Cassie Ventura
Cassie Ventura – 2016 MTV Video Music Awards – Arrivals – Madison Square Garden – New York, NY, USA – Photo Credit: Aaron J. Thornton / PR Photos
Birth Name: Casandra Elizabeth Ventura
Place of Birth: New London, Connecticut, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 26, 1986
Ethnicity:
*father – Filipino [Ilocano, Pangasinan]
*mother – Vincentian [African, Scottish, English], African-Anguillan, African-American, Mexican
Cassie Ventura, also known simply as Cassie, is an American R&B singer, actress, dancer, and model.
Cassie is the daughter of Regina Elizabeth and Rodrick Camero Ventura. A picture of Cassie with her mother can be seen here. A picture of Cassie’s grandmothers can be seen here.
She is married to wellness consultant Alex Fine, with whom she has two childen.
Cassie’s paternal grandfather was Fred Ramos Ventura (the son of Leodegario Ventura and Rufina Ramos). Fred was a Filipino emigrant, from San Carlos, Pangasinan.
Cassie’s paternal grandmother was Verna Calderon Camero (the daughter of Basilio Camero y Casañas, or Basilio Casañas Camero in Filipino, and of Josefa Calderón y Quiday, or Josefa Quiday Calderón in Filipino). Verna was born in Pahala, Hawaii, to Filipino parents, from Narvacan, Ilocos Sur. Basilio was the son of Natalio Camero and Sixta Casañas. Josefa was the daughter of Esteban Calderón and Bonifacia Quiday.
Cassie’s maternal grandfather was Henry Edward Kydd (the son of Ernest Ferdinand MacLillan Kydd and Emmeline Gertrude Rogers). Henry was born in born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Ernest was from Bequia, Grenadines, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the son of Samuel Douglas Kydd, who was of part Scottish descent, and of Leonora Jane “Didie” Derrick, who was of part English ancestry. Emmeline was from East End, Anguilla, and was the daughter of Jonathan Edward Rogers and Ann Rebecca Carter.
Cassie’s maternal grandmother is Annie Rosaura “Anita” Crawford (the daughter of Peter Logan Crawford and María Antonia Córdova Véjar). Annie was born in Fort Huachuca, near Sierra Vista, Arizona. Peter was African-American, and was the son of Cicero Crawford and Annie Roy Anderson. María was Mexican, from Hermosillo, Sonora, and was the daughter of Miguel Córdova Rodríguez and Rosaura Véjar Córdova.
Cassie Ventura in 2009, Featureflash / Shutterstock.com
Source: http://www.blackfilm.com
https://www.complex.com
Marriage record of Cassie’s parents – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Cassie’s paternal grandfather, Fred Ramos Ventura – https://www.legacy.com
Obituary of Cassie’s paternal grandmother, Verna Camero Ventura (born Verna Calderon Camero) – https://www.byles.com
Marriage record of Cassie’s paternal great-grandparents, Basilio Camero y Casañas and Josefa Calderón y Quiday – https://www.familysearch.org
Cassie’s maternal grandfather, Henry Edward Kydd, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Death records of Cassie’s maternal great-grandparents, Ernest Ferdinand MacLillan Kydd and Emmeline Gertrude (Rogers) Kydd – https://www.findagrave.com
CASSIE’S BROTHER LOOKS STRAIGHT UP MEXICAN! HAHAHA LOL…
IDK Y PEOPLE R SAYING CASSIE AND HER MOM DONT LOOK AN OUNCE MEXICAN???? THATS CRAZY! HER MOM LOOKS STRAIGHT UP LATINA!!! YEA MAYBE A LITTLE OF THIS N THAT BUT STILL SHE KINDA OF REMINDS ME OF MY AUNTI ALICIA “REAL TALK”!!! HAVENT U PEOPLE SEEN MEXICANS THAT LOOK BLACK???? I HAVE…. BUT U KIDS SHOULDNT ARGUEE NO MORE TYHE ARTICAL CLEARLY SAYS SHE’S _ BLACK,MEXICAN,FILIPINO,AND WEST INDIAN!!
black, white, puerto rican, chinese or asian….they girl is gorgeous:)
THE ARTICAL SAYS SHE’S FILIPINO,MEXICAN,AND BLACK!!!!!!!!!!!!! STOP ARGUING ABOUT HER RACE!
GO TO http://WWW.ITWITTY.TV. CASSIE CLEARLY SAYS HER FATHER IS FILIPINO AND HER MOM IS BLACK,W INDIAN, AND MEXICAN! FEEL FREE TO FEEL STUPID FOR WHO EVER SAID SHE WASENT MEXICAN OR BLACK. IN YOUR FACE IDIOTS.
SO TRUE, SOME PEOPLE MIGHT LOOK BLACK AND ASIAN BUT THERE REALLY NT! LYK ME ME EVERYONE SAYS I LOOK MIXED WITH ASIAN AND BLACK BUT IM NOT BOTH AND YES I REALIZE I DO LOOK BLACK MIXED WIT ASIAN. MAYBE BECAUSE I HAVE CURLY HAIR AND SMALL EYES. IM REALY JST PORTUGESE, MEXICAN, FRENCH.. I DNT GET WHY I LOOK BIRACIAL WITH B/A UNLESS MY DAD ISNT MY REAL DAD. BUT WHY DNT U GUYS JST GO TO YOUTUBE??? CASSIE CLEARLY SAYS HER SELF SHE’S BLACK, FILLIPINO,AND MEXICAN. WHO EVER SAYS CASSIE DNT LOOK NOTHING BLACK, MEXICAN, OR FILLIPINO R IN DENIYL. YOU GUYS JST HELLA WANT HER TO BE YOUR RACE. BY THE WAY I THINK WE ALL HAVE AN INDIAN SIDE.”O” AND THAT GIRL OR WHATEVER WHO SAID SHE KNW CASSIES PARENTS IS HELLA LYING!!! I COULD POST A COMMENT UP AND SAY THE SAME SHIT…. LOOK BACK PEOPLE SHE MAKES NO SENSE! HOW R U GOING TO SAY THAT YOUR FRIEND KNOWS CASSIE BUT THEN SAY “WE ALL LIVED IN THE SAME TOWN TOGETHER”??? IF THATS THE CASE IM SURE SHE SHOULD HAVE PROOF OR SUMTHING LYK A PICTURE RIGHT? WHO EVER WROTE THAT IS BEYOND RETARTED! LMAO… TRYNA SAY SHE KNWS CASSIE BUT I BET YOU SHE DNT KNW U. SO STOP ALL THAT FONNY SHIT! BE REAL.