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Discover the true story of one of America's brightest stars... that faded too soon.
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Drama, History, Music - 1997
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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.
Director:
,
Gregory Nava
Cast:
,
Jon Seda
,
Edward James Olmos
,
Jennifer Lopez
,
Lupe Ontiveros
,
Constance Marie
,
Victoria Elena Flores
,
Rebecca Lee Meza
,
Rafael Tamayo
,
George Perez
,
Jackie Guerra

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Rated:
PG
Runtime:
127 min
Release date:
21 Mar 1997
Country:
US
Languages:
Spanish, English
Budget:
$20,000,000
Revenue:
$60,000,000
Awards:
9 wins & 6 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
This is a simple story of hope and triumph, of one girl with the drive to succeed defying the odds and following her dream. It's not an original tale -- movies like this abound -- but Nava's point-of-view is fresh.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Missing is a sense of the interior life behind the smiling face that Selena showed the world. What of the drive that led her to music? What comfort did she find in it? What pain?
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2001
rotten:
Nava, who started his feature-film career with El Norte, is a good director who invariably finds a strong rapport with his actors. He's not much of a writer, though, and he should think twice about creating dialogue for his future projects.
– Edward Guthmann,
San Francisco Chronicle,
18 Jun 2002
rotten:
By the end of the film, Selena has been all but canonized.
– Stephen Holden,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
Selena surmounts its connect-the-dots approach to its heroine's life to create an appealing, energetic look at a too-briefly soaring musical star.
– Todd McCarthy,
Variety,
27 Mar 2009
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