That's Funny. She Doesn't Look Latina: Parte VII

Linda Ronstadt (1946- ). Popular singer whose father is of Mexican and German descent and whose mother is of German, English and Dutch descent. Her Hispanic ancestry has been fairly obvious ever since she recorded a Spanish-language album back in the 1980s but back in the 1970s, I have no idea that she was a Latina -- and yet back then she was the one singer of Mexican descent to whom I most listened. Was that an odd coincidence or were my genes trying to tell me something? After all, I also listened to a lot of Carly Simon songs back then but I would hardly claim that Ms. Simon was a Latina.