8 Hollywood actresses that maybe you did not know that they have Mexican heritage

We present a list with eight famous actresses with Mexican roots. You will be surprised!


The United States is a country of immigrants par excellence. Many of its inhabitants are related to diverse nations. Therefore, it is not surprising that in Hollywood the stars have that feature. We present a list with eight famous actresses with Mexican roots. You will be surprised!

1. Uma Thurman.

We know it: She is blonde, she has green eyes and her features are far from being Latinas. However, the protagonist of the saga "Kill Bill" has ties with Mexico. Uma's mother, baby von Schlebrügge, was born south of Rio Bravo and even has a property in San Miguel de Allende. So in the family history of it the Aztec nation is present.

2. Nicole Richie.

Richie has done television, worked as a model and formed part of theJet Set. Californian What some still do not know is that the daughter of the renowned singer Lionel Richie is adopted. The biological parents of it are Mexican. Peter Escavo, who was in the musician's band, could not take care of Little Nicole and when he was nine years old he gave it to Richie adopted.

3. Jessica Alba.

TheSex-Appeal Latino precedes him, so it is not difficult to imagine that Jessica has Mexican blood. The actress, who confesses not to dominate Spanish, is the daughter of Mark Alba, who was born in Mexico. She has always said that she feels very proud of her provenance and even she has criticized the industry for racial discrimination on which women with Latin factions are.

4. Demi Lovato

Lovato, who became known by acting in Disney Channel and that today devastates in the musical world, was born in Albuquerque. The father of her, Patrick Lovato, has Mexican roots. At least that is what she had always assured the press; But in a recent documentary, the singer claimed that her roots were Spanish and non-Mexican after performing a DNA test to determine it.

5. Lupita Nyong'O.

By the veins of it there is no Mexican blood but Kenya, but she is very proud to have been born in D.F. In 1983. The outstanding actress, who won an Oscar for her role in "12 years of slavery," was called Lupita in honor of the Virgin of the Guadalupe and even traveled to Aztec lands to learn Spanish when she was a teenager.

6. Sara Paxton.

Many believe that it is a joke when they read that this eared blonde is half a Mexican, but it is true: the famous protagonist of "Aquamarine" and "Return to Halloweentown" was born in California and her Latino heritage is from the mother her. Lucia, that this is called the progenitor of her, is native to Monterrey and contracted bridges with an Irishman.

7. Lynda Carter

She is an icon, but few know (much less the new generations) that the actress who performed "Wonder Woman" in the television series at the end of the 70s has Mexican roots. Lynda is the daughter of Juanita Córdova, a woman who was born in Tijuana and emigrated by the family of her to the United States, where she brewed.

8. Alexis Bledel

Who followed the fun and dramatic situations that Rory Gilmore lived in the TV series "Las Girls Gilmore" (2000-2007) Surely remember it vividly. Alexis Bledel captivated everyone with his role and won several prizes. However, few would associate it with Latino, even though she is the most Latin of this list. Alexis was born in the United States, but her mother Nanette is Mexican and her father of her Martin of her is Argentine.


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