00:00Vanessa Hudgens is set to star in a new travel documentary exploring her family history in the Philippines.
00:06The film will capture the actress's first trip to the country of her mother's birth,
00:11showcasing her close relationship with her family and her personal trajectory as an American-born half-Filipino woman
00:17who has become one of the world's most recognizable stars.
00:20The project is set to begin shooting later this month.
00:23Hudgens will be accompanied on the journey and in the film by her mother Gina and her sister Stella.
00:28The actress has often spoken with pride about the biography of her mom, who left the Philippines for the U.S. at age 25.
00:35Hudgens says,
00:36The actress also shared the news on Instagram, saying she was, quote,
00:46The still-untitled film following Hudgens will be produced and directed by Paul Soriano.
00:52Hudgens most recently starred in the Oscar-nominated film Tick-Tick Boom.
00:56She began her career in the world of musical theater at age 8,
00:59eventually finding global fame in Disney Channel's high school musical film franchise.
01:04Some of her other credits have included Spring Breakers, Gimme Shelter, and Bad Boys for Life.
01:09She'll next star in the indie comedy French Girl and Michael Bay's Bad Boys 4.
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01:16For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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