Selena Marie Gomez (born July 22, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television producer. After appearing on the children's series Barney & Friends (2002–2004), she received wider recognition for her portrayal of Alex Russo on the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place, which aired from 2007 until 2012.
Gomez also starred in the films Another Cinderella Story (2008), Princess Protection Program (2009), Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009), Ramona and Beezus (2010), and Monte Carlo (2011). Thereafter, she focused on more mature roles in Spring Breakers (2012), Getaway (2013), The Fundamentals of Caring (2016), and The Dead Don't Die (2019). She voices the character of Mavis in the Hotel Transylvania film franchise, and serves as an executive producer of the Netflix television drama series 13 Reasons Why (2017–present) and the Netflix documentary series Living Undocumented (2019).
‘Emilia Pérez’: Camille Dalmais and Clément Ducol On Crafting an Emotional Music Arc for Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldaña
variety.comJazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Filmmaker Jacques Audiard gave virtually no notes when he sent French songwriting and composing duo Camille Dalmais and Clément Ducol an early draft of his latest film, “Emilia Perez,” but by the time they got to the last page of the script, they were inspired to write a song called “Para.” The duo will be feted at the at the Toronto Intl.
Film Festival with the TIFF Variety Artisan Award, which recognizes a distinguished creative or in this case, creatives, who has excelled at their craft and made an outstanding contribution to cinema and entertainment.
Dalmais and Ducol are among the artists being honored at the festival’s Tribute Award fundraising gala on Sept. 8, with Canada’s own Sandra Oh serving as the gala’s honorary chair. “Emilia Perez,” which premiered at Cannes in May and unspools in TIFF, stars Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez and Karla Sofía Gascón in a genre-defying combination of crime and pop songs.
The film revolves around lawyer Rita (Saldaña), who helps a crime boss retire from the cartel business and disappear, and also undergo gender reassignment surgery to become the titular character, Emilia Perez.
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