FILIPINO AMERICANS

First published on July 13, 2009.

Vanessa Anne Hudgens came to prominence as the star of High School Musical, playing the role of Gabriella Montez. Her mother Gina Guangco was born in the Philippines, while her father Greg Hudgens is of Irish and Native American descent.

V, her debut album, came out in 2006. It features the song “Come Back to Me.”

Her next appearance on the big screen will be as Sa5m in Bandslam, a movie scheduled to hit theaters on August 14, 2009. Continue reading “Vanessa Hudgens: Eurasian”