OlderThu, 12 March 2009 at 7:16 pm
Selena Gomez is Latina Lovely
Selena Gomez shines in a bright yellow dress on the April 2009 cover of Latina magazine.
The 16-year-old Wizards starlet dished to the mag about the “feud” with Miley Cyrus, her Latin roots and looking up to Britney Spears. Check it:
On admiring Britney Spears: “In a way, Britney can be someone to look up to. She was constantly being looked at and picked on, and it’s starting to happen to me. At the moment, I don’t have anything good they can pick on me with, but they’ll find something. Maybe I can be as strong.”
On being proud of her heritage: “I didn’t even realize what a big deal it was to be Latin at first. But then one day being with my dad, it hit me: it’s pretty neat to be Mexican. And there aren’t enough Latinas in Hollywood—or there are, but they don’t get the recognition. So to be able to come out here and use that, it’s really a powerful thing.”
On the so-called feud with fellow Disney star, Miley Cyrus: “I think Miley can agree with me. There are so many more things going on that are so much more important to us in our lives than wasting time on that stuff.”
Selena Gomez - “Latina” Behind-the-Scenes Cover Shoot
48 Comments
FIRST -sorry always wanted to say that
that is so gorgeous
i adore her
Selena looks awsome! I love her white blouse!!!!!
the only thing Latina about her is her last name. she can’t even speak spanish
She looks SOO Pretty. I can’t wait to hear music from her.
she is so cute:)
ok… i love selena gomez, She looks so gorgeous
P.s. -selena… latina doesn´t mean be mexican, there’s alot countries in LatinAmerica…
Wow…NUMBA 6
hopefully ;P
lol,
she is so pretty in that color. i love her, and that is my fave color
XOXO
she’s cute.
love her (:
gorgeous <3
i love selena!
wow very pretty!!!!!! luv her!!! oh and lol @ #3
She’s so beautifuul !
Eh she looks alright. Shes
just not pretty to
me.
ehhh… not rreally loving this shoot .
she looks beautifully stunning
I have to agree with #3. I like Selena and all but come on, I’m latina and I would not be calling myself that if I wasnt fluent in the language. If she wants to be taken seriously (as a latina) she should take some classes and learn the language more, perfect her accent, cuz it wasnt that good when I heard her in Wizards of Waverly place. Did ya catch that one? When she switched bodies with her mom? Well didnt sound so “Latina”, just saying. I mean no disrespect, I still like her.
#3
Selena understands Spanish, but she can’t speak it properly. So technically, she knows Spanish very well.
her face is gorgoeus but the outfit totally ruined it, it’s just not right for her, but minus that it’s gorgeous LOVE HER HAIR! i have to say. i loved that video. okay, so she doesn’t speak spanish well so what? i mean i don’t speak my language well but hey at LEAST she’s TRYING. hey, no haters on here lolz that’s weird. :] anyways, i love selena gomezzz haha.
VOTE FOR HER! KCA’S YO!
# 13 Um, Selena has every right to call herself a Latina. I mean come on! She’s MEXICAN for goodness sakes. Do you expect her to call herself white?! It doesn’t matter if she speaks Spanish fluently or not, she’s a Latina whether you like it or not. Besides, Selena DOES know Spanish, she just can’t speak it correctly. And thats OK! She’s obviously very proud of her heritage and that’s great for her!
First and foremost
love selena! She’s my idol & i’m so happy she’s been showing the real side of herself, to not take fame into her head, live her dream and still have a great time
she’s so beautiful & gorgeous looking- those pics looked so amazing!
can’t wait to see them!
it looks like she had a really fun experience, being part of their magazine & just being herself as a Latina/Mexican (:
SHE deserves it =]
you go girl! Show, Accept & be who you really are and what you represent , and don’t care what other people have to say about you! Being mixed or just have one cultural background is awesome!
SEL’s a true inspiration ^-^
People who say, she’s Alright looking and not loving the shoot
sorry, but you guys have issues, to not realize what a great person she is >.>
# 3 & 13
No offense, but how would you know, Selena’s not fully Latina?
Even if her last name was Gomez, doesn’t mean she doesn’t know, how to speak the language.
She was born In Texas & her family is FULLY Mexican..so i think, it’s genetic enough, for her, to know how to speak, and socialize like a true Mexican. So i don’t think, she should take classes or take herself seriously with something, she’s already part it!
On Wizards, you can totally tell, she has the accent, the looks..everything to be part of the culture & represent herself ON the show. I’ve seen 2 episodes of her, ” pretending not to know Spanish”
and trust me, when she wasn’t trying, she still pronounced the words right! - even i understood her, since i took it myself!
Anyways
Love SELENA!
Can’t wait for more news on the movie & new episodes of Wizards
xoxoxox
<3
SELENA’S DAD IS MEXICAN..
HER MOM IS ITALIANA
jo ur so rite she doesnt even noe spanish
she looks soo amazing and beautifull >3 >3 wow! lol
No seriously, I (a proud born and raised latina) don’t think she’s all the Latina. She may have a little bit of the looks but other than that no. And I highly doubt she can speak any language other than English, if she did, she’d probably mention it atleast once.
Oh no I think she read oceanup.com and JJJr. and saw all the stupid hate comments. She knows that Miley fans are hating on her. You guys need to watch what you say. Even though her life is better than all of you, she’s still a human being and no human being deserves to be treated like that.
I love you Selena. Be strong cuz you are super super talented and SUPER BEAUTIFUL. YOU GOT IT ALL!
Go Selena!
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