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Becky G Honours Her "Abuelitos" and Other Immigrants in Personal AMAs Speech

23/11/2020 - 03:16 AM

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 22: In this image released on November 22, Becky G accepts the award for Favourite Latin Female Artist onstage for the 2020 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theatre on November 22, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for dcp)Image Source: Getty / Kevin Winter [1]

Becky G honoured immigrant families in a powerful, personal speech at the 2020 American Music Awards. "When I first got signed at 14, I did a cover and I said, 'It all started when my grandpa crossed over / Now one day I'mma be a crossover,'" Becky said, referring to her 2013 song "Becky from the Block," while accepting the award for favourite Latin female artist [2]. "It's insane because today I still carry that same sentiment, except I don't have to do the cross-over because we are the crossover."


Congrats, @iambeckyg [3]! She accepts the award for Favourite Female Artist - Latin presented by @ChesterCheetah [4] at the #AMAs [5]. ๐Ÿงก pic.twitter.com/zqsTDjCGxZ [6]

โ€” American Music Awards (@AMAs) November 23, 2020 [7]

"It's because of my family, my abuelitos that I stand here today."

Touching on the importance of her Mexican-American identity, Becky said, "When it comes to me and the decisions that I make in my career, I proudly wave both flags: Mexican and American. Like many children and grandchildren of immigrants โ€” no matter where they're from โ€” we have learned from the ones before us what sacrifice and hard work looks like. I dedicate this award to all of our immigrant workers in this pandemic." Becky added, "It's because of my family, my abuelitos that I stand here today." To learn more about Becky's heritage, upbringing, and activism, read POPSUGAR's recent cover story with the pop star.


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