This page is for the dramatization/character of Selena Quintanilla in the 2020 Netflix series. For the page on the real person, see Selena. Selena Quintanilla is portrayed by Christian Serratos in Netflix's Selena: The Series. Selena as a young girl is portrayed by Madison Taylor Baez. The character is a dramatized portrayal of the real person Selena Quintanilla.
Overview[]
Selena rises to fame as a singer of Tejano music in the 1980s and 1990s.
History[]
Part 1[]
Selena grew up in Texas with her family. After her father, Abraham, hears her sing- he decides to form a family band after hearing Selena sing. Selena and her siblings Suzette and AB form Southern Pearl, a cover band that sings golden oldies.
The family struggles through an economic recession and small gigs, until they have a successful performance at a family friend's wedding, which encourages them to continue. Abraham wants to change the band’s focus to Spanish-language music, forming Selena Y Los Dinos. Selena seems eager to learn Spanish and to carry out her father’s vision.
Selena and the band record their first LP, but Selena has to drop out of school and, although excited to design the band's costumes, feels that she's missing out regular teenage experiences.
At the Tejano Music Awards, Selena wins Female Vocalist of the Year. At the awards ceremony, Selena meets Laura Canales, who gives her advice to be who she is instead of who people want her to be.
Selena and the band start to see some more success and they start to work on their first album. After Chris Perez, a guitarist, joins the band- he and Selena have an instant connection. They start to date secretly.
Selena grows in popularity- so much so that they create a fan club for her. Selena’s father catches her and Chris and is furious.
Part 2[]
It's 1992, and Selena's new song "Como la Flor" is a success, increasing presales for her third album and leading EMI to ask for a fourth. However, Selena is still sad about being apart from Chris, whom she's seeing in secret. Selena and Chris elope. But before they can tell Abraham and the others themselves, a courthouse clerk leaks the news and they learn about it through the radio. Selena and Chris decide to stay away for a few days so that tempers blow over.
Selena and Chris return and are reconciled with Abraham and the others, though there are still hurt feelings at not being included in the wedding. Abraham offers Selena and Chris the empty house next door; Selena privately wants to get their own place, but agrees to take the house.
Selena is inspired by Abraham to build a boutique. Selena struggles to juggle her time between touring, boutique renovations and preparing for Suzette's wedding. She hasn't accepted the English-language album deal, fearing her family's response and unsure if she can handle being on her own. During a sound check for the Lo Nuestro Awards in Miami, Selena and the band freestyle a tune that becomes Bidi Bidi Bom Bom. After struggling with the boutique's contractors, Selena delegates a lot of the work to Yolanda to manage.
The album Selena Live! is nominated for a Grammy for Best Mexican-American album. Selena has designer Martin Gomez make her Grammy dress, and the pair decide to make a clothing line together. At the Grammy awards in New York, Selena wins, but in her speech forgets to thank Chris, which adds to his feeling neglected as she gets busier.
Selena and Suzette confront Yolanda about the missing money, but Yolanda insists that she didn't do anything. Selena and Chris talk about having children.
Late one night, Selena picks up a call from Yolanda. The next morning Selena goes to Yolanda, demanding missing financial documents that Yolanda claims are in her motel room. A motel cleaner hears a gunshot from Yolanda's room; Selena has been shot, and dies at the Corpus Christi Memorial Hospital.
Appearances[]
Selena appears in every episode of the series:
- 1.01 Daydream
- 1.02 Dame Un Beso (episode)
- 1.03 And the Winner is...
- 1.04 Open Act
- 1.05 Dulce Amor
- 1.06 My Love
- 1.07 Fideo
- 1.08 Gold Rush
- 1.09 Que Creias
- 2.01 Como la Flor
- 2.02 Enter My World
- 2.03 The Call
- 2.04 Itty Bitty Bubbles
- 2.05 Oh No
- 2.06 Lo más bello
- 2.07 Si una vez
- 2.08 Astrodome
- 2.09 When All the World Is Sleeping
Quotes[]
- "There’s no Beatles without Ringo. And there’s no Selena without Suzette." - Selena
Gallery[]
Promotional[]
In the Series[]
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