Hernan Drago

Birth Name: Hernán Esteban Drago Mariño

Place of Birth: Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

Ethnicity: Argentinian [Italian Sicilian, Spanish Galician, possibly Mapuche Indigenous]

Hernán Drago is an Argentine fashion model and television personality. He is known for his appearances on Argentine television programs such as Bienvenidos a Bordo, where he became widely recognized. He has also appeared in numerous advertising campaigns and fashion projects throughout his modeling career.

Hernán was married to television producer Bárbara Cudich, with whom he has two children.

Herman’s surname Drago is an Italian surname that is particularly associated with southern Italy and Sicily. The name derives from the Italian word drago, meaning “dragon,” from the Latin draco. It was historically used as a nickname referring to strength or bravery.

Hernán’s maternal surname Mariño is a Spanish surname of Galician origin. It derives from the word marino, meaning “of the sea” or “seafarer,” and is especially found in Galicia in northwestern Spain.

Hernán could possibly have distant Mapuche ancestry, as many Argentines do. Genetic studies show that a significant portion of Argentina’s population carries some Indigenous ancestry, often from Mapuche peoples in the Pampas and Patagonia regions, even when family surnames are Spanish or Italian.

Sources: https://historicallives.com
https://forebears.io
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
https://www.nature.com
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov