Movie
Selena
by Gregory Nava, Jennifer Lopez, Edward James Olmos, Constance Marie, Jon Seda and 23 others
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 g
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Characters
“Abraham: No female has ever made it and now you’re number one. You cracked the Tejano market wide open. You walked into Mexico and they don’t even accept Mexican-Americans and they love you, and now? Selena Quintanilla: And now...gringos. Disney World! Abraham: You remember? Selena Quintanilla: Uh-h…”
— Gregory Nava, Abraham Quintanilla, Edward James Olmos, imdb.com
“Selena Quintanilla: [on Chris] I love him. And he loves me, too. Abraham Quintanilla: Of course he does! You’re young, you’re beautiful, and you’re rich! Selena Quintanilla: Hey, dad, what was so important you had to drag me over here? Abraham: Aye, Selena we have a problem. And I don’t know where t…”
— Gregory Nava, Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, Jennifer Lopez, imdb.com
“Abie Quintanilla: What’s Dad gonna say? Selena Quintanilla: [imitating Abraham] I don’t believe this, son! What were you thinking? [scene switches] Abraham Quintanilla: I don’t believe this, son! What were you thinking of? Who’s that laughing? Is that Selena? Listen, where are you?”
— Gregory Nava, Abraham Quintanilla, Edward James Olmos, imdb.com
“Selena Quintanilla: [their elopement has been heard on the radio and Chris tries to turn to the Corpus Christi entrance] Don’t go to Corpus, go the other way! Chris Perez: Where are we gonna go, Alaska? Selena Quintanilla: Anywhere but Corpus!”
— Gregory Nava, Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, Jennifer Lopez, imdb.com
“Selena Quintanilla: You know I was just thinking, I’ve never seen you dance. Do you dance? Chris Perez: Dance? Oh yeah, I dance. Yea I put on my white shoes and black jacket and dance like John Travolta. Selena Quintanilla: Yeah, well, we can dance this. Come on. Let me see you dance. Chris Perez: I…”
— Gregory Nava, Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, Jennifer Lopez, imdb.com
“Selena Quintanilla: I’ve been thinking about the crossover tour a lot. I’ve even had dreams about it. It’s just this whole different world for us, you know? We’ve been working for this ever since we were kids. I guess I’m a little scared...[whispers]...Are they gonna love me, Mama? Marcela Quintanil…”
— Gregory Nava, Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, Jennifer Lopez, imdb.com