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Meet Becky G’s Parents Alejandra and Frank Gomez
Before the red carpets, the hits, and the massive stages… there was a garage. Before she became Becky G, the global star we all know and dance to, she was just Rebbeca Marie Gomez, a girl from Inglewood, California, doing voice-over gigs and commercials to help her family pay the bills. That little girl? Proudly Mexicana. And her story, like so many in our comunidad, starts with familia.
Meet the Gomez Family: Alejandra and Frank
Becky G was born on March 2, 1997, to Alejandra and Francisco “Frank” Gomez. Both of them were born in the U.S., but the blood running through their veins was straight from Jalisco, México. All four of Becky’s abuelos are from there. So, even if Becky was born and raised in Cali, her roots are planted deep in Mexican soil.
Her parents met in high school, Santa Monica High, to be exact, and started a family when they were super young. Becky’s mom, Alejandra, was just 17 when she had her. Imagine being a teenager, becoming a mom, and still figuring out your own life while raising a future superstar. That’s real love and sacrifice.
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Becky’s relationship with her parents is everything. She told ABC News: “My parents are so cool, so chill, super modern. They just get it.”
When Becky was just 9, things got tough. Her dad lost his job, and the family lost their home in Riverside County. With nowhere else to go, they moved into her abuelos’ garage in Moreno Valley. That small, crowded space became their home for a while. But instead of breaking them, it brought them closer.
Becky has said she started working young: doing commercials, voiceovers, whatever she could do to support her parents and younger siblings. Not because she had to, but because she wanted to. Family first, always.
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Fast forward to today, her dad works at Mattel, the famous toy company, while her mom remains her biggest fan. Now, the family proudly owns a home in Inglewood.
Becky G’s Connection To Her Mexican Roots
One thing Becky often talks about is identity. Being a Latina born in the U.S. comes with its own set of questions.
In an interview with Infobae, she shared: “In Mexico, they called me ‘la americana.’ In the U.S., I was ‘la mexicana.’ So… what am I? I always say I’m 100% proud to be from Los Angeles, but also 100% mexicana, by blood and heart.”
That feeling of being caught in-between? It’s something many of us are all too familiar with. And Becky isn’t afraid to speak up about it. She’s been open about not always feeling “Latina enough” growing up, especially when her Spanish wasn’t perfect.
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In an interview on El Hormiguero, she said: “It’s the experience for many born in the U.S., who feel deeply proud of their Latin roots. But I always wondered: what does it mean to be Latina enough?“
Becky mentioned that until she became fluent in Spanish, she felt like she was letting her culture down. “I was embarrassed because of my accent. I speak Spanglish,” she confessed to El Hormiguero.
She even used to do interviews with a translator by her side. That frustration pushed her to work harder on her Spanish, not to prove something to others but to connect more deeply with her roots.
But when it came to singing, however, the connection was always there. “Singing in Spanish is way easier,” she said. “I grew up singing Mexican songs with my family.” Her family always made sure she knew where she came from. And Becky holds that close, even now. “There are more things in our culture that show who we are. The most important thing is pride.”
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What she’s most proud of from her Mexican side is her work ethic. “It’s my passion and my way of working; I learned that from my grandparents,” she shared with El Hormiguero.
You can see it: Becky has been hustling non-stop since she was a kid. She’s earned every moment on that stage, every chart-topping hit, every sold-out show. She carries her culture with pride, not just in her music but in how she lives her life.
A Dream for the Entire
Family Becky’s not just living her dream. She’s living her family’s dream. The dream her abuelos chased when they left México. The one her parents fought for when they were just teenagers trying to figure it out. The dream of so many Latinos who work hard, face struggles, and still keep going.
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She’s not shy about where she came from. She brings her family into her music, into her interviews, and into her story. And that’s why people love her, not just because of her talent but because of her truth.
Becky G is a global star, yes. But she’s also that little girl from Inglewood, who grew up in a garage, singing Mexican songs with her abuelos, helping her parents get back on their feet. She’s not from here or there. She’s from both. And that’s what makes her story so powerful.
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