I've Got the Power

In Power Rangers, out now, Becky G becomes the first Latina superhero to be featured on film. Not bad for the former YouTuber who says she’s “not a trained actress.”

- Jesús Triviño Alarcón

BECKY G’S FIRST interaction with the Power Rangers was just a tad illegal. “I used to have really bootleg cable,” she says, laughing, “and Power Rangers would be one of the shows I’d see in the morning when I was getting ready for school.” This March, Becky gets to live out a “childhood dream” as the Yellow Ranger in the film adaption of the popular ’90s children’s show. She was a no-brainer—the mexicana’s musical career is a marvel. Discovered on YouTube by covering Jay Z and Kanye West songs, dropping hit singles (“Shower”) without a proper album, then making a splash in the Spanish language market to fill the void left by the late legends, Selena and Jenni Rivera, she’s pretty superhero-esque if you ask us.

POWER RANGERS IS YOUR FIRST MAJOR FILM ROLE. WHAT SPOKE TO YOU ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER?