HereÂs a bit of trivia about me: My great-great-grandmother on my dadÂs side was a full-blooded Mexicana. For whatever reason, this trace of Mexican blood manifested itself quite strongly in me  more so than in my other family members  and I credit my swarthy skin, thick black mane, and Pancho Villa-like mustache to this lineage.To celebrate our familyÂs Mexican heritage, on Christmas Eve we would eat tamales, enchiladas, sopapillas, and pozole.