Daniella Alonso
Alonso in 2010, image via Helga Esteb / Shutterstock.com
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 22, 1978
Ethnicity:
*father – Native [Inca] Peruvian, Japanese
*mother – Puerto Rican
Daniella Alonso is an American actress and model. She is known for her roles on the series One Tree Hill, Revolution, The Night Shift, Animal Kingdom, and Dynasty, and in the films The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007), Wrong Turn 2: Dead End, The Collector, and Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2.
Her father, who is Peruvian, has Native (Inca) and Japanese ancestry. Her mother is Puerto Rican. Peru has a significant Japanese population.
Daniella has a daughter.
Source: Daniella mentions her background – http://www.latina.com
i hate when they say puerto rican puerto rican can b black or white….smh
The Japanese and Native side definitely stand out. Great mix.
In an interview dated November 8, 2012 at Latina.com, “REVOLUTION’S DANIELLA ALONSO ON HER CHARACTER & THE SEASON,” Daniella Alonso said:
“I am Puerto Rican and Peruvian Indian (Inca) as well as Japanese.”
http://www.latina.com/entertainment/tv/revolution-nbc-daniella-alonso
Although her character, rebel fighter Nora Clayton, was killed off last season in J.J. Abrams’s Revolution on NBC, Daniella Alonso has been cast in a regular role on the upcoming Army medical drama television series “Night Shift” on NBC as “Dr. Landry Miller, a sexy, cool, fun-loving and tough Texas girl”:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/revolutions-daniella-alonso-joins-nbcs-592451
The majority of Peruvians are indigenous (Quechua and Aymara) with mestizos being the second largest minority. She never did state she was part Spanish. Most Spanish Latin Americans state directly if they have Spanish in them like Salma Hayek’s mother who is know as Spanish-Mexican. If someone has a directly Spanish parent they would most likely state it. If Salma’s mother was like the majority(mestizo) she would just be called Mexican. I wouldn’t go saying Daniella is Spanish just by her last name. She stated she has a Peruvian father who was part Japanese. I would switch Spanish to Peruvian. Her father has possible Spanish origins like the majority of Peruvians but it is never stated he is specifically Spanish.
Correction: switch Spanish to Peruvian unless her father is directly Spanish and Japanese. I believe his Peruvian side is either mostly Amerindian or a mestizo with Japanese unless it is specifically stated that he is Spanish.
I can certainly see the Japanese in here, & she has that small slightly upturned nose that many afro-Puerto Ricans tend to have & the elongated skull she most likely got got from her Spanish side