Selena is a 1997 American biographical drama film about the life and career of the late Tejano music star Selena, a recording artist who was well known in the Mexican-American and Hispanic communities in the United States and Mexico before she was shot to death at the age of 23. The movie stars Jennifer Lopez as Selena, in her breakthrough role. Her father, Abraham Quintanilla, Jr., is played by Edward James Olmos and Constance Marie plays Marcella Ofelia Samora–Quintanilla. On February 26, 1995, the date of Selena's last concert at the Houston Astrodome, Selena gets ready to perform,... but is delayed when she can't find anything to wear. She looks into her suitcase and finds her famous purple bodysuit. Selena changes and is ready to go on stage. As she walks to the stage, she looks back at the parents, smiling. She walks out into the crowd and greets all her fans with a smile. Selena, now in a carriage, greets all her fans, waving and smiling. The lights go down and she is ready to perform the "Disco medley." In 1961, a young Abraham Quintanilla and his band "The Dinos" are rejected by a white restaurant owner for an audition due to their "Whites Only" policy.
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| Release date: | March 21, 1997 |
| Directed by: | Gregory Nava |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 127 Minutes |
| Producer: | Abraham Quintanilla Jr., Moctesuma Esparza |
| Music by: | Dave Grusin |
| Cinematography: | Edward Lachman |
| Screenplay by: | Gregory Nava |
| Estimated budget: | $20,000,000 |
| Genre: | Biography |