Selena Gomez

Selena Marie Gomez, born on July 22, 1992, at Grand Prairie Texas[1,2], is the daughter of Ricardo Joel Gomez, a stage performer from Texas [2,] and Mandy Teefey. Her name came from Tejano artist Selena Quintanilla who passed away in 1995. Her adopted mother has Italian heritage, and her Mexican father was from Mexican heritage. Gomez's grandparents moved from Monterrey to Texas during the 1970s. [9] Of her heritage, Gomez has said she is "a proud third-generation American-Mexican"[10] and "My family does have quinceaneras, and we go to the communion church. It's all Catholic, but we're not doing anything typical, other than going to the parks and hold barbecues on Sundays after service. Gomez, who was bilingual in Spanish as early as 7 to age 7, is quoted by the newspaper as saying: "[11] Gomez had an excellent grasp of Spanish when she was seven. She lived with her mother when she divorced her parents at only five. [3][1213 Gomez is the mother of two half-sisters younger and a younger stepbrother Gracie Elliot Teefey, through Mandy and her second husband, Brian Teefey,[13][14] as well as Victoria "Tori" as well as Marcus Gomez, through Ricardo and his second wife, Sara. Her high school diploma was gained through her doing homeschooling. Gomez's mother was only 16 when her birth. Her mother was struggling to provide for the family financially during her growing up. One time, Gomez recalls having look for quarters to get gas for their vehicle. She recalls her mom saying that they would often walk to the dollar store in their neighborhood to purchase spaghetti. Gomez stated that she was 18 years old "I was disappointed that my parents were not at home and I was never able to see the brilliant light of my mother was trying to make a better future for me." I'm terrified of what I could have been if I had stuck in Texasand not moved to Texas. Then, she said that "her mother was very confident with me." It must have been tough to turn 16 and be accountable for me. She sacrificed everything to support me. She worked three jobs and supported me, sacrificed her life to help me." Gomez had a close relationship with her grandparents when she was a child and appeared in numerous pageants. Her grandparents often took charge of her when her parents completed their education as well as she's said she was "raised them" until she was successful in the world of showbusiness.