Selena Gómez: I am proud of my Mexican roots

Selena Gomez She has spoken on several occasions about her Mexican roots and how proud she feels to belong to a Mexican American family, which has even led her to engage in political activism for and defense of migrants living in the United States, her country of origin.

In a recent interview with Vogue México, the actress of “The Magicians of Waverly PlaceSelena Gómez, commented that her grandparents, who are of Mexican descent, live with her and therefore family is everything to the singer of “Special”, Making her proud of her roots and always showing them.

although Selena Gomez Born in Texas, United States, she 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 have also taken her to where she is now. is.

Therefore within the repertoire of musical compositions of Selena Gomez find the number “A year without rain“, Which is in both Spanish and English and for now is the only song he played in the language of his grandparents.

Therefore Selena Gomez He is undaunted to point out that his grandparents are immigrants and that they go to the U.S, a story shared by many in the neighboring country, especially after the immigration policy that exists in the United States.

And it is that, according to its own Selena Gomez, her grandparents, and her 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 actively on her social networks to promote the Joe Biden vote and a less stringent immigration policy.

Your name and your connection with Mexico

In an interview offered by Selena Gómez for the streaming platform Netflix, she pointed out that her parents had chosen her name in honor of the late Selena Quintanilla, who also came from a family of Mexican immigrants and became an icon of Latin music around the world. .

And while Selena Gómez is not a Latin American singer, we cannot deny the success she has had not only as a singer but also as an actress, now as a businesswoman after launching her cosmetics line “Rare Beauty”, and even as a producer. , with its series 13 Reasons Why.

Her family history has undoubtedly had a profound influence on Selena Gómez as she has not only spoken out for the rights of Latino migrants but also lent her platforms to give a voice to Afro descendants and thus seek better living conditions . for those who arrived and are from immigrants.