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American Fame, Mexican Roots

Their families came from south of the border, but their professional careers in the spotlight were made in the U.S.A. Here is a gallery of celebrities familial ties to Mexico.

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Mexican American boxer Oscar De La Hoya became a household name as the "Golden Boy" after winning a gold medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Growing up in East Los Angeles, Oscar was a third-generation boxes who started training at age 6. De La Hoya reportedly had a 223-5 record in his amateur fight days. (AP)

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