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Birth Name: Vanessa Anne Hudgens
Birth Place: Salinas, California, United States
Date of Birth: December 14, 1988
What Ethnicity: Irish, Native American, Filipino, Spanish and Chinese
The American actress is famous for her role in the 2006 Disney movie, High School Musical. Hudgens was born to a father of Irish and Native American ancestry and a Filipino mother of Filipino, Spanish and Chinese descent.
Vanessa does not speak Tagalog but says that her mother tried to teach her when she was younger. She stated that she loves Filipino food and is proud to be a Filipina.
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http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/
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She’s very pretty to me.
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i have seen her mom. her mom is just filipina. i dont know why she saids her mom is half spanish.
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