WASHINGTON.- Of the movies in fashion, Zendaya emerged as actress from a teenager to one of the biggest superstars of her generation thanks to an impressive string of successes on screen and on the red carpet.
The 27-year-old American stars in two of the most popular films of the year so far: Dune: Part Two y challenging, while finding space in her schedule to be one of the hosts of the prestigious Met Gala of New York that was held this week.
Her two superb outfits at the annual Manhattan event lit up social media and left critics speechless, referring to Zendaya as a “fashion icon.”
It is the latest achievement in the career of a woman who went from being the youngest actress to win an Emmy in a dramatic series, with Euphoria, to release an album, star in several Marvel films and venture into the field of production.
“For me, Zendaya is a thousand years old. She has already lived several lives before this one. And yet, she is as young as spring,” said the director of There, Denis Villeneuve, to Time magazine in 2022. “She is timeless, she can do everything,” added Villeneuve, who anticipated her as “a cultural cone in the making.”
the beginning
Zendaya Coleman, born in California in 1996, struggled with extreme shyness as a child, say her parents, both teachers. After trying her luck in sports, she discovered a passion for boards. Her mother Claire had a second job at a theater in Oakland.
“She begged me to take her to technical rehearsals,” her mother recalled in an interview in 2021.
Noticing how she transformed on stage, Zendaya’s parents decided to take her to Los Angeles to audition. At the age of 14 he appeared in the series In full swingthe Disney Channel.
His success quickly continued by releasing a pop album in 2013 titled Zendaya, and with its premiere on the big screen at the box office Spider-Man: Homecoming.
In the film of the famous superhero, the actress plays MJ, the girlfriend of Peter Parker/Spider-Man, a role that in this installment was played by English actor Tom Holland.
As the production generated sequels, the couple consolidated themselves on the screen, and in real life.
Euphoria
Zendaya grew like wildfire, but her role in the dark HBO drama series was Euphoria the one that established her as a formidable and mature star. In the series, she played Rue, a troubled young woman with addictions and self-destructive behavior.
The role gave her the prestigious Emmy for a dramatic actress at the age of 24, a statuette she would win again two years later.
Between both victories, Zendaya appeared in the first installment of Villeneuve’s trilogy There, in a minor role that was highlighted in the promotion of the film.
“She possesses a level of grace and authenticity that instills hope in the generation she enlightens,” said the American fashion magazine Essence in 2020.
His role grew in the sequel that came out in March of this year and grossed $700 million at the global box office.
His other great protagonist of 2024 is challenging, which places Zendaya as a tennis prodigy in the middle of a love triangle in which rivalry, friendship and lust are mixed.
Zendaya also produced the film released in April.
The actress also captivated those present on the red carpets of both films with themed outfits. The tour of there She featured attention-grabbing futuristic outfits, including French designer Thierry Mugler’s robotic outfit she wore in London.
For Challenging He also chose pieces that made people talk, like some stilettos custom-designed white Loewe shoes with tennis balls on the heels that I paraded during the film’s promotion in Rome.
“Versin unacceptable”
With her acting career in full swing, her role as a singer seems to be on pause.
In April, when asked about this, Zendaya vaguely commented that she “maybe release a little song” in the future.
The artist, in addition, is focused on issues of diversity and representation.
During her teenage years at Disney, Zendaya insisted on the inclusion of a black family in the series K.C. Undercover.
She has also supported the LGBTQ+ community, and at the age of 21 she openly criticized beauty standards in the entertainment industry.
“In Hollywood (…) I am the acceptable version of a young black woman, and that has to change,” Zendaya, whose mother is white and whose father is black, said in an interview. “As a light-skinned African American woman, it’s important for her to use my privilege, my platform, to show how much beauty there is in the African American community.”
FUENTE: AFP
