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 has some big (hiking) shoes to fill in her upcoming project! The actress and singer will play Silvia Vásquez-Lavado in the upcoming film about the inspiring mountaineer.
The film, which is currently in the early stages or pre-production, is based on Silvia’s memoir In the Shadow of the Mountain, which will be published in 2022, according to our sister site, Variety.
Selena has starred on the big screen in films like Spring Breakers and The Dead Don’t Die. But this will definitely be an exciting challenge for the young star!
Learn more about Silvia Vásquez-Lavado with the five facts below! 1) Silvia Vásquez-Lavado completed one of the most daring feats in mountain climbing. Starting in the mid-2000s, Silvia began her journey
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