Selena Gomez

Selena Gomez

Born July 22, 1992

Gomez made her very first television debut as one of the children on the kids TV show Barney & Friends. She reached stardom with her role as Alex Russo on the Emmy Award–winning Disney Channel series Wizards of Waverly Place. Gomez has also starred in the television movies Another Cinderella Story, Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie, Camp Rock, and Princess Protection Program.  She was born in Grand Prairie, Texas to Ricardo Gomez (of Mexican descent) and Mandy Teefey (of Italian descent). Gomez has also pursued other projects, including a music career with her band, Selena Gomez & the Scene, and the successful launch of her own Kmart fashion line, Dream Out Loud.

 

Star Tracker: Selena Gomez, Charlie Sheen, Nathalia Ramos and more!

—Season two of Nickelodeon mystery series House of Anubis is underway. According to JustJared.com, the show, which stars 19 year-old Spanish-American actress Nathalia Ramos, has been filming the new season for the past six months in Liverpool, England.

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Star Tracker: Benicio del Toro, Demi Lovato, and Bérénice Bejo

— Really exciting news for Benicio del Toro. The Boricua Academy Award-winning actor reportedly made his directorial debut in Cuba. According to Fox News Latino, 44-year-old Del Toro directed a short, part of a seven-short film. Titled The Yuma, Del Toro’s short is about a young American who travels to Havan. Cuba, for the city’s annual film festival.

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Star Tracker: Jennifer Lopez, Selena Gomez, Paulina Rubio, and more!

— We didn’t know Jennifer Lopez was into Brazilian martial arts! By the looks of her recent visit to a beach in Uruguay, it seems that way. According to Fox News Latino, the Boricua superstar engaged in some capoeira with a dance group during filming for her Q’Viva: The Chosen talent search program. Dressed in a pair of jeans and short red t-shirt, the 42-year-old J.Lo also...

This Week in Selena Gomez News...

Selena Gomez is one busy chica.

So busy, in fact, that we decided to round up the most recent news surrounding the part-Mexican singer/actress. Here’s this week in Selenita news:

Smells good: Gomez has been pushing forward aggressively with her new fragrance. The 19-year-old Disney star already asked her zealous fans for help in choosing her new perfume’s final scents and, most...

WATCH: Selena Gomez Wants Her Fans To Pick Her Perfume’s Final Scents

Selena Gomez is getting down to business on her new fragrance! She's launching a new scent with an extreme sports and adventure-themed lifestyle brand and the 19-year-old singer/actress has now made a risky proposition to her fans. She's asking for help choosing its final scents through a video recently posted on her YouTube channel. The cheerful part-Mexican teen star gushed to her adoring fans, “I’m here to tell you how excited I am about my new fragrance and, of course, to thank you for all your love and support!”

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Attack of the Latino Teen Stars!

The First Annual 2011 Youth Rock Awards are being held tomorrow night in Hollywood, and several of our young stars are up for awards, including Tyler Posey, Madison de la Garza, and Jake T. Austin. Also nominated are the young casts of Big Time Rush (with Carlos Pena), Wizards of Waverly Place (with Selena Gomez), and ...

Selena Gomez Reflects On Feeling "Humbled" By 2011

While part-Mexican singer/actress Selena Gomez reflects on the busy year that has been 2011, she shared with MTV News her most memorable moments this year and how she’s not planning for 2012.

In addition to her first headlining tour, Gomez also hosted the VMA pre-show and the EMA award show in Northern Ireland. She filmed videos for highly successful singles off her latest album When The...

EXCLUSIVE: Selena Gomez: “I Really Wish I Had a Sibling”

A few months ago, we asked Selena Gomez if it ever gets lonely being an only child. “I do have my moments where I really wish I had a sibling,” Gomez said, explaining that she longs for the kind of sisterly bond shared by her friends—the Kardashian sisters. “Kim is so sweet and the whole family is really wonderful, so whenever I’m with them, I see that they have this sisterly bond and I really wish I had a sister like that to grow up with.”

Well, Selena is going to get her wish very soon! People.com is ...