Selena
1997 · Movie · PG · 127 min · ★ 7.7 · 67% critics
This biographical drama follows a Texas-born singer growing up in a musical Mexican-American family, performing at small venues, and winning attention as her talent blossoms. After a romance complicates things, she pushes toward bigger mainstream success by recording an English-language album that she never gets to finish.
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Details
- Years
- 1997
- Release date
- 1997-03-21
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Critic score
- 67/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 (1,314 votes)
About
You’ll probably enjoy Selena if you like heartfelt music biographies and want to see a rising star’s journey on screen; Not for you if you dislike biopics, need detailed conflict development, or prefer films like Coal Miner's Daughter or Respect instead.
Pros: affectionate biopic; strong lead performance; authentic music focus | Cons: story feels rushed; some strained character work; missing relationship detail
Themes
- texas
- biography
- elopement
- bustier
- fan club
- portrait of an artist
- corpus christi
- women singer
- biographical drama
- biographical
Cast & crew
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
- PA
Pete Astudillo
as Self - Dinos 1990's
Rubén C. González
as Joe Ojeda - Dinos 1990's
- RV
Ricky Vela
as Self - Dinos 1990's
Directed by Gregory Nava