Selena

March. 21,1997      PG
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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.

Jennifer Lopez as  Selena Quintanilla
Jackie Guerra as  Suzette Quintanilla
Constance Marie as  Marcela Quintanilla
Alex Meneses as  Sara
Jon Seda as  Chris Perez
Edward James Olmos as  Abraham Quintanilla
Jacob Vargas as  A. B. Quintanilla
Panchito Gómez as  Young Abraham - Dinos 1961
Richard Coca as  Bobby - Dinos 1961
George Perez as  Seff - Dinos 1961

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Reviews

Hellen
1997/03/21

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

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InformationRap
1997/03/22

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

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Invaderbank
1997/03/23

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

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Josephina
1997/03/24

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

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mkross928
1997/03/25

I unfortunately had never heard of the real Selena until after I saw this movie. I love how it portrays her as a strong, courageous young woman. Thanks to this movie, Selena has become an excellent role model for women and has proven that women can be just as good as men. I hope Yolanda saldivar sees this movie if she hasn't already and is ashamed that she robbed the world of one of the greatest people who has ever lived. I have no doubt that Selena would have made it big if she were still alive. It's a shame that she didn't get see it happen. But I digress. The cast was great. The producers had the right idea of casting a then unknown Jennifer Lopez as Selena because Selena herself wasn't quite known until after her death. Had they cast someone who was already famous, they probably would have over acted and made it look fake, not really capturing the spirit of Selena. All in all, even though I don't really like to watch this movie because of the end, i still consider this one of the best movies of all time because whenever I start to get discouraged, like to ask myself "What would Selena do?"

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edwagreen
1997/03/26

The fairy-tale of Mexican-American singer Selena, whose life was cut short by her bookkeeper.There is still another wonderful Edward James Olmos performance as her protective father. As he did as Jaime Escalante, an LA high school math teacher, Olmos commands the screen as the dominant force in his daughter's life. A hard worker who strove for more, the Olmos character did know when it was time to relent.The film is often cliché. Presto, and Selena was a star of great magnitude. While Jennifer Lopez did an admirable job, she is still Jennifer and in some scenes, she sounded as she did up against Ralph Fiennes in "Maid in Manhattan."

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xoamandamoo
1997/03/27

oh my gosh. i watched this movie in Spanish class last week, and before this, i had never heard of selena. after watching the film, i have now downloaded about 26 songs of selena's and bought the movie for myself.i absolutely loved this movie from beginning to end. jennifer lopez did an amazing job. i couldn't tell which parts were the real selena and which ones were lopez. all of the actors/actress in this film were wonderful. i fell in love with the family from the moment i saw them. they're all so believable and i actually forgot i was watching a movie. i felt every bit of happiness and joy and pain that they experienced. i fell in love with selena. if lopez portrayed her accurately (i wouldn't know because i had no idea who she was before i watched the film) then she must have been one incredible person. its just so sad her life was cut so short.at the very end of the film, when they threw the white rose on the stage i thought.. oh no! something's gonna happen. the next thing you see is her on a stretcher and a radio announcer's voice saying that she had been shot. that moment killed me. i started bawling right in the middle of class! i loved her from beging to end and to see her die that way at such a young age is heartbreaking. i was only 5 when she died, so i didn't know about it, but her fans at that time must have been mortified. if jennifer portrayed her correctly, the real selena must have been..(besides and outstanding singer) a truly wonderful human being.the tribute at the end is amazing. i loved the candlelit vigil for her at the end with the real pictures and clips of her. i love how the movie was focused of the celebration of her life and how much she accomplished in a short amount of time and not her tragic death. for that many people to be so affeccted by her death.. well that must mean that she was really truly and incredible human being, and she is missed by many and will never be forgotten.

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princeandrez
1997/03/28

I Love this movie and I think it is an appropriate portrait of who Selena really was. I grew up in the poor side of Corpus Christi, TX, where the movie was filmed. Selena brought a bright face to the neighborhood of struggling and lower incomed families. She was always there to provide an uplifting word to people. When I was 6 years old she came running out of her house looking for help to find her two dogs. I was one of 6 children that were more than glad to help her with whatever she needed. She was an inspiration because though she made her money she never left the neighborhood from which she came. She was always true to herself and the fans that loved her. I will always and forever miss her. She passed this world when I was only in the 3rd grade but I can remember every second of the day when her life was taken. I was only 8 years old, I lived my life listening to her music and I only felt it was right to leave flowers at her gate because of the wonderful impact she made on this world. So for those people who say they were truly touched by this movie, they will never know how much this entertainer, a true blessing from heaven, had an impact on the lives of the ones who truly loved her.

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