Selena (1997)

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Rating: PG

Release Date: Mar 21, 1997

Running Time: 127 mins.

Country Of Origin: United States

starring: Jennifer Lopez, Edward James Olmos, Jon Seda, Jackie Guerra, Constance Marie, Alex Meneses, Jacob Vargas, Peter Astudillo, Ruben Gonzales, Ricky Vela

director: Gregory Nava, Barbara Jitner Martinez

By the age of 23, Selena Quintanilla Perez had seen almost all of her dreams come true. She and her family had risen together to a level of success they had hardly imagined, and their upward climb showed no signs of stopping. Selena, with her blend of natural talent, boundless energy and magnetic charm, was poised to become popular music's next big superstar, until her life was cut short at the hands of a friend she had thought loyal.

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Selena

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Jennifer Lopez excels as Selena, the Tejano singing sensation from south Texas who was shot and killed in 1995 at age 23 by Yolanda Saldivar, the president of her fan club. Director Gregory Nava, justly acclaimed for El Norte, had worked with Lopez in My Family/Mi Familia. He knew that this dancer (TV's In Living Color) and actress (Blood and Wine) had the talent and commitment to give Selena her due. What a shame, then, that Nava's script strands her in such dramatically…