His Austrian father was an orchestra composer/conductor who met his mother, a soprano singer of Mexican-American descent while she was studying in Vienna.

Gamez was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is of Mexican-American descent.

"We felt attraction," said Ms. Galvan, a fifth-generation Texan of Mexican-American descent.

His mother, actress Gloria Castillo, was of Mexican-American Indian descent.

James and Mike Garcia are brothers of Mexican-American descent and Spanish descent.

Magdaleno is of Mexican-American descent.

Chico is of Mexican-American descent.

In modern usage in the United States, the term "cholo" usually indicates a person of Mexican or Mexican-American descent who is associated with a particular Southwestern street gang.

Cubero's father was a United States Air Force officer of Mexican-American descent and her mother of Puerto Rican ancestry.

Joan Baez, who was also of Mexican-American descent, included Hispanic themes in some of her protest folk songs.