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    • Source: Selena: The Series

      • Selena: The Series (Spanish: Selena: la serie) is an American biographical drama television series created by Moisés Zamora. It tells the story of Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla Pérez's rise to fame and the sacrifices she and her family must make along the way.
      The first season was released on Netflix on December 4, 2020. The second and final season premiered on May 4, 2021.


      Synopsis


      The story of the Tejana singer Selena Quintanilla, from her childhood to her rise to fame, along with the difficult and heartbreaking tough choices she and her family make to hold on to love and music.


      Cast and characters




      = Main

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      Christian Serratos as Selena
      Madison Taylor Baez as Young Selena
      Gabriel Chavarria as A.B. Quintanilla
      Juan Martinez as Young A.B.
      Ricardo Chavira as Abraham Quintanilla
      Brandol Ruiz as Young Abraham
      Noemi Gonzalez as Suzette Quintanilla
      Daniela Estrada as Young Suzette
      Seidy López as Marcella Quintanilla
      Aneasa Yacoub as Young Marcella


      = Recurring

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      Hunter Reese Peña as Ricky Vela
      Luis Bordonada as Johnny Canales
      Paul Rodriguez as Roger Garcia
      Carlos Alfredo Jr. as Joe Ojeda
      Julio Macias as Pete Astudillo
      Gladys Bautista as Vangie
      Bryan Arion as Ray
      Jesse Posey as Chris Pérez
      Rico Aragon as José Behar
      Christian Escobar as Bill Arriaga
      Natasha Perez as Yolanda Saldivar


      = Guests

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      Christopher Parks as Lee Ritenour
      David Barrera as Hector
      Oscar Avila as Manny Guerra
      Casey Tutton as Jilly
      Catia Ojeda as Laura Canales
      Mark Atkinson as Denny's manager
      David Fernandez Jr. as David Kramer
      Joe Lorenzo as Luis Silva
      Shauntè Massard as Whitney Houston
      Giovanna Bush as Young Beyoncé
      Marcela Guirado as Verónica Castro


      Episodes




      = Series overview

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      = Season 1 (2020)

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      = Season 2 (2021)

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      Production




      = Development

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      On December 11, 2018, Selena: The Series was ordered to series by Netflix. The series is produced by Campanario Entertainment with Selena's father (Abraham) and sister (Suzette), from a screenplay by Moisés Zamora for Netflix. It is based on the life of Selena, and is the version authorized by Selena's family, unlike El secreto de Selena, an unauthorized version by María Celeste Arrarás, which the family publicly condemned. Part one of the series was released on December 4, 2020. The second part of the series premiered on May 4, 2021.


      = Casting

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      The series stars Christian Serratos as the titular character. Deadline later reported that "Other cast members include Noemi Gonzalez (The Young and the Restless) as Suzette Quintanilla, Selena's sister and best friend, who learns to embrace her role as the first female drummer in Tejano music history. Seidy López (Training Day) will play Marcella Quintanilla, Selena's mother; and newcomer Madison Taylor Baez will portray a young Selena." Ricardo Chavira and Gabriel Chavarria were to play Selena's father and brother respectively. It was later announced the series would include Julio Macias, Jesse Posey, Hunter Reese, Carlos Alfredo, Jr., Juan Martinez, Daniela Estrada and Paul Rodriguez, Jr. co-starring in the series as the Quintanila family and various other important members of Selena's life. Macias plays Pete Astudillo, with Posey as Chris Perez, Peña as Ricky Vela, and Alfredo as Joe Ojeda. Martinez portrays a young A.B. Quintanilla, Selena's brother, with Estrada as a young Suzette Quintanilla, Selena's sister, and Rodriguez as Roger Garcia, a shy guitarist who was part of the group before Chris Perez became its guitarist. Additionally co-starring Johnny Jay Lee (NCIS: Los Angeles) and Fernanda Moya as the young man and woman respectively.


      = Filming

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      Filming began in early October 2019 in Baja California, Mexico in places such as Rosarito, Tecate and Tijuana. Christian Serratos revealed in an interview with the Los Angeles Times that she recently finished filming the show's second season - under the health and safety protocols of COVID-19 in November 2020.


      Soundtrack




      = Commercial performance

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      Selena: The Series Soundtrack debuted at number 8 on the Latin Pop Albums chart, selling 1,000 album-equivalent units during the week ending December 10, 2020.


      Reception




      = Critical response

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      For part 1 of the series, review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 32% based on 34 critic reviews, with an average rating of 5.35/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Selena: The Series's affections are obvious, but by not probing deeper into Selena herself it fails to capture the woman behind the legacy, settling for just-another-retelling of the charismatic star's life instead of something more." Metacritic gave the series a weighted average score of 48 out of 100 based on 9 critic reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
      For part 2 of the series, review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 14% based on 7 critic reviews, with an average rating of 4.42/10.


      = Audience viewership

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      On January 15, 2021, Netflix announced that the series was watched by 25 million households for the first 28 days after its debut.


      Awards and nominations




      References




      External links


      Selena: The Series on Netflix
      Selena: The Series at IMDb

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