List of Famous People Who Are Part-Latino, loosely ranked by fame and popularity. Every year, more and more people are born to parents of different races. Some very famous people have one Latino parent and one parent of a different race and ethnicity. Many of these celebs identify with both of their unique cultures. Several half-Latino celebrities have went on to have successful careers in film, music and sports.
Who is the most famous person who has one Latino parent? Jordana Brewster tops our list. The “Fast Five” actress's mother is from Brazil, and her father is Caucasian. “Parks and Recreation” actress Aubrey Plaza is also half-Latino. Her mother is Caucasian of Irish and English descent, and her father is Puerto Rican. Other actresses with Latin backgrounds include Raquel Welch, Lynda Carter, and Vanessa Marcil.
Several musicians are also part-Latino. Kid Cudi's mother is African American, and his father is Mexican-Native American. Backstreet Boy Howie Dorough's mother is Puerto Rican, and his father is Caucasian of Irish descent. Some half-Latino celebs might be surprising to you, like Louis C.K. and Ryan Lochte.
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Helena Christensen
Helena Christensen's mother is Peruvian, and her father is Dutch.
Jordana Brewster
Jordana Brewster's mother Maria João is from Brazil, and her father Alden is Caucasian.
Louie
Louis C.K.'s mother Mary Louise Davis is Caucasian, of Irish Catholic ancestry, and his father Luis Székely is part-Hungarian and part-Mexican. Louis grew up in Mexico until he was seven years old, and he is a Mexican citizen.
Lynda Carter
Lynda Carter's mother Juana Cordova was of Spanish-Mexican descent, and her father Colby Carter was Caucasian, of English and Irish ancestry.
Raquel Welch
Raquel Welch's mother, Josephine Sarah Hall, is of English descent. Her father, Armando Carlos Tejada Urquizo, is Bolivian.
Stacey Dash
Stacey Dash is part-Barbadian, African-American, and Mexican.
Vanessa Marcil
Vanessa Marcil's mother Patricia is Caucasian, of French, Italian, and Portuguese ancestry, and her father Peter Ortiz is Mexican.
Aubrey Plaza
Aubrey Plaza's mother Bernadette is Caucasian, of Irish and English descent, and her father David is Puerto Rican.
Bruno Mars
Bruno Mars's mother Bernie Bayot was Filipino, and his father Peter Hernandez is half Puerto-Rican and half-Jewish.
Kid Cudi
Kid Cudi's mother Elsie is African-American, and his father Lindberg Mescudi is Mexican-Native American.