Tanya Mosley

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This is Fresh Air. I'm Tanya Mosley. The Netflix Spanish-language musical film Amelia Perez centers on a drug cartel leader who decides to undergo gender affirmation surgery and start a new life with a new identity as Amelia Perez. My guest, Selena Gomez, stars as Jessie Del Monte, the wife who is forced to start a new life of her own after her husband disappears.

This is Fresh Air. I'm Tanya Mosley. The Netflix Spanish-language musical film Amelia Perez centers on a drug cartel leader who decides to undergo gender affirmation surgery and start a new life with a new identity as Amelia Perez. My guest, Selena Gomez, stars as Jessie Del Monte, the wife who is forced to start a new life of her own after her husband disappears.

This is Fresh Air. I'm Tanya Mosley. The Netflix Spanish-language musical film Amelia Perez centers on a drug cartel leader who decides to undergo gender affirmation surgery and start a new life with a new identity as Amelia Perez. My guest, Selena Gomez, stars as Jessie Del Monte, the wife who is forced to start a new life of her own after her husband disappears.

The film is almost entirely in Spanish, and in preparation for the role, Gomez had to brush up on her Spanish after losing fluency as a kid once she started acting. Emilia Perez leads in the Golden Globe film categories with 10 total nominations, and including Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy, and Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for Gomez.

The film is almost entirely in Spanish, and in preparation for the role, Gomez had to brush up on her Spanish after losing fluency as a kid once she started acting. Emilia Perez leads in the Golden Globe film categories with 10 total nominations, and including Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy, and Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for Gomez.

The film is almost entirely in Spanish, and in preparation for the role, Gomez had to brush up on her Spanish after losing fluency as a kid once she started acting. Emilia Perez leads in the Golden Globe film categories with 10 total nominations, and including Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy, and Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for Gomez.

Gomez got her start in acting at 10 years old when she was on the television series Barney and Friends. She went on to star in several Disney shows before her breakout role in the series The Wizards of Waverly Place.

Gomez got her start in acting at 10 years old when she was on the television series Barney and Friends. She went on to star in several Disney shows before her breakout role in the series The Wizards of Waverly Place.

Gomez got her start in acting at 10 years old when she was on the television series Barney and Friends. She went on to star in several Disney shows before her breakout role in the series The Wizards of Waverly Place.

Since 2021, she has starred alongside Steve Martin and Martin Short as true crime enthusiasts turned podcasters and crime solvers in the Hulu comedy series Only Murders in the Building. The series is currently nominated for three Golden Globe Awards, including Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy TV Series for Gomez. Gomez is also a two-time Grammy-nominated musician.

Since 2021, she has starred alongside Steve Martin and Martin Short as true crime enthusiasts turned podcasters and crime solvers in the Hulu comedy series Only Murders in the Building. The series is currently nominated for three Golden Globe Awards, including Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy TV Series for Gomez. Gomez is also a two-time Grammy-nominated musician.

Since 2021, she has starred alongside Steve Martin and Martin Short as true crime enthusiasts turned podcasters and crime solvers in the Hulu comedy series Only Murders in the Building. The series is currently nominated for three Golden Globe Awards, including Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy TV Series for Gomez. Gomez is also a two-time Grammy-nominated musician.

She's had 16 consecutive top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, the longest active run of any artist. My interview with Selena Gomez was recorded in November. Selena Gomez, welcome to Fresh Air.

She's had 16 consecutive top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, the longest active run of any artist. My interview with Selena Gomez was recorded in November. Selena Gomez, welcome to Fresh Air.

She's had 16 consecutive top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, the longest active run of any artist. My interview with Selena Gomez was recorded in November. Selena Gomez, welcome to Fresh Air.

Let's talk a little bit about the themes in the movie. She's looking for freedom because she's married to this very brutal drug kingpin. And so all the things that go along with that life. She has two children by him. It's not explicitly said, but it seems as if maybe she got married when she was very young to him.

Let's talk a little bit about the themes in the movie. She's looking for freedom because she's married to this very brutal drug kingpin. And so all the things that go along with that life. She has two children by him. It's not explicitly said, but it seems as if maybe she got married when she was very young to him.