Mario Lopez

Lopez in 2011, s_bukley / Shutterstock.com

Place of Birth: Chula Vista, San Diego, California, United States

Date of Birth: October 10, 1973

Ethnicity: Mexican [Spanish, Indigenous, distant African]

Mario Lopez is an American actor and television and radio host. He is known for playing A.C Slater on Saved by the Bell, and has hosted shows including Extra, Access Hollywood, America’s Best Dance Crew, and The X Factor.

His parents, Elvira Soledad Trasviña and Mario Alberto López Pérez, are Mexican immigrants. His father was born in Culiacán, Sinaloa. His mother was born in Tijuana, Territorio Norte de Baja California. He is married to actress and producer Courtney Mazza, with whom he has three children. His sister Marissa Lopez is married to professional football player Kailee Wong. Mario is a devout Catholic, and underwent baptism by immersion at the Jordan River.

He was a high school wrestler and is an avid boxing fan. He also commentates professional boxing fights.

A DNA test whose results were displayed on the show Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2022) stated that Mario’s genetic ancestry is:

*56% European
*41% Indigenous American
*3% Sub-Saharan African

Mario’s paternal grandfather was named Luciano López Burgos. Luciano was born in El Ranchito, El Salado, Culiacán, Sinaloa, México. He moved to the U.S. in 1952, illegally, and was returned to Mexico. He came back to the U.S. legally in 1957.

Mario’s paternal grandmother was Alejandra Sarah Pérez Tostado (the daughter of Alfredo Pérez Sánchez and Sara Tostado Armienta). Alejandra was born in San Ignacio, Sinaloa, México. She had deep roots in Zacatecas. Alfredo was the son of Leandro Pérez González and Alejandra Sánchez Rodríguez.

Mario’s maternal grandfather was Rafael Trasviña Alatorre (the son of Salomé Trasviña Palacios and Soledad Alatorre López). Rafael was born in La Paz, El Territorio Sur de Baja California, Mexico. He moved to the U.S. in the 1950s with his mother. Salomé was the son of Epigmenio Trasviña and Doña Jesús Palacios de Trasviña.

Mario’s maternal grandmother was named María Rosario Gurrola Sánchez. María was born in Capirato, Sinaloa, Mexico.

Source: https://www.youtube.com

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103 Responses

  1. myspace celebrity says:

    I always found it hilarious how Slater didn’t know that he was Mexican (or at least embraced his Mexican side) until the college years. Then again, A.C. Slater was originally meant to be an Italian character so the writers never really changed his ethnicity for awhile.
    Anyway, Mario Lopez is beautiful and has the cutest dimples!

  2. Vero D says:

    Why the heck does everyones keep saying ” he’s mexican, I would’ve never guessed.” What’s the big surprise?? He’s mexican and gorgeous!!! There are plenty of good looking mexican guys…

  3. Deloy says:

    Omg he’s Mexican who would have known but idc he’s sexy as hell!!!!

  4. Lupe says:

    I knew he was Mexican! I was arguing with my mom about this because she thought he was Puerto Rican…

  5. LaLa says:

    Jeeze, ppl! It is SO obvious Mario Lopez is Mexican! I guess I can tell b/c I’m a Latina! But really ppl have no clue.

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