Mestizos, Mestizas

ALL OVER – Highspeed readers note that mestizos and mestizas are all over – not only in showbiz – but also in beauty pageants and sports.

Even in some cases government. The mother of Foreign Secretary Allan Peter and Taguig Congresswoman Pia Cayetano is American. Also the mother of former Sen. John Osmeña, now the mayor of a city in Cebu. The father of Sen. Dick Gordon was American.

Ditto in sports. Think of all those all towering half-Americans (black mostly) in the PBA.

In football, there are those who originally come from Spain and England whose mothers are Filipinas. The brothers Younghusband come to mind, James and Phil. Those mestizos from Spain.

‘TERRITORY’ – Aside from showbiz, beauty pageants are, no doubt, the “territory” of mestizos and mestizas.

One recent example is cited by Mel Caparas, the country’s representative to the Man of the World 2018, Clint Karklins Peralta. Clint’s father is Bicolano, while his mother is of Polish-Latvian descent. He’s nurse-model.

The Man of the World 2018 coronation night is on July 14, at the San Juan Arena.