Selena

"Discover the true story of one of America's brightest stars... that faded too soon."

Mar 21 1997 PG 2h 7m
Biography, Drama, Music

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.

Official Trailer
Plot

The film tells the story of the life of Mexican "Tejano" style singer Selena Quintanilla-Perez and the progress of her career resulting in her No. 1 US album.

Written by

Gregory Nava

Directed by

Gregory Nava

Cast

Jennifer Lopez, Edward James Olmos, Jon Seda

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Q Productions, Esparza / Katz Productions

Languages

English, Español

Awards

9 wins & 6 nominations

Trailers
Selena - HD Trailer
25th Anniversary Trailer
Selena (1997) Original Trailer [HD]
Scores
# of Votes
32,649
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
67
Popularity
NA