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Isabel Castro’s Selena y Los Dinos charts the rise of Selena Quintanilla, the singer from Corpus Christi who, from a young age, was recognized as a formidable talent by her friends and family. Nurtured by early performances at quinceañeras and her family’s restaurant, Selena transforms, becoming a vocal powerhouse sensation, selling out concerts at the Houston Astrodome and breaking through barriers for women in the world of Tejano music. The film is told through an exquisite trove of never-before-seen family archives and grounded in intimate testimony from her family and bandmates, who continue to work tirelessly to ensure the legacy of the woman known as the Queen of Tejano Music remains intact 30 years after her passing. Winner of the US Documentary Special Jury Award for Archival Storytelling at the Sundance Film Festival, this is a heartfelt portrait and celebration of the life and legacy of an enduring icon whose life, tragically, faded far too soon. Essential viewing for all the Selena fans out there! Lauren Clarke.

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Credits

  • Director(s)

    • Isabel Castro
  • Producer(s)

    • Julie Goldman
    • Christopher Clements
    • J. Daniel Torres
    • David Blackman
    • Simran Singh
  • Executive Producer(s)

    • Suzette Quintanilla
    • AB Quintanilla III
  • Co-Producer(s)

    • Kendall Marianacci
  • Editor(s)

    • Carolina Siraqyan
  • Cinematography

    • Lorena Duran
  • Composer

    • Camilo Lara
  • Sound

    • Tom Paul

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