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Directed by | Gregory Nava |
Written by | Gregory Nava |
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Cinematography | Edward Lachman |
Edited by | Nancy Richardson |
Music by | Dave Grusin |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
Country | United States |
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Budget | $20 million[1] |
Box office | $35.7 million[1] (United States) |
Selena is a 1997 American biographical musical drama film about Tejano music star Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, played by Jennifer Lopez. The film, written and directed by Gregory Nava, chronicles the star's rise to fame and death when she was murdered by Yolanda Saldívar at the age of 23. In addition to Lopez, the film also stars Edward James Olmos, Jon Seda, Constance Marie, Jacob Vargas, Lupe Ontiveros, and Jackie Guerra.
Selena was released in the United States on March 21, 1997, by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film received positive reviews from critics and grossed $35 million worldwide against a production budget of $20 million. For her performance, Jennifer Lopez received a Best Actress nomination at the 55th Golden Globe Awards.
In 2021, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant",[2] and was re-released in select cinemas on April 7, 2022, to coincide with the film's 25th anniversary.[3]
In 2024, the Pérez Art Museum Miami, organized a screening of Selena as part of the institution's Floating Films with Ballyhoo Media. In the event, the film is screened from the water.[4]