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Selena Marie Gomez Biography
Selena Marie Gomez born July 22, 1992 in Grand Prairie, Texas is an American actress and singer best known for her role of Alex Russo on the Disney Channel series, Wizards of Waverly Place. She has starred in the tv shows, Another Cinderella Story and Princess Protection Program.
Before Disney, she had one of the kid roles on Barney & Friends. In 2008, she signed a record deal with Hollywood Records and contributed to the Tinker Bell, Another Cinderella Story and Wizards of Waverly Place soundtracks. Her band, Selena Gomez & the Scene, released their debut studio album Kiss & Tell on September 29, 2009, which was certified Gold by RIAA on March 5, 2010.
Selena's mother Mandy Teefy is a former stage actress. Her father is Mexican American and her mom is half Italian. Her birth parents divorced when she was five years old, and she was raised as an only child by her working mother. Selena got her name from a Tejano singer named Selena. In an interview, she said she developed an early interest in acting from watching her mother perform in theater productions. "My mom did a lot of theater, and I would watch her rehearse. When she got ready for the show and put on her makeup, I would sit behind her and color. She said, 'You have my lines memorized better than I do!' One day I said to her, 'I want to be like you!'"