Latinos in the Media
Film: Selena
Description: Selena is a 1997 film that follows the life of Mexican-American singer Selena Quintanilla. The movie starts with Selena as a young girl and the passion she shows for music and singing since her childhood, this marks the beginning of her music career. Her father, Abraham Quintanilla Jr., is the one in charge of her career, he forms the band “Selena y Los Dinos”, group in which Selena is the main singer and her siblings and other friends are musicians. Selena y Los Dinos performs every night at Selena’s parents restaurant and gain popularity among the clients.
The movie cuts and then shows Selena as a young woman, she keeps performing with Los Dinos, now that the band has many followers, they …show more content…
Analysis: The patterns of this movie are present when Selena and the band never give up. Selena was told that Tejano music was for men only, but she defied all those ideas and worked hard with determination positioning herself and her band as #1.
Interpretation: The movie shows how Selena with all of her talent, work, determination and support of her parents becomes a great and popular singer. Also, it shows how avarice and desperation can lead to take terrible decisions, which was the case of Yolanda Saldivar and her betrayal, she did not only steal money from Selena, but also took away her life.
Evaluation: When Selena travels to Mexico and finds out that she’s so acclaimed by the public is when I get to understand how Latinos support each other and how they have that power to turn a singer into a super star.
Engagement: I am Latina and I have watched this movie multiple times since I was very young; however, now that I’m older I analyze things differently and this movie makes me feel more proud of my Hispanic ancestry. Selena is an idol and an inspiration in the Hispanic community in the U.S. and in Latin America as well and we are proud of her because she worked so hard in order to earn that place and we will always mourn her absence in this
Film: Selena
Description: Selena is a 1997 film that follows the life of Mexican-American singer Selena Quintanilla. The movie starts with Selena as a young girl and the passion she shows for music and singing since her childhood, this marks the beginning of her music career. Her father, Abraham Quintanilla Jr., is the one in charge of her career, he forms the band “Selena y Los Dinos”, group in which Selena is the main singer and her siblings and other friends are musicians. Selena y Los Dinos performs every night at Selena’s parents restaurant and gain popularity among the clients.
The movie cuts and then shows Selena as a young woman, she keeps performing with Los Dinos, now that the band has many followers, they …show more content…
Analysis: The patterns of this movie are present when Selena and the band never give up. Selena was told that Tejano music was for men only, but she defied all those ideas and worked hard with determination positioning herself and her band as #1.
Interpretation: The movie shows how Selena with all of her talent, work, determination and support of her parents becomes a great and popular singer. Also, it shows how avarice and desperation can lead to take terrible decisions, which was the case of Yolanda Saldivar and her betrayal, she did not only steal money from Selena, but also took away her life.
Evaluation: When Selena travels to Mexico and finds out that she’s so acclaimed by the public is when I get to understand how Latinos support each other and how they have that power to turn a singer into a super star.
Engagement: I am Latina and I have watched this movie multiple times since I was very young; however, now that I’m older I analyze things differently and this movie makes me feel more proud of my Hispanic ancestry. Selena is an idol and an inspiration in the Hispanic community in the U.S. and in Latin America as well and we are proud of her because she worked so hard in order to earn that place and we will always mourn her absence in this