Selena Gomez to Portray Silvia Vásquez-Lavado in New Film
Selena Gomez has landed a new role! The actress is set to portray Silvia Vásquez-Lavado in the new film, based on the memoir, In the Shadow of the Mountain.
Variety is reporting, “Vásquez-Lavado is the first gay woman to complete the Seven Summits, the highest mountains (including Mount Everest) on each of the seven continents. She is also the founder of Courageous Girls, a nonprofit that helps survivors of sexual abuse and trafficking, and has organized excursions for abuse survivors to the Mount Everest base camp.”
No word on when work on the new film will begin, but do know that Selena will also be producing the movie!
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