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Types of mestizos in the Philippines

Spanish mestizos, (in Filipino, Mestisong Kastila or Kastilaloy): a combination of native Filipino with Spanish and Mexican. Their features are distinguished by their Mediterranean appeareance, aquiline nose structures, light to dark wavy hair, generally lighter skinned peoples with olive to light brown complexions. Spanish mestizos speak Spanish, Filipino, and English as their primary language. Some, particularly those of the older generation have preserved Spanish as the spoken language of the home. They constitute the great majority of both upper, middle class and rarely intermingle with those outside their ethnic group. A great majority are either in politics or high-ranking executives of commerce and industry. Some can be found in the entertainment and sporting industries. Most elite Filipino family dynasties, political families, and the elite clans are Spanish mestizo. Many Spanish mestizos and Spaniards living in the Philippines emigrated to Spain, Latin America or the United States, following World War II and the Marcos regime. Chinese-Spanish/Spanish-Chinese, (in Filipino, Mestisong Kastila-Intsik/Intsik-Kastila): a combination of Spanish and Chinese, and/or of Filipino. Once classified as ‘tornatrás’ during the Spanish colonial period, they now tend to identify as either Spanish-Filipinos or Chinese-Filipinos. They form part of the upper and middle classes. Most have remarried with either Spanish or Chinese people. As such, there are only a few thousand of them in the Philippines. Chinese mestizos, (in Filipino, Mestisong Intsik or Tsinoy): a combination of Filipino and Chinese. They are usually lighter skinned people who possess more pronounced epicanthic folds and higher cheekbones, much like the Chinese. These groups, are successful and prosperous business people. They form part of both the upper, middle and lower classes. Some are also in the entertainment industry. Their primary languages are English, Lan-nang-oe, and Filipino. They number just over 1 million and are most concentrated in Manila (Binondo) and Angeles City in Pampanga province. Japanese mestizos, (in Filipino, Mestisong Hapon): a combination of native Filipino with Japanese or Okinawan. Many are descendants of Japanese Catholics that fled Japan 300 years ago and are members of the lower class. Because of discrimination encountered, some fled to the mountains after World War II while many others changed their names in the attempts to assimilate. Many were also killed (c. 10,000 Japanese mestizos and Japanese) while other were deported following World War II as an act of retaliation. Their sense of Japaneseness may take on extremes, some have completely lost their Japanese identity while others have “returned” to Japan, the land of their forebears. There is also a number of contemporary Japanese-mestizos, not associated with the history of the earlier established ones, born either in the Philippines or Japan. These latter are the resultant of unions between Filipinos and recent Japanese immigrants to the Philippines or Japanese and immigrant Filipino workers in Japan. Most Japanese-mestizos speak tribal languages and Tagalog. There are believed to be between 100,000 and 200,000 Japanese-mestizos in the country, but no accurate figure is currently available. Significant numbers reside in Davao, Laguna, Pampanga and Baguio. They may also be known as Japinos, although this term is considered derogatory by many. American mestizos, (in Filipino, Mestisong Amerikano): a combination of Filipino and American (regardless of race). They are also known as Amerasians. They can be found in the upper class, but also amongst the middle and lower classes as a result of the abandonment of their American fathers upon completion of military service and subsequent withdrawal of US forces. Their physiognomy and facial features are much like the Spanish-mestizos, for those whose American ancestry was Caucasian or Latino/Hispanic, though a number do have blue or gray eyes and blonde pigmentation. The number of American mestizos is thought to be between 20,000 and 30,000. Most speak Filipino and English. The majority are to be found in Angeles City, which has the largest proportion of Amerasians in the Philippines.[3] Indian mestizos: called Bumbay (Filipino for Indian) or "Sepoy" (along with more recent unmixed South Asian immigrants), their ancestors arrived with the British between 1762 and 1764 during the various Anglo-Spanish wars. Though "Bumbay" would imply India, the term is generic and implies any other South Asian as well (Pakistani, Bangladeshi, etc). When the British decided to withdrawal, many of their South Asian soldiers (Sepoy) mutinied and refused to leave. Virtually all had taken Filipina brides (or soon did so). They settled in what is now Cainta, Rizal, just east of Metro Manila. The region in and around Cainta still has many Sepoy descendants. Other types of mestizos from unions of Filipino citizens with other nationalities may also exist, including those with Australians, Germans, Italians, Arabs, and Poles, among others. Together they number less than 25,000 (less than 0.03% of the total population of the country), but are nonetheless considered by some as disproportionately overrepresented in the entertainment industry.

Famous Filipino mestizos Antonio Morales Barretto: singer-music producer, better known as "Junior" of legendary 60s Spanish pop groups Los Brincos and Juan y Junior (Spanish / Tagalog ancestry) Shaila Durcal: singer-songwriter, daughter of Junior and legendary Spanish singer Rocío Durcal (real name: Shaila Morales de las Heras) (Spanish / Tagalog ancestry) Isabel Preysler: journalist, (Spanish / Tagalog ancestry) (Full name: Isabel Preysler Arrastria) Julio Iglesias Jr.: singer-songwriter, (Spanish / Tagalog ancestry) Full name: Julio Jose Iglesias Preysler Enrique Iglesias: singer-songwriter, (Spanish / Tagalog ancestry) Andrew Skytte-Alivio: artist-broadway, businessman, airline operator (Portuguese / Filipino ancestry) Pilita Corrales: singer-songwriter, (Spanish / Cebuano ancestry) Lourdes Jacqueline Blanco: actress, (Spanish / Cebuano ancestry) Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala: businessman, (Spanish / Tagalog ancestry) Maria Josefa Gabriela Cariño Silang: National hero, (Spanish / Ilocano ancestry) Paulino Alcántara: F.C Barcelona Football player, (Spanish / Ilonggo ancestry) José Burgos: priest, (Spanish / Ilocano ancestry) Corazon Aquino: Philippine president, (Chinese / Filipino ancestry) Jaime Cardinal Sin: priest, (Chinese / Filipino ancestry) Rob Schneider: actor, (Jewish-American / Tagalog ancestry) Sam Milby: actor, (Anglo-American / Tagalog ancestry) Robert Jaworski: former Philippine Senator and basketball player, (Polish / Filipino ancestry) Batista: WWE Wrestler, (Greek-American / Filipino-American ancestry) Kirk Hammett: singer-songwriter, (Irish-American / Filipino ancestry) Nicole Scherzinger: lead singer-dancer of the Pussy Cat Dolls, (Russian-American / Filipino ancestry) Vanessa Ann Hudgens: American actress and singer (Irish-Native American / Filipino ancestry) Cheryl Burke: Professional Dancer, Dancing with the Stars champion (Irish/Filipino) Vanessa Minnillo: Former teen USA, Host (Italian/Filipino) Tia Carrere: Actress (Chinese/Filipino) Phoebe Cates: Actress (Jewish/Filipino) Desiré Garcia: Writer (Anglo-American/Filipino) Melissa Howard: Actress/Comedian, Former cast of The Real World (African-American/Filipino) Lou Diamond Phillips Actor (Native American/Filipino) Billy Crawford Musician/Actor Dean Devlin Producer/Screenwriter (Jewish/Filipino) Natalie Coughlin Olympic Gold Medalist in Swimming Chris Aguila MLB Player Tedy Bruschi NFL player Robert C. Scott U.S. Representative from Virginia (D) apl.de.ap: Member of hip-hop group The Black Eyed Peas (African-American/Filipino) Cassie: R&B Artist/Singer (African-American/Filipino)