Selena Gomez at the tender age of 16 is making news across television and music. Her future objective is film and she's already making headway with a straight to DVD movie.

What is tremendous here is that she is positioning herself as the next Jennifer Lopez, a Latina triple threat that can do it all. Add to that some class, good parenting, talent and that je ne sais quois - voila!

What always peaks our curiosity with US Hispanic celebrities is if their cultural heritage is ever important to them. We had a chance to speak to Selena herself and her colleague Jake T. Austin about this question amongst other things.

Click on the video and see what she says in our exclusive interview with her.

Duration: 1:31

Source: ShowBizCafe.com