Discover the true story of one of America's brightest stars... that faded too soon.
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.
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Earnest, classical in form, grave and resolved.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- resolvedopen-ended
- effortlessdemanding
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Cast
- Jennifer LopezSelena Quintanilla
- Jackie GuerraSuzette Quintanilla
- Constance MarieMarcela Quintanilla
- Alex MenesesSara
- Jon SedaChris Perez
- Edward James OlmosAbraham Quintanilla
- Jacob VargasA. B. Quintanilla
- Pete AstudilloSelf - Dinos 1990's
- Rubén C. GonzálezJoe Ojeda - Dinos 1990's
- Ricky VelaSelf - Dinos 1990's
Crew
- Gregory NavaDirector
- Gregory NavaScreenplay
- Edward LachmanDirector of Photography
- Dave GrusinOriginal Music Composer
- Nancy RichardsonEditor
- Robert KatzProducer
- Moctesuma EsparzaProducer
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