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Finding your roots. Season 8, episode 5, Mexican roots /

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Henry Louis Gates explores the deep Mexican roots of talk show host Mario Lopez and comedian Melissa Villaseñor, uncovering ancestors stretching back to the 1500s. Weaving together stories of migratory farmers, Spanish Conquistadors and Native Americans, Gates conjures up personal histories of diver...

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Other Authors: Streeter, Sabin (Director), Gates, Henry Louis, Jr (Screenwriter), Lopez, Mario, 1973- (on-screen participant.), Villaseñor, Melissa (on-screen participant.), Warchol, Natalia (Producer), Sorin, Jenny (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, 2022.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Lopez, Mario, > 1973- > Family.
Lopez, Mario, > 1973-
Actors > United States > Genealogy.
Comedians > United States > Genealogy.
Celebrities > United States > Genealogy.
Families > History.
Mexican Americans > Genealogy.
United States > Emigration and immigration > History.
Acteurs > États-Unis > Généalogies.
Comiques > États-Unis > Généalogies.
Familles > Histoire.
Américains d'origine mexicaine > Généalogies.
États-Unis > Émigration et immigration > Histoire.
Actors
Celebrities
Comedians
Emigration and immigration
Families
Mexican Americans
United States
Biographical television programs
Documentary television programs
Genealogy
History
Television series
Documentary television programs.
Biographical television programs.
Television series.
Documentaires télévisés.
Biographies télévisées.
Séries télévisées.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Henry Louis Gates explores the deep Mexican roots of talk show host Mario Lopez and comedian Melissa Villaseñor, uncovering ancestors stretching back to the 1500s. Weaving together stories of migratory farmers, Spanish Conquistadors and Native Americans, Gates conjures up personal histories of diverse, sometimes conflicting, elements.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed March 07, 2022).
"With Henry Louis Gates, Jr."
Physical Description:1 online resource (53 minutes)
Playing Time:00:52:22