Anthony Ramos’ 500 Years of Grandparents | Ancestry^®

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Actor Anthony Ramos fills a missing gap in his family once and for all.

It gives me a new definition of what my identity is, where it comes from. Because I didn’t know any of this, I never had a family relationship. I had a short relationship with my mom’s mom, and that was it. The rest of all three of my other grandparents, I didn’t know. I didn’t grow up with grandparents and I think that was a hard thing for me. I hear stories from my friends about how they can’t wait to see that grandmother or the grandfather. I just I didn’t have that right ever, so it makes me feel closer to them.

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