Selena Gómez: I am proud of my Mexican roots

Selena Gomez has spoken on several occasions about his Mexican roots and how proud he feels to belong to a Mexican-American family, which has even led him to engage in political activism in favor and defense of migrants living in the United States. , your country of origin.

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 brags about them at all times.

Yet Selena Gomez was born in Texas, United States, and does not speak Spanish, she is always proud of the journey her grandparents took, along with from Guadalajara to Texas, in search of a different life and their sacrifices also l ‘have led to where it is now.

That is why within the repertoire of musical compositions of Selena Gomez the song is found “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 his grandparents.

For that, Selena Gomez he does not hesitate to point out that his grandparents are immigrants and that they came illegally to the United States, A story shared by many in the neighboring country, especially after the migration policies that exist in the United States.

And it is that, as she explained herself Selena Gomez, Her grandparents and aunt entered the United States illegally, in the back of a truck, so during the renewal of our northern neighbor’s presence, we saw her active in her social media promoting the vote for Joe Biden and less stringent migration policies.

Its name and its connection with Mexico

In an interview that Selena Gomez offered for the Netflix streaming platform, she noted that her parents had chosen her name in honor of the late Selena Quintanilla, who also came from a Mexican migrant family and became in 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.

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.