Selena Gomez is PROUD of her Mexican roots
Selena Gomez He has repeatedly said 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 engage in political activism on their behalf.
In a recent interview with Vogue México, the actress from “Wizards of Waverly Place”, Selena Gómez, commented that her grandparents, who are of Mexican origin, live with her and that is why the family is everything for the singer from “Rare”, which makes her feel proud of her roots and show them in any moment.
Although Selena Gomez was born in Texas, United States, and does not speak Spanish, is always proud of the journey her grandparents made, together with her from Guadalajara to Texas, in search of a different life, and their sacrifices took her to where she is now.
Therefore, in the repertoire of Selena Gómez’s musical compositions is the song “A year without rain”, which is in both Spanish and English, and so far is the only song that has been performed in her grandmother’s language.
For this reason, Selena Gómez is confused 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 policies that exist in the United States.
And, according to Selena Gómez herself, her grandparents and aunt entered the United States illegally, behind a truck, so while renewing our northern neighbor’s presence, I saw her active on their social media promoting the vote for Joe Biden. and less stringent immigration policies.
The singer was proud of her Mexican roots
Your name and your connection to Mexico
In an interview that Selena Gómez gave for the Netflix streaming platform and in which we will show you The Truth News, He mentioned that his parents chose their 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, although Selena Gómez is not a Latin music singer, we cannot deny the success she had not only as a singer, but also as an actress, now as a businesswoman after launching her “Rare Beauty” cosmetics line. and even as a producer, with its series 13 reasons.
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Undoubtedly, her family history has greatly influenced Selena Gómez, as she has not only advocated for the rights of Latino migrants, but has borrowed her platforms to give a voice to Afro-descendants and thus seek better living conditions. for those who have arrived and come from immigrants.
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