What is Marc Anthony's country of origin?

Marco Antonio Muñiz, known professionally by his stage name Marc Anthony, was born in New York City to parents from Yauco, Puerto Rico. His mother Guillermina was a housewife, his father, Felipe Muñiz, a musician and hospital lunchroom worker. Anthony's parents named him after Mexican singer Marco Antonio Muñiz. Anthony grew up in East Harlem, also known as Spanish Harlem and El Barrio. He is the youngest of eight children and was raised Roman Catholic.

Marc Anthony, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, record producer and television producer. Anthony is also the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. The two-time Grammy Award and five-time Latin Grammy Award winner has sold more than 12 million albums worldwide. He is best known for his Latin salsa numbers and ballads. Anthony has won numerous awards and his achievements have been honored through various recognitions. He was the recipient of the 2009 Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) Chair's Award. He also received the "2009 CHCI Chair's Lifetime Achievement Award" on September 16, 2009. He holds the Guinness World Record for best-selling tropical/salsa artist and the most number-one albums on the Billboard Tropical Albums year-end charts.

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Jaimi McEntire

I was going to guess "The Roman Empire"

billyboy915

jackcascavelce, From The Free Dictionary by FARLEX, "country of origin - the country where you were born". Mark Anthony is a native of the US, born and raised in East Harlem, also known as Spanish Harlem and El Barrio, in New York City. This question is in no way misleading if you understand standard English. As to the question you submitted; perhaps it was as questionable as your comment here and did not pass the reviewing process.

Special Patrol Group

Leida Toro, Country of origin relates to were he was born. He might have duel nationality due to his parents being Puerto Rican and Marc being born in the United States and growing up in that country.

scoder

Just so you know even if he were born Puerto Rico it would still be the United States since Puerto Rico is part of the U.S.. Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens. Duh.

Diane Durante Tsioutsias

People are always wondering why our kids can't pass the reading tests. It looks to me like half the people here wouldn't pass. The kids can read the works but their comprehension is weak. Where ever a person is born is where they originated.

Jim Laughner

Leida Toro, The question asked "What is Marc Anthony's country of origin?" He was born in New York City, that's his country of origin. HELLO? His mother and father were from Puerto Rico, that makes his heritage Puerto Rican, that doesn't change his birthplace My great grandparents immigrated from Switzerland, Germany and Sweden so my heritage is based there but my country of origin is the United States of America because this is where I was conceived and born. (therefore It's MY origin).

Diane Durante Tsioutsias

jackcascavelce, Country of origin means WHERE YOU WERE born; not where your parents were born.

Lois Wallace

Whether born in the U.S. or Puerto Rico, he still would be an American Citizen

Diane Durante Tsioutsias

Leida Toro, It doesn't say whether his parents are citizens here or not, but he was born and raised here, so this is his country of origin.

Lupe Hernandez

jackcascavelce, My parents were from Mexico but I was born in California, USA.so I am Hispanic but born in America so that is my country of origin, have never even been to Mexico so that is not my country.

Kimberly Kennedy

Pretty sly with the word origin, since his parents were both Porta Rican.

joan musicmasters

I thought they were asking about Cleopatra's Marc Anthony. I've never heard of this one.

Lynne Zeman

Thought he was Puerto Rican but did not know he was a naturalized citizen by birth.

Etagi Nagaraja ,

As below , Any Comments / Clarifications Appreciated ASAP ,Thanks ,

Etagi Nagaraja ,

Confusing Question / Why can't you simply country of birth / Origin in common sense means where his Roots are from , So IT has to be Puerto Rican !!

Jane Dent

I also thought it was the historical figure until I saw the pic and I agree ...who cares

Josie Andrews

Who cares?

Colin McPherson

What a deceitful question!

Roxanne Crain

The question should have indicated where was he born and NOT country of origin as BOTH his parents are from Porto Rico therefore of Port Rican origins.....