Selena
Discover the true story of one of America's brightest stars... that faded too soon.
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.
- Director
- Gregory Nava
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
- Worldwide
- $60M
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Cast
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21 billed performers
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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.
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Box Office & Release
Selena returned 3.0× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $20M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $60M
- Release date
- Mar 21, 1997
- Runtime
- 2h 7m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Country
- United States of America
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