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Chao in 2009, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: José-Manuel Thomas Arthur Chao Ortega
Place of Birth: Paris, France
Date of Birth: 21 June, 1961
Ethnicity: Galician Spanish, Basque
Manu Chao is a French singer. He is also known as Oscar Tramor.
Manu is the son of Felisa Ortega and Ramón Luís Chao Rego. His father was born in Villalba in Galicia, Spain. His mother was born in Bilbao in Basque Country, Spain. They fled Spain after Ramón’s father had been sentenced to death by dictator Francisco Franco. His brother is musician Antoine Chao.
Manu’s paternal grandfather lived in Cuba and returned to Galicia, Spain. Manu’s great-grandmother Dolores fled to Cuba, to work as a domestic and became pregnant by her boss, García Kolhy.
Manu’s maternal grandfather was named Tomás Ortega. Tomás was a communist, who fled to Algeria during the Spanish Civil War.
Sources: http://www.theguardian.com http://www.elmundo.es