George Lopez

Lopez in 2009, Joe Seer / Shutterstock.com

Place of Birth: Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Birth: April 23, 1961

Ethnicity: Mestizo Mexican

George Lopez is an American comedian, actor, and television personality. He was the host of the show Lopez Tonight from 2009 to 2011.

His father, Anatasio Lopez, was a Mexican emigrant, from Nayarit. His mother, Frieda, was born in Los Angeles, of Mexican descent. George has a daughter, actress Mayan Lopez, with his former wife Ann Serrano.

George’s paternal grandparents were named Francisco Lopez and Josefa.

George’s maternal grandfather was John Hernandez (the son of Pedro Hernandez and Raphaela Vargas). John was born in California, to parents from Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico.

George’s maternal grandmother was Benita N. Torres (the daughter of Alfonso Torres and Manulea Mares). Benita was born in California. Manuela was born in Santiago Apostol, Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico, the daughter of Lucio Mares and Maria Guadalupe Héras. George’s step-grandfather was named Refugio Gutierrez.

A DNA test whose results were displayed on the show Lopez Tonight (2009) stated that George’s genetic ancestry is:

*55% European
*32% Native American
*9% East Asian
*4% Sub-Saharan African

The exact accuracy of the DNA tests on Lopez Tonight has been questioned by genealogist Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak.

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216 Responses

  1. the man says:

    thier are afro mexican in mexico look it up.. no lie. tribes belive it or not…

    • fuzzybear says:

      Well I wouldn’t call them tribes,communities is the better word.Also since the majority of Mexicans have that lineage.However there is supposed to be a tribe of Africans living in south America,forgot their name

  2. siddee says:

    hes dark enough to be mixed with east asian or african i believe it

  3. You are right, Fuzzybear. There were free blacks who with the Spanish when they came to Mexico.

  4. Fuzzybear says:

    No I not talking about the Olmec,although I do believe they were black people;the corn roll style braids in the statues hair did it for me.Now I meant some of the black people that came there who were not slaves,example some of the Conquistadors(Juan Garrido,and Pedro Mejías).Also I used the word captives instead of the word slave,since there were rebellions;They did try to fight for their freedom.

  5. What do you mean that black captives to Mexico before colonial times? Are you talking about the Olmecs being black?

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