She has already excelled as a singer and an actress.
And now Selena Gomez is becoming a TV producer. On Monday Deadline reported the Hands To Myself crooner is behind a new TV series that has been described as a 'Latina Empire.'
This news comes the day after the 23-year-old Spring Breakers actress stunned at the iHeart Radio Awards in an orange jumpsuit.
Go girl: Selena Gomez is becoming a TV
producer. On Monday Deadline reported the Hands To Myself crooner is
behind a new TV series that has been described as a 'Latina Empire'
Hot stuff: The Hands To Myself singer with Pete Wentz on Sunday at the iHeartRadio Music Awards in Inglewood, California
According to
the site, Selena will work with Aaron Kaplan through his Kapital
Entertainment and Mandy Teefey on the drama series.
The
show is 'set in a low income Latino neighborhood and is told through
the eyes of an 18-year-old girl destined for greatness.'
Los Angeles high school senior Ana Cobarrubias serves as a consultant on the project.
Sounds promising: The show is 'set in a
low income Latino neighborhood and is told through the eyes of an
18-year-old girl destined for greatness.' Los Angeles high school senior
Ana Cobarrubias serves as a consultant on the project
Kaplan was inspired by Ana after hearing her speech at the The Zimmer Children’s Museum Discovery Award Dinner last November.
Her
speech was about 'making a difference in her poor East LA neighborhood
and her determination to defy society’s expectations for someone like
her by being a strong and confident young woman,' according to
Deadline. Cobarrubias plans to pursue a career in cinematic arts.
The show will be co-produced by Freeform and Universal Cable Prods.
'Revival 16': Selena shared a photo of
her wearing Day Of The Dead make-up on Monday as she teased that fans
would get to see 'tour content soon'
It's made its mark: Empire stars Terrence Howard and Taraji P Henson
so
she could tell the stories of people from low-income neighborhoods like
hers. She was brought in as a consultant on the project.
Gomez has already been working with Teefey on Netflix’s upcoming series 13 Reasons Why.
Selena
may be best known for her hits Come And Get It, Love You Like A Love
Song and Same Old Love, but she first hit fame with her TV series
Wizards Of Waverly Place.
She went on to star in Monte Carlo and Getaway.
As
far as her personal life, she dated Justin Bieber for several years and
has since been linked romantically to Samuel Krost and Charlie Puth.
Does she like this guy? As far as her
personal life, she dated Justin Bieber for several years and has since
been linked romantically to Samuel Krost and Charlie Puth (pictured)
