OlderSelena Gomez To Portray Gay Peruvian Mountaineer Sylvia Vásquez-Lavado In Upcoming Biopic
Selena Gomez is taking on an inspiring new role!
The 28-year-old entertainer will portray Sylvia Vásquez-Lavado in a new movie, based off of her upcoming memoir “In the Shadow of the Mountain,” THR reports.
Sylvia is a Peruvian-American mountain climber “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.”
Elgin James will write and direct the film, also titled In The Shadow of the Mountain, with Scott Budnick‘s One Community producing alongside Donna Gigliotti and her Tempesta Films production company.
“Silvia is a force of nature,” Donna said in a statement. “Scott and I are so excited to work with Elgin and Selena to tell this story of resilience, courage, adventure and humanity.”
If you missed it, Selena is producing an upcoming thriller film, which she might also star in!
