Movie
Selena
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1997-03-21
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Genres
- Drama, Music, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Esparza / Katz Productions, Q Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Jennifer Lopez as Selena Quintanilla
- Jackie Guerra as Suzette Quintanilla
- Constance Marie as Marcela Quintanilla
- Alex Meneses as Sara
- Jon Seda as Chris Perez
- Edward James Olmos as Abraham Quintanilla
- Jacob Vargas as A. B. Quintanilla
- Pete Astudillo as Self - Dinos 1990's
- Rubén C. González as Joe Ojeda - Dinos 1990's
- Ricky Vela as Self - Dinos 1990's
- Don Shelton as Stage Dancer
- Richard Emanuelle as Concert Reporter
Crew
- Gregory Nava - Director
- Gregory Nava - Screenplay
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