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A celebration of the life of Tejano princess Selena Quintanilla Perez, the rising star who was gunned down by the president of her own fan club in 1995. Amid the racial tensions and economic hardships of 1980's South Texas, the daughter of a Mexican immigrant (himself a failed doo-wop singer) grows up to be a sensation in the .. Read more

Starring Jennifer Lopez, Constance Marie, John Seda, Becky Lee Meza
Director Gregory Nava
Genres Drama

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A celebration of the life of Tejano princess Selena Quintanilla Perez, the rising star who was gunned down by the president of her own fan club in 1995. Amid the racial tensions and economic hardships of 1980's South Texas, the daughter of a Mexican immigrant (himself a failed doo-wop singer) grows up to be a sensation in the blossoming Tejano scene before meeting a tragic end. Light on insight, this biopic revels rather in Selena's on-stage achievements. Selena's father is credited as an executive producer to the film.

Starring Jennifer Lopez, Constance Marie, John Seda, Becky Lee Meza, Edward James Olmos, Panchito Gomez, Jacob Vargas, Lupe Ontiveros, Pete Astudillo, Richard Coca, Victoria Elena Flores, Ruben Gonzales, Jackie Guerra, Sal Lopez, George Perez, Leon
Director Gregory Nava
Studio WARNER HOME VIDEO
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 2 mins
Certificate DVD Certificate PG.gif
Genres Drama
Language English
Released DVD: 30 Jun 2003
Production year: 1997
Format DVD

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  • 3 stars out of 5

    Virtually unknown outside the Latino community, Selena Quintanilla was a major figure in Tejano music until, on the brink of her crossover into mainstream pop charts (à la Gloria Estefan) she was murdered by the president of her fan club. This glossy, slick and predictable biography centres on her relationship with her father, Abraham (Edward James Olmos), and her determination to hit the big time. Unsurprisingly, as Abraham is the executive producer, the film does not linger on her tragic death, but it provides a perfect vehicle for singer/actress Jennifer Lopez, who was nominated for a Golden Globe in the best actress in a musical category.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • "...SELENA succeeds, through Lopez's performance, in evoking the magic of a sweet and talented young woman..."

    • Chicago Sun
    • Posted 11 Mar 2005

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  • 5 out of 6 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 0 stars

    Obey the rule!

    Another poor outing for poor j-lo and alas she is not an exception.

    The most important rule for films - EVER:

    NEVER _EVER_ watch a film that has a singer as the leading actor/actress. There is a reason why they got into singing and not acting. As with most rules in life there are a couple of exceptions. Exceptional rule: It is OK to watch such a film if said actor/actress has been nominated or won an Oscar (obvious really...) Illustrious alumni include: Will Smith and Cher.

    Surprisingly if you obey this rule you will be spared the most painful experiences you can ever have in front of your own TV. Surprisingly, it is OK to watch models turned actors/actresses. Reason? Well, models usually have no talent so they go into the role with no great expectations and carry it off. Unfortunately, singers believe that their talents must extend to acting and get it so wrong...

    Obey the rule - live longer. Obey the rule - live happier.

      • A customer from Peterborough
      • Posted 20 Jan 2009 13:35

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    It Fantastic Film

    Tejano princess Selena who rising to tht star but was gunned down by a friend. It was a very touching story. it fantastic film

      • A customer from Scotland
      • Posted 13 Aug 2006 18:22

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    El Cantante

    El Cantante

    • 02 Sep 2008

    Jennifer Lopez first came to stardom in the US playing the tragic tejano singer Selena in a biopic of the same name. The movie was a hit – and Lopez earned raves for her performance – though it went straight to video in the UK, presumably because no one knew who Selena was. I suspect there is only a small minority of the UK audience who could tell you much about Hector Lavoe – the “King of Salsa”. Which may be why El Cantante has taken a year to get across the... Read more

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