November 2, 1969

Ethnicity:
*Mexican (father)
*French-Canadian, English (mother)

Reginald Arvizu, also known as Fieldy, is an American musician. He is the bassist of the metal band Korn.

Reginald is the son of Sheri L. (Picard) and Reginald Arvizu.

Reginald’s paternal grandparents were Reginald Arvizu (the son of Julian L. Arvizu and Mary Romero) and Louise Ybarra (the daughter of Ynocente Ybarra and Ruth Contreras). Julian and Mary were both born in California, to Mexican parents. Ynocente and Ruth were Mexican immigrants.

Reginald’s maternal grandfather was Roy Joseph Picard (the son of Albert Joseph Picard and Marie Yvonne Lavigne). Albert was born in Michigan, to French-Canadian parents, Joseph Picard and Olivine Cossette. Marie was the daughter of Dolphis Lavigne, who was French-Canadian, and Alphonsine Cloutier, whose parents were French-Canadian.

Reginald’s maternal grandmother was Joyce Ann Noble (the daughter of Frank Dewey Noble and Marie Alice Stephens). Frank was the son of L. Noble and Margaret Park/Parker. Marie was the daughter of John M. Stephens and Lorena.

Sources: Marriage record of Reginald’s paternal grandparents

Reginald’s paternal grandfather, Reginald Arvizu, on the 1930 U.S. Census

Reginald’s paternal grandmother, Louise Ybarra, on the 1940 U.S. Census

Marriage record of Reginald’s maternal grandparents

Marriage record of Reginald’s great-grandparents

Marriage record of Reginald’s great-grandparents

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Birth Name: Camren Renee Bicondova

Place of Birth: San Diego, California, U.S.

Date of Birth: May 22, 1999

Ethnicity: Basque, Rusyn, English, possibly other

Camren Bicondova is an American actress, model, and dancer. She was born in San Diego, California, the daughter of Jessica Arlene (Porter) and Joshua Patrick Bicondova. She was raised in Hawaii.

Camren’s surname, Bicondova, was possibly originally spelt “Viconda”, and is of Basque origin, which she has confirmed on Twitter. She has also stated that she is a third-generation Spanish immigrant.

Camren’s paternal grandparents are Patrick Bicondova and Nancy Louise Harobin (the daughter of Stephen Harobin). Stephen was born in Pennsylvania, the son of Vasil/Basilius Harobin/Harabin, who was born in Osturňa, Slovakia, and was likely of Rusyn descent, and of Theresa, who was also likely of Rusyn origin.

Her mother’s surname is of English origin.

Sources: http://www.philly.com

Possible genealogy of Camren’s paternal grandfather, Patrick Bicondova (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com

Birth record of Camren’s paternal grandfather, Patrick Bicondova – https://familysearch.org

Camren’s paternal great-grandfather, Stephen Harobin, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Obituary of Camren’s paternal great-grandfather, Stephen Harobin – http://www.legacy.com

Baptism record of Camren’s paternal great-great-grandfather, Vasil/Basilius Harobin/Harabin – https://familysearch.org

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Birth Name: María Guadalupe Jones Garay

Place of Birth: Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico

Date of Birth: September 6, 1968

Ethnicity: Mexican, English, Basque

Lupita Jones is a Mexican actress, director, and beauty queen. She was crowned Miss Mexico 1990 and Miss Universe 1991.

Lupita’s surnames, “Jones” and “Garay”, are English/Welsh and Basque in origin, respectively.

Birth Name: Néstor Gastón Carbonell

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

Date of Birth: December 1, 1967

Ethnicity: Cuban (Spanish, Catalan, Basque, possibly other)

Nestor Carbonell is an American actor.

Nestor is the son of Rosa Ramírez de Arellano Cárdenas and Néstor Tulio Carbonell Cortina. His parents are Cuban, and moved to the U.S. in the 1960s. Nestor has a sister, Rosa Maria, and a brother, José. One of Nestor’s cousins is Cuban baseball player Rafael Palmeiro.

Neston has said:

My parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents were born in Cuba, but my roots are Spanish. On my father’s side, Carbonell (Catalonia) y Cortina (Basque Country), and on my mother’s side, Ramírez de Arellano (Navarre) y Cardenas (Jaén). I was born in New York and I am as proud of my American nationality as of my Cuban nationality and Spanish origins. I’ve been to Spain many times and I’ve enjoyed visiting Madrid and Andalusia.

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Birth Name: Stephanie Beatriz Bischoff Alvizuri

Place of Birth: Neuquén, Argentina

Date of Birth: February 10, 1981

Ethnicity:
*Colombian [German, Dutch, Sephardi Jewish, Spanish, Basque, possibly other] (father)
*Bolivian [Spanish, Indigenous, Basque, possibly other] (mother)

Stephanie Beatriz is an Argentine-born American actress.

Stephanie is the daughter of Silvia Rosario Alvizuri Luna and Ernesto Bischoff Cortissoz. Beatriz moved to the U.S. at the age of two and was raised in Texas. She has a sister, Jennifer.

Stephanie’s father is Colombian, and has recent German ancestry, as well as some Dutch (from Curaçao), Sephardi Jewish, and Spanish, ancestry. Stephanie’s mother is Bolivian, and likely has Spanish and Indigenous roots. Some of the surnames in Stephanie’s family tree suggest Basque ancestry.

Stephanie’s paternal grandfather was Luder Heinrich Bischoff Siefken (the son of Eduard August Bischoff Katenkamp and Cornelia Amalia “Nelly” Siefken Hoyer). Eduard was originally from Bremen, Germany, and the son of Lüder Heinrich Bischoff Meyer and Auguste Christine Katenkamp Bernhard. Cornelia was born in Barranquilla, Colombia, and was the daughter of Friedrich Moritz Siefken, who was from Bremen, Germany, and of Dorothea Cornelia Hoyer, who was from Curaçao, and was of Dutch, as well as some German (from Saxony), descent.

Stephanie’s paternal grandmother was Cecilia Cortissoz Rodriguez (the daughter of Ernesto Cortissoz Alvares-Correa and Esther Rodriguez Gonzales). Ernesto was the son of Jacob Cortissoz Jesurun-Pinto and Julia Alvares-Correa. Esther was the daughter of Enrique Rodriguez Blanco and Cecilia Gonzalez Vengoechea.

Stephanie’s great-grandfather Ernesto’s ancestors hailed from the Virgin Islands, Curaçao, and the Netherlands, and had Portuguese Jewish origin. Stephanie’s great-grandmother Esther was born in Colombia, of Spanish (with roots in Asturias), and possibly other, descent.

Stephanie’s maternal grandparents were Guillermo Alvizuri and Angelica Luna.

Sources: Genealogy of Stephanie Beatriz (focusing on her father’s side) – http://www.geni.com

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Birth Name: Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto

Place of Birth: San Juan, Puerto Rico

Date of Birth: February 25, 1963

Ethnicity: Puerto Rican (Spanish, Basque, Catalan, possibly other)

Carmen Yulín Cruz is a Puerto Rican politician. She has served as Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, since January 14, 2013.

Mayor Cruz’s middle name, Yulín, is inherited from her paternal grandmother.

Mayor Cruz’s father, Pedro Antonio Cruz y Vega, was born in Guánica. Mayor Cruz’s mother, Carmen Irene Soto y Molina, was born in Lares.

Mayor Cruz is married to psychologist Alfredo Carrasquillo Ramírez.

Mayor Cruz’s paternal grandfather was Pedro Antonio Cruz y Vicens (the son of José Rafael Cruz and Margarita Vicens y Vargas). Margarita was the daughter of Spanish immigrant Pedro Vicens y Morey, of Majorca, Balearic Islands, and of Gabriela Vargas.

Mayor Cruz’s paternal grandmother was Lutgarda Vega y Rosario (the daughter of Juan Clímaco Vega y Guzmán and Mariana Rosario y Arroyo). Clímaco was the son of José María Vega y Vega and Petronila Guzmán y Alameda. Mariana was the daughter of José Ramón Rosario y Higuerra and María Crisóstoma Arroyo y González.

Mayor Cruz’s maternal grandfather was Salvador Américo Soto é Irizarry (the son of Manuel Soto y Segarra and María Evangelista Irizarry y González). Manuel was the son of Eugenio Soto y Alicea and María del Carmen Segarra y López. Evangelista was the daughter of Damián Irizarry y Roman and María Irene González y Hernández.

Mayor Cruz’s maternal grandmother was Irene Molina y López (the daughter of Ildefonso Molina y Borrero and Nazaria López y Soto). Ildefonso was the son of Isabel Molina y Padua and María Monserrate Borrero y Quílez. Nazaria was the daughter of Bernardino López y Pujol and María de los Ángeles Soto y Segarra.

Mayor Cruz’s matrilineal ancestry can be traced back to her fifth great-grandmother, Tomasa Irizarry y Ríos, of San Sebastián.

Sources: Mayor Cruz’s father, Pedro Antonio Cruz y Vega, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Mayor Cruz’s mother, Carmen Irene Soto y Molina, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Marriage record of Mayor Cruz’s paternal grandparents, Pedro Antonio Cruz y Vicens and Lutgarda Vega y Rosario – https://familysearch.org

Marriage record of Mayor Cruz’s paternal grandfather, Pedro Antonio Cruz y Vicens, to Gregoria Sepúlveda y Rodríguez – https://familysearch.org

Birth record of Mayor Cruz’s paternal grandmother, Lutgarda Vega y Rosario – https://familysearch.org

Birth record of Mayor Cruz’s maternal grandfather, Salvador Américo Soto é Irizarry – https://familysearch.org

Birth record of Mayor Cruz’s maternal grandmother, Irene Molina y López – https://familysearch.org

Mayor Cruz’s paternal great-grandmother, Margarita Vicens y Vargas, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Death record of Mayor Cruz’s paternal great-great-grandfather, Pedro Vicens y Morey – https://familysearch.org

Birth Name: José Ben Cura

Place of Birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Date of Birth: September 30, 1988

Ethnicity: Argentinian (Lebanese, Spanish, Basque, Italian, possibly other)

Ben Cura is an Argentinian and British actor. He is the son of Silvia Ibarra and José Cura, a singer, conductor, director, scenographer, and photographer. His father is of one half Lebanese, one quarter Italian, and one quarter Spanish, descent. Some of his father’s roots are in Santo Stefano Belbo, Province of Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy.

Ben’s patrilineal ancestors were Chalita el-Khoury, who was born, c. 1874, in Knet, and his wife, Theresa bou-Saada, who was born, c. 1881, in Zghorta, both in Lebanon. The surname was later changed to Cura.

Ben’s paternal grandparents were Oscar Cura and Olga Gómez.

Sources: Genealogy of Ben Cura – https://www.myheritage.se

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Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa – “Carrie” World Premiere – Arrivals – ArcLight Cinemas – Hollywood, CA, USA – Photo Credit: Andrew Evans / PR Photos

Birth Name: Roberto Francisco Aguirre-Sacasa

Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., U.S.

Date of Birth: 1973

Ethnicity: Nicaraguan (Spanish, along with some French, Basque, 1/64 English, distant Italian, possibly other)

Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa is a Nicaraguan-American playwright, screenwriter, and comic book writer.

Roberto is the son of Maria de Los Angeles (Sacasa Gómez) and Horacio Francisco Javier/Xavier Aguirre-Sacasa. His father has served as Nicaragua’s Foreign Minister, from 2000 to 2002, and as Nicaragua’s ambassador to the U.S. Roberto was raised between Nicaragua and the U.S.

Robert’s mother’s Sacasa family is very prominent in Nicaragua. Roberto’s maternal great-grandfather, Rafael Sacasa y Sacasa, was President of Nicaragua, from 1889 to 1891, and from 1891 to 1893. Roberto is a relative of Silvestre Selva Sacasa, who was the 17th President of Nicaragua, and of Benjamín Lacayo Sacasa, who was the 67th President of Nicaragua.

Roberto’s parents are both Nicaraguan. Roberto’s father is mostly of Spanish, along with distant Italian (from Genoa, through the surname Marengo), descent. Roberto’s mother also has Spanish ancestry, as well as some English, and French, roots.

Robert is a relative of actress Madeleine Stowe, through their descent from Mariano Ignacio de Montealegre y Balmaceda, who was born in Grenada, Spain, and from Mariano’s wife, Manuela Casimira de Romero y Sáenz Vásquez de Quintanilla y Bonilla, who was born in Cartago, Costa Rica.

Roberto’s paternal grandfather was Francisco Aguirre Baca (the son of Horacio Aguirre Muñoz and Pilar Josefina Baca Herdocia). Horacio was the son of ? Aguirre Torre and ? Muñoz Macías. Pilar was the daughter of Pedro Baca Herdocia and Josefina Herdocia Baca.

Roberto’s paternal grandmother was Gladys Sacasa Salinas (the daughter of Rafael Sacasa y Sacasa and Maria Luisa Salinas Bonilla). Rafael was the son of Roberto Sacasa Sarria and Angela Sacasa Quadra. Maria Luisa was the daughter of Norberto Salinas Ramírez and Rosaura Bonilla Tuzo.

Roberto’s maternal grandfather was Roberto Sacasa Argüello (the son of Juan Bautista Sacasa Sacasa and María Argüello Manning). Juan was the son of Roberto Sacasa Sarria and Angela Sacasa Quadra. María was the daughter of Victorino de Los Santos Argüello Prado and Carlota Maria Manning Alonso.

Roberto’s maternal grandmother was Fermina Zenaida Gómez Argüello (the daughter of José Joaquín Gómez Rouhaud and Casimira Argüello Vargas). José Joaquín was the son of José Miguel Gómez Bendaña and Alma Rouhaud Legrelle. Casimira was the daughter of Luis Argüello Abaunza and María Casimira Vargas Vargas.

Sources: Genealogy of Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa – http://www.geni.com

Obituaries of Roberto’s paternal grandfather, Francisco Aguirre Baca – http://www.washingtonpost.com
https://www.findagrave.com

http://www.nytimes.com

Information about some of Roberto’s ancestors – https://eduardoperezvalle.blogspot.ca

Information about Roberto’s Italian ancestors – http://apellidosnicas.net

Birth Name: Sonsoles Espinosa Díaz

Place of Birth: Ávila, Ávila, Spain

Date of Birth: 8 November 1961

Ethnicity: Spanish (Castilian), possibly Basque

Sonsoles Espinosa is a Spanish classical singer and music teacher.

Sonsoles’ father, Ramón Espinosa Armendáriz, was a military officer, from Espinosa de los Monteros, Burgos. The surnames Espinosa and Armendáriz are of Sephardi Jewish and Basque origins, respectively. However, it not clear if these are accurate. Sonsoles’ mother, Juana Díaz García, was a native of Hoyocasero, Ávila.

Sonsoles is married to former Prime Minister of Spain José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, with whom she has two children.

Sonsoles’ paternal grandparents were ? Espinosa and ? Armendáriz.

Sonsoles’ maternal grandparents were Gregorio Díaz Jiménez (the son of Rafael Díaz and Brígida Jiménez) and Josefa García Sánchez (the daughter of Rafael García and Juana Sánchez).

Source: Genealogy of Sonsoles Espinosa – https://www.geni.com

Birth Name: Pablo Moreno de Alborán Ferrándiz

Place of Birth: Málaga, Málaga, Spain

Date of Birth: 31 May, 1989

Ethnicity: Spanish (Andalusian, Castilian, and Valencian), Basque, German

Pablo Alborán is a Spanish musician, singer, and songwriter.

Pablo’s father, Salvador Moreno de Alborán Peralta, is an architect, also from Málaga, Málaga. Pablo’s mother, Marie Hèlene Ferrándiz (or María Elena Ferrándiz Martínez in Spanish), was born in Casablanca, then-part of French Morocco.

Pablo’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to his fourth great-grandfather, Salvador Joaquín Moreno, of San Fernando, Cádiz.

Pablo’s paternal grandfather was Salvador Moreno de Alborán y Reyna (the son of Francisco Moreno y Fernández, 1st Marquess of Alborán, and of Antonia de Reyna y Martínez de Tejada). The 1st Marquess of Alborán was the son of Salvador Moreno y Eliza and María Asunción Fernández Antón. Antonia was the daughter of Tomás de Reyna y Massa, and of a woman surnamed Martínez de Tejada.

Pablo’s paternal grandmother is Trinidad Peralta España (the daughter of Juan Luis Peralta Bundsen and Trinidad España Enciso). Juan Luis was the son of Juan Peralta Apezteguía and Julia Bundsen Scholtz. Pablo’s great-grandmother Trinidad was the daughter of Avelino España Pérez and Araceli Enciso España.

Pablo’s maternal grandparents were surnamed Ferrándiz and Martínez.

Source: Genealogy of Pablo’s paternal grandmother, Trinidad Peralta España – http://gw.geneanet.org

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Birth Name: Francisco Rabaneda Cuervo

Place of Birth: Pasajes, Basque Country, Spain

Date of Birth: 18 February, 1934

Ethnicity: Basque

Paco Rabanne is a renowned Spanish fashion designer. His family fled to France in 1939 after his father was captured and executed by Francisco Franco’s troops.

Birth Name: Sebastián Miguel Juan Piñera Echenique

Place of Birth: Santiago, Chile

Date of Birth: 1 December, 1949

Ethnicity: Chilean (Spanish [Andalusian, Aragonese, Asturian, Canary Islander, Cantabrian, Castilian, Extremaduran, Leonese, Valencian], Basque, Galician, Indigenous, remote Catalan), Italian, Portuguese (including Azorean), as well as remote Breton, French, German, Indigenous Bolivian and Indigenous Peruvian (Aymara and Quechua)

Sebastián Piñera is a Chilean politician and businessman. He was the 36th President of Chile, from 11 March, 2010 to 11 March, 2014. He is a candidate for the 2017 Chilean presidential election.

He is the son of Manuel José Piñera Carvallo and María Magdalena Echenique Rozas.

President Piñera is married to Cecilia Morel, with whom he has four children.

President Piñera’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to his seventh great-grandfather, Bartolomé de Piñera.

President Piñera’s paternal grandfather was José Manuel Piñera Figueroa (the son of Bernardino Piñera Aguirre and María Luisa Figueroa Vial). Bernardino was the son of Peruvian immigrant José Piñera Lombera, of Lima, whose father, Manuel Antonio Piñera Gutiérrez, was a Spanish immigrant, from Ubiarco, Santillana del Mar, Cantabria, and of Mercedes Aguirre Carvallo. Luisa was the daughter of José Manuel Figueroa Vela and Pilar Vial Formas.

President Piñera’s paternal grandmother was Elena Carvallo Castillo (the daughter of Uldarico Carvallo Fernández and Julia Castillo Goñi). Uldarico was the son of Francisco Carvallo Gómez and Mercedes Fernández Carvallo. Julia was the daughter of Ángel Castillo Pareja and Mónica Goñi Prieto.

President Piñera’s maternal grandfather was José Miguel Echenique Correa (the son of José Miguel Echenique Gandarillas and María Mercedes Correa Errázuriz). José Miguel was the son of José Francisco Echenique Tagle and Irene Gandarillas Valdés. María Mercedes was the daughter of Bonifacio Correa Albano and María Mercedes Errázuriz Valdivieso.

President Piñera’s maternal grandmother was Josefina María Rozas Ariztía (the daughter of Nicanor Rozas Rozas and Josefina Ariztía Pinto). Nicanor was the son of Carlos Martínez de Rozas Urrutia Mendiburu and Amelia Manuela Rozas García-Olivos. Josefina was the daughter of Jorge Ricardo Ariztía Urmeneta and Luisa Pinto Garmendia, whose father, Francisco Antonio Pinto, served as the 4th President of Chile, from 8 May, 1827 to 16 July, 1829, and from 19 October, 1829 to 2 November, 1829.

President Piñera’s matrilineal ancestry can be traced back to his seventh great-grandmother, Antonia Torres Valenzuela.

Source: Genealogy of Sebastián Piñera – https://www.geni.com

Birth Name: Francisco Antonio Pinto y Díaz de la Puente

Date of Birth: 23 July, 1785

Place of Birth: Santiago, Chile

Date of Death: 18 July, 1858

Place of Death: Santiago, Chile

Ethnicity: Chilean (Spanish [Andalusian, Canary Islander, Cantabrian, Castilian, Extremaduran, Leonese], Basque), 3/512 Italian

Francisco Antonio Pinto was a Chilean politician, who served as the 4th President of Chile, from 8 May, 1827 to 16 July, 1829, and again from 19 October, 1829 to 2 November, 1829.

President Pinto’s father, Joaquín Fernández Pinto, was a Spanish immigrant, from Los Tojos, Cantabria. Former President Pinto’s mother, Mercedes Diaz de la Puente y Darrigrande, was Chilean, also from Santiago.

President Pinto was married to Maria Luisa Garmendia Alurralde. Their third great-grandson is the former President of Chile Sebastián Piñera.

President Pinto’s paternal grandparents were Manuel Fernández and María Pinto de las Conchas (the son of Juan Pinto and María de las Conchas).

President Pinto’s maternal grandfather was Juan Antonio Díaz de la Puente y Cossio (the son of Manuel Díaz de la Puente y de la Cueva and Catalina Cossio Rubín). Juan Antonio was a Spanish immigrant, from Cabuérniga, Cantabria. Former President Pinto’s great-grandfather Manuel was the son of Domingo Díaz de la Puente y Gutiérrez and Catalina de la Cueva y Sánchez. Former President Pinto’s great-grandmother Catalina was the daughter of Pedro de Cossio and Francisca Rubín.

President Pinto’s maternal grandmodther was Isabel Darrigrande Mendibel (the daughter of Juan Daniel Darrigrande García and María del Carmen Rosa Mendibel Jaraquemada). Juan Daniel was Basque, from Pasaia, Gipuzkoa, and was the son of Juan Darrigrande and Ana García de Iribarren. Carmen was the daughter of Spanish immigrant Tomás de Mendibel and Antonia Jaraquemada Amasa.

President Pinto’s matrilineal ancestry can be traced back to his eighth great-grandmother, Isabel Vergara.

Source: Genealogy of Francisco Antonio Pinto – https://www.geni.com

Birth Name: Cecilia Morel Montes

Place of Birth: Santiago, Chile

Date of Birth: 14 January, 1951

Ethnicity: Chilean (Spanish [Andalusian, Aragonese, Asturian, Canary Islander, Cantabrian, Castilian, Extremaduran, Leonese, Valencian], Basque, Catalan, Galician, remote Indigenous), Cornish, English, French, Irish, Italian, Portuguese, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, 1/64 Belgian (Flemish), 1/64 French-Martinican, as well as remote German and Indigenous Peruvian (Quechua)

Cecilia Morel is a Chilean family counselor. She is the daughter of Eduardo Federico Morel Chaigneau and Paulina Montes Brunet. Cecilia was First Lady of Chile, from 11 March, 2010 to 11 March, 2014, as she is wife of the 36th President of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, with whom she has four children.

Cecilia’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to her fourth great-grandfather, Jules Morel.

Cecilia’s paternal grandfather was Alberto Eduardo Morel Herrera (the son of Eduardo Morel Samaniego and Paula Julia Herrera Urzúa). Cecilia’s great-grandfather Eduardo was the son of Domingo Morel y García Abello, whose father, Joachim Morel (or Joaquín Morel Legrand in Spanish), was a French immigrant, from Paris, and of Eloísa Samaniego y Martínez de la Torre. Julia was the daughter of José Narciso Herrera y Tapia and Leonor Urzúa Rodríguez.

Cecilia’s paternal grandmother was María Inés Chaigneau Morel (the daughter of Juan Federico Chaigneau Salas and Luisa Morel Zegers). Federico was the son of Émile Chaigneau, who was French, and of Antonia Salas. Luisa was the daughter of Máximo Morel y García Abello, who was the brother of Domingo Morel y García Abello, making Cecilia’s paternal grandparents second cousins, and of Mercedes Zegers Samaniego, whose father, Jean François Zegers (or Juan Francisco Zegers y Duras in Spanish), was of half Belgian (Flemish) and half French-Martinican descent.

Cecilia’s maternal grandfather was Luis Eugenio Montes Vicuña (the son of Ramón Montes Montes and Eloísa Vicuña Montes). Ramón was the son of Ramón Montes Solar and Loreto Montes Váscones. Eloísa was the daughter of Hermógenes Vicuña del Solar and Carmen Montes del Solar.

Cecilia’s maternal grandmother was María Consuelo de los Dolores Brunet Bunster (the daughter of Manuel Brunet Molina and Rosario Bunster Robles). Manuel was the son of Catalan immigrant Ignasi Brunet i Artes (or Ignacio Brunet Artes in Spanish), of Manresa, Barcelona, and of Romualda Molina Urrejola. Rosario was the daughter of Martín Bryan Bunster Bunster, whose parents, Grosvenor Bunster and Elizabeth Bunster, were English emigrants, from Mylor and St Gluvias, respectively both in Cornwall, and of María del Rosario Robles Godoy.

Cecilia’s matrilineal ancestry can be traced back to her eighth great-grandfather, María Torralva.

Source: Genealogy of Cecilia Morel – https://www.geni.com

Birth Name: Alejandro René Eleodoro Guillier Álvarez

Place of Birth: La Serena, Coquimbo, Chile

Date of Birth: 5 March, 1953

Ethnicity: Chilean (Spanish [Andalusian, Aragonese, Asturian, Canary Islander, Cantabrian, Castilian, Extremaduran, Leonese, Valencian], Basque, Catalan, Galician, Indigenous Chilean), Belgian [Walloon], Breton, French, Italian, Portuguese, as well as remote German, Greek, Indigenous Argentinian [Huarpe], and Indigenous Peruvian [Quechua]

Alejandro Guillier is a sociologist, journalist, and politician. He represents the 2nd district of Antofagasta in the Senate of Chile. He is a candidate for the 2017 Chilean presidential election.

He is the son of Alejandro René Guillier Ossa and María Raquel Álvarez Monterrey.

Senator Guillier is married to anthropologist María Cristina Farga Hernández, with whom he has a son.

Senator Guillier’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to his third great-grandfather, Jean Baptiste Guillier.

Senator Guillier’s paternal grandfather was René Guillier Gallegos (the son of Alejandro Ignacio Guillier Guerrero and Adela Gallegos Correa). Alejandro was the son of French engineer Alexandre Guillier, of Dole, Jura, and of Gumercinda Guerrero Riquelme. Adela was the daughter of José Vicente Gallegos de Rubias y Verdugo and Adela Correa Aldana.

Senator Guillier’s paternal grandmother was Maria Amalia Luisa Ossa Lorca (the daughter of Primitivo Luis Máximo Ossa Cerda and María Amalia del Carmen Lorca Muñoz). Luis was the son of Ignacio Javier Ossa Cerda and Natalia Cerda Ossa. Senator Guillier’s great-grandmother Amalia was the daughter of José Manuel Lorca and Rafaela Ugalde Manzor (later Núñez).

Senator Guillier’s maternal grandfather was Eleodoro Edmundo Rojas (later Álvarez Zumarán, the daughter of Clodomiro Álvarez Colomé and Rosa Zumarán Rojas). Clodomiro was the son of Juan Álvarez and Estefanía Colomé.

Senator Guillier’s maternal grandmother was María Mercedes Monterrey Rivera (the daughter of Román Monterrey and Margarita del Carmen Rivera Urquieta). Román was the son of an unknown father and Ramona Monterrey. Margarita was the daughter of Salvador Rivera and María Urquieta.

Sources: Genealogies of Alejandro Guillier – https://www.geni.com
https://www.myheritage.com

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Birth Name: Diego Forlán Corazzo

Place of Birth: Montevideo, Uruguay

Date of Birth: 19 May, 1979

Ethnicity: Uruguayan (Italian, as well as Basque and Spanish)

Diego Forlán is a Uruguayan footballer. He is regarded as one of the greatest Uruguayan players of all time.

Diego is the son of Pilar Corazo and Pablo Forlán (Pablo Justo Forlán Lamarque), a former professional footballer.

Both Diego’s parents’ surnames are Italian. His surname literally means “from Friuli”, a region in North-East of Italy, and is usually spelled Furlan. Diego has also stated that one of his grandmothers was Basque.

Diego’s paternal grandparents were Pablo Abel Forlán and María Mercedes Lamarque. María was likely of French-Basque descent.

Diego’s maternal grandparents were Juan Carlos Corazzo and a woman surnamed Duaso. Juan Carlos was a professional footballer and coach of Uruguay national team. The surname Duaso is Spanish.

Source: Genealogy of Diego Forlán – https://www.geni.com

Birth Name: Eduardo Alfredo Juan Bernardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle

Place of Birth: Santiago, Chile

Date of Birth: June 24, 1942

Ethnicity: Chilean (Spanish, some Basque, possibly other), 1/4 Austrian, small amounts of Portuguese, French, and Italian

Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle was a Chilean politician and civil engineer. A member of the Christian Democratic Party, he served as President of Chile, from 11 March, 1994 to 11 March, 2000.

President Ruiz-Tagle is the son of María Ruiz-Tagle Jiménez and Eduardo Frei Montalva (Eduardo Nicanor Frei Montalva), who served as President of Chile, from 3 November, 1964 to 3 November, 1970.

President Ruiz-Tagle’s paternal grandfather was Eduard Frei Schlinz (the son of Eduard Frey and Genoveva Schlinz). Eduard was born in Feldkirch, Austria.

President Ruiz-Tagle’s paternal grandmother was Victoria Montalva Martínez (the daughter of Francisco Nicanor Montalva Frías and Irene Martínez y Martínez). Francisco was the son of Santiago Montalva Martínez and Domitila Frías Bueras. Irene was the daughter of Rafael Martínez Contador and Concepción Martínez Fernández.

President Ruiz-Tagle’s maternal grandfather was Alfredo Ruiz-Tagle Adriazola (the son of José Luis Ruiz-Tagle Irarrázaval and Emiliana Adriazola Martel). José was the son of Juan de Dios Ruiz-Tagle Portales and Rosa Irarrázaval Alcalde. Emiliana was the daughter of José María Adriasola Campillo and Luisa Martel y Ortiguren.

President Ruiz-Tagle’s maternal grandmother was Claudia Jiménez Pérez de Arce (the daughter of Manuel Jesús Jiménez Molina and Cesárea Pérez de Arce Alvarado). Manuel was the son of Juan Jiménez y González and Claudia de los Santos Molina y Asenjo. Cesárea was the daughter of José María Pérez de Arce Henríquez and Gertrudis Alvarado Lopetegui.

Source: Genealogy of Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle – https://www.geni.com

Birth Name: Salvador Guillermo Allende Gossens

Date of Birth: June 26, 1908

Place of Birth: Santiago, Chile

Date of Death: September 11, 1973

Place of Death: Santiago, Chile

Ethnicity: Chilean (Spanish, Basque, Indigenous), 1/4 Belgian

Salvador Allende was a Chilean physician and politician. A member of the Socialist Party of Chile, he served as President of Chile, from 3 November, 1970 until 11 September, 1973, his death.

President Allende was the son of Laura Gossens Uribe and Salvador Allende Castro.

President Allende’s paternal grandfather was the son of José Gregorio Allende Garcés and Salomé Padín Ruiz). José was the son of Pedro Allende Aguilera and Petronila Garcés Honorato. Salomé was the daughter of Vicente Padin and Tbd Ruiz.

President Allende’s paternal grandmother was Eugenia Castro del Fierro (the daughter of Salvador Castro Arangua and Ana María Fierro Talavera). Salvador was the son of José Antonio de Castro de la Fuente and Juana Maria Arangua de la Puente. Ana was the daughter of Tadeo Fierro and Salvador Castro Arangua.

President Allende’s maternal grandparents were Arsenio Gossens Bousnard (the son of Arsenio/Arcenio Gossens and Juana Bousnard) and Luisa Uribe. Arsenio was Belgian. Luisa was born in Concepción, Chile.

Source: Genealogy of Salvador Allende – https://www.geni.com

Birth Name: Patricia Davies Clarkson

Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.

Date of Birth: December 29, 1959

Ethnicity: 1/8th Basque, 1/8th Ashkenazi Jewish (matrilineal), as well as German, English, French, Irish, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, remote Dutch

Patricia Clarkson is an American actress. She is the daughter of Jackie Clarkson (born Jacquelyn Brechtel), a politician and councilwoman, and Arthur Alexander “Buzz” Clarkson, a school administrator.

Patricia’s father has German, English, Scottish, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), and remote Dutch ancestry. Her maternal grandfather was of French, Irish, German, and English descent, while her maternal grandmother’s ancestry was half Basque (from Spain) and half Russian Jewish or Lithuanian Jewish.

Patricia’s paternal grandfather was likely Arthur Alexander Clarkson (the son of Rutgers Clarkson and Lillian May Strunk). Rutgers was the son of Rutgers Clarkson and Margaret Ann McLeod.

Patricia’s paternal grandmother was likely Elizabeth D. Portner (the daughter of Robert Prichard Portner and Katherine “Katie” Hammond Beggae/Bigger). Robert’s father was German.

Patricia’s maternal grandfather was John Patrick Brechtel (the son of John Patrick Brechtel and Jennie M. Shinn). John was the son of Charles Joseph Brechtel and Annie Whelan/Whalen, who was Irish. Jennie was the daughter of John Burr Shinn and Eulalie Dupuis.

Patricia’s maternal grandmother was Sophie Berengher (the daughter of Joseph Whilliam Berengher and Sophie Bass). Joseph was born in Bilbao, Spain. Sophie was born in Russia or Lithuania, and was Jewish.

Sources: Genealogies of Patricia’s paternal great-grandfather, Rutgers Clarkson – https://www.geni.com
https://www.ancestry.com
http://www.sharedtree.com

Patricia’s paternal grandmother, Elizabeth D. Portner, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Patricia’s maternal grandfather, John Patrick Brechtel, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
John Patrick Brechtel on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Genealogy of Patricia’s maternal great-grandmother, Jennie M. Shinn (through Jennie’s sister, Eulalie Teresa Shinn) – https://www.geni.com
https://www.ancestry.co.uk

Patricia’s maternal grandmother, Sophie Berengher, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Sophie Berengher on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

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Alejandro Amenabar – “Regression” Madrid Photocall – Villamagna Hotel – Madrid, Spain – Photo Credit: Solarpix / PR Photos

Birth Name: Alejandro Fernando Amenábar Cantos

Place of Birth: Santiago, Chile

Date of Birth: 31 March, 1972

Ethnicity: Chilean [Spanish (Andalusian, Aragonese, Asturian, Canary Islander, Cantabrian, Castilian, Extremaduran, Leonese, Valencian), Basque, Galician, remote Indigenous], 1/32 English, 1/32 Welsh, 1/1024 Belgian (Flemish), French, Italian, Portuguese, as well as German, Greek, and Indigenous Argentinian/Peruvian (both Quechua)

Alejandro Amenábar is a Chilean-Spanish film director, screenwriter, and composer.

His father, Hugo Ricardo Amenábar Wormald, is Chilean. His mother, Josefina Cantos López, is Spanish.

Alejandro is married to David Blanco.

Alejandro’s fourth patrilineal great-grandfather, Salvador Ignacio Amenábar Iturriaga, was Basque, from Elgoibar, Gipuzkoa. His patrilineal ancestry can further be traced back to his tenth great-grandfather, Juan Amador de Amenábar (died 29 January 1682, Azpeitia, Gipuzkoa).

Alejandro’s paternal grandfather was Benjamín Horacio Amenábar Ossa (the son of Joaquín Daniel Amenábar Cordovez and Josefina Ossa Ansieta). Joaquín was the son of Joaquín Amenábar Espinosa and Emilia Cordovez Cordovez. Josefina was the daughter of José Nicolás Ossa Varas and Antonia Ansieta Blanchet.

Alejandro’s paternal grandmother was María Laura Wormald Infante (the daughter of Carlos Wormald Ibáñez and Emilia Infante Sanders). Carlos was the son of Juan Enrique Wormald Ramírez, whose own father, George (or Jorge in Spanish) Wormald, was an English emigrant, from Wakefield, Yorkshire (now West Workshire), and of Carmen Ibáñez Cádiz. Emilia was the daughter of Francisco José Infante Díaz and Emilia Sanders Bayón, whose own father, Thomas (or Tomás in Spanish) Sanders, was a Welsh emigrant, from Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire.

Alejandro’s maternal grandparents were surnamed Cantos and López.

Sources: Genealogies of Alejandro Amenábar (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
http://www.genealogiachilenaenred.cl