A fan writes: Wow, hello Shelly! I am a huge fan of Christina's! I was wondering - in the beginning of her career, her being Hispanic wasn't really advertised or talked about as much as it is now. Was she waiting for the right time or was this not important till now? By the way, how are you?

Christina's mom Shelly: I'm fine, thank you! And thank you so much for being a fan and for your wonderful support. Actually, Christina was always talking about her heritage and her father being from South America, and how she wanted some day to record in Spanish.

She said it in interview after interview. It's just that nobody paid much attention to her and the media, half the time, didn't even report it that much---until she actually did do what she stated she'd do all along, and recorded in Spanish. Then it was splashed all over the place. So actually, it was the media who acted as if it wasn't important before, not her. She kept the same plan throughout.

Take care,
Shelly