How come lots of Italians look Latino?

Question

for example: ive seen lots of italians with black hair and olive skin and one of them is darker than me, and im cuban.

Answer 1

I'm 3th generation italian-american. Both sides of my family come from the south of Italy..

First of all, what do you mean by Italians? Northern or Southern? Lots of difference! And I know plenty of blonde/brown haired southern italians. 

Second, even Italians from the south don't have to be dark skinned, look at these following examples! They are all from southern italian/sicilian descent and might as well be from other north/ west European countries and don't look Latin at all!! .  Look at  Rudolph Giuliani, Robert de Niro, Frank Sinatra, Martin Scorsese, John Gotti, Madonna, James Gandolfini, Richard Crenna, . etc. etc.

Answer 2

Since there is so much astonishment concerning Latinos it seems a good Idea to clear up the haze a bit by providing some perhaps little-known historical tidbits.

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After Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain to the United States at the end of the Spanish-American War in 1898 many Irish-American soldiers who were assigned to the military bases in Puerto Rico choose to stay and live in the island. Unlike their counterparts who settled in the United States in close knit communities, both the Irish immigrants and migrants in Puerto Rico intermarried with Puerto Ricans and adopted the language and customs of the island thereby completely integrating themselves into the society of their new homeland. [19]
The Irish element of Puerto Rico is very much in evidence. Their contributions in Puerto Rico's agricultural industry and in the field of politics and education are highly notable. [11] In the city of Bayamón, there is an urbanization called Irlanda Heights (Ireland Heights). For the last several years, the town of Luquillo has hosted a day-long Saint Patrick's Day festival which includes a "Parada de San Patricio" (St. Patrick's Parade) honoring Ireland's patron saint. [19] There are various Irish pubs around the island which also celebrate the holiday and serve the typical green colored beer on the occasion. Among them Shannon's Irish Pub in San Juan and Logan's Irish Pub in Río Piedras. [20]
http://wapedia.mobi/en/Irish_immigration_to_Puerto_Rico?t=6.#7.



Surnames of the first Irish families in Puerto Rico
(Algunos apellidos de las primera familias irlandesas en Puerto Rico):
Anderson, Armstrong, Kirwan, Cole, Coll, Coleman, Conway, Cooper, Davis, Darby, Doran, Finlay, Fitzpatrick, Gilbert, Hayes, Henna, Kelly, Kennedy, Kiernan, Martin, McClintock, McCormick, McDougall, Monroe, Morgan, Murphy (Morfi), Murray, Nagle, O'Daly, O'Ferral (O'Farrell), O'Neill, O'Reilly, Perkins, Power, Quinlan, Richardson, Roberts, Skerret, Simpson, Sullivan (Sólivan), Todd, Walker, Williams and Wilson.

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