Selena Gomez wanted her character Mabel, from Hulu's “Only Murders in the Building,” to be the killer in one season of the hit comedy.
Gomez said during an interview in diverse “I don't think it will work, but who knows? Nobody knows.”
This year, Gomez received her first Emmy nomination for lead actress in a comedy series for her role on the show.
Gomez, along with her “Emilia Perez” cast mates — Karla Sofia Gascón, Zoe Saldana, Edgar Ramirez and Adriana Paz — were on hand to discuss the Oscar buzz and critical acclaim for the Jacques Audiard-directed musical, which won her the Best Actress award at Cannes.
The “Only Murders in the Building” star has proven her acting prowess and showed off her comedic chops alongside comedy legends Steve Martin and Martin Short in the mystery film.
Only three Latinas have been nominated for Best Comedy Actress at the Emmy Awards: Rita Moreno (nominated in 1983 for “9 to 5”), America Ferrera (who won in 2007 for “Ugly Betty” and received another nomination in 2008) and Jenna Ortega (last year for “Wednesday”).
She also served as an executive producer on “Only Murders,” and made history this year as the most-nominated Latina producer in the category’s history and only the third Latina to be nominated in the Outstanding Comedy Series category, following Salma Hayek for ABC’s “Ugly Betty” in 2007. The other was Cuban producer Marlies Pujol, who was nominated two years in a row for Netflix’s “The Kominsky Method” in 2020 and 2021. Additionally, only one Latina has won as a producer in any of the major series categories in history (Celia de Costas for “Angels in America” in 2004).
Season 4 of “Only Murders in the Building” is scheduled to air on Hulu until October 29.
