Benny Blanco Gushes Over Selena Gomez’s FilmEmilia Pérez: ‘One of the Best Movies I Have Ever Seen’

Mar. 15, 2025

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco.Photo:Allen Berezovsky/Getty

Allen Berezovsky/Getty

Benny BlancoisSelena Gomez’s biggest fan!

On Friday, Sept. 6, Gomez, 32, shared a glimpse of the song “Mi Camino,” which she performs in her upcoming movieEmilia Pérez.

The “Wolves” singer posted a snippet of the performance onInstagramalongside the caption, “A little sneak peek of the song ‘Mi Camino’ that I performed inEMILIA PÉREZ. In select theaters this November and on @Netflix November 13 in the U.S., U.K. and Canada,” teasing the release date.

Blanco, 36, then commented, “This is one of the best movies i have ever seen.”

The pair, whoconfirmed their romancein December 2023, regularlyshare their love for one anotheron social media, with Gomez previously calling the record producerher “absolute everything"in an Instagram comment while confirming they were dating.

TheOnly Murders in the Buildingactress stars as Jessi Del Monte inEmilia Pérez, whichreceived a minutes-long standing ovationat theCannes Film Festivalback in May, perVarietyandDeadline.

In the movie, Gomez plays the wife of feared drug cartel leader Manitas (Karla Sofía Gascón) who seeks out lawyer Rita (Zoe Saldaña) to help him secretly complete a sex change operation to become a woman as he approaches retirement from the business.

Selena Gomez in ‘Emilia Pérez’.Shanna Besson/Pathé

Shanna Besson/Pathé

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Gomez recentlyappeared on a Q&A panelalongside cast members including Saldaña, 46, and Gascón, 52, on Sunday, Sept. 1 as the film aired at the 2024Telluride Film Festival.

While speaking about learning the song “Mi Camino,” Gomez said, “It was actually a totally different song.”

“It had a bit more of a rough sound to it and over the course of, you know, working with [singer-songwriter] Camille on the song intimately, it became almost like a ballad,” the former Disney star said. “It was more of a story about a woman and phases of life that she goes through and it just was beautiful.”

Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldaña at Telluride Film Festival on Sept. 1, 2024.Paul Best/Getty

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“I watched it, I was in the studio for hours and hours and it was just so much fun, but also not trying to sing the way that I would normally sing,” Gomez shared. “I had to try and, you know, in my mind to think, ‘Okay, this is what were the limits I could reach within my character.' "

“And it was really therapeutic and I thought it was so beautifully done,” she added.

Emilia Pérezis in select theaters Nov. 1, then streaming on Netflix Nov. 13.

source: people.com