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Rodriguez in 2017, photo by Joe Seer /www.bigstockphoto.com
Birth Name: Krysta Anne Rodriguez
Place of Birth: Orange, California, United States
Date of Birth: July 23, 1984
Ethnicity: * father – Mexican * mother – English, possibly other
Krysta Rodriguez is an American actress and singer.
Krysta’s father was born in California, and has Mexican ancestry. Krysta’s mother is also from California, and has English, and possibly other, roots.
Krysta has stated :
Having grown up in Southern California, and being a ‘Rodriguez’, folks automatically assume I’m Mexican – and not American. For a while I didn’t know if I’d fit into the Latino acting community because my family is very acculturated and I don’t speak fluent Spanish – and, well, you know. I worried other Latino actors would consider me a “fake” Latina but that wasn’t the case, especially in New York.
Having grown up in Southern California, and being a ‘Rodriguez’, folks automatically assume I’m Mexican – and not American. For a while I didn’t know if I’d fit into the Latino acting community because my family is very acculturated and I don’t speak fluent Spanish – and, well, you know. I worried other Latino actors would consider me a “fake” Latina but that wasn’t the case, especially in New York.
Krysta’s paternal grandparents’ surnames were Rodriguez and Gonzales.
Krysta’s maternal grandparents’ surnames were Haden and Bishop.
Sources: Marriage record of Krysta’s parents – http://www.familysearch.org