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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.
Lopez was one of 21,000 actresses to audition for Selena, a number that Nava says eclipsed the number of performers who coveted the role of Scarlett O'Hara in 1939's Gone With the Wind. "It was a ...
Selena: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the film Selena, starring Jennifer Lopez and featuring unreleased songs by Selena, including "Where Did the Feeling Go? ", "Only Love", "Is It the Beat?"
Jennifer Lopez is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the movie “Selena” in a heartfelt post, speaking about her breakout role playing the late Tejano music singer.
"Selena" director Gregory Nava reveals the story behind Lopez's first major film role on the movie's 25th anniversary.
Ontiveros worked with Nava in subsequent films, including My Family/Mi Familia (1995) and Selena (1997). In the latter film, she portrayed Yolanda Saldívar, the murderer of Tejano superstar Selena. Long after the film was released, Ontiveros would still reportedly be "hissed" at by Selena fans while in public. [9]
The iconic movie "Selena" by Gregory Nava is among the movies inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress this year.
For her performance in the independent drama film My Family (1995), Lopez was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female. Her breakthrough role came when she starred in Selena (1997), which earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical.