meganmickelson The movie Selena is "A story of a girl who had the spirit to believe in a dream and the courage to make it come true." Selena Quintanilla was a singer, songwriter, actress, and fashion designer. Her talents touched so many people around the world. Yet all of it ended with one tragic event: one of her dear friends had killed her. Jennifer Lopez, who plays Selena in this film, reminded the world of the loss of a loved hero, friend, and role model, who never forgot her roots. When Selena was young, her father saw a great talent in her. He knew that one day she could make it to the top. And that is just what she did! They started a family band called Selena Y Los Dinos, where Selena was the singer, her brother Abie (Jacob Vargas) was on bass guitar, and her sister Suzette (Jackie Guerra) was on drums. Her father managed and produced for the band. All through their endeavors, he still saw that talent in Selena. He made Selena learn how to sing in Spanish so that she could sing to the Latino communities. Through singing, she learned to speak Spanish fluently. In my opinion, Edward James Olmos portrayed Selena's father perfectly in this film. He portrayed the emotions that a real father might have during a similar situation, really well.Selena was very close to her family, and they supported her through her journey. With her new fame and fortune, she lifted them out of poverty. She never forgot where she came from! This movie captured the essence of family in a way that I have never seen before. It focused not so much on her death, but more on celebrating her life, and how far she came. Since the movie was released soon after Selena died, they decided to honor her music by using the original recordings in this movie. Jennifer Lopez was coached to lip sync the Selena songs. Yolanda Saldivar (Lupe Ontiveros) was a close friend to Selena, and was her fan club president. As time went on, she became more obsessive and close to Selena, Selena was at the peak of her career when she figured out that Yolanda was taking money from her. They portrayed this event really well in the movie, yet there was a lack of detail. Since the movie was focused on celebrating Selena's life, they thinly skimmed over her death. I would've enjoyed the movie even more if they would've added a bit more detail to the event of her death. Selena called Yolanda in and asked her about the situation. Selena knew Yolanda was lying and was going to fire her, when a few days later, Yolanda shot and killed Selena. Latino's and Americans all around the world mourned the loss of Selena. In the end of this movie, they showed actual archived pictures of Selena fans. In these pictures, the fans were holding candles and pictures of Selena. The end of this movie is so special and emotional. It shows how meaningful Selena was to people all around the world. She was an amazing person and a great performer. I hope her charm and talent is ever forgotten! This movie is truly an inspiration to all!

katrob9-194-785475 Love the soundtrack, beyond that it is hard to say anything positive about this movie. I was first soured when before the film went into production they put on a publicity stunt wherein they allegedly were going to tour the country looking for the perfect Hispanic young girl to portray Selena, all along knowing Jennifer Lopez had already been chosen. The local news stations had footage of countless thousands of young Hispanic girls waiting in line to audition. Truly dishonest! As for the actors and actresses, hard to say who was more annoying, Jennifer Lopez and her silly giggle and over-acting or Jackie Guerra, the overweight sister and drummer of the band who never missed a scene where you didn't want to slap her for her annoying portrayal of sister Susie.Jon Seda and Constance Marie are the only redeeming characters, playing their roles without the annoyance factor.You can save time and just buy Selena's Greatest hits CD since the only reason to watch this film is for the music.

Desertman84 Selena is a biographical drama about the life and career of the late Tejano music star Selena, a recording artist who was well known in the United States and Mexico before she was shot to death.It stars Jennifer Lopez as Selena.Edward James Olmos and Constance Marie co-stars.It was written and directed by Gregory Nava.This film concentrates on Selena's relationship with her family and her rise to fame, dealing only briefly with her tragic death. Abraham Quintanilla is a veteran musician who leads a family-based singing group, The Dinos. At a young age, he notices that his daughter Selena has a strong singing voice, and he works her into the act. However, as she grows older, Selena wants to establish her own musical identity; while her heritage is Mexican-American, her primary language is English, and her favorite artists are American pop acts like Donna Summer. While Selena and Abraham sometimes argue about the musical direction of the group, he always respects and supports her talent, and her blend of Tejano roots music and danceable pop rhythms soon sparks a revolution in Latin music. Selena later earns the wrath of her father when she becomes romantically involved with Chris Perez, a rebellious and long-haired guitarist hired to play with the group, but when they elope and Selena convinces Abraham that their love is sincere, Chris is welcomed into the family. After a long string of successes on the Latin charts and playing to a sellout crowd at the Houston Astrodome and a crowd of 100,000 at a stadium in Monterey, Mexico, Selena begins recording her first album in English, which is expected to make her a mainstream star. However, the fates decreed it was an album she would never complete.The movie surmounts its connect-the-dots approach to its heroine's life to create an appealing, energetic look at a too-briefly soaring musical star.Also,it is a simple story of hope and triumph, of one girl with the drive to succeed defying the odds and following her dream that could truly inspire the viewer to achieve their goals.Finally,Jennifer Lopez truly shines in her performance in the title role as she elevates the film immensely with her radiant and energetic performance.

Morenita052169 They could have added more into background of saldivar and murder.... And leticia miller would have been a great choice to play Selena she has an eerie resemblance to Selena see for yourself Google leticia miller it's scary other than that pretty good flick, does Selena justice ....rest in peace Selena. burn in hell Yolanda. I think this is overall a good movie if your a Selena fan like me you will like it,I just wish it got more to the nitty gritty. Jennifer Lopez does her best job in this movie I think this is her best film. The costume design is also great.................................Selena was a great performer and a great person she will Be missed