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).
Selena Gomez to Play Trailblazing Gay Mountaineer Silvia Vasquez-Lavado in New Movie!
justjared.comSelena Gomez is taking on a big new role. The 28-year-old Stars Dance singer will be playing Peruvian mountaineer and social entrepreneur Silvia Vásquez-Lavado in an upcoming biopic called In the Shadow of the Mountain, THR reported on Wednesday (November 11). PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Selena Gomez The film is “based on upcoming memoir of the same name by Vásquez-Lavado, who became the first Peruvian woman to summit Mt.
Everest and the first openly gay woman to complete the Seven Summits, a challenge to climb the highest mountain on each continent.” She was also a victim of childhood assault and neglect who found healing and power in mountaineering. “Vásquez-Lavado’s work in survivor circles has been heralded, particularly her
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