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LOS ANGELES – OCT 01: Ortega arrives to the “Venom” World Premiere on October 1, 2018 in Hollywood, CA, DFree /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Jenna Marie Ortega
Place of Birth: Palm Desert, California, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 27, 2002
Ethnicity: *75% Mexican *25% Puerto Rican
Jenna Ortega is an American actress. Her roles include the films Insidious: Chapter 2 , Wyrm , The Babysitter: Killer Queen , Yes Day , The Fallout , the latter-day Scream sequels, Studio 666 , X (2022), American Carnage , Finestkind , Miller’s Girl , and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice ; the series Rake , Jane the Virgin , Richie Rich , Stuck in the Middle , You , Wednesday , Elena of Avalor , and Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous , the latter two in voice performance; and the music video for “Taste.”
Jenna is the daughter of Natalie, an emergency room nurse, and Edward Ortega, a sheriff and law office worker. Her father is of Mexican ancestry. Her mother is of half Puerto Rican and half Mexican, with roots in Sinaloa, descent. She was raised in La Quinta, California.
She has stated :
I am 75 percent Mexican and 25 percent Puerto Rican. My greatgrandma on my mother’s side migrated from a small ranch near Sinaloa, Mexico. She came to the United States as an illegal immigrant in hopes to make a better life for her four daughters. She wanted them to speak perfect English… My mom’s father was born in Puerto Rico, moved to New York with his family when he was a baby, and then moved to California during his high school years. My father is 100 percent Mexican, but his family moved to California generations before he was born. Spanish died down in his family, so he is not fluent. We are not really sure which part of Mexico my dad’s family is from.
I am 75 percent Mexican and 25 percent Puerto Rican. My greatgrandma on my mother’s side migrated from a small ranch near Sinaloa, Mexico. She came to the United States as an illegal immigrant in hopes to make a better life for her four daughters. She wanted them to speak perfect English… My mom’s father was born in Puerto Rico, moved to New York with his family when he was a baby, and then moved to California during his high school years. My father is 100 percent Mexican, but his family moved to California generations before he was born. Spanish died down in his family, so he is not fluent. We are not really sure which part of Mexico my dad’s family is from.
Jenna’s paternal grandfather was Anthony Larriva “Tony” Ortega (the son of José María “Joe” Ortega López and Josephine J. Larriva). Anthony was born in Indio, California. José was born in Chihuahua, Mexico, the son of Catarino Ortega Olvera, who was from Villanueva, Zacatecas; and of Eduarda López, who was born in Aguascalientes. Jenna’s great-grandmother Josephine was born in Canutillo, Texas, the daughter of Mexican parents, Julio Larriva Rocha, who was born in Lerdo, Durango; and Josefa Rivera Carrasco, who was born in Julimes, Chihuahua.
Jenna’s paternal grandmother is Rosemary Palomares (the daughter of Felizardo E. Palomares and Evarista Martinez Perez). Felizardo was the son of Encario Palomares and R. Estrada Navarette. Evarista was the daughter of Eligio Martinez and Maria Vanegas.
Jenna’s maternal grandfather was named Robert/Roberto B. Lopez (the son of a father surnamed Lopez, and of Felicita Cruz).
Jenna’s maternal grandmother is named Maria Morales (the daughter of a father surnamed Morales, and of a mother named Maria).
Sources: http://aumag.org http://www.youtube.com https://youtu.be
Genealogy of Jenna Ortega – https://blogger.googleusercontent.com
Genealogy of Jenna’s father – https://blogger.googleusercontent.com
Obituary of Jenna’s paternal grandfather, Anthony Larriva “Tony” Ortega – https://www.desertsun.com
Possible obituary of Jenna’s paternal great-uncle (grandmother’s brother) – https://www.legacy.com
Ortega in 2017, photo by kathclick /www.bigstockphoto.com