Vanessa Hudgens to explore Asian heritage

Asian-american actor Vanessa Hudgens, who gained stardom with Disney’s High School Musical series, is set to shoot a travel documentary in the Philippines, the country of her mother’s birth. The untitled project will shoot in Palawan and Manila in March, reports media magazine Variety.

The documentary is said to showcase the relationship between Hudgens and her Filipino mother, Gina, who emigrated to the US at the age of 25, as well as Hudgens’ sister, Stella.

Since High School Musical, Hudgens has notched up key roles in Spring Breakers, Gimme Shelter, Bad Boys for Life and the Oscar-nominated, Lin-manuel Miranda-directed musical Tick, Tick ... Boom!.

“I feel like ours is such a relatable story to so many women all over the world,” Hudgens said in a statement announcing the documentary. “The more that we can share, the more we can lift each other up.”