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Selena is a 1997 American biographical musical drama film about Tejano music star Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, played by Jennifer Lopez. The film, written and directed by Gregory Nava , chronicles the star's rise to fame and death when she was murdered by Yolanda Saldívar at the age of 23.
"Viviras Selena", which is a tribute song, was released in March 1997. The video was filmed in Q-Productions recording studio, where Tejano singers such as Pete Astudillo , Bobby Pulido , Emilio Navaria , Jennifer Peña , Graciela Beltran and the Barrio Boyzz' recording the song live.
Lopez won her first leading role playing Selena Quintanilla in the 1997 biopic Selena. The film was a commercial and critical success and Lopez was Golden Globe-nominated for her performance as the late Tejano singer. [13] This film is often cited by critics as Lopez' breakout role.
The movie, written and directed by Woody Allen, was quietly released in 2019. Critics agreed that the film was a far cry from Allen's previously acclaimed films.
Lopez was one of 21,000 actresses to audition for Selena, a number that Nava says eclipsed the number of performers who coveted the role of Scarlett O'Hara in 1939's Gone With the Wind. "It was a ...
Selena Quintanilla was born on April 16, 1971, at Freeport Community Hospital in Freeport, Texas. [12] [13] She was the youngest child of Marcella Ofelia Quintanilla (née Samora), who was Mexican-American with some Cherokee ancestry, [14] and Abraham Quintanilla Jr., a Mexican American former musician. [15]