Enrique Iglesias
Birth Name: Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler
Place of Birth: Madrid, Spain
Date of Birth: 8 May, 1975
Ethnicity: Galician, Puerto Rican/Spanish [Andalusian, Castilian, Valencian], Filipino [Kapampangan], distant French, possibly distant Austrian
Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish-born singer, songwriter, actor, record producer, and cartoonist. He has written songs in both Spanish and English.
His father, Julio Iglesias (Julio José de la Cueva Iglesias), is a Spanish singer, with Spanish and Galician Spanish ancestry. His mother, Isabel Preysler (Maria Isabel Arrastia Preysler), is a Filipino journalist, socialite, and television host. Isabel’s ancestry is Spanish and Filipino [Kapampangan], with possible, distant, Austrian roots. After his grandfather was kidnapped by armed Basque group ETA, Enrique was raised mostly outside Spain, particularly Miami, Florida.
Enrique has three children with his partner, Russian tennis player and model Anna Kournikova. His half-sister is socialite and television personality Tamara Falcó.
Enrique’s father has stated that he has, or that he thinks he has, some degree of Sephardi Jewish ancestry on his own mother’s (Enrique’s paternal grandmother’s) side. It is not clear if this ancestry has been documented/verified. Julio’s recent ancestors were not Jewish.
Enrique’s paternal grandfather was Julio Iglesias Puga (the son of Ulpiano Iglesias Sarriá and Manuela Puga Noguerol). Julio was born in Ourense, Province of Ourense, Galicia, Spain, and was a prominent gynecologist. Ulpiano was the son of Juan Iglesias and Carmen Sarria. Manuela was the daughter of Elías Puga de la Torre and Elisa Noguerol Buján.
Enrique’s paternal grandmother was María del Rosario de la Cueva y de Perignat (the daughter of José de la Cueva y de Orejuela and Dolores Perignat y Ruiz de Benavides). José was the son of Manuel de la Cueva y Campo Redondo and Rosario de Orejuela y Prieto. Enrique’s great-grandmother Dolores was evidently born in Guayama, Puerto Rico. She was the daughter of José Mariano Eleuterio Gavino de la Santísima Trinidad Perinat y Ochoa, a Spanish military officer, from Seville, Seville, and of Manuela Ruiz de Benavides y Pérez. Enrique’s great-great-grandfather José was of part French ancestry, from Paris.
Enrique’s maternal grandfather was Carlos Pérez de Tagle Preysler (the son of Don Fausto Preysler y Moreno and María Carmen Pérez de Tagle Pastor). Fausto was the son of Don Joaquín Preysler/Preisler Cernuda and Doña Natalia Moreno Ravelo, who were from Cádiz, Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain. Enrique’s great-grandmother María Carmen was born in Dumaguete, Negros Oriental, Central Visayas, the daughter of Don Benito Pérez de Tagle y Mijares and Doña Carmen Pastor Teves.
Enrique’s maternal grandmother was María Beatriz Arrastia y Reynares (the daughter of José Salgado Arrastia and Teodorica Reinares). María was born in Lubao, Pampanga, Central Luzon, Philippines. José was the son of Don Valentín Arrastia Roncal, who was born in Allo, Navarra, Spain, and of Francisca Serrano Salgado.
Enrique’s maternal great-grandfather, José Salgado Arrastia, was also a paternal great-grandfather of American actor Steven R. McQueen, making Enrique and Steven half-second cousins.
Sources: http://www.elmundo.es
Genealogy of Enrique Iglesias – http://www.geni.com
Why the heck do people still use black and white to describe ethnicity???? There’s really no such thing as just plain black or white. Sheesh!
Although “race” is a social construction formulated by humans, “Black” indicates MAJORITY BUT NOT SOLELY African ancestry, while “White” indicates MAJORITY BUT NOT SOLELY European ancestry.
Well mixed people come in all colors some mixed people don’t look mixed
Good 4 u
Finaly a filipino who has spanish blood and looks like it .Enrique is also part jewish so he is not full spanish and not all filipinos are pure malays my father is filipino part negrito , chinese , polynesian and arab , i have spanish blood from my mom side my brother looks whiter then enrique and my brother looks like 100% percent white.Spaniards are mixed with black moor , jewish they are not pure white, i am from spain so i know. Well not all spaniards are mixed the majority are ,my grandfather is a spaniard of German ancestry my spanish family most of them have blond hair , blue eyes and fair skin some spaniards from the north have german ancestry they have fair skin with blond hair and blue eyes my best friend is a spaniard with german ancestry.Julio enrique father dated diana ross and his grandfather is a very wealthy men was married to a young african american model he died and has a kid with these model.
spaniards are 85 % white!
No they are white.
they are europeans so.
NO SPAIN PEOPLE ARE NOT – WHITE
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SO WHAT
ALGERIAN PEOPLE ARE FROM AFRICA
ARE THEY BLACK
NO THEY ARE BROWN
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SPAIN PEOPLE ARE NOT WHITE
AND
THIS GUY ENRIQUE IGLESIAS IS FILIPINO
So what are spanish people than?
Oh my God, are we as so called Americans so ignorant. He mixed meaning he claims both sides of his parents. Who give a Damn who he looks like most. Stupid ppl he loves both his parents, not just the Spanish side.
Jst stfu
He’s mostly spanish!
who the hell cares
Wanna fight
hell yeah!!! im in florida
I’m in Oregon
too bad i love knocking people out
How old r u? Since you big and bad
I’m 14
yeah i thought that was your age,im an old man so i will leave you alone