Selena Gomez will play Linda Ronstadt in the biopic of this female rock’n’roll icon

A female-driven biopic about Linda Ronstadt, the country, rock’n’roll and Latin music legend of the ’70s? This is the new project carried out by Selena Gomez, as announced by the American magazine Rolling Stone.

Two American artists of Mexican origin

The actress and singer protagonist of Wizards of Waverly and’Only murders in the building will take on the role of the winning artist of eleven Grammys.

Besides theirs rather surprising physical resemblanceSelena Gomez herself was twice nominated for Grammy Awards. Rolling Stone he also clarified that both had Mexican ancestry; enough to add an extra touch of closeness between them.

A biopic, after a documentary

If the film is currently in development according to American media, we still do not know who the director will be, as well as the composition of the rest of the cast. But as revealed Rolling StoneThe movie is produced by James Keachto which we owe Walk along the line, the Johnny Cash musical biopic starring Joaquin Phoenix. In 2019, James Keach he also made the documentary Linda Ronstadt: The sound of my voice, which suggests the best for this new biopic. We will also find John Boylan in the making of the film, the artist’s manager. The film will be adapted from Ronstadt’s memoir titled Simple Dreamsin reference to his album triple platinum released in 1977.

Now at the age of 77, Linda Ronstadt is known for her discography consisting of 24 albums. In 2014 she was included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a true temple of music that rewards artists who have marked the history of Rock. In 2011, the artist announced her retirement, later revealing that she suffers from progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare neurodegenerative disease that prevents her from singing.

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