Selena Released Date, Rating, Genre, Cast

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Released Date

March 21, 1997

Distributor

Warner Bros.

Genre

Drama

Rating

Worldwide Gross

Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$35,281,794 + $0 = $35,281,794

Cast

Jennifer Lopez, Constance Marie, Jon Seda, Edward James Olmos, Jacob Vargas, Lupe Ontiveros

Jennifer Lopez

as Selena

Constance Marie

as Marcela Quintanilla

Jon Seda

as Chris Pérez

Edward James Olmos

as Abraham Quintanilla Jr

Jacob Vargas

as A.B. Quintanilla

1942-2012

Lupe Ontiveros

as Yolanda Saldívar

About Selena

The true story of Selena, a Texas-born Tejano singer who rose from cult status to performing at the Astrodome, as well as having chart topping albums on the Latin music charts.

About

This film tells the true story of Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla. Gregory Nava wrote and directed the film.

Trivia

Selena was brutally murdered by Yolanda Saldívar at the age of 23. In order to prepare for her role as Selena, actor Jennifer Lopez briefly lived with Selena Quintanilla-Perez's family.