Daughter of Mexican immigrants serves as bilingual doctor in San Fernando Valley – NBC Los Angeles

Daughter of Mexican immigrants serves as bilingual doctor in San Fernando Valley  NBC Los Angeles

Through hard work, Dr. Andrea Banuelos Mota received her medical degree from USC and now practices at Kaiser Permanente in Mission Hills. Dr. Andrea Banuelos Mota graduated from USC Medical School and now treats patients at Kaiser Permanente in Mission Hills. Kathy Vara reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026. Having a primary physician who understands her background and speaks her native language is very important to Viviana Nunez, which is why she chose Dr. Andrea Banuelos Mota. "Because she is bilingual, and I feel she understands a little but more because she understands the culture," Nunez said. The daughter of Mexican immigrants, Mota is the very first physician in her family.

Her father was a gardener and her mother cleaned houses. "My parents didn't complete grade school in their home country because they needed to work to support their family," Mota said, later adding, "My mom once told a story when I was about 8 years old when she shared she really wanted to be a nurse, but she couldn't become a nurse because she had obligations to her family." Mota was determined not to let the dream die. Through hard work, she received her medical degree from the University of Southern California and now practices at Kaiser Permanente in Mission Hills. “It