Overview:
In this biographical drama, Selena Quintanilla is born into a musical Mexican-American family in Texas. Her father, Abraham, realizes that his young daughter is talented and begins performing with her at small venues. She finds success and falls for her guitarist, Chris Perez, who draws the ire of her father. Seeking mainstream stardom, Selena begins recording an English-language album which, tragically, she would never complete.| Status: | Released (1997-03-21) |
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| Awards: | 9 wins & 6 nominations |
| BoxOffice: | $35,764,351 |
| Screen: | Gregory Nava |
| Productions: | Esparza / Katz Productions, Q Productions |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | Español, English |
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Casts
- 16866: Jennifer Lopez - Selena Quintanilla
- 1242291: Jackie Guerra - Suzette Quintanilla
- 92326: Constance Marie - Marcela Quintanilla
- 13642: Alex Meneses - Sara
- 288: Jon Seda - Chris Perez
- 587: Edward James Olmos - Abraham Quintanilla
- 16429: Jacob Vargas - A. B. Quintanilla
Crews
- 16395: Gregory Nava - Director - Directing
- 16395: Gregory Nava - Screenplay - Writing
- 92514: Nancy De Los Santos - Associate Producer - Production
- 1358752: Steven M. Kalb - Associate Producer - Production
- 26208: Robert Katz - Producer - Production
- 1358749: Carolyn Caldera - Associate Producer - Production
- 66089: Moctesuma Esparza - Producer - Production
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Reviews
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A very affectionate and heart-warming biopic about a talented singer who was snatched from this world way too soon. From Selena's childhood, to her discovered talent, to her trials and triumphs, and to her skyrocketing music career. This movie shows how much Selena accomplished dur ....
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Good biopic with great performances from Jennifer Lopez and Edward James Olmos. The direction, however, is the film's shortcomings that was a bit shoddy at times, though seems like the concert recreations were alright. Also would've liked to see the development between Selena and Yol ....
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