Canelo Álvarez
Álvarez in 2016, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Santos Saúl Álvarez Barragán
Place of Birth: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Date of Birth: 18 July, 1990
Ethnicity: Mexican [Spanish, possibly other]
Canelo Álvarez, also known as Saúl Álvarez, is a Mexican professional boxer. He has won multiple world championships, in four weight classes, from light middleweight to light heavyweight. His nickname Canelo means “cinnamon.”
He is the son of Ana María Barragán and Santos Álvarez. Among his siblings are Ramón Álvarez, Ricardo Álvarez, and Rigoberto Álvarez, who are all welterweight boxers. Canelo is married to Fernanda Gómez. He has four children. Canelo is Catholic.
His mother’s surname Barragán is of Spanish origin.
His parents and siblings can be seen here.
There is some internet speculation that Canelo has Irish heritage, but this does not appear to be accurate.
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk
He may be of Irish descent. I mean one of his surnames “Barragan” has an Irish vibe to it.
Lol stop. Barragan sounds Spanish as hell, it even has the double “r” so you know you have to roll your tongue to pronounce it! Look all these famous hispanics carry the surname Barragan but nobody is claiming Irish descent.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barragan_(surname)#
Yes, there’s an Irish vibe in it.
The surname exists in Spain since at least the 1500s and according to most sources it originates in Navarra (Basque Country). The roots appears to be foreign even though it’s not totally clear.
Read here: https://www.misapellidos.com/significado-de-Barragan-20276.html
Mind that during Reconquista several people from Central Europe where brought to Iberian Peninsula.
Btw a very similar Irish surname exists: https://www.johngrenham.com/findasurname.php?surname=Berrigan
So an Irish origin is not totally out of options.
I’m a realist, going back to the 1500s or farther is such a reach, going back that far means WE are ALL RELATED somehow; Borders don’t matter & this site doesn’t matter. BTW many words in the English language have a Latin “vibe” but nobody is calling british people Latino because of it!! Why are you making an exception with barragán??? I get it, people love him and want to be related to him somehow So… okay he is Irish, but more like 1/34 Irish, just like almost ALL Hispanics are lol Like almost all Northwestern europeans have tiny bit of Iberian aka Spanish in them…
He is not Irish even assuming an Irishman named Berrigan or Bergin ended in Basque Country and started a new branch there in the 1500s. It’s just an option.
Mind Emery’s case: https://www.marca.com/futbol/liga-francesa/2016/08/19/57b74f5d268e3e5a088b4640.html
My English teacher used to say English is a Germanic language with a Latin vocabulary. In fact well over half of English words are of Latin origin (because of the Norman rulers who came from France).
you people ever entertain the idea that Irish people LITERALLY descend from the Iberian peninsula? Just a thought, Northern Spain has a lot of gingers/red-ish types and also his face and all matches many Basques, Asturians and Cantabrian phenotypes
Lol Ireland is not the only country with red hair. Spain have red heads too! Prepare to have your ignorant minds blown. The following are Red headed Spaniards…
Youtuber/singer Currice
https://youtu.be/IiBE_J8ugFA
Youtuber JPelirrojo
https://youtu.be/A2A-c34Vmp8
Basketball player Victor Claver Arocas
https://goo.gl/images/zWYuJ8
Forgot to mention Currice & Jpelirrojo are bros Their last names are Flores Martín. They have a sis also red head
https://youtu.be/wC-GsyrtCuI
But he is not Turkish/African xD He is Mexican from Guadalajara, Jalisco a place known for being the whitest states in Mexico due to it’s higher volume european blood mostly from Spain.
You obviously didn’t see the vdo of the Flores Martín siblings from Spain they have the same orange tint hair as Canelo
https://youtu.be/wC-GsyrtCuI
A lot of red haierd in spain, famous:
Marian Aguilera:
https://www.google.es/search?q=marian+aguilera&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjypIr_1rbWAhUQbFAKHfx8C90Q_AUICigB&biw=1366&bih=643
ramón Pujol:
https://www.google.es/search?q=ramon+pujol&oq=ramon+pujol&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0l4.19305.22517.0.22928.11.11.0.0.0.0.138.1267.3j8.11.0….0…1.1.64.psy-ab..0.11.1256…0i67k1j0i131k1.0.Bbi1P31LoAQ
Daniel perez prada:
https://www.google.es/search?q=daniel+perez+prada&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiUm-zm17bWAhUMYlAKHVYdDr8Q_AUICSgA&biw=1366&bih=643&dpr=1
Maria castro jato:
https://www.google.es/search?q=maria+castro&oq=maria+castro&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0l4.2317.4587.0.5421.12.12.0.0.0.0.144.1206.7j5.12.0….0…1.1.64.psy-ab..0.12.1192…0i67k1j0i131k1.0.DiLKy8nF1d4
Cristina castaño gomez:
https://www.google.es/search?q=cristina+casta%C3%B1o&oq=cristina+casta%C3%B1o&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0i67k1j0l3.31122.36338.0.37029.16.16.0.0.0.0.117.1541.10j6.16.0….0…1.1.64.psy-ab..0.16.1523…0i131k1.0.Aka-tpYT-fc
Salvador vincent martinez yunque:
Pablo Motos is a host red haired with jessica chastain and spanish red haired in a spanish tv program, singing we are the ginger, very funny:
http://www.antena3.com/programas/el-hormiguero/momentos/salvemos-pelirrojos_20140924571b99ef4beb287a2917cab6.html
red haired ,sorry:
Ana maria ruiz polvorosa:
https://www.google.es/search?q=ana+maria+polvorosa&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjsmsmT3LbWAhVIZVAKHex0AjwQ_AUICigB&biw=1366&bih=643
I wonder if he’s mestizo
? Yes he is. He just happened to pick up some ginger genes.
His parents are Ana María Barragán and Santos Álvarez. His parents and siblings can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8ZOJfRjRtM
Might that be Irish blood? That is the tantalising possibility.
That one of his ancestors hails back more than 160 years to a battalion of fighting Irishmen who went to battle for Mexico in the War of Independence against America. It is a theory to which Alvarez himself subscribes. The members of that unit were dubbed Los Hijos de San Patrico, which in turn translates as The Sons Of St Patrick, and Canelo says: ‘There might well have been an Irish great-great-grandfather of mine back then in the 1800s.’
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/boxing/article-3573876/Canelo-Alvarez-iron-Mexican-standing-Amir-Khan-s-way-fighting-life.html
He is not irish and he is not mestizo. Look at his parents and brothers.
He is Spanish-Mexican (I would say at least 95%) and as a Spanish myself i have some redhaired relatives and friends, and there are Spanish 100%.
“CORRECTION” He is obviously Spanish-Mexican. Mexican is not an ethnicity, he is white and he has two Spanish surnames so he has Spanish ancestors. Maybe he could have a little amerindian blood or some other european blood but there arent evidences of it and would be insignificant (less than 10%)
He is here with his six brothers (you could find people with their features in any Spanish place):
http://desdeelring.com/FotosNoticias/Canelo/hermanos-los-alvarez.jpg
Yeah I guess him and all of his brothers can fit in Spain.
He’s really hot Mexican red headed guy ;-)