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Her parents, América Griselda Ayes and Carlos Gregorio Ferrera, were originally from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, and immigrated to the United States in the mid-1970s. Ferrera has stated that she has Lenca ancestry.
America Georgine Ferrera is an American actress who became a star with her title role in the popular television series ‘Ugly Betty’. Interested in acting since she was in school, she performed in several school stage productions and came into prominence with her debut film, ‘Real Women Have Curves’.
Nov 20, 2023 · Her parents – America Griselda Ayes and Carlos Gregorio Ferrera – immigrated to the United States in the mid-1970s from Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Her mother served as the director of the housekeeping staff for one of the Hilton Hotels.
Nov 1, 2013 · “My mother gave us the courage to dream big dreams,” Ferrera said of América Griselda Ayes who had emigrated from Honduras and raised her six children as a single mother. Ferrera was the youngest.
América Griselda Ayes, the mother of renowned actress America Ferrera, is a Honduran-American woman whose unwavering love and support have played a significant role in her daughter’s remarkable success.
Ferrera’s mom is América Griselda Ayes, who emigrated from Honduras with her husband, Carlos Gregorio Ferrera, in the 1970s. Ayes and her husband split when America, the youngest of six, was little; Ayes became a Solo Mom, and she worked hard to keep things stable for the children.
Ferrera's parents are América Griselda Ayes and Carlos Gregorio Ferrera, both Honduran immigrants who came to the United States before they had children. Although she and her siblings were born and raised in Los Angeles, and she jokes that she was a Valley Girl, she feels a connection to Honduras because of the culture she grew up with.
