Demi Lovato
LOS ANGELES – DEC 6: Lovato at the 29Rooms West Coast Debut presented by Refinery29 at the ROW DTLA on December 6, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA, photo by kathclick
Birth Name: Demetria Devonne Lovato
Place of Birth: Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 20, 1992
Ethnicity:
*father – Mexican, including Spanish, Indigenous, distant English, and remote Jewish, Portuguese, and French Huguenot
*mother – English, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish
Demi Lovato is an American actress, singer, and songwriter, known for starring in the Disney movie Camp Rock and the television series As the Bell Rings. Demi arrived onto the pop scene with her debut album, Don’t Forget, and has toured extensively across the United States.
Demi is the child of Dianna Lee (Smith) and Patrick Martin Lovato. Demi is a maternal half-sister of actress Madison De La Garza. Demi’s step-cousin is actor Braeden De La Garza.
Demi’s father was from a Mexican family that has lived in New Mexico for many generations. Demi’s father, like many people of Mexican descent, had Spanish and Indigenous Mexican ancestry. Demi has also stated that Demi traced her father’s genealogy and found that he had distant Portuguese and Jewish ancestry. It is not atypical for people of Spanish-Mexican descent to have distant/remote Portuguese and/or Sephardi Jewish ancestry. Demi’s father also had distant English and remote French Huguenot and Native American ancestry.
Demi’s mother is from a Southern family of English, as well as Scottish and Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, ancestry.
Demi is able to speak a little Spanish, as when appearing on Spanish TV. A video of this appearance can be seen here.
A DNA test whose results Demi displayed on her Twitter page stated that Demi’s genetic ancestry is:
*85% European
——–*32% Iberian Peninsula
——–*16% Scandinavia
——–*14% Ireland
——–*11% Great Britain
——–*7% Europe West
——–*5% Trace Regions
*10% Native American
*3% West Asian
*1% African
——–*1% Trace Regions
*<1% Asian
——–*<1% Trace Regions
Lovato in 2010, Dfree/bigstock.com
Demi’s patrilineal line traces back to Andres Lovato and Inasita Pena, who lived in New Mexico in the 1800s.
Demi’s paternal grandfather was Francisco Nathaniel “Frank” Lovato (the son of Atanacio Lovato and Anita Sanchez). Francisco was born in New Mexico, and was of Mexican descent. Atanacio was son of Donaciano Lovato and Maria Cristina Perea. Maria Cristina’s father, Demi’s great-great-great-grandfather, was businessperson and politician Francisco Perea. Francisco was born in Los Padillas, Nuevo México, First Mexican Republic, now Bernalillo County, New Mexico, and was a Union Army Officer in the American Civil War, and a Republican Party delegate to the U.S. Congress from the Territory of New Mexico, from March 4, 1863 to March 3, 1865. Through this line, Demi’s paternal great-great-great-great-great-grandfather was Francisco Xavier Chávez/Chaves, who was the second géfe político (similar to Governor) of the Santa Fe de Nuevo México territory, from 5 July, 1822 to November 1822. He was born in Santa Fé de Nuevo México, now Santa Fé. Demi’s great-grandmother Anita was the daughter of Jesus M. Sanchez and Carpia.
Demi’s paternal grandmother was Evangeline Celina Herrera (the daughter of Antonio Aranda Herrera and Maria/Mary Juana Ortiz). Evangeline was born in New Mexico, and was of Mexican descent. Antonio was the son of parents surnamed Herrera and Tello. Maria was the daughter of Jose Cecilio Rafael Gatin y Lucero and Beatriz/Beatrix Cordova Enos. Beatriz had Hispanic, English, and remote Native American and French Huguenot, ancestry.
Demi’s maternal grandfather was Donald Lee Smith (the son of Hugh Emory/Emery Smith and June Snodgrass). Donald was born in Texas. Hugh was the son of Thomas Allen Smith.
Demi’s maternal grandmother was Sue Dianne Emmons (the daughter of Aaron Jefferson Emmons and Patty Marie Davlin). Sue was born in Texas. Demi’s step-grandfather was The Rev. Perry Eugene Hart. Aaron was the son of David George Emmons and Nancy Caroline Pipes. Patty was the daughter of Thomas Charnel Davlin and Gertrude Annie May/Mae Reed.
Sources: Genealogies of Demi Lovato – http://www.geni.com
http://gw.geneanet.org
Article about Demi’s father’s ancestry – http://archive.is
Obituary of Demi’s father, Patrick Martin Lovato, including much of his genealogy – http://www.findagrave.com
Demi’s paternal grandmother, Evangeline Celina Herrera, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Demi’s maternal grandmother, Sue Dianne Emmons (under “37. SUE DIANNE7 EMMONS”) – http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com
There is a wide confusion on terminology. People don’t know the difference about race, ethnicity, nationality and culture. Example is thinking that Hispanic is a race. “He looks Hispanic.” Nobody looks Hispanic because Hispanic is not a race: Christina Aguilera and David Ortiz are both Hispanic but she is white and he is black.
A Hispanic person can have any race. Officially, people with origins in Spanish–speaking countries are Hispanics.
Demi is American and she looks white, so for me she is white. I don’t care where her ancestors come from. You know what nowadays we shouldn’t care about that anymore. Otherwise, people will start classifying themselves as African-Indian-White-Asian-Native-American. Can you believe this?? Just for you that wondering this is how Tiger Woods describe himself.
The point is even the blondest people in America will have some percentage of black blood on them. So, why the hell will we still consider people’s ancestors to determine someone’s race? Just look at the person. S/he will be white, black, Asian or brown – as simple as that.
This way, Christina Aguilera and Cameron Diaz are white (some stupid people will never accept that) and David Ortiz and Alfonso Soriano are black, despite all of them being currently label as “Hispanic” or “Latin”.
People are so attached to ancestry because we live in a society that loves to segregate immigrants, even people from their own race. Have you forgotten that generations before Irish Immigrants were not consider white? Now, we look and say ‘you gotta be kidding me, if they are not white, what the hell they are? Black?’ This will eventually happen to the “Hispanics” immigrants, they will ended up being consider white, black or brown…
I’m dam sure in 25-50 years everybody will be doing that, despite most of you are not ready to do such a thing…
CORRECTION THERE’S NOT ONLY DARK MEXICANS BUT THERE’S ALSO WHITE SKINNED MEXICANS
Im mexican and I also have skin like demi and hair.
(But my great great grandfather was italian)
And by the way she’s not just mexican she also white.
Thats why she’s not dark skinned!
CAN’T YOU PEOPLE THINK!
I think she is Spaniard.
Hi it’s me again to those that say Demi is Mexican i’ve looked at Mexican People and doe’s not look nowhere to be Mexican Mexicans are little Darker like middle eastern Demi as i’ve have said is spaniard because of the color of her skin Spaniards can be White My Mom is Spaniard descent so if Demi says she is Spaniard than it’s the truth.
heres ignorant, a hispanic is a native american (rarely african) woman that was raped by a spaniard. the reason people dislike mexicans is because thats how they were raised or because you have no job because a hispanic (notice i didnt say mexican) who actually work took your job. i dont know what demi is. you cant tell what anyone is by there name is now a days. i have a german last name and im almost a hundred percent italian, and people say i look like a “mexican.”. my opinion is lovato is half irish, judging by her looks and natural hair color.