Selena (1997) movie poster

Selena (1997)

"Discover the true story of one of America's brightest stars... that faded too soon."
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👍 84%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 67%
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Director
Gregory Nava
Runtime
2h 7m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.7/10 (1,294 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
67%
Metacritic
67

Cast

Jennifer Lopez as Selena Quintanilla · 70% avg
Jackie Guerra as Suzette Quintanilla
Constance Marie as Marcela Quintanilla
Alex Meneses as Sara
Jon Seda as Chris Perez · 77% avg
Edward James Olmos as Abraham Quintanilla · 75% avg
Jacob Vargas as A. B. Quintanilla · 70% avg
Pete Astudillo as Self - Dinos 1990's

Is Selena good?

Most people think so. 84% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics gave it 67%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#771 / 3335 · Drama
Rank in its year
#39 / 106 · 1997

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

In this biographical drama, Selena Quintanilla is born into a musical Mexican-American family in Texas. Her father, Abraham, 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, who draws the ire of her father. Seeking mainstream stardom, Selena begins recording an English-language album which, tragically, she would never complete. Wikipedia ↗

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