Up to now, Selena Gomez’s film Emilia Perez is the work that received the longest applause at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival with a duration of 9 minutes, accompanied by a lot of cheers, whistles and cheers. Faced with this positive reception, the star born in 1992 burst into tears because he was so emotional right at the movie screening.
Selena Gomez cried while receiving 9 minutes of applause in Cannes.
Emilia Pérez tells the story of the escape of Mexican drug lord Manitas. He hired lawyer Rita to help him arrange this escape to escape crime. To get rid of all the evidence, Manitas decided to change gender and live a new life. However, deep inside, the drug lord has actually long wanted to become a woman.
In the film, Selena Gomez plays the wife of main character Manitas del Monte (played by Karla Sofía Gascón). Critics highly appreciated the actress’s performance, praising her for portraying both the character’s strong and soft personality.
Selena Gomez said she was immediately attracted when she read the script. She shared: ” This is a captivating, heartbreaking movie that really touched me. I also love the songs in the movie. I find them really wonderful .”
Selena Gomez and the movie’s stars on the red carpet.
Recently, Selena Gomez temporarily put aside her singing career to focus on acting. Last year, she attracted attention with her role in the comedy series Only Murders in the Building . The beauty also serves as the producer of the Wizards Beyond Waverly Place series – a spin-off of the Wizard of Waverly Place series that helped bring the name Selena Gomez to a large global audience. Her next project is expected to be a biopic about famous singer Linda Ronstadt, which is in production.
