If I had the opportunity to speak to a young immigrant girl that just arrived to the U.S. the advice I would have for her would be: ask, speak, search; because there are opportunities out there. And, know that you aren't the only immigrant or the last to come to this country. Many that have come before you have succeeded. It is possible.

Whenever I took a step forward, it seemed as though life was pushing me five steps back.

When somebody elses happiness makes you happy, it means you are a person with a big heart.

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

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

Thank you for accepting me as I am, with my virtues and defects.

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.