When Camila Cabello was only 6-years old, her and her family made the journey from Cuba to America and years later, Camila has revealed that this very event not only is a ket part within her identity but it is also a very important theme in her solo musical career.

 

During a recent interview with Glamour, both Camila and her mother, Sinuhe Estrabao spoke openly about their lives as immigrants in the U.S.and how it lead from Camila performing in Havana to The X Factor.

 

Camila says, “Right now I’m in the process of writing about our whole journey.  I want to make a love song for immigrants. That word, immigrant, has such a negative connotation — I can just imagine all the little girls who have dreams of coming here and feel unwanted. It inspires me in my music to do my best to give [them] the light that I have. I want to be what people think of when they think of America — a person who, no matter what her first language was or what her religion is, can see her dreams come to life if she works hard enough.”

In that same interview, Camila and her mother spoke about the time that they flew from Cuba to Mexico and then they traveled by bus to the American border with only ONE backpack filled with belongings.  Soon after, they were able to build a life in Miami and then almost 2 years later, Camila’s father joined them.

After showing an interest in singing and dancing, Camila asked her mother if she could audition for The X Factor.  Her mom says, “She was so shy we didn’t believe she would be able to do it. But I told my husband, ‘She wants to go to an audition. Let’s go.'”  That also became Camila’s first time singing in front of an audience and well, that launched the beginning stages of her career.

 

 “I think the most important thing I’ve learned from my mom has been: You’re human if you have fear, but you can’t ever let it determine how hard you go at a situation.  If anything, it should make you go harder — go for it all the way.” – Camila Cabello
 “I think the most important thing I’ve learned from my mom has been: You’re human if you have fear, but you can’t ever let it determine how hard you go at a situation.  If anything, it should make you go harder — go for it all the way.” – Camila Cabello

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