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List Price: $12.98 | | Label: Warner Home Video
Salesrank: 7091
Released: September 24, 1997 |
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MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
The nuts and bolts of the irresistibly danceable music called Tejano are pop, rock, polka, R&B and Latin influences. To millions of fans there's another vital ingredient: the dynamic singer Selena. Vibrant and tuneful, Selena is the story of the Grammy Award-winning South Texas singer whose life tragically ended just as she was taking Tejano where it had never gone-into mainstream America. Pulsating with Selena's voice on the soundtrack and made with the participation of her family, the film brims with authenticity. It excitingly recreates the early life of a little girl who dreamed big, hit the road in the band bus named Big Bertha and whose concerts became electrifying events. In the title rose, Jennifer Lopez is herself electrifying. Edward James Olmos, Jon Seda and others also shine in "a poignant, heartwarming movie that deserves a standing ovation" (Jules Peimer, WKDM-Radio/New York).
Description of Selena:
Gregory Nava (Why Do Fools Fall In Love?) directs this more-or-less official film biography of the late Mexican-American singer, Selena Quintanilla Perez (the film is coproduced by her father), which emphasizes sentimentality over conflict and plays down the star's horrific death at the hands of a deranged fan. Jennifer Lopez is quite good as Selena, whose roots we come to know through the story of her father (Edward James Olmos), a Corpus Christi singer who was rejected by white audiences. The script focuses primarily on Selena's inspiring rise, and it tries to muster some sense of urgent conflict over not-particularly-contentious issues (such as her relationship with a guitarist). But Olmos does a fine job portraying the elder Perez as a possessive sort, and the music and general buoyancy of Lopez's performance are infectious. The unavoidable subject of Selena's killer--a woman who happened to be the president of her fan club--is considerably and oddly downplayed. --Tom Keogh
Selena Reviews:
Great movie and added features 
2008-04-02 - Being a tremedous fan of Selena herself and this movie, I am very pleased with this 10-yr anniversary DVD set. The origina, theatrical movie is on one disc, while a longer, director's cut of the movie (with added scenes) is on another disc. Both discs have great features to celebrate the movie's release ten year ago, including a documentary about the movie 10 years later with interviews with cast and their real-life counterparts. A definite must-own for any Selena fan. And as everybody knows, the movie is outstanding and true to Selena.
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2008-01-24 - Fantastic. I laughed , I cried and I understood. This is a movie for the whole family. It's worth seeing over and over. Trust me!! SEE IT!!!!!!!!
What's Similar Between Selena & Jennifer Lopez
2008-01-21 - Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R2JZ2WECEAPI3A What Do You Think Is So Similar About Jennifer & Selena.
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2007-12-25 - i didnt know who selena was before the movie came out in theaters my mom took me to see it then i was too young but it came on vh1 and i watched it then it came out on video and i bought it and now i bought the dvd the story tells about selena and im glad to learn about her life her music and her family shes amasing i think everyone should get this movie
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