Selena Gomez is PROUD of her Mexican roots
Selena Gomez he repeated several times that he is extremely proud of his Mexican roots and how happy he is to belong to a Mexican-American family that has even led him to do political activism in his favor.
In a recent interview with Vogue Mexico, the actress of “The Wizards of Waverly Please”, Selena Gómez, commented that her grandparents, who are of Mexican origin, live with her and that is why the family is everything to the singer of “Rare”, which makes her proud of her roots and presumes them at all times.
Although Selena Go’mez was born in Texas, United States, And does not speak Spanish, is always proud of the journey his grandparents undertook, along with from Guadalajara to Texas, in search of a different life and his sacrifices have also taken him to where he is now .
That is why within the repertoire of musical compositions by Selena Gómez is the song “A year without rain”, which is in both Spanish and English, and for now is the only song he has performed in the language of their grandparents.
For this reason, Selena Gómez does not hesitate to point out that her grandparents are immigrants and that they came to the United States illegally, a story that many share in the neighboring country, especially after the migration policies that exist in the United States.
And it is that, according to Selena Gómez herself, her grandparents and her aunt entered the United States illegally, in the back of a truck, so that during the renewal of the presence of our northern neighbor, we saw her active on her social media promoting the vote for Joe Biden and less stringent migration policies.
The singer was proud of her Mexican roots
Its name and its connection with Mexico
In an interview that Selena Gomez offered for the Netflix streaming platform, and that we will show you at The Truth News, he noted that his parents had chosen his name in honor of the late Selena Quintanilla, who also came from a Mexican migrant family and became an icon of Latin music around the world.
And although Selena Gomez is not a Latin music singer, we cannot deny the success she has had not only as a singer but also as an actress, now as a businesswoman after she launched her “Rare Beauty” cosmetics line. , and even as a producer, with her series 13 Reasons Why.
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No doubt her family history has greatly influenced Selena Gómez, as she has not only spoken out in favor of the rights of Latin migrants, but has also lent her platforms to give a voice to Afro-descendants and thus seek better living conditions. for those who arrived and come from immigrants.
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