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 Perez’ Trailer: Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldaña Star in a Cannes-Winning Musical That’s Now Netflix’s Big Oscar Contender
variety.comAndrés Buenahora editor Netflix has unveiled the trailer for Jacques Audiard’s Cannes-winning musical drama “Emilia Perez,” which is being positioned as one of the streaming giant’s big Oscar contenders this fall.
The movie, starring Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez, was one of the big sensations at Cannes this year, where it took home the jury prize and the best actress award for Saldaña, Gomez and their co-stars Karla Sofía Gascón and Adriana Paz.
The official synopsis for “Emilia Perez” from Netflix reads: “This odyssey follows the journey of four remarkable women in Mexico, each pursuing their own happiness.
The fearsome cartel leader Emilia (Gascón) enlists Rita (Saldaña), an unappreciated lawyer stuck in a dead-end job, to help fake her death so that Emilia can finally live authentically as her ‘true self’ and undergo gender reassignment surgery.” The supporting cast includes Edgar Ramírez.
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