The number of times I have fallen down is the number of times I have gotten up.

Mexican music runs through my veins. I loved it. Growing up, my father didn't allow us to listen to English music at home. That's all I heard. I had no choice.

Being a recording artist, selling music, selling concerts out, having a reality show, starting film; it's great, it's beautiful.

No one else has ever opened doors for me. I opened them myself.

It doesn't bother me at all that some people think I am too outspoken.

When I started getting so many haters and closed doors, I decided to prove that it could be done. I was a divorced single mother of three at the time and a size 12 - not your typical model artist that labels feel work for the music industry.