Birth Name: Laurentino Cortizo
Place of Birth: Panama City, Panama
Date of Birth: 30 January 1953
Ethnicity: Panamanian [Galician, possibly other], Sephardi Jewish
Laurentino Cortizo is a Panamanian politician. He is the President-elect of Panama, due to take office on 1 July 2019.
His father, Laurentino Cortizo Cortizo, was Spanish, from Beariz, Ourense. His mother, Esther Cohen Escudero, was of part Greek Jewish descent.
President-elect Cortizo is married to Yazmín Colón, with whim he has two children.
President-elect Cortizo’s paternal grandfather was Manuel Cortizo Vidal (the son of José Cortizo and Dolores Vidal). Manuel was born in the province of Pontevedra.
President-elect Cortizo’s paternal grandmother was Dorinda Cortizo Pérez (the daughter of Constantino Cortizo and Liberata Pérez).
President-elect Cortizo’s maternal grandparents were Manuel Cohen and Sofía del Carmen Escudero (the daughter of an unknown father and Sixta Escudero). Manuel was born in Bohío. Sofía was born in Las Tablas, Los Santos. Sixta was the daughter of an unknown father and Manuela Antonia Escudero.
President-elect Cortizo’s maternal line can be traced back to his fourth great-grandmother, María Antonia Escudero.
Sources: News article about President-elect Cortizo’s family history – http://portal.critica.com.pa
Immigration record of President-elect Cortizo’s father – https://www.familysearch.org
Baptismal record of President-elect Cortizo’s maternal grandmother, Sofía del Carmen Escudero – https://www.familysearch.org
Baptismal record of President-elect Cortizo’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Manuela Antonia Escudero – https://www.familysearch.org