Pitbull
Pitbull in 2010, Helga Esteb / Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: Armando Christian Pérez
Place of Birth: Miami, Florida, U.S.
Date of Birth: January 15, 1981
Ethnicity: Cuban [Spanish, possibly other]
Pitbull is an American rapper, performer, brand ambassador, entrepreneur, actor, and philanthropist. He is also known as Mr. 305 and Mr. Worldwide.
He was born in Miami, Florida, the son of Alysha Ángela Acosta and José Antonio Armando Pérez Estades. He has six children.
His parents were born in Cuba. His parents instilled Cuban culture in him by making him memorize the words of Cuban poet José Martí. Pitbull has stated that being “white with blue eyes” made his journey into the rap music industry a little difficult as he did not fit the typical mold for a rapper.
Pitbull’s primary genre is Latin Rap and Reggaeton with some Miami Bass flavor. He has a penchant for dropping verses in Spanish.
Pitbull’s paternal grandfather was José Antonio Cecilio Pérez Cruz (the son of Juan Pérez Quintero and Asunción Cruz Cruz). Pitbull’s grandfather José was born in Quiebra Hacha, La Habana, now part of Artemisa.
Pitbull’s paternal grandmother was Teresa María Candelaria Estades Torres (the daughter of Matías Estades Sánchez and Mariana Torres Morea). Teresa was born in Mariel, La Habana. Matías was the son of Francisco Estades y Rosales and Adelina Sánchez Bocalandro. Mariana was the daughter of José Torres y Morera and Francisca Morea y Morales.
Pitbull’s maternal grandfather was Juan Antonio Reyes Acosta (the son of José Reyes and Juana Acosta Colomar). Pitbull’s grandfather Juan was born in Niquero, Granma.
Pitbull’s maternal grandmother is named Ana Alicia Dennis Figueredo (the daughter of parents surnamed Dennis and Figueredo). Alicia was born in Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba.
Sources: http://www.miaminewtimes.com
Genealogy of Pitbull – https://www.geni.com
nice link pitbullfan
well people, He self-identifies as white, blue eyed and Cuban….here’s the link…not all cubans are mixed…are all Americans mixed race?…..he’s got to be of spanish descent..otherwise what else.
http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2010-02-04/music/pitbull-headlines-the-pepsi-musica-super-bowl-fan-jam/
Over 700,000 spanish people immigrated to cuba in the early 20th century alone…..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_immigration_to_Cuba
here’s a list of some people from southern spain.. if these were born in cuba or anywhere else in latin america..thge USA would consider some of them non-white..just because they have a tan. http://listas.20minutos.es/?do=show&id=50675
do they look any different from the 85% of cuban-americans that self-identify as white…probably not.
He is a white-cubano meaning Spanyard(European) Mestizo or (Native Indignous Indian) and maybe African. But he appears to have no African mixture. He is not a Mulatto.
The average Cuban Is a mixture of Native, White, and Black…..
I agree with ethnic. Cubans are mixed and I think Pitbull is mixed, too. A lot of people say that he is white Cuban. Yeah right! He is not pure white.
iloooooove pitbull. hes so cute. and ilove the fact that hes cuban, you dont see much cubans in the music industry .