Lea Salonga
Salonga in 2010, photo by s_bukley/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Maria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga
Place of Birth: Ermita, Manila, Philippines
Date of Birth: February 22, 1971
Ethnicity: Filipino [Kapampangan, Tagalog]
Lea Salonga is a Filipino singer and actress. She provided the singing voice of Princess Jasmine in the film Aladdin (1992).
She is the daughter of Ligaya Alcantara Imutan and Feliciano Genuino Salonga. Her brother is musical conductor, composer, and arranger Gerard Salonga. Lea is married to American entrepreneur and managing director Robert Charles Chien, who is of Chinese and Japanese descent; with whom she has a daughter.
Lea is a cousin of ballet dancer and instructor Maniya Barredo. She is also a first cousin, once removed, of Canadian actress, model, and entrepreneur Shay Mitchell.
Lea’s paternal grandfather was Feliciano Salonga y Peña (the son of Hilario Salonga and Roberta Peña). Feliciano was born in Porac, Pampanga.
Lea’s paternal grandmother was Florentina Pingul Genuino (the daughter of Pioquinto Genuino and Eduvijes Pingul). Florentina was born in Porac, Pampanga.
Lea’s maternal grandfather was Leocadio Villacosta Imutan (the son of Agatón Imutan and Magdalena Villacosta). Leocadio was born in San Rafael, Bulacan.
Lea’s maternal grandmother was Carmen Malhabour Alcantara (the daughter of Mariano Alcántara and Perpetua Malhabour). Carmen was born in Sampaloc, Manila.
Her Filipino ethnicity includes Kapampangan, from her father’s side, and Tagalog, from her maternal grandfather’s side. However, her maternal grandmother’s side is unknown; she may have been of Hiligaynon or Waray descent.
Sources: https://twitter.com
Genealogy of Lea Salonga – http://gma7powers.tumblr.com
Birth record of Lea’s maternal grandmother, Carmen Malhabour Alcantara – https://familysearch.org
Her Filipino ethnicity includes Kapampangan (from her father’s side: both of her paternal grandparents came from Pampanga) and Tagalog (from her maternal grandfather’s side: he came from San Rafael, Bulacan). However, her maternal grandmother’s side is unknown as she was born in Manila.
CORRECTION:
May I request to correct her birthplace from Angeles, Pampanga to Ermita, Manila according to her birth certificate. Thanks. :)
I got this source: http://gma7powers.tumblr.com/post/96533866366/this-is-the-ancestry-of-lea-salonga-the-first
It includes her ancestors until her great-grandparents.
Thank you.
She looks mixed.
clearly she would have some white in her, most likely spanish
Yes, I’m most certain that she is not only of Filipino descent being that many Filipino people are commonly mixed with Chinese and/or Spanish ancestry. However, I couldn’t find a source that stated any documentation of possible Chinese/Spanish ancestry for Lea Salonga… Hopefully someone will be able to look more into depth on this and have it clarified. Thank you J.J.! :)