Selena Gomez Biography

Selena Gomez Biography

Selena Gomez was born in Grand Prarie, Texas. Her father is Ricardo Gomez and her mother is stage actress Mandy Teefey. Her father left them and her mother was left alone to fend for themselves. Still Selena showed great talent for acting and singing and her mother encouraged her. Selena landed a role on Barney and Friends (2002-2003) where she also met her best friend Demi Lovato.
The episodes featuring her were released late and by the time Selena had slightly grown up. But she still found some work and made her big-screen debut in Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003). The role was just a small part but more than enough to get her noticed. She then did a TV movie Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire (2005). She also played a guest role in Disney Channel’s Suite life of Zack and Cody. This helped her get noticed by Disney, opening up opportunity to work with them. She did two movies with Disney Another Cinderella Story (2008) and Princess Protection Program (2009). But her best work is the show Wizards of Waverly Place. She plays the lead and the show is currently enjoying a great run on the Disney Channel. It has also made Selena very popular amongst children.
Having had hit such great heights of popularity, Selena is busy working in a lot of TV shows and movies. Her last film was Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare (2010) which was released straight to DVD.