In the early ‘90s, the late Grammy-winning Tejano musician Selena Quintanilla became a household name after dropping mega-successful albums like "Amor Prohibido" with the explosive, make-you-shake-your-hips-from-side-to-side single like “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom.” At the time, Quintanilla appeared to be on top of the world — and then she was murdered in March 1995 by Yolanda Saldivar, her manager and the president of her fan club. Of course, Quintanilla's story has already been told in a big way, back in 1997 with a box-office-shattering biopic starring Jennifer Lopez as Quintanilla. But the singer's story is juicy, dramatic and tragic enough for multiple seasons of a television show. After all, it’s her posthumous hits like “Dreaming of You” and “I Could Fall in Love” that brought her into the American mainstream. So it's fitting that now, 23 years after her sudden death at the age of 23 (eerie), Netflix has decided to bring her story to life with a brand-new scripted series.The plot is yet to be released, but some suggestions from fans include her secret love affair with Chris Pérez, an exploration of her interest in fashion or even an entire episode dedicated to how she struggled to feel entirely whole as an American of Mexican heritage. According to Variety, the “coming of age” story will follow her music career, success and family. And thankfully, the whole thing has been approved by her relatives. “Selena will always have a lasting place in music history and we feel great responsibility to do justice to her memory,” Suzette Quintanilla, Selena’s sister, told Variety, explaining the series will focus on her “full history” and how she left an impact. Both Suzette and Abraham Quintanilla, Selena’s father, are on board as executive producers.Which begs the question: Who will portray Selena today?Back in '97, "Selena" helped launch J.Lo’s career as a multi-hyphenate and racked up a whopping $11.6 million in its first weekend at the box office. To prepare for the role, Lopez lived with with Selena's sister Suzette to get in character. Regardless of who takes on the role this time around (Twitter is abuzz, suggesting Latina stars like Demi Lovato), this Netflix project has the potential to touch the lives of millions of Americans. No word yet on how long we'll have to wait for the series. So for now, we’ll continue turning up the volume on her music, one bidi-bidi-bom-bom at a time.
In the early ‘90s, the late Grammy-winning Tejano musician Selena Quintanilla became a household name after dropping mega-successful albums like "" with the explosive, make-you-shake-your-hips-from-side-to-side single like “.” At the time, Quintanilla appeared to be on top of the world — and then she was murdered in March 1995 by Yolanda Saldivar, her manager and the president of her fan club.
Of course, Quintanilla's story has already been told in a big way, back in 1997 with a box-office-shattering biopic starring Jennifer Lopez as Quintanilla. But the singer's story is juicy, dramatic and tragic enough for multiple seasons of a television show. After all, it’s her posthumous hits like “” and “” that brought her into the American mainstream. So it's fitting that now, 23 years after her sudden death at the age of 23 (eerie), Netflix has decided to bring her story to life with a brand-new scripted series.
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The plot is yet to be released, but some suggestions from fans include her secret love affair with Chris Pérez, an exploration of her interest in fashion or even an entire episode dedicated to how she struggled to feel entirely whole as an American of Mexican heritage.
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According to , the “coming of age” story will follow her music career, success and family. And thankfully, the whole thing has been approved by her relatives.
“Selena will always have a lasting place in music history and we feel great responsibility to do justice to her memory,” Suzette Quintanilla, Selena’s sister, told Variety, explaining the series will focus on her “full history” and how she left an impact. Both Suzette and Abraham Quintanilla, Selena’s father, are on board as executive producers.
Which begs the question: Who will portray Selena today?
Back in '97, "" helped launch J.Lo’s career as a multi-hyphenate and racked up a whopping in its first weekend at the box office. To prepare for the role, Lopez lived with with Selena's sister Suzette . Regardless of who takes on the role this time around (Twitter is abuzz, ), this Netflix project has the potential to touch the lives of millions of Americans.
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You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.
No word yet on how long we'll have to wait for the series. So for now, we’ll continue turning up the volume on her music, one bidi-bidi-bom-bom at a time.
