| The film was directed by Oscar nominated filmmaker Gregory Nava and featured Jennifer Lopez as Selena, in the breakthrough role of her career.Edward James Olmos and Constance Marie played Selena's mother.Plot
The film begins at the Houston's Astrodome for her unknowing final concert, and Selena's fans are cheering and going wild.The film flashes back in time to 1961 when Selena's father, Abraham Quintanilla Jr.At age ten, Selena begins her singing career with the band "Selena y Los Dinos."The band is formed with her siblings as a follow up to her father's band.When she's older and performing in Monterrey, Mexico Selena gives an interview to a television reporter.Selena, however, has confidence and tells her father she "can do it."In front of a group of reporters, Selena struggles with her Spanish.When she wants to say to the reporter that her experience in Mexico has been very "exciting" she instead says "excited" in English.Jennifer Lopez as Selena signs autographs at a Los Angeles mall.As Selena and her friend look for a dress they are ignored by the Anglo sales clerk while at the same time Latino workers nearby recognize her and she draws a huge crowd.Selena is thrilled and gladly signs autographs for her fans.The saleswoman, however, who seemingly snubbed Selena earlier, is dumbstruck at the attention Selena receives.Selena then elopes with her boyfriend Chris Perez (Jon Seda), which is a huge problem for Selena because her father does not want men to interfere with her blossoming career.Selena opens her boutique business ("Selena Etc."Yolanda, her fan club manager (who would later be her murderer), for helping her.Selena is told and is very upset and decides to confront Yolanda.The film details Selena's relationship with her family, her musical performances, and her romance with her boyfriend and later husband Chris Perez.It briefly deals with her murder, which is shown in a flashback scene when a white rose is thrown onto the stage while she sings, "Dreaming Of You."Jennifer Lopez and Jon Seda as Selena and Chris Perez.Selena was produced with the participation of the Quintanilla family, and her father Abraham is the executive producer of the film.Some of Selena's recordings were used on the soundtrack (see soundtrack below).In a noted stadium scene, where Selena once performed, the producers used approximately 35,000 extras, and is arguably the film's centerpiece.American activists were highly critical that Jennifer Lopez, a New York City native born to Puerto Rican parents, was selected to play Selena.Cast
Jennifer Lopez as Selena
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, Jr.Joe Ojeda
Michael Lopez as the family friend.Times, was impressed by the acting, writting, "Young Selena is played by Becky Lee Meza, who has a big smile and a lot of energy.Nava's engaging script wisely mines his subject's life for humor and conflict, embracing Selena Quintanilla's passion for music."TV type motion picture."He believed the acting was top notch and wrote "Jennifer Lopez is radiant as the title character, conveying the boundless energy and enthusiasm that exemplified Selena, while effectively copying not only her look, but her mannerisms.Selena's family, upon watching this performance, felt an eerie sense of deja vu."Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan gave the film a mixed review.Yet, "there are chunks of Selena that only a stone could resist.This movie turns out to be a celebration not only of the singer but also (as "What's Love" was for Angela Bassett) of the actress who plays her, Jennifer Lopez."Some film critics, however, did not like how the film appears like a sanitized Selena portrait.Addiego, writing for the San Francisco Examiner, did have a few enjoyable moments viewing the film but wrote, "You can't help cheering for Selena, but the good feeling is diminished by the sense that her story's been simplified and sanitized."The production budget of the film was approximately 20,000,000.DVD releases
A video, DVD (Region 1), and laserdisc versions of the film were released on September 24, 1997, by Warner Home Video.Anniversary DVD edition of Selena was released on September 18, 2007 by Warner Home Video.Extras include a Making of Selena: 10 Years Later featurette, a Queen of Tejano featurette, and nine additional scenes.An original motion picture Selena soundtrack was released by EMI Latin Records on March 11, 1997.The CD contains twelve tracks including Selena singing songs heard in the film.Included are rare tracks, hits, and cuts like the "Disco Medley, Part II," recorded live during Selena's 1995 concert at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.Not all the songs are performed by Selena.Awards
Nominations
Golden Globe Awards: Best Performance by an actress in a Musical or Comedy motion picture, Jennifer Lopez.ALMA Awards: The film was nominated for six American Latino Media Awards (ALMA) and won four.Grammy Awards: Best Instrumental Composition, Dave Grusin.Selena at the Internet Movie Database.Selena LIVE: The Last Concert, "All Access: Behind the Scenes," movie featurette.Film Scouts, interview with Gregory Nava."Brain, Brow, and Booty: Latina Iconicity in U.Mexica Movement web site.Selena at All Movie Guide, film review.Last accessed: January 9, 2008.Los Angeles Times, "In the Authorized Selena, She's Seen in the Best Light," Calender Section, March 21, 1997.San Francisco Examiner, film review, page C, March 21, 1997.Selena at Rotten Tomatoes.Box Office Mojo box office data.Last accessed: January 9, 2008.Anniversary edition of Selena" at DVD Active.External links
Selena at the Internet Movie Database.Selena at All Movie Guide.Selena at Rotten Tomatoes.Selena at Box Office Mojo.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.American parents in Lake Jackson, TX.While Selena grew up understanding Spanish, English was her first language.Her first records were recorded in Spanish and she sang the words
phonetically.In 1987, she was named Female Vocalist of
the Year and Performer of the Year at the Tejano Music Awards.EMI Latin and in 1990, she and
Los Dinos released their eponymous debut album.Quiero, and she also opened Selena Etc, a clothing
manufacturing business.Don Juan DeMarco, in which she
played a singer.Later that year, she and her band embarked upon a tour of
New York, LA, Argentina, and Puerto Rico.In 1995, Selena began preparing to make
her breakthrough into the American pop mainstream.Yolanda Saldivar, the woman who managed
Selena's boutique in San Antonio, and the founder of the Selena fan club.Selena's father had unearthed paperwork
proving that Saldivar had been embezzling from the fan club.Selena argued and as the singer left, she was shot in the back.An hour later, Selena died in a local hospital.It was a death that rocked the entire
Latino music industry.Saldivar was convicted for the murder of Selena on
October 23rd, 1995.Angeles Colliseum where she was to give a concert.Less than a month later,
Texas governor George W.Dreaming of You,
her final album, was released posthumously in the early summer.Plot Synopsis:
This plot synopsis is empty.Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe.Sara (as Alexandra Meneses)Jon Seda ...Dinos 1961 (as Panchito Gomez)Richard Coca ...Goofs:
Continuity: When Selena's father is teaching them how to play instruments when they are young, he tries to play the drums but Hen falls.Selena Quintanilla:
Now you have to try some of mine.Chris Perez:
I don't eat pepperoni, too hot.Sorry, there was a problem collecting your vote.Perez, a talented young
Mexican singer, who was discovered by her own father at the age of 10.Selena had everything going for her, a good family, whom she was very close
with, a great husband, loads of fans and of course her music career that
kept getting stronger.American Singer and was the most popular Latin singer at that
time.Until, all that was taken away from her, when at the age of 23 in
1995, Selena's 'friend' and fan club manager, Yolanda Saldivar murdered her,
after Selena had confronted Yolanda about money, she had stolen.I'm one of the many people out there who only heard about Selena in the last
couple of years.The internet,
maybe, but the things I did hear were all good and she sounded like a very
talented and popular young singer and of course I was really shocked to hear
about how she died.Selena and when I finally got to
watch it, I thought it was really great.Selena was planning to have kids and she was just about to
release her first English language album, all until she was she was terribly
murdered.Selena, was beautifully done and it was great to see clips of the
real Selena singing at her concerts, meeting her fans and just having fun
with her family, friends and husband.Jennifer Lopez played
Selena really well and deserved any award she received or got nominated for.The rest of the cast including, Edward James Olmos, who played Selena's
father and Jon Seda, who played Selena's husband Chris Perez did really well
too.Selena, the movie is highly recommended.You may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers.Download the Selena trailer and interview clips!Alternate HTML content should be placed here.Alternate HTML content should be placed here.Selena Deutschland GmbH
Malmkestr.Selena Italia srl
Via C.Selena Romania SRL
Sos.Selena today
Selena is an international manufacturer and supplier of a wide range of chemical building products for professional contractors and home users.The company sells its products in more than 50 countries around the world.The Selena Group comprises 14 trade companies situated in Brazil, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Poland, South Korea, Romania, Russia, Ukraine and the USA.Advantage through product
Quality is the key element of Selena's strategy."Advantage through product" means that the company is focused on achieving the highest quality in each of its product groups.Such strategy guarantees customers' confidence in products which are certain to bring excellent results at every construction site: from Lapland to Argentina and Chile.Selena's business activities comprise all stages of product development: from research to production, to distribution, to sales, to global marketing.Selena continuously develops and expands its offer, tailoring it to fit varied needs of customers in each market.The leading market position of Selena is confirmed by numerous awards, both local and international.History of the Selena Group
Selena was established in 1992 as one of the first companies in Poland offering innovative chemical building products: polyurethane mounting foams and silicone sealants.One after another, production plants of sealants, PU foams and adhesives were established.At the end of 1990s, the company was looking for further development possibilities in the branch, and these were provided by export and international expansion.Since Selena's products represent high quality complying with global standards, the company won customers in the East and in the West.Group development was to start production outside Poland: in South Korea, Brazil and Italy.Biography: The tragic shooting death of Tejano singer Selena spawned a reaction within the Latino community that can be compared to the ...Highlights: A smokin version of her hit single Tambourine and a killer verse from Party Like a Rockstar.Get behind the scenes footage from other Sessions alums. |
