Finding Your Roots
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. welcomes guests Mario Lopez and Melissa Villaseñor
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Finding Your Roots
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Preview: Season 8 Episode 5 | 31sVideo has Closed Captions
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. welcomes guests Mario Lopez and Melissa Villaseñor
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the deep Mexican roots of talk show host Mario Lopez and comedian Melissa Villaseñor, uncovering ancestors stretching back to the 1500s. Weaving together stories of migratory farmers, Spanish Conquistadors and Native Americans, Gates conjures up personal histories of diverse, sometimes conflicting, elements.
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Finding Your Roots
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Preview: Season 8 Episode 5 | 31sVideo has Closed Captions
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the deep Mexican roots of talk show host Mario Lopez and comedian Melissa Villaseñor, uncovering ancestors stretching back to the 1500s. Weaving together stories of migratory farmers, Spanish Conquistadors and Native Americans, Gates conjures up personal histories of diverse, sometimes conflicting, elements.
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Mario Lopez' Ancestors Came to America… and Left
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Mario Lopez discovers that his great-grandfather once visited America. (41s)
Mario Lopez’ Grandfather’s Immigration Story
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Mario Lopez learns about his grandfather's plan to become a U.S. citizen. (1m 36s)
Melissa Villaseñor Discovers Her Relative’s Tragic Ending
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Melissa Villaseñor reads about the shooting death of her great-grandfather. (1m 8s)
Melissa Villaseñor Learns Her Great-Grandmother's Lost Story
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Melissa Villaseñor gets emotional reading the 1908 birth record of her great-grandmother. (1m 5s)
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Corporate support for Season 11 of FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. is provided by Gilead Sciences, Inc., Ancestry® and Johnson & Johnson. Major support is provided by...