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 |
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| Director | Gregory Nava |
| Genres | Drama |
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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
Two of Hollywood's hottest stars, hunk Antonio Banderas and diva Jennifer Lopez, are set to appear together in the thriller Bordertown. Lopez has recently appeared in a string of romantic comedies such as Gigli and Maid in Manhattan, and is currently on our cinema screens in Shall We Dance, alongside Chicago heartthrob Richard Gere. Now she is to turn her hand to Bordertown, and will play the role of a journalist investigating a series of murders on the US-Mexico border. Gregory Nava, who gave... Read more