Selena was born in Grand Prairie, Texas to Mandy Teefey and Ricardo Joel Gomez. Her parents got divorced when she was five and she was raised by her mother.
She is named after the Tejano singer, Selena. Being in past episodes of Barney when she was younger, Selena Gomez has been filming as lead character Alex Russo,in the Disney Channel show Wizards Of Waverly Place a TV show based on kids whose parents own a sandwich shop, who can do real magic.
She has guest starred twice on the Hit Disney Channel show Hannah Montana where she plays Mikayla, Hannah Montana's Rival singer. Even though she is not friendly with Hannah on set, off set she is actually best friends with Miley Cyrus, the actress who plays Hannah.
She has starred in TV movies, "Another Cinderella Story" and "Princess Protection Program" and more recently landed the lead in the film, "Ramona and Beezus". She has also been recently cast in the upcoming films, "Monte Carlo" and "Thirteen Reasons Why".
She is named after the Tejano singer, Selena. Being in past episodes of Barney when she was younger, Selena Gomez has been filming as lead character Alex Russo,in the Disney Channel show Wizards Of Waverly Place a TV show based on kids whose parents own a sandwich shop, who can do real magic.
She has guest starred twice on the Hit Disney Channel show Hannah Montana where she plays Mikayla, Hannah Montana's Rival singer. Even though she is not friendly with Hannah on set, off set she is actually best friends with Miley Cyrus, the actress who plays Hannah.
She has starred in TV movies, "Another Cinderella Story" and "Princess Protection Program" and more recently landed the lead in the film, "Ramona and Beezus". She has also been recently cast in the upcoming films, "Monte Carlo" and "Thirteen Reasons Why".