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Selena

Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Jon Seda, Edward James Olmos
Directors: Gregory Nava
Features: Color, NTSC, Dolby, Special Edition

 Average Customer Rating: 4.65/5.00
Amazon Sales Rank: 13,893
Theatrical Release Date: 19970321
VHS Tape Release Date: 04 February, 2003
Manufacturer: Warner Studios
MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)

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Number of VHS Tapes: 1
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 List Price: $9.94, Amazon Price: $9.94

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Amazon Customer Reviews of this item: (Average Rating is 4.65/5.00)

Rating: 5 [ Viviras Selena! ]
First, I was skeptical about Jennifer Lopez's big-screen debut as the slain Mexican-American singer Selena Quintanilla. The movie was heartfelt, realistic (Selena did come to life!) and I loved all the characters, especially Abraham Quintanilla (Edward James Olmos), Marcela (Constance Marie) and Chris (Jon Seda), who all contributed to bringing Selena's spirit and music to life. I also give huge props to the Young Selena (Rebecca Lee Meza). The film had me in tears at the end and the storyline was sentimental and sweet, not trashy. A very well-produced, great movie! I don't care if people though that because Jennifer Lopez was Puerto Rican, she shouldn't have been playing a person of Mexican lineage, but she did a wonderful job to bring Selena's music and spirit back to life! I like the fact that Selena's father Abraham was the executive producer of the movie so he could be positive to sustain the dignity and memory of Selena. Viviras Selena!

Rating: 4 [ Fun And Entertaining. ]
"Selena" is a fun movie, well-made, performed and entertaining. I do agree that a bit more time should have been waited before making a movie about the doomed Tex-Mex singer. Selena was a talented artist and that feeling vibrates through-out the entire movie, especially with Jennifer Lopez's immpecable performance which is right up there with Val Kilmer in "The Doors." However, sometimes we do feel as if this is really a shot at gaining some big bucks off Selena's image (but then again, isn't that the case with ALL products quickly released after a singer's death?). Yet the movie works, it is not an epic, grand piece, but it is still well-directed by Gregory Nava, who manages to capture the characters and their feelings in a believable way. Also, in the tradition of all singer movie bios, Nava also adds some mythic touches we know probably didn't take place, but for the sake of elevating our modern artists into rock god/goddess status, he puts them in (take that scene where she quiets a huge crowd by just raising a finger for example). Do we care about the dramatic license? Not really, since movies are fantasies in themselves. Back to Jennifer Lopez, she looks so much like the real thing that we never doubt for a moment that it is SELENA on screen, even with Lopez's current superstar status, we can still see this movie and think it is Selena doing things on screen and not Lopez. She also lip-syncs the songs perfectly and moves like the real person resurrected. All in all, it's not just a movie for tejano fans, it is a film anyone looking for a good time can enjoy. It is a sweet package about fame, singing and falling in love. The songs are pretty good too. It's a fun movie all around and I really can't think of anyone making another movie about Selena. It isn't a masterpiece, but could stand by "La Bamba" and "The Doors" as a great artist bio that can stand the test of time.

Rating: 5 [ "Selena" Has Hypnotic Power ]
Hypnotic's the best way I can describe it; I was not truly a Selena fan until after I saw this biopic/Jennifer Lopez vehicle. The story of Selena Quintanilla Perez's (Lopez) rise to become Tejano's queen is so compelling that it can be viewed over and over again, as I did every time it was on cable or TV. Certainly, the slant Gregory Nava took also contributed to the success of the movie. The story begins not with Selena outright, but with her father, Abraham Quintanilla, who had musical dreams early on in his own life. His band, "Los Dinos" fails before it gets a chance to start due to discrimination and prejudice. Flash forward several years, and Abraham has settled in Texas with his small family. Almost by accident, he discovers his younger daughter, Selena (played by Becky Lee Meza) has real singing talent, and he resurrects the band with his children (after MANY hours of forced practice), christening them Selena y los Dinos. We then pick up with the family several years later touring on the road, and they are facing a new kind of prejudice- Selena is treading into "man's" territory, and Abraham is told she'll never make it in this business. They persevere, at the expense of never having known a normal lifestyle. Soon Selena and her band hit number one, and things start to really take off for them. She even meets her future husband, Chris, played by Jon Seda. The introduction of the infamous figure that would take her life, Yolanda Saldivar (Lupe Ontiveros), was so subtle and underplayed, that it did not detract from the story. Obviously, this production was handled with sincerity and is a loving tribute to the young woman cut down in her prime. If she hasn't cast her spell over you yet, check this movie out, and she just might. Soundtrack includes the original recordings by Selena.