Birth Name: Kenneth John Ortega
Place of Birth: Palo Alto, California
Date of Birth: April 18, 1950
Ethnicity: Spanish
Kenny Ortega is an American choreographer and director. He is of Spanish descent.
Kenny’s paternal grandparents were Juan “John” Antonio Caballero Ortega (the son of Antonio Ortega Ortega and Josepha Caballero Chica) and Maria Guadalupe Canada (the daughter of Francisco Rizquez Ocana/Canada and Maria del Carmen Ortega). Juan and Maria Guadalupe were both born in Jaén, Spain.
Source: Kenny’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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