Her father, Eduardo Cansino, was of Spanish Roma/Gitano descent from Castilleja de la Cuesta, a little town near Seville, Spain. Her mother, Volga Hayworth, was an American of Irish and English descent who had performed with the Ziegfeld Follies. The couple married in 1917.
Rita Hayworth was Romani
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | September 6, 2024 6:40 PM |
The Romani come from Spain? I thought they came from:
[quote] Roma (Gypsies) originated in the Punjab region of northern India as a nomadic people and entered Europe between the eighth and tenth centuries C.E. They were called "Gypsies" because Europeans mistakenly believed they came from Egypt. This minority is made up of distinct groups called "tribes" or "nations."
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | September 5, 2024 11:31 PM |
R1 Her father was a Spaniard of Romani descent
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | September 5, 2024 11:36 PM |
Wasn't her Gypsy papa fucking her from the age of twelve as Gypsy papa's are wont to do?
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | September 6, 2024 6:31 PM |
R3, yes, but they travelled all over Europe. There are distinct Romani groups in Italy, Spain and Eastern Europe.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | September 6, 2024 6:40 PM |