Selena Quintanilla

Selena Quintanilla

Born: April 16, 1971
Died: March 31, 1995
in Lake Jackson, Texas, USA
Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995) was an American singer, songwriter, spokesperson, model, actress, and fashion designer. Called the "Queen of Tejano music", her contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most celebrated Mexican-American entertainers of the late 20th century. Billboard magazine named her the top-selling Latin artist of the 1990s decade, while her posthumous collaboration with MAC cosmetics became the best-selling celebrity collection in cosmetics history. She also ranks among the most influential Latin artists of all time and is credited for catapulting a music genre into the mainstream market.

Movies for Selena Quintanilla...

Selena ¡vive!
Title: Selena ¡vive!
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: April 7, 2005
Type: Movie
Tribute to Selena Quintinilla-Perez, featuring musical performances and archive footage.
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Selena: Greatest Hits
Title: Selena: Greatest Hits
Released: August 5, 2003
Type: Movie
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Corpus: A Home Movie About Selena
Title: Corpus: A Home Movie About Selena
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: July 13, 1999
Type: Movie
CORPUS explores the mass adulation and explosive posthumous recognition of Selena Quintanilla, the Tejano rock singer murdered by the president of her fan club in 1995. Pushing beyond the mainstream media's fascination with her violent death, Portillo interviews Selena's family and friends as well as the devoted fans that pilgrimage to Selena's grave in Corpus Christi, Texas, to pay homage to the slain star. Moving and provocative, this humble investigative portrait explores Selena's cultural significance as a pop icon and shines a light on the hopes, fantasies, fears, and realities of young Latinas today.
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Selena Remembered
Title: Selena Remembered
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: April 1, 1997
Type: Movie
A collection of moments and triumphs that helped Selena, and her band Selena y Los Dinos, into superstardom in North America.
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Selena
Title: Selena
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 21, 1997
Type: Movie
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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Selena Live! The Last Concert
Title: Selena Live! The Last Concert
Character: Self
Released: February 26, 1995
Type: Movie
The concert was recorded on February 26, 1995, at the “Houston Astrodome” and was televised live on Univision. The singer shared the concert with Tejano singer “Emilio Navaira” and performed to 66,994 people, which broke the previous attendance record held by Selena in the previous year. Selena's performance at the Astrodome became her final televised concert before she was shot and killed on March 31, 1995. The set list mostly included material from her "Amor Prohibido" (1994) album and a medley mashup of disco music songs.
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Don Juan DeMarco
Title: Don Juan DeMarco
Character: Mariachi Singer
Released: October 12, 1994
Type: Movie
John Arnold DeMarco is a man who believes he is Don Juan, the greatest lover in the world. Clad in a cape and mask, DeMarco undergoes psychiatric treatment with Dr. Jack Mickler to cure him of his apparent delusion. But the psychiatric sessions have an unexpected effect on the psychiatric staff and, most profoundly, Dr Mickler, who rekindles the romance in his complacent marriage.
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Title: Two Women, One Road
Character: Self
Released: August 16, 1993
Type: TV
Dos mujeres, un camino is a Mexican telenovela, produced by Televisa, which originally aired from August 2, 1993 to July 1, 1994, on Canal de las Estrellas.
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Title: The Grammy Awards
Character: Self
Released: November 29, 1959
Type: TV
An awards show honoring the achievements of the members of the professional music recording industry. The members of the Recording Academy vote on who they think is most deserving of an award in 108 categories as specified by the academy.