In mexico, a person with spanish and native american ancestry is referred to as

This person is called a "Mestizo" - meaning of "mixed" ancestry.

This in the past was included in a hierarchy which had the Spaniards on top (peninsulares), their children following (the criollos), then the mixed population (messtizos) and finally the indigenous population had the lowest posistion.

Vanessa had a dream to be a ballerina. with her father's she had that opportunity.