Selena

1997

Action / Biography / Drama / Music

27
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 67% · 84 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 78% · 100K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.9/10 10 33699 33.7K

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Director

Gregory Nava Photo
Gregory Nava

Top cast

Jacob Vargas Photo
Jacob Vargas as Abie Quintanilla
Lupe Ontiveros Photo
Lupe Ontiveros as Yolanda Saldivar
Jennifer Lopez Photo
Jennifer Lopez as Selena Quintanilla
Edward James Olmos Photo
Edward James Olmos as Abraham Quintanilla
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1.2 GB
1280*534
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
2 hr 13 min
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2.47 GB
1920*800
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
2 hr 13 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by stefstars 7 / 10

One of the very few times J.Lo did a decent job

I remember seeing this film when it came out in theaters; needless to say, it has significant nostalgic value for me. Still, now that I'm older, I can take my rose colored glasses off and see it for what it realistically is. It has its flaws, it can be a bit corny in some scenes, but this was a late 90's film after all. The acting is great, all these actors/actresses really took the time to study the people they were portraying. Olmos is a convincing Abraham, the actor playing A.B. doesn't get much screen time considering he played a big part in Selena's career (writing the songs & producing) but when he does come out, he's very good. The actor playing Chris is great as well, got his shy mannerisms down.I can honestly say, this is a movie that J.Lo does well in. Remember this film is the one that boosted her to stardom. See in this film she's playing Selena, she had to do Selena's mannerisms and act out Selena's personality as best as she could. She succeeds, if she didn't, she wouldn't be the woman you know her as now. It's true when they say that J.Lo needs to be grateful to Selena for her career. Why did J.Lo shine in this role ? Because she wasn't playing herself (like she does in 90% of her other, cheesy films) she had to play someone else and had to do it properly. She's a convincing Selena, even does her laugh really well, so it's hard to imagine anyone else do the role but I'm looking forward for the Netflix series nonetheless.One thing that slightly disturbed me as I got older is how the family was so quick to releasing a biopic of their daughter, she had just passed away in 1995. The film has that rushed feeling to it (pacing is one of the flaws in this film) and it makes you wonder why the Quintanillas were so bent on having their version of things told and their version alone. I don't know you guys, I love Selena, but her family seems a bit shady sometimes.If another film is made about Selena, I hope it's based off Chris' book and the Quintanillas don't block it from happening, again.
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Reviewed by michaelRokeefe 7 / 10

A biopic of an exceptional talent.

This is the heart-felt story of 23-year-old Selena Quintanilla-Perez,played flawlessly by Jennifer Lopez. Selena was a Texas born singer of Tejano music and going from a cult attraction to breaking into an international phenomenon. How factual this film is can be questionable; but very interesting nonetheless.As the rising star was showing brilliance, she was gunned down by the very president of her own fan club in 1995. Shown through flashbacks her father Abraham(Edward James Olmos), a typical stage father/manager, finally realizes how enormously talented and loved his daughter is. There is the extreme closeness of her family, the marriage to guitarist Chris Perez(Jon Seda)and the snowballing success being ended by tragedy(only dealt with via taped news reports). Actual Selena concert footage is used; and this film overflows with music. Enough can't be said of Lopez in her portrayal...she is so enjoyable, lovable and s-e-x-y! Others featured in the cast: Jackie Guerra, Constance Marle, Jacob Vargas, Rebecca Lee Mezza, Alex Meneses and Sal Lopez.

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