selena gomezguest of this episode hollywood reporterof Awards chatter The podcast was recorded in front of 500 students at Chapman University, where she has been an actress since age 7 and a star since age 14, when she landed her first starring role on a Disney Channel show. Wizards of Waverly Place and launched a pop music career that took her to the top of the charts. All this has made Gomez one of the most famous people in the world. But as she entered adulthood, she “craved” the opportunity to showcase her acting talents and be part of high-quality projects that required her to use those abilities. For years, this dream seemed out of reach. But by 2024, the idea came true.
Gomez, 32, has been juggling three very different acting jobs this year. for her work on season 3 Only murders in the buildinga Hulu comedy series in which she plays true-crime podcaster Mabel, with whom she serves as an executive producer Steve Martin and Martin Shortshe received her third Emmy nomination for producing, making her the most Emmy-nominated Latina producer ever and her first nomination for acting. for her portrayal of Jessi, the wife of a drug cartel leader who disappears from the film. Jacques Audiardspanish movie musical emilia perezshe and her partner Carla Sofia Gascón, Adrianna Paz and Zooey Saldana Together they won the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival and are now the focus of Oscar buzz. So the cherry on the cake? She must also return to this world Waverly Place Serving as an EP on a Disney Channel spin-off/sequel and playing an adult version of the character she played as a child Wizards outside Waverley Place.
Over the course of this episode, Gomez answers your real questions as well as questions from Chapman students about her life and career. She talks about her journey into entrepreneurship and being a child star; the obstacles she faced while trying to transition into adult work; the biggest similarities and differences between acting and singing/songwriting, and why she’s spent the last nine years , she shifted “my focus” from singing/songwriting to acting; how only murder and Wizards outside Waverley Place What happened, and what she loved most about doing these two things; and most importantly, why emilia perez It means a lot to her.
Gomez reveals she was approached by Audia emilia perez Although I only know her through the 2012 movie spring breakers. The granddaughter of Mexican immigrants to the United States, she admits she has reservations about playing Spanish-speaking characters because she lost the fluency she once had (she says she feels “guilt” and “ashamed” about it), but she says Audia Her concerns were alleviated by adjusting the script to reflect that Jesse spent time with family in the United States before marrying and moving to Mexico, and therefore did not speak perfect Spanish. And, she said, Odia and his songwriters, Camille and Clement Ducoleven replacing Jessi’s original big musical number (which she described as “so dirty”) with the ballad “Mi Camino” to reflect some of the thoughts and feelings she expressed in the 2022 documentary Selena Gomez: My thoughts and me.
All this, and the opportunity to work and spend time with her co-stars (who enjoy a “sisterhood” and have a group texting link), makes emilia perezFor Gomez, it’s a dream come true, a project she’s truly proud of, and the beginning of an exciting new chapter in her career. “I couldn’t believe it,” she said of the reaction to the film and her performance. “I’m very humbled and very overwhelmed – in a good way – and I hope this is just the beginning. I can’t wait to do more and get into this world that I love so much.
