Birth Name: Juan Luis Guerra Seijas
Place of Birth: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Date of Birth: June 7, 1957
Ethnicity: Dominican (Spanish, possibly other), 1/8 Venezuelan
Juan Luis Guerra is a Dominican singer-songwriter. He is the son of basketball player Gilberto Guerra Pacheco and Olga Altagracia Seijas Herrero. He is married to Nora Vega.
Juan Luis’ paternal grandparents were Juan Guerra Figueredo (the son of Calixto María Guerra Tejeda and Esperanza Figueredo) and Irene Pacheco. Calixto was the son of Juan Guerra and Ramona Tejeda. Esperanza was the daughter of an unknown father and Hipólita Figueredo.
Juan Luis’ maternal grandparents were José Seijas Cuesta (the son of Manuel Seijas Dorta and María de Regla Cuesta Romero) and Adelinda Herrero Hernández (the daughter of ? Herrero and ? Hernández). Manuel was born in Caracas, Venezuela, to José Seijas and Gabriela Dorta. María de Regla was the daughter of Marcos Cuesta and Marta Romero.
Sources: Genealogy of Juan Luis’ father – http://www.ancestry.com.au/genealogy/records/gilberto-guerra-pacheco_124360815
Genealogy of Juan Luis’ mother – http://www.ancestry.com.au/genealogy/records/olga-altagracia-seijas-herrero_192033172
Birth record of Juan Luis’ maternal grandfather, José Seijas Cuesta – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Q9-YBB6
Marriage record of Juan Luis’ maternal great-grandparents, Manuel Seijas Dorta and María de Regla Cuesta Romero – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLSX-C2Q
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