Selena Gomez is PROUD of her Mexican roots
Selena Gomez He reiterated several times that he is extremely proud of his Mexican roots and how lucky he is to belong to a Mexican-American family that has even led him to political activism for them.
In a recent interview with Vogue México, the actress comes out The Wizards of Waverly Place, Selena Gómez, noted that her grandparents, who are of Mexican descent, live with her and therefore family is everything to the singer of “Rare”, making her proud of her roots and showing them in every moment.
Although Selena Gomez was born in Texas, United Statesand does not speak Spanish, she is always proud of the journey her grandparents have taken, along with from Guadalajara to Texas, in search of a different life and their sacrifices have also brought her to where she is today.
Therefore, within Selena Gómez’s repertoire of musical compositions, the song “A year without rain”, which is in both Spanish and English, is the only song she has played in her language for now. grandparents.
For this reason, Selena Gómez is unfazed by pointing out that her grandparents are immigrants and that they arrived illegally in the United States, a story shared by many in the neighboring country, especially after the immigration policy that exists in the United States.
And, according to Selena Gómez herself, her grandparents and her aunt entered the United States illegally, in the back of a truck, so during the renewed presence of our northern neighbor, we saw her actively on their social networks to be the voice for Joe Biden and less strict promote immigration policy.
The singer was proud of her Mexican roots
Your name and your connection with Mexico
In an interview that Selena Gómez offered for the streaming platform Netflix, and that we show you in it The Truth News, He noted that his parents had chosen his 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.
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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.
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