Birth Name: Edgardo Jose Santiago Valenciano
Place of Birth: Santa Mesa, Manila, Philippines
Date of Birth: August 6, 1964
Ethnicity:
* Filipino (Bicolano) (father)
* Puerto Rican (including Spanish and some either African or Taino), Italian (mother)
Gary Valenciano is a Filipino musician. His father, Vicente Calacas Valenciano, was Filipino, from Camalig, Albay. His mother, Grimilda Santiago Olmo, is Puerto Rican, from Arecibo. She is of Italian, Spanish and some either African or Taino descent. Gary is married to Maria Anna Elizabeth “Angeli” Pangilinan.
Gary’s paternal grandparents were ? Valenciano and ? Calacas.
Gary’s maternal grandfather was Agustín Santiago y Cruz (the son of Cecilio de Santiago y López and Alejandra Cruz y Frassinetti). Agustín was white. Cecilio was the son of Bernardo de Santiago y Serrano and María López y Martínez. Alejandra was the daughter of Santana Cruz y Rodríguez and Belén Frassinetti y Ríos. The surname “Frassinetti” is of Italian origin.
Gary’s maternal grandmother was Emérita Olmo y Serrano (the daughter of Gabino Olmo y Onofre and Epifania Serrano y Rodríguez). Emérita was either colored (mulatto) or mestiza. Gabino was the son of Galo Olmo y Serrano and Asunción Onofre y Carrión. Epifania was the daughter of Bernardino Serrano y Cruz and Dominga Rodríguez y Gómez.
Sources:
Gary’s birth record – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939F-VPSH-YS
Gary’s mother on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFNR-ZLS
Marriage record of Gary’s maternal grandparents – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJQ-GTBG
Birth record of Gary’s maternal grandfather – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJQ-9QMX
Birth record of Gary’s maternal grandmother – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJQ-MZLV
Marriage record of Gary´s maternal great-grandparents Cecilio de Santiago y López and Alejandra Cruz y Frassinetti – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJQ-24T7
Death record of Gary’s maternal great-great-grandfather Bernardo de Santiago y Serrano – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ3-SCT2
Death record of Gary’s maternal great-great-grandfather Santana Cruz y Rodríguez – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ3-QKPG
Death record of Gary’s maternal great-great-grandmother Belén Frassinetti y Ríos – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ3-W7MT