'The World You Know Sort Of Disappears': Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldana, And Edgar Ramirez Discuss Politics In Cannes Standout Movie Emilia Perez  (2024)

Selena Gomez and her co-stars Zoe Saldana and Edgar Ramirezrecently shared their views on politics in their Cannes standout musical crime comedy Emilia Perez.

Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldana, and Edgar Remirez ( Images via Imdb)

French director JacquesAudiard’supcoming musical crime comedy film, Emilia Perez, had its world premiere in competition on May 18 at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.The movie received an overwhelming response from the audienceas the film director and its cast earned a 9-minute standing ovation at the premiere, making it one of the most attention-grabbing projects at the film fest.

As this Cannes standout film continues to receive positive reviews from critics, its stellar cast members Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldana, and Edgar Ramirez recently shared their views on the political aspects of their film at the press conference.

Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldana talk about the political aspect of their movie EmiliaPerez

Selena Gomez, who is portraying the character of Jessi in her upcoming movie Emilia Perez, recently discussed the political aspect of the film. As the actress joined her co-stars at a recent press conference, a journalist asked themif they understood how the beauty of the movie aligns with the real-life corruption happening in the country, as per aVariety report.

In response to the question, Saldana shared thata lotof her family members live in Mexico, saying,“I’vebeen living in LA for 20 years. Mexicanculture,that’ssomethingthat’sdear to my heart. I have lots of family there."

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She added,“There is injustice and corruption, which is true of all places in the world. ButI’mgrateful to Jacquesbecause he used a lot of creative libraryand freedom [in this story].”

Meanwhile, the Bad Liar singer Selena Gomez shared that she relates with what Saldana expressed, noting,"I still havefamilythere and, obviously, me growing up in Texas was another part of my life. In general, it was wonderful.”

Edgar Ramirez also discusses thematter

Venezuelan actor Edgar Ramirez also attended the world premiere of their upcoming movie, Emilia Perez, in which he is portraying the role of Gustavo.

The actor joined his co-stars at the press conference, where he also shared his thoughts on the matter, saying,“I go there very often, and there is an idea of exile — but exile within yourself. Watching our film last night, the worldyouknowsortofdisappears and then comes back."

He continued,"Wedon’trecognize the countryin which we live, but wecan'tleave it. What we need, we Latin Americans, is to celebrate and create as if hope is just over the horizon. It guides our destiny forward.”

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Directed and written by French director Jacques Audiard, Emilia Perez is an upcoming Spanish-language musical comedy that follows the lives of three women—Jessi (Selena Gomez), Rita (Zoe Saldana), and the lead character Emilia Perez (Carla Sofia Gascón). They become connected through their similar traumatic experiences from their time in Mexico City's cartel-controlled underworld.