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Birth Name:
Armando Christian Pérez
Birth Place:
Miami, Florida. United States
Date of Birth:
January 14, 1981
Ethnicity:
Cuban
Pitbull was born in Miami Florida to first-generation Cuban American parents. His parents instilled the Cuban culture in him by making him memorize the words of Cuban poet, José Martí.
He was quoted in an article in the Miami Times that being “white with blue eyes” made his journey into the rap music industry a little difficult as he didn’t fit the typical mold for a rapper.
Pitbull’s primary genre is Latin Rap and Reggaeton with some Miami Bass flavor. Pitbull has a penchant for dropping verses in Spanish.
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nice link pitbullfan
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well people, He self-identifies as white, blue eyed and Cuban….here’s the link…not all cubans are mixed…are all Americans mixed race?…..he’s got to be of spanish descent..otherwise what else.
http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2010-02-04/music/pitbull-headlines-the-pepsi-musica-super-bowl-fan-jam/
Over 700,000 spanish people immigrated to cuba in the early 20th century alone…..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_immigration_to_Cuba
here’s a list of some people from southern spain.. if these were born in cuba or anywhere else in latin america..thge USA would consider some of them non-white..just because they have a tan. http://listas.20minutos.es/?do=show&id=50675
do they look any different from the 85% of cuban-americans that self-identify as white…probably not.
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He is a white-cubano meaning Spanyard(European) Mestizo or (Native Indignous Indian) and maybe African. But he appears to have no African mixture. He is not a Mulatto.
The average Cuban Is a mixture of Native, White, and Black…..
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I agree with ethnic. Cubans are mixed and I think Pitbull is mixed, too. A lot of people say that he is white Cuban. Yeah right! He is not pure white.
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iloooooove pitbull. hes so cute. and ilove the fact that hes cuban, you dont see much cubans in the music industry .
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Id say he is like most Cuban a mix of Spanish, Native American and African.
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You can’t possibly know that.
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thanks, but i would like to know his background
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must be attractive in the flesh then.
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he is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo SEXYY!!!!!!!!!! seen him live he really is hot n talented>>>> luv him ;)
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bald, chubby and gross
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