Selena movie was directed by Gregory Nava on 1997, it was the movie that propelled Jennifer Lopez on to stardom. This is a simple story of hope and triumph, of one girl with the drive to succeed defying the odds and following her dream. This was the greatest movie about the life of a singer or famous person I have ever seen. Jennifer Lopez did perfect and so did the people that played her family and friends throughout the movie. The drama and humor was all good. I liked how the movie started off with her being little and showing how she started off in the industry. Her parents were very supportive of her. Her father was really hard on them when they had to practice.
The film recounts the brief life of Selena Quintanilla Perez (Jennifer Lopez), a life that was built around her father's broken dreams. Her father (Edward James Olmos) had himself had a band in his youth called "Los Dinos". Now a married man with children, his dreams have stalled along the wayside. When he realizes, however, that his young daughter has some musical talent, he builds a band around her, "Selena and Los Dinos", and begins living vicariously through her.This film concentrates on Selena's relationship with her family and her rise to fame, dealing only briefly with her tragic death. Abraham Quintanilla is a veteran musician who leads a family-based …show more content…
She was very well cast and this movie is very inspirational. I don't remember Selina when she was popular, but she must have been a very nice person. I think this film represents the struggle of Latin artists in America, and who knew that Lopez would become like the biggest Latina artist in the world. "Selena" is a biography worth seeing and then some. Featured are adorable characters, exquisite performances, a believable and historical plot line, and a lot of irresistible idyllic chemistry. However, at the same time, suffers from too many emotional distractions and conventional
The film recounts the brief life of Selena Quintanilla Perez (Jennifer Lopez), a life that was built around her father's broken dreams. Her father (Edward James Olmos) had himself had a band in his youth called "Los Dinos". Now a married man with children, his dreams have stalled along the wayside. When he realizes, however, that his young daughter has some musical talent, he builds a band around her, "Selena and Los Dinos", and begins living vicariously through her.This film concentrates on Selena's relationship with her family and her rise to fame, dealing only briefly with her tragic death. Abraham Quintanilla is a veteran musician who leads a family-based …show more content…
She was very well cast and this movie is very inspirational. I don't remember Selina when she was popular, but she must have been a very nice person. I think this film represents the struggle of Latin artists in America, and who knew that Lopez would become like the biggest Latina artist in the world. "Selena" is a biography worth seeing and then some. Featured are adorable characters, exquisite performances, a believable and historical plot line, and a lot of irresistible idyllic chemistry. However, at the same time, suffers from too many emotional distractions and conventional