The making of the movie about Selena:

Selena Quintanilla born in Lake Jackson, TX. Was a Mexican American singer, dancer and entertainer. PUNCTUATION Selena was the “Queen of Tejano,” and was killed by the president of her fan club. She sang and entertained for 16 years. Selena's murder sent shockwaves through the Latino community, and her fans around the world mourned the singer's passing. Selena's life story has been the subject of a 1997 film, Selena, which stars Jennifer Lopez as the Tejano superstar and James Edward Olmos as her father. In this biographical drama, Selena (Jennifer Lopez) is born into a musical family. Selena’s father Abraham (James Edward olmos) realized that his daughter Selena had a gift, Selena then started to sing and perform at small venues. Selena falls for her guitarist without her father's approval. Selena seeking mainstream fame, decides to start to record her her English-language album which tragically she will never finish. Selena confesses to her mother that she is having anxiety about her crossover album and also confesses about her and Chris wanted to start a family. On March 31, after arguing over the missing financial documents, Selena is murdered by …show more content…
Abraham also wanted to produce a film which he explained was very difficult. Abraham wanted to make Selena’s film so that the people would know the truth about her and the Quintanilla family and their culture. Hollywood and American Producer (Moctesuma Esparza) heard that Abraham desired to recreate a film in honor of Selena. Moctesuma Esparza approached Abraham and wished to be his partner. Esparza decided to teach Abraham a little about filmmaking and the support system for him. As well as giving him authoritative control over casting and approving the