Anna Maria Perez de Tagle
Perez de Tagle in 2010, photo by Starfrenzy/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Anna Naria Francesca Enriquez Pérez de Tagle
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, United States
Date of Birth: December 23, 1990
Ethnicity: Filipino
Anna Maria Pérez de Tagle is an American actress and singer. She is known for her roles in Disney’s Camp Rock and series Hannah Montana, and in the film Fame (2009).
She is the daughter of Filipino parents, Evelyn Enríquez and Archie La Torre Pérez de Tagle. Her grandmother was Filipino singer, actress, and radio star Sylvia La Torre. Her cousin is actress Sarita Pérez de Tagle. She is married to Scott Kline, Jr., with whom she has a daughter.
Anna’s paternal grandfather is Celso Ortega Pérez de Tagle (the son of Juan Pérez de Tagle y Domingo, or Juan Domingo Pérez de Tagle in Filipino, and of Otilia Ortega y Carvajal, or Otilia Carvajal Ortega in Filipino). Juan was the son of José Pérez de Tagle and Carmen Domingo. Otilia was the daughter of José Álvaro Ortega and Hipólita Carvajal.
Anna’s paternal grandmother was Sylvia Reyes La Torre (the daughter of Olimpio “Olive” La Torre and Leonora Reyes). Sylvia was born in Manila. She was known as “The Queen of Kundiman” and “The First Lady of Philippine Television.” Olive was a director. Leonora was an artist.
Sources: Marriage record of Anna’s paternal grandparents, Celso Ortega Pérez de Tagle and Sylvia Reyes La Torre – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Anna’s paternal great-grandparents, Juan Pérez de Tagle y Domingo and Otilia Ortega y Carvajal – https://familysearch.org
A perfect example of mixing between Filipino and Spaniard.
Not denying her spanish ancestry but it’s most likely really minuscule to the single digits. Filipinos like to overexaggerate their Spanish ancestry.
Juan Pérez de Tagle y Domingo and Otilia Ortega y Carvajal -> Juan Pérez de Tagle y Domingo, or Juan Domingo Pérez de Tagle in Filipino, and of Otilia Ortega y Carvajal, or Otilia Carvajal Ortega in Filipino
Juan was the son of José Pérez de Tagle and Carmen Domingo. Otilia was the daughter of José Álvaro Ortega and Hipólita Carvajal.
Remark: Though I believe that the surname Pérez de Tagle is of Spanish (Cantabrian) origin, I can’t verify that yet until José Pérez de Tagle’s ancestry could be expanded.
how much non Indigenous Filipino ancestry does she have?
I can’t explicitly say due to lack of documentation.
she is said to be related to Isabel Preysler on her father’s side (Pérez de Tagle line). I believe they both descend from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_S%C3%A1nchez_de_Tagle,_1st_Marquis_of_Altamira
Her Pérez de Tagle line came from San Juan, Manila (now Metro Manila).
You may search José Pérez de Tagle here: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bkeywords%3Aphilippines%20%2Bkeywords%3Avecindarios%20%2Bavailability%3AOnline
If you don’t find his name in San Juan, try Binondo where his wife, Carmen Domingo, was born.
Start searching here in 1879 San Juan, Manila municipal census: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS72-HSW9-P
San Juan was a barrio of Santa Ana, Manila, in which its church survived during World War II. However, church records are not available yet as of now.
I am actually too lazy to do that research now. It’s pretty clear that she has some Spanish ancestry though.
Anna Maria Francesca Enriquez Perez de Tagle -> Anna María Francesca Enríquez Pérez de Tagle
She is the daughter of Archie La Torre Pérez de Tagle and Evelyn Enríquez.
Anna’s paternal grandparents are Celso Ortega Pérez de Tagle (the son of Juan Pérez de Tagle y Domingo and Otilia Ortega y Carvajal) and Sylvia Reyes La Torre (the daughter of Olimpio “Olive” La Torre and Leonora Reyes).
I cannot verify her Spanish roots for now.
Sources:
* Anna’s birth record: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGVG-TLD
* Marriage record of Anna’s paternal grandparents: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-12227-106217-9?cc=1686086&wc=3VYC-DP8:129556101,129867501,134608701
* Marriage record of Anna’s paternal great-grandparents Juan Pérez de Tagle y Domingo and Otilia Ortega y Carvajal: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FNQP-YJV
I just met her yesterday and she was very pretty, but she didn’t seem very happy to meet everyone after her play. Probably because she was tired because she did a great job playing her part and was very funny. I wasn’t sure what her ethnicity she was though because I thought that her last name sounded Spanish but now I know. I also did think that she looked a little bit Asian.