Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Mexican Roots (Season 8, Episode 5)
TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, History

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Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Mexican Roots (Season 8, Episode 5)

TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, History

Comedians Mario Lopez and Melissa Villaseñor learn about their Mexican heritage.

Directors

Sabin Streeter | Krista Whetstone

Writer

Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Producers

Kevin Burke | Jenny Sorin | Natalia Warchol

Cinematographers

Simon Fanthorpe | Stephen McCarthy

Editors

Jenna Bliss | Angelique Ibarra | Nicholas Mastrangelo | Eli Rudavsky | Noah Smith

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 1, 2022

Release date

Feb 1, 2022 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 4 nominations

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3 cast members

Name	Known for
Henry Louis Gates Jr. Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	12 Years a Slave (2013)
Mario Lopez Self Self See fewer	Saved by the Bell: The College Years (1993)
Melissa Villaseñor Self Self See fewer	Hubie Halloween (2020)

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