The Disney girls’ journey to adulthood

From Alex Russo to adult stars, how former Disney girls redefined their careers and their image to the world.

From Disney princesses to pop queens: when the mouse lets go of your hand

Looking back and seeing those girls next to Mickey is a little dizzying, right? What started with series for teenagers became complete careers. And the transition was not always easy.

Selena Gómez was practically born in front of a camera. At the age of 14 he was already Alex Russo in Wizards of Waverly Place, and since then he hasn’t stopped. Today she is a complete artist who navigates between film, television and music without missing a beat.

“He was only 14 years old when he filmed the first season”

Miley Cyrus did what many dreamed of: leaving Hannah Montana behind to build something totally her own. At 13 years old he was already carrying the weight of a successful series, recitals and presentations. His transformation was perhaps the most radical—and necessary.

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Hilary Duff also had to reinvent herself after being Lizzie McGuire. The series catapulted her to global stardom, but then came the movies and a career that showed that there was much more behind the teenage character.

And Vanessa Hudgens, who at the age of 17 conquered the world as Gabriella in High School Musical. Since then her career has not stopped, proving that the jump from teenage star to established actress is possible—and spectacular.

The curious thing is how they all achieved the same thing: leaving innocence behind without losing talent. They changed their look, their projects, their life… but that spark that made them famous is still there. Only now it shines differently.

Zoé immortalizes her six nights at the GNP with the live album ‘011025’

The Mexican quintet publishes an LP with 27 songs from their historic dates at the GNP Stadium.

A record of six historic nights

Zoé released “011025”, the live album that captures the concerts they offered at the GNP Stadium in Mexico City. The album includes 27 songs, the same ones that the quintet performed during those six dates, considered a feat for national rock.

The setlist focused on “Memo Rex Commander and the Atomic Heart of the Milky Way”, an album that this year celebrates two decades of its release. In addition, the band added pieces from their previous repertoire and the singles “Rexsexex” and “Campo de Fuerza”, with which they arrived at that event.

Songs that stand out

Among the cuts on the new LP are “Vinyl”, “Paz” and “Veneno”, the latter remembered for its flavor of the group’s origins. Also included are “Solo”, with an unusual drum introduction, and “Dead”, a song that served to close the shows.

The album is produced by the band made up of León Larregui, Sergio Acosta, Jesús Báez, Ángel Mosqueda and Rodrigo Guardiola. “011025” not only documents the concerts, but also adds to Zoé’s live discography, which already had “Memo Rex Commander and the Atomic Heart of the Milky Way” (2025) as a precedent.

For those who attended, the material works as a memory of those nights. The work seeks to be recorded not only in the public’s memory, but also in a physical format that preserves the moment.

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Jesús Ortiz Paz unleashes criticism for supporting the US in the World Cup

Fuerza Regida singer generates controversy by celebrating the victory of the United States.

Jesús Ortiz Paz, vocalist of Fuerza Regida, faces criticism on social networks after showing his support for the United States National Team during the 2026 World Cup.

The singer, known as JOP, shared images from the match where the United States beat Paraguay 4-1. In them he appears wearing the American shirt and kissing the national emblem.

The reactions were divided. While some followers defended the artist by pointing out that he was born and raised in the United States, others considered that his gesture was excessive due to his strong connection with Mexican culture.

The controversy quickly went viral on different digital platforms. Ortiz Paz maintains a fan base in both Mexico and the United States, which intensified the debate about national identity and support for sports teams.

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Goals and divorces: football as a mirror of love

A play uses football as a metaphor for relationships.

When the court is the relationship

Love and football have more in common than it seems. This is what the play “The Day Mexico Won the World Cup” puts forward, a staging that uses sports language to explore couple dynamics.

Carlos Speitzer and Alexa Marín are the protagonists of this story. They play Pablo and Bárbara, a couple waiting for their divorce to be signed. The moment is narrated as if it were the final whistle of a game. Two sports writers burst onto the scene to tell their story as the most decisive match of their lives.

“Everyone wants to be the one who wins the game and that’s a bit what happens in relationships, until they do an exercise of conscience and realize that they are not enemies, that they were just training, that in the game it has to be both of them against life,” said Speitzer.

The work is presented at La Teatrería. Its narrative covers the soccer World Cups since 1985, using each sporting event as a common thread to relive the key moments of the relationship. Yellow cards, goals and extra time become analogies for everyday conflicts and agreements.

For Speitzer, relationships are similar to a war or a soccer game, where communication is essential for the game to end with positive results. Alexa Marín added that everything is an analogy: what is heard from the narrators applies directly to living together as a couple.

The play invites the audience to reflect on how, sometimes, both sides of the court forget that they are not rivals, but partners facing life together.

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