Christina Aguilera
Aguilera in 2010, image via DFree/bigstock.com
Birth Name: Christina María Aguilera
Place of Birth: Staten Island, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: December 18, 1980
Ethnicity:
*father – Ecuadorian, including Spanish [Andalusian, Castilian, Extremaduran, Leonese], Galician, likely around one eighth Swedish, remote Indigenous Quechua
*mother – English, with smaller amounts (to varying degrees) of German, Irish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, French, Welsh, and Dutch
Christina Aguilera is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. She starred in the film Burlesque. She is also known as Xtina, Baby Jane, and the “Voice of a Generation.”
Her father, Fausto Wagner Xavier Aguilera Monge, was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, of Spanish [Andalusian, Castilian, Extremaduran, Leónese], Galician, likely around one eighth Swedish, and remote Indigenous [Quechua], descent. Her mother, Shelly Loraine (Fidler), was born in Pennsylvania, and has English, and smaller amounts (to varying degrees) of German, Irish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, French, Welsh, and Dutch ancestry. A picture of young Christina and her father and sister can be seen here.
Christina has a son, Max Bratman, with her former husband, producer Jordan Bratman; and a daughter, Summer, with her fiancé Matthew Rutler.
Christina’s mother has said:
Fausto [Christina’s father] and I both have brown hair. And as for why Christina’s came out blonde, well, the Aguilera side of the family says that they believe she got it from Fausto’s deceased brother Walter, who was blonde haired with blue eyes (see guys!! And he was 100% Latino!!). It’s not as uncommon as people seem to want make it out to be.
Christina’s paternal grandfather was Fausto Aguilera Calderón (the son of José Antonio Aguilera Masías and Zoila Cristina Calderón Petterson). Fausto was born in Quito, Distrito Metropolitano de Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador. Zoila was the daughter of Rodolfo Calderón Usubillaga and Cristina/Christina Petterson/Peterson Bauman/Bowman, who was evidently born in Sweden.
Christina’s paternal grandmother was Edna María Monge Verduga (the daughter of César Monge Serrano and María Lucrecia Verduga Zambrano). Edna was born in Manabi, Ecuador. César was the son of Bruno Fidel Francisco Monge Carrasco and Josefina Serrano Valdivieso. Christina’s paternal four times great-grandfather, José Félix Valdivieso, was a politician, who served as mayor of Quito, and as de facto President of Ecuador, from 1834 and 1835, among other duties.
Christina’s maternal grandfather was Lowell Marley Fidler (the son of Marlie Alfred Fidler and Pluma Violet Osburn). Lowell was born in West Virginia. Marlie was the son of Minor Lough Fidler and Ivy Luvela/V. Wyant/Wiant. Pluma was the daughter of Emory Porter Osburn and Emma Louise Radcliff.
Christina’s maternal grandmother was Delcie Mable/Mabel Dunfee (the daughter of Primrose Calvin Dunfee and Bertha Mae Allen). Delcie was born in Pennsylvania. Primrose was the son of Oliver D. Dunfee and Elizabeth Josephine Holland. Bertha was the daughter of Joseph Earl Allen and Mary Elizabeth Brownlee.
Sources: Genealogies of Christina Aguilera – http://gw.geneanet.org
https://www.geni.com
Obituary of Christina’s paternal grandfather, Fausto Aguilera – http://www.silive.com
Obituary of Christina’s paternal grandmother, Edna Maria (Monge Verduga) Aguilera – http://www.silive.com
Genealogies of Christina’s maternal grandparents, Lowell Marley Fidler and Delcie Mable/Mabel Dunfee – https://www.findagrave.com
Mariah is of hispanic descent
Christina Aguilera: “How do I feel about people feeling like I’m not Latina enough? I’ve dealt with that my whole life. I don’t speak the language fluently. And I’m split right down the middle, half Irish and half Ecuadorean. I should not have to prove my ethnicity to anyone. I know who I am. I grew up hearing the language and living the culture. My mom speaks fluently and I swear I will too when I have time to sit down and study it.
It’s the way I look too. I’m a white girl with light eyes and blond hair. I wouldn’t be questioned if I looked more “stereotypically” Latina. Whatever that is. All I know is no one can tell me I’m not a proud Latina woman. I don’t pay attention to outside opinion. I dove headfirst into a Spanish-language album for that reason and I’m planning another one even though I don’t speak the language. I’m sure that doesn’t sit well with some people.”
her dad
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Oh. Everyone was going on about he is a mestizo. He does not look it to me. If he has Amerindian, it is not that much.
he looks like a Spaniard
Christina Aguilera is a White Hispanic, Half Ecuadorian and White.
There is not such a race as white hispanic, there is only the 5 dominant ones and those are not listed as that. Now her ethnicity is Hispanic, but Hispanic is not a race!
SHE DOESNT LOOK MESTIZO – NO WAY
She is not mestizo, but castizo as some call it. Where she is a caucasian, but a caucasian with a bit of Amerindian. Think about it 50 on dad and 50 on mom. one is 100 caucasian, and other is 50/50 caucasian Amerindian. That makes her 75/25 out of 100 percent parent birth. So she is Hispanic ethnicity, but race caucasian. Tough stuff.
Christina`s dad is a mestizo, have you seen his pics? he doesn`t look white at all. So that makes Christina mixed and not white!
I disagree
Sorry but his dad is not a mestizo,he doens’t look half indigenous at all