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# Mexican Roots
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/finding-your-roots/episode/mexican-roots/
- Published: 2024-04-02T23:11:31.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-07T03:00:14.000Z
- Description: Mario Lopez and Melissa Villaseñor look at The Mexican-American experience.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Finding Your Roots, Season 8, Episode 5, #ZZZ_Episode_22135fdd-a638-40cf-b131-381490cf8de2, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_855aaf88-37bb-4949-872a-c4646a613145, #v1.16

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the deep Mexican roots of talk show host Mario Lopez and comedian Melissa Villaseñor, uncovering ancestors stretching back to the 1500s. Weaving together stories of migratory farmers, Spanish Conquistadors and Native Americans, Gates conjures up personal histories of diverse, sometimes conflicting, elements.