Wed., Feb. 26: Film Series; Selena

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Selena
United States, 1997. 2h 7m.
Directed by Gregory Nava
Genre: Drama, biography, music

Wed., February 26, 2025
BATE Lecture Hall 1031 @ 5:00pm

Presented by Rina Tseng
Teaching Instructor of Spanish, ECU

Person(s) in charge of validating the hours: Rina Tseng

In this biographical drama, Selena Quintanilla (Jennifer Lopez) is born into a musical Mexican-American family in Texas. Her father, Abraham (Edward James Olmos), 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 (Jon Seda), who draws the ire of her father. Seeking mainstream stardom, Selena begins recording an English-language album which, tragically, she would never complete.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVMSuZXEz4s