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'Selena' (1997) This Jennifer Lopez-led biopic, released just two years after the "Como la Flor" artist's death, is perhaps the most enduring of all the many Selena-centric pieces of media.
Gregory Nava directed the film Selena, which premiered in March 1997. The movie told the story of Selena, who rose to fame through the band Selena Y Los Dinos, which included her brother A.B., her ...
Not long after Selena's murder, her relatives tapped the Oscar-nominated filmmaker Gregory Nava, who previously told immigrant stories in 1983's " El Norte," as well as his 1995 movie, “Mi ...
The iconic Selena 1997 biopic could have been different if her family hadn't acted fast. Her sister Suzette Quintanilla recently revealed her family felt a lot of pressure to agree to the movie ...
The documentary, which hits Netflix in late 2025, will first screen in San Antonio at CineFestival this Saturday and Sunday.
In 1994, Selena won the Grammy for Best Mexican-American Album. Songs like "Como La Flor," "I Could Fall In Love," and her signature hit, "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom," endeared her music to both Spanish ...
The Movie Marks A Major Reunion The new Jennifer Lopez movie now marks the first time that she has performed onscreen with Edward James Olmos since they both appeared in Selena nearly 30 years ago ...
"This journey has come full circle."Released in 1997, Selena featured Lopez as the Grammy-winning Tejano singer who broke into mainstream radio posthumously. The "I Could Fall in Love" singer was ...
The movie, which tells the inspiring but tragic story of the Tejano music star who continues to be loved today, became a touchstone in Latin American culture, the Library of Congress said.
Jennifer Lopez has announced that Edward James Olmos, who played the father of her character, Selena Quintanilla-Perez, in the 1997 movie about the late singer, will reunite with her on the big ...