Selena

Poster for the movie "Selena"
Poster for the movie "Selena"

Selena (1997)

127 min - Drama, Music, History, Biographical film - 21 March 1997
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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.

Director:  Gregory Nava
Writers:  Gregory Nava

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Storyline

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.


Collections: Gregory Nava

Genres: Drama, Music, History, Biographical film

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Language:  Spanish, English
Release Date:  21 March 1997

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Company Credits

Production Companies:  Esparza / Katz Productions, Q Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:  2 h 07 min
Hakam Ghanem
Author: Hakam Ghanem