Latino celebrities who have been brave enough to talk about their mental health

“There was many moments before going on to a stage, I mean, we’re talking full-blown tears, can’t breathe,” the singer shared on the On Purpose With Jay Shetty podcast. Her therapist has helped her see her life as if it were a three-legged table that achieves balance and stability via spiritual, physical, and mental health.

The Venezuelan actor told People Chica: “I’ve been dealing with anxiety for so many years, panic attacks, and I never told anybody, not even my parents. I thought I was going crazy and I didn’t want people to worry.” That she speaks about it publicly now, does a lot to destigmatize mental health issues for others.

Chiquis appeared on Ventaneando to promote her new album Abeja Reina and she went deep about her mental health journey. She explained that ever since she was 12 years old she's been in therapy off and on, as needed, and when she divorced Lorenzo Méndez in 2020 after just a year of marriage, she found that she really needed to return to therapy. "I couldn't even take a shower and I said: 'Something is happening' and I sought therapy. It helped me a lot," Chiquis shared.

Ricky Martin has been out and proud for a long time, but when he first burst onto the scene as a crossover artist, he was hiding the fact that he's gay, and it tore him apart. "I was the king of the world," he told Apple Music's Proud Radio in 2020. "My music was being heard all over the world, regardless of the language. I could high five God, but I wasn't living to the fullest. I was sad. I was depressed." He went on to explain that performing helped him manage his feelings, but one day that stopped working and he could no longer perform through his depression and anger.

The singer has checked herself into treatment in the past to help her deal with her anxiety and depression. In March 2020, she also revealed that she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder after going to a mental health hospital.

While promoting the opening of her documentary film Shakira in Concert: El Dorado World Tour, Shakira opened up about how losing her voice because of a vocal cord hemorrhage in 2017 plunged her into a deep depression. “I always thought there were going to be things in my life that would go away, like beauty, youth, all of that stuff,” she told The Guardian. “But I never thought that my voice would leave me, because it’s so inherent to my nature. It was my identity. So when I couldn’t sing, that was unbearable. There were times I couldn’t even get out of bed—I was so depressed.”

In a very emotional interview, Alejandra Guzmán's daughter, Frida Sofía, revealed that she suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder. It's not hard to understand why she has PTSD when you consider that she saw her chauffeur get shot to death during an attempted kidnapping when she was just 12 years old.

In 2018, the Riverdale star shared on social media that her obsession and anxiety over food had taken over her life. She wrote: "At some point in my life, I allowed my obsession with being thin to consume me, and I refused to make room in my mind for any other concerns. Somehow I had stripped myself of all the pastimes that brought me joy, and all that was left of me was my anxiety around food."

"I had a wonderful position in my career, I was very close to my family, and I always considered myself a positive person, so I was really beating myself up. Like, 'Why should I be feeling this?' I felt like I wasn’t allowed to feel bad but I felt powerless. Your world becomes smaller and smaller, and you can’t breathe, which is the worst feeling I’ve ever had," she revealed to People. "I actually had the feeling of, 'If I just jump off my balcony, this is going to end, and I never have to worry about this feeling of my world closing in.'"

“Came to the conclusion that I struggle with depression</a>; you aren’t alone,” she wrote in a now-deleted tweet in April 2017. She has previously talked about bullying and death threats she's received on social media, which she said "gets her down."

The reggaetonero knows the darkness of fame well. After a string of hit songs, J Balvin was paralyzed mentally and suffered from panic attacks and depression. Thankfully he still pushed forward and fought for his health.

After one of the greatest comebacks the world of music has ever seen, the singer opened up about his downfall back in the early 2000s after he dealt with drug addiction that left him in a deep depression and caused him to gain weight.

After her 2010 public divorce to Tony Parker, Longoria fell into a deep depression. She opened up to Dr. Oz three years later and said, "I was not eating. I was depressed. I was sad. My diet was coffee.” She recovered with professional help and positive thoughts. Yes!

She shared a 10-second clip on Instagram and revealed her truth. "I suffer from anxiety. And watching this clip I could see how anxious I was but I empathize with myself," she captioned the clip. "I wanted to protect her and tell her it's ok to be anxious, there is nothing different or strange about having anxiety and I will prevail. I like watching this video. It makes me uncomfortable but there is a freedom I feel maybe even an acceptance. This is me. Puro Gina."

"My heart would beat really fast the whole day. Two hours after I woke up, I'd need a nap because my body was so hyperactive. It was so eff—sorry, but it was so f—ed up," she revealed. "I was scared of what would happen to me, of the things my brain might tell me. I realized the stuff I thought was important isn't worth my health.”

The teen singer canceled part of his promotional tour due to depression. Luis, who also mourned the death of his father, was left devastated after his split from longtime girlfriend and muse Adilene Idalie. "I suffered a lot when we split. We were together a long time and she was the best part of my life," he said in an interview.

In 2011, the former Disney star sought treatment for bipolar disorder, depression, self-harm, anorexia, and bulimia. Demi has said that controlling their mental issues is a daily battle, but they are willing to fight. Demi explained in an interview, "Some people go on a treatment plan for a couple years, go off it, and they're fine; [mine] may last my entire life, or it may not. I take it day by day." In July 2018, they relapsed after six years sober and was hospitalized with an overdose.

Shortly after her split from Luis Miguel, Mimi suffered a "physical and emotional breakdown." Carey checked herself into a hospital for psychiatric care and took time off to rest. Some suspected that Mariah was on the verge of another breakdown after her split from husband Nick Cannon.

In 2012, the Mexican star opened up to Lucky magazine about her struggle with depression. The culprit was her bad skin condition. "This acne was so bad it sent me into severe, severe depression," she said.

In 2013, the former RBD singer shocked the world when he tweeted photos of an attempted suicide. Cristian fell into a deep depression after splitting with an ex lover. He has spoken out about the importance to seek help and serves as an advocate for the gay community.

“I had worked maybe 55 days in a row without a day off and shooting on a film, and I just one day was walking towards the set and every time I walked towards the set my heart would start beating and I would start getting frightened,” she wrote about in her book True Love. At one point, the anxiety got so bad she had to go to the hospital after her vision blurred on set, and she was told by a doctor that she had to take better care of herself. “The truth is, I wasn’t taking care of myself at all. I wasn’t loving myself at all. All I was thinking about was pleasing everyone else and showing everybody else that I could do all these things and that I was fine… I have to take care of myself first before I can take care of anyone else.”

“I used to unplug every single appliance in my house. Or I’d double-check every door in my house to make sure it was locked at night,” she said to CosmoGirl. “It was like a panic came over me and I had to do something, and once I did it, I was OK. … It was really me needing to control something.”

In 2011, the Mexican singer fell into a deep depression while pregnant. It turns out that she was struggling with anorexia and needed to be hospitalized. She gave birth to a healthy baby boy named Jerónimo.

After she gave birth to daughter Carolina in 2014, Jacqueline Bracamontes revealed via Twitter that she was struggling with postpartum depression. So many women experience this, but are too embarrassed to speak up or even get help.

The Mexican star has battled with anorexia and bulimia in the past, but thankfully she sought help. She battled another health issue when she was diagnosed with a cerebral tumor. She denied that it was life-threatening and bashed reports claiming otherwise.

She opened up about how she struggled with PPD after the arrival of her first child, and she wanted to remind women that they're not alone. So many women are affected by PPD.