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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	John Seda, Becky Lee Meza, Edward James Olmos, Panchito Gomez
Director	Gregory Nava
Genres	Drama

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- - 5
  - 2
  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 ... read more »
  
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  - Peterborough
  - 20 Jan 2009 at 13:35
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- - 0
  - 0
  Cheesy but good!
  
  This was a LOT cheesier than I remember, but it was still enjoyable - very dated but I think it would be a fair representation of the dinger and her life.
  
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- 1077921
- - Daniigirl
  - 127 reviews
  - Dorset
  - 02 Jan 2012 at 21:24
- - 0
  - 0
  Jlo's brilliant performance
  
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  jlo's performance as selena was brilliant, she got the dance moves spot on, she really looked like her too.It was such a sad true story of a young beautiful... read more »
  
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- 1022856
- - manta
  - 5 reviews
  - Luton
  - 28 Jul 2011 at 23:09
- - 3
  - 0
  I LOVE
  
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  I REALLY LIKED THIS FILM THE MUSIC WAS GOOD IN THIS FILM J.LO PLAYED THIS PART VERY WELL I SUCH GOOD STORY AND ALSO SUCH A REALLY SAD STORY HOW THIS COULD ... read more »
  
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- - bethmoviemad
  - 10 reviews
  - Oldham
  - 16 Oct 2009 at 21:05
- - 0
  - 0
  salena
  
  i think this film is brilliant love it very sad but wicked
  
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- - missjb
  - 1 review
  - Lowestoft
  - 21 Mar 2009 at 22:55
- - 0
  - 0
  Enjoyed this - sunday afternoon movie
  
  Enjoyed this - JLo good, interesting story, liked the music but felt like only scratched the surface - cosmetic.
  
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- 699856
- - a customer
  - Southsea
  - 01 Feb 2009 at 20:06
- - 5
  - 2
  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 ... read more »
  
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  - Peterborough
  - 20 Jan 2009 at 13:35
- - 3
  - 0
  selena
  
  loved it it really didi touch me would def watch again
  
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- - radzy
  - 28 reviews
  - Tiverton
  - 23 Apr 2008 at 12:13
- - 1
  - 0
  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
  
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- 274716
- - a customer
  - Scotland
  - 13 Aug 2006 at 18:22
- - 2
  - 1
  A major let-down; pure cheese.
  
  What's wrong with these other reviewers? I'd been looking forward to watching this film for years and when J-Lo was riding high, I couldn't ... read more »
  
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- 274432
- - Agi McDonald
  - London, England
  - 12 Aug 2006 at 17:27
- - 1
  - 0
  A major let-down; pure cheese
  
  What's wrong with these other reviewers? I'd been looking forward to watching this film for years and when J-Lo was riding high, I couldn't ... read more »
  
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- 274429
- - Agi McDonald
  - London
  - 12 Aug 2006 at 17:21
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- - 5
  - 2
  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 ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 691539
- [Highly rated reviewer]
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  - Peterborough
  - 20 Jan 2009 at 13:35
- - 3
  - 0
  selena
  
  loved it it really didi touch me would def watch again
  
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- - radzy
  - 28 reviews
  - Tiverton
  - 23 Apr 2008 at 12:13
- - 3
  - 0
  I LOVE
  
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  I REALLY LIKED THIS FILM THE MUSIC WAS GOOD IN THIS FILM J.LO PLAYED THIS PART VERY WELL I SUCH GOOD STORY AND ALSO SUCH A REALLY SAD STORY HOW THIS COULD ... read more »
  
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- 821870
- - bethmoviemad
  - 10 reviews
  - Oldham
  - 16 Oct 2009 at 21:05
- - 2
  - 0
  My enjoyment of the ...
  
  My enjoyment of the film was in no way marred by the fact that I hadn't previously heard of Selena.
  
  The film moved along at an enjoyable pace, if... read more »
  
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- - Mark#180
  - LIVERPOOL
  - 01 Sep 2004 at 17:56
- - 2
  - 0
  Lopez shines in biopic of murdered singer
  
  Often overlooked because of Ms Lopez' private life, this is the film that launched the all-singing all-dancing actresses career, and because of some bad ... read more »
  
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- - agw1
  - south wales
  - 28 Feb 2004 at 14:31
- - 2
  - 1
  A major let-down; pure cheese.
  
  What's wrong with these other reviewers? I'd been looking forward to watching this film for years and when J-Lo was riding high, I couldn't ... read more »
  
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- 274432
- - Agi McDonald
  - London, England
  - 12 Aug 2006 at 17:27
- - 1
  - 0
  Nice heart warming true story
  
  What can i say, a very nice all round story, all the more better because it was true, this is jenifer lopez best acting performance i am not saying shes the ... read more »
  
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- - david wood
  - Bradford
  - 05 May 2005 at 10:55
- - 1
  - 0
  Selena
  
  Good film. One to watch.
  
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- 273762
- - a customer
  - Inverness
  - 10 Aug 2006 at 18:17
- - 1
  - 0
  A major let-down; pure cheese
  
  What's wrong with these other reviewers? I'd been looking forward to watching this film for years and when J-Lo was riding high, I couldn't ... read more »
  
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- 274429
- - Agi McDonald
  - London
  - 12 Aug 2006 at 17:21
- - 1
  - 0
  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
  
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- 274716
- - a customer
  - Scotland
  - 13 Aug 2006 at 18:22

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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 ...