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\"Lea

Salonga in 2010, photo by s_bukley<\/a>\/Bigstock.com<\/p><\/div>\n

Birth Name: Maria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga<\/p>\n

Place of Birth: Ermita, Manila, Philippines<\/p>\n

Date of Birth: February 22, 1971<\/p>\n

Ethnicity: Filipino [Kapampangan, Tagalog], 1\/16th German<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lea Salonga is a Filipino singer and actress. She provided the singing voice of Princess Jasmine in the film Aladdin<\/em> (1992).<\/p>\n

She is the daughter of Ligaya Alcantara Imutan and Feliciano Genuino Salonga. Her brother is musical conductor, composer, and arranger Gerard Salonga. Lea is married to American entrepreneur and managing director Robert Charles Chien, who is of Chinese and Japanese descent; with whom she has a daughter.<\/p>\n

Lea is a cousin of ballet dancer and instructor Maniya Barredo. She is also a first cousin, once removed, of Canadian actress, model, and entrepreneur Shay Mitchell<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A DNA test whose results were displayed on the show Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.<\/em> (2025) stated that Lea’s genetic ancestry consists of:<\/p>\n

*88.9% East Asia
\n*9.6% Europe
\n*1.1% Other<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Lea’s paternal grandfather was Feliciano Salonga y Pe\u00f1a (the son of Hilario Salonga and Roberta Pe\u00f1a). Feliciano was born in Porac, Pampanga.<\/p>\n

Lea’s paternal grandmother was Florentina Pingul Genuino (the daughter of Pioquinto Genuino and Eduvijes Pingul). Florentina was born in Porac, Pampanga.<\/p>\n

Lea’s maternal grandfather was Leocadio Villacosta Imutan (the son of Agat\u00f3n Imutan and Magdalena Villacosta). Leocadio was born in San Rafael, Bulacan.<\/p>\n

Lea’s maternal grandmother was Carmen Malhabour Alcantara (the daughter of Mariano Alc\u00e1ntara and Perpetua Malhabour). Carmen was born in Sampaloc, Manila. Perpetua was the daughter of Pedro Malhabar. Her grandfather was German.<\/p>\n

Her Filipino ethnicity includes Kapampangan, from her father’s side, and Tagalog, from her maternal grandfather’s side. However, her maternal grandmother’s side is unknown; she may have been of Hiligaynon or Waray descent.<\/p>\n

Sources:<\/strong> https:\/\/twitter.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Genealogy of Lea Salonga – http:\/\/gma7powers.tumblr.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Birth record of Lea’s maternal grandmother, Carmen Malhabour Alcantara – https:\/\/familysearch.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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