Aired Tuesday September 17, 5:00am - 7:30amon AFN Movie

Selena (1997)

Name: Selena
Rating: 6.8

Biography / Drama

In this biographical drama, Selena Quintanilla (Jennifer Lopez) is born into a musical Mexican-American family in Texas. Her father, Abraham (Edward James Olmos), 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 (Jon Seda), who draws the ire of her father. Seeking mainstream stardom, Selena begins recording an English-language album which, tragically, she would never complete.

IMDb6.8

Rotten Tomatoes64%

Country: USA

Cast and crew

Gregory NavaDirector
Jennifer LopezSelena Quintanilla
Edward OlmosAbraham Quintanilla
Jon SedaChris Perez
Constance MarieMarcela Quintanilla
Jacob VargasAbie Quintanilla
Lupe OntiverosYolanda Saldivar
Jackie GuerraSuzette Quintanilla
Richard CocaBobby - Dinos 1961
Panchito GomezYoung Abraham - Dinos 1961
Sal LopezJuan Luis
Victoria Elena FloresYoung Suzette
Rafael TamayoYoung Abie
Leon SingerConcert Promoter
Rebecca Lee MezaYoung Selena

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