Selena
Brief Synopsis
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By the age of 23, Selena Quintanilla Perez had seen almost all of her dreams come true. She and her family had risen together to a level of success they had hardly imagined, and their upward climb showed no signs of stopping. Selena, with her blend of natural talent, boundless energy and magnetic charm, was poised to become popular music's next big superstar, until her life was cut short at the hands of a friend she had thought loyal.
Cast & Crew
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Gregory Nava
Director
Jennifer Lopez
Edward James Olmos
Jon Seda
Lupe Ontiveros
Rebecca Lee Meza
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Biography
Drama
Latino
Music
Musical
Release Date
1997
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD)
Location
San Antonio, Texas, USA; Poteet, Texas, USA; Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 7m
Synopsis
By the age of 23, Selena Quintanilla Perez had seen almost all of her dreams come true. She and her family had risen together to a level of success they had hardly imagined, and their upward climb showed no signs of stopping. Selena, with her blend of natural talent, boundless energy and magnetic charm, was poised to become popular music's next big superstar, until her life was cut short at the hands of a friend she had thought loyal.
Cast
Jennifer Lopez
Edward James Olmos
Jon Seda
Lupe Ontiveros
Rebecca Lee Meza
Jackie Guerra
Constance Marie
Marcos Padilla
Peter P Montejano
Sal Lopez
Erick Carrillo
Terry Elena Ordaz
Elia Ortiz
Everett Sifuentes
Donnie Neubauer
Philip Raybourn
Darline Tigrett
Gail Cronauer
Chris Doughten
Jacob Vargas
Mark Carrillo
Leon Singer
Leonard Martinez
Don Shelton
Molly Moroney
Elisabeth Gonzalez
Amin Mery
Carmen Martfnez
Frank Mendez
Alex Meneses
John Verea
Rafael Tamayo
Tom Christopher
Pete Astudillo
Michael Guerrero
Barbara Petricini
Bel Hernandez
Panchito Gomez
Carl William Holler
Don Cass
Victoria Elena Flores
Ricky Vela
Keith Kaslow
David Hack
Lead Person
Ronald Gonzales
Cora Cardona
Joe Stevens
Richard Emanuele
George Perez
Marika Baca
Richard Iglesias
Michelle Mcmanus
Marta Flores
Francisco J De La Fuente
Richard Coca
Seidy Lopez
Gil Glasgow
Richard Williams Hughes
Valerio Longoria
Fernando Cubillas
Brian Fallteen
Desi Mcgill
Crew
Dexter Adriano
Assistant Editor
Matt Agan
Production Assistant
David F Anthony
Song
Harold Arlen
Song
Steven Armstrong
Editing
Tony Arnaud
Grip
Consuelo Arrango
Song
Pete Astudillo
Song
Carla Aucoin
Production Supervisor
Joaquin Avellan
Assistant Sound Editor
Lori A Barrera
Other
Bob Beemer
Rerecording
Elisabetta Beraldo
Costume Designer
Beth Bergeron
Adr Editor
Bob Berman
Assistant Editor
Moses Bernan
Office Assistant
Dean Beville
Sound Editor
George Bolton
Transportation Co-Captain
James Borrego
Production Assistant
Liz Bowie
Production Assistant
Luis Brito
Craft Service
Thom Buckley
Production Assistant
Ellen Burke
Music
Raul Cadena
Office Assistant
Carolyn Caldera
Associate Producer
Russell Caldwell
Lighting
Vanessa Camarena-arrendondo
Office Assistant
Manolo Campion
Assistant Camera Operator
Robert C Campion
Production Accountant
Johnny Canales
Special Thanks To
Kristie Canavan
Choreographer
Fernando Cano
Office Assistant
Roberto Cantoral
Song
Bayard Carey
Sound Mixer
Todd Carlon
Music
Robert Carr
Song
James L Carter
Director Of Photography
Linda Casaves
Production Assistant
Rafael Castro
Video
Curtiss Clayton
Editor
Stacey S. Clipp
Assistant Editor
Laura Cordova
Stunts
Steven Costancio
Set Costumer
Daniel Craven
Assistant Editor
Fernando Cubillas
Assistant
Billy Cude
Transportation Co-Captain
James Currier
Production Assistant
Linda Dasilva
Production Supervisor
Nancy De Los Santos
Associate Producer
John Deblau
Lighting Technician
Dominique Decaudain
Foley Artist
Michael Dellheim
Location Manager
Virginia Diaz
Location Manager
Mack Discant
Song
Corina Duran
Hair Stylist
Juan Echavarria
Stunts
Tony Eguia
Production Assistant
Steven J. Escobar
Video
Moctesuma Esparza
Producer
Tonantzin Esparza
Makeup Assistant
Tonatiuh Esparza
Production Assistant
Willie Estrada
Assistant Camera Operator
Tres Falls
Assistant Director
Jamie Farias
Song
Julia Favela
Office Assistant
Dino Fekaris
Song
Guillermo Rodriguez Fiffe
Song
Robert Fitzgerald
Sound Editor
Rolf Fleischmann
Assistant Editor
Linda Folk
Adr Editor
Lelah Foster
Office Assistant
David M. Garber
Visual Effects Supervisor
Kirk Gardner
Steadicam Operator
Kirk Gardner
Director Of Photography
Robert Garrett
Music Editor
Miranda Garrison
Choreographer
Isaac Garza
Video
Michael George
Music
Kimberly Gibson
Dialogue Editor
Stanford S. Gilbert
Property Master
James Glennon
Director Of Photography
Henry J Golas
Associate Producer
Franne Golde
Song
Erica Gomez
Production Assistant
Leticia Gonzalez
Production Assistant
Rosa Gonzalez
Post-Production Supervisor
Martin Gore
Song
Steven Greenberg
Song
Dave Grusin
Music
Claudia Guerrero-zalokar
Assistant Editor
Andrew Gutierrez
Production Assistant
Michael Hall
Assistant
Warren Hamilton
Sound Editor
Emil Clayton Hampton
Assistant
E. Y. Harburg
Song
Lorenz Hart
Song
James Hawkinson
Camera Operator
Gregory A. Hedgepath
Sound Editor
Marcia A Henke
Other
James Henken
Music
James Henken
Song
Curtis Herbert
Dolly Grip
Francisco Hernandez
Assistant
Toby Holguin
Stunts
Steve Hurson
Assistant Camera Operator
David Infante
Production Assistant
Paul Jabara
Song
Sally Jackson
Extras Agent/Coordinator
William Jacobs
Sound Editor
Sydney James
Music
Sydney James
Song
Sydney James
Music Supervisor
Susie Jasso
Office Assistant
Michael Jonascu
Sound Editor
Steven M. Kalb
Associate Producer
Robert Katz
Producer
Nicholas Vincent Korda
Adr Editor
Edward Lachman
Director Of Photography
Edmund J Lachmann
Adr Editor
Natascha Ladek
Wig Supplier
Randy Lafollette
Assistant Director
Robert J Lemos
Assistant Editor
Michelle Lewis
Song
Ben Loggins
Stunt Coordinator
Carmen Lomas Garza
Special Thanks To
Peter C Lopez
Coproducer
Veronica Lozano
Office Assistant
Terry Ann Machado
Hair Assistant
Ben Magliochetti
Production Assistant
Caitlin Maloney
Art Department Coordinator
Liza Marquez
Office Assistant
Zelda Mattox
Transportation Captain
John Mcburney
Makeup Assistant
James Mcmillan
Grip
Ron Merriam
Foreman
Margie Meurer
Office Assistant
Ralph Millero
Office Assistant
Johnny Mitchell
Song
Theresa Repola Mohammed
Negative Cutting
Liliana M Molina
Script Supervisor
Brian Moore
Song
Sergio J Morena
Hair Assistant
Jesse Moreno
Craft Service
Giorgio Moroder
Song
Helene Mulholland
Post-Production Supervisor
Michelene Mundo
Set Production Assistant
Don Murray
Music
Roger Mussenden
Casting
Austin Myers
Wardrobe Supervisor
Gregory Nava
Screenplay
Danny Navarrette
Electrician
Chemen Ochoa
Assistant Director
Kaaren F Ochoa
Assistant Director
Ignacio Oliveros
Office Assistant
Jimmy Ortega
Stunts
Rod Ortega
Hair Assistant
Maura E Osborne
Production Assistant
Suzanne Parham
Other
Allyn Partin-hernandez
Dialect Coach
Darren Patnode
On-Set Dresser
Jeff Payne
Foley Editor
Jessica Pazdernik
Costumes
Jennifer Pena
Song Performer
Chris Perez
Special Thanks To
Frederick Perren
Song
Philip C Pfeiffer
Director Of Photography
David Martin Phillip
Other
M E Prescott
Special Effects Supervisor
Justin Quach
Assistant Camera Operator
A B Quintanilla Iii
Song
Abraham Quintanilla
Executive Producer
Abraham Quintanilla
Song
Alex Ramirez
Production Assistant
Julie Ramirez
Set Costumer
Danny Ramos
Assistant Director
Sergio Reyes
Rerecording
Paula Rich
Music
John Richards
Music
Nancy Richardson
Editor
Patty Rivers Schisler
Accounting Assistant
Richard Rodgers
Song
Arlene Rodriguez
Assistant
Curtis Roush
Music Editor
Elisabeth Rudolph
Casting Associate
Norman Saleet
Song
Laura Salinas
Office Assistant
Xavier C Salinas
Assistant
Mark Sanchez
Makeup
Chaz Sanford
Song
Jeanette Scott
Set Decorator
B Tennyson Sebastian Iii
Rerecording
Patricia Serafina Madiedo
Production Supervisor
Alan R Serotta
Foreman
Joe Shiff
Assistant Sound Editor
Joel Shryack
Assistant Sound Editor
Mario Simon
Transportation Coordinator
Frank Smathers
Foley Editor
David Chris Smith
Sound Editor
David Allen Smith
Boom Operator
Tom Snow
Song
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Biography
Drama
Latino
Music
Musical
Release Date
1997
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD)
Location
San Antonio, Texas, USA; Poteet, Texas, USA; Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 7m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Spring March 21, 1997
Released in United States on Video September 23, 1997
Released in United States on Video September 24, 1997
Jennifer Lopez reportedly received $1 million for this film.
Jennifer Lopez reportedly received $1 million for this film.
Completed shooting November 15, 1996.
Began shooting September 4, 1996.
Released in United States Spring March 21, 1997
Released in United States on Video September 23, 1997
Released in United States on Video September 24, 1997
