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David Fernandez Jr.
''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 * 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 Marcel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biographical Film
A biographical film or biopic () is a film that dramatizes the life of a non-fictional or historically-based person or people. Such films show the life of a historical person and the central character's real name is used. They differ from docudrama films and historical drama films in that they attempt to comprehensively tell a single person's life story or at least the most historically important years of their lives. Context Biopic scholars include George F. Custen of the College of Staten Island and Dennis P. Bingham of Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis. Custen, in ''Bio/Pics: How Hollywood Constructed Public History'' (1992), regards the genre as having died with the Hollywood studio era, and in particular, Darryl F. Zanuck. On the other hand, Bingham's 2010 study ''Whose Lives Are They Anyway? The Biopic as Contemporary Film Genre'' shows how it perpetuates as a codified genre using many of the same tropes used in the studio era that has followed a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abraham Quintanilla
Abraham Isaac Quintanilla Jr. (born February 20, 1939)Patoski page 2 is an American singer, songwriter, and producer. He is the father of Tejano singer Selena and was her manager throughout her life. Quintanilla was born to a Mexican-American family in Corpus Christi, Texas. He began his music career as a member of the singing group the "Dinos" in 1956. He left the group in the late 1960s and initially retired from music to raise a family. After discovering Selena's singing talent, he created the band Selena y Los Dinos composed of Selena and her two older siblings to develop her talent. Under his management, the group became a major success in Tejano music by the late 1980s, allowing Selena to begin a solo career and become one of the most celebrated Latin music artists of all time. Following Selena's murder in 1995, Quintanilla became an executive producer of a biographical film about her life, in which he was portrayed by actor Edward James Olmos. Early life Quintanilla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Barrera
David Joel Barrera (born December 28, 1968) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Gunnery Sgt. Ray 'Casey Kasem' Griego in '' Generation Kill''. He has appeared in television series including ''Grimm'', '' Heroes'', '' CSI: Miami'', ''Boston Legal'', ''Medium'', ''Nip/Tuck'', '' NYPD Blue'', '' Murder One'', ''Without a Trace'', ''The West Wing'', ''The Big Bang Theory'' and '' 24'' for which he got nominated for an ALMA Award. Barrera is a graduate of Pharr-San Juan-Alamo High School in his hometown, San Juan, Texas, where he was part of the Theater Club. This high school is part of the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District. David Barrera is a graduate of Southern Methodist University, and went on to study in the graduate acting program at the University of California, San Diego. He is currently an Adjunct Faculty member teaching acting at Azusa Pacific University. Barrera appeared in Universal's family comedy ''Evan Almighty'', further he worked on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yolanda Saldívar
Yolanda Saldívar (; born September 19, 1960) is an American former nurse who was convicted of the murder of singer Selena in 1995. Saldívar had been the president of Selena's fan club and the manager of her boutiques, but she lost both positions a short time before the murder, when the singer's family discovered that she had been embezzling money from both organizations. Three days after the jury found her guilty of murder, they sentenced Saldívar to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole after 30 years, meaning she will become eligible for parole on March 30, 2025. Biography Saldívar was born on September 19, 1960, in San Antonio, Texas. She is one of seven children born to Frank and Juanita Saldívar. Selena fan club Saldívar, a former nurse, was originally a fan of country music. After attending one of Selena's concerts, she began repeatedly calling Selena's father, Abraham Quintanilla, about starting a fan club in San Antonio. Quintanilla eventually gave in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Behar
José Behar is a Cuban-American music executive. Behar has headed EMI Latin and Univision Music Group. He is known to have signed Selena. José Behar was appointed to run the new Latin division in EMI Records. Univision Music Group in 2001. History with Selena He watched Selena perform at the 1989 Tejano Music Awards. Behar was searching for new Latin acts and wanted to sign Selena to EMI's label. Behar thought he had discovered the "next Gloria Estefan." Selena chose EMI Latin's offer because of the potential for a crossover album, and becoming the first artist to sign to the label. Before Selena began recording for her debut album, ''Selena'', Behar and Stephen Finfer requested a crossover album for her. In 1995, Selena was murdered. Behar said after her passing: "She would have been up there with the Janets and the Madonnas." In July 1995, Selena Selena Quintanilla Pérez (; April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995), known mononymously as Selena, was an American Tejan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Pérez
Christopher Gilbert Pérez (born August 14, 1969) is an American guitarist, best known as lead guitarist for the Tejano band Selena y Los Dinos. He married the frontwoman of the group, Selena, on April 2, 1992. Pérez grew up in San Antonio, Texas as one of two children of Gilbert Pérez and Carmen Medina. In 1986, he began his tenure by joining Shelly Lares' band. By the late 1980s, Pérez was respected among Tejano musicians for his guitar skills. This caught A.B. Quintanilla's attention; at the time, A.B. was seeking another guitarist for the band he produced, Selena y Los Dinos. Between one and two years after Pérez joined the band, he and Selena began a personal relationship. Selena's father, Abraham Quintanilla, forced them to end their relationship because he felt Pérez's image might damage Selena's career. They ignored his threats that he would disband the group, and continued their relationship. Abraham fired Pérez from the band, forbidding Selena to go with him. P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan Arion
Bryan Arion is a Mexican actor and model best known for his roles in television series such as Selena: The Series and The Last Ship. Early life Arion was born in Chilpancingo, Guerrero, Mexico, a city known for its drug cartels. His family was a victim of cartel-related violence so at age 5 he and his mother fled to the US. He grew up in North Carolina where he experienced racism and bullying because of his ethnicity. Career Arion booked one of his first roles on the soap opera Days of Our Lives. He also went on to appear in the action-drama series The Last Ship. Arion starred as Ray in Selena: The Series, which was released in 2020. He has also appeared in commercials. Personal life Arion is a practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai Muay Thai ( th, มวยไทย, , ), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, is a combat sport that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. This discipline is known as the "art of eight limbs", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Astudillo
Pedro Astudillo (born December 1, 1963) is an American singer and songwriter. He was a backup vocalist for Selena y Los Dinos and has released several albums as a solo artist. Early life Astudillo was born on December 1, 1963, in Laredo, Texas, to Pedro and Paz Astudillo. He was one of the leaders of the Tejano music scene, and from an early age followed mariachi and conjunto music. He began his musical career in a duo band called Los Bad Boyz alongside his friend Joe Ojeda in their hometown Laredo in 1985. In 1987, they were brought into a band, Selena y Los Dinos, by its manager, Abraham Quintanilla Jr., after opening a show for Los Dinos at a disco in Laredo. Astudillo became a backup vocalist for the Queen of Tejano, Selena, the lead member of the group. Astudillo also sang three duets with her — "Amame, Quiereme" (1989), “Yo Te Amo” (1990) and "Siempre Estoy Pensando en Ti" (1992) - two of which were nominated for Vocal Duo of the Year at the Tejano Music Awards. He co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julio Macias
Julio Arturo Macias (born March 20, 1990) is a Mexican actor. Following a series of cameo appearances, Macias had his breakthrough playing Oscar Diaz on the comedy-drama series ''On My Block'' (2018–2021), for which he received two Imagen Award nominations. He has also portrayed singer-songwriter Pete Astudillo in the biographical drama '' Selena: The Series'' (2020–2021). Early life Macias was born in Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley of ..., Mexico on March 20, 1990. As a child, his family moved to the United States, leading to Macias attempting to assimilate into its culture. Filmography Television References {{DEFAULTSORT:Macias, Julio 1990 births American actors Living people Mexican emigrants to the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Rodriguez (skateboarder)
Paul Martin Rodriguez Jr. (born December 31, 1984), also known by his nickname P-Rod, is an American professional street skateboarder, actor, rapper, and recording artist. Rodriguez has won a total of eight medals at the X Games, four of them gold, with the most recent first-place victory occurring in Los Angeles, California in July 2012. Early life and family Rodriguez was born in Tarzana, California, U.S. His father is actor/comedian Paul Rodriguez, and his mother is Laura Martinez. He also has an older sister Nikole and a younger brother Lucas. As a child, Rodriguez occasionally got to meet celebrities through his father. In a later interview, he recounted one such memory: I'll tell you a good story about Mr. T. I believe it was 1988, every year there was a Christmas Day parade in Pasadena alifornia, US I was probably about three-and-a-half, four years-old—I loved Mr. T. He had the cartoon out at the time and all that. We were there at the banquet before the parade starte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Canales
Juan José "Johnny" Canales (born 1947 in General Treviño, Nuevo León, Mexico) is a Mexican retired Tejano singer and former host of the television show "''The Johnny Canales Show''". Canales is credited with one of the first live performances of vocalist Selena by her 13th birthday. He took Selena y Los Dinos for their first concerts in Mexico. As a radio DJ in 1974, Canales gave Ruben Naranjo considerable airplay. The original show Johnny Canales was the executive producer for ''The Johnny Canales Show'' which debuted in 1983. His program showcased emerging bands from Mexico and the United States. Some of his guests included La Sombra de Chicago, Selena Selena Quintanilla Pérez (; April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995), known mononymously as Selena, was an American Tejano singer. Called the " Queen of Tejano music", her contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most celebrated Mex ..., Nancy, La Mafia, Mazz, Intocable, Grupo Pegasso De Emilio Reyna, Fama (ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricky Vela
Ricardo Vela is an American musician and songwriter who was the keyboardist for the band Selena y Los Dinos from 1984 to 1995. Works Vela has either written or co-written the following songs that topped on ''Billboard'' 200, ''Billboard'' Latin Songs, and Mexican Regional Songs charts. Awards and nominations Ricky Vela has been nominated for seven awards and won two awards. Portrayals in media Vela appears as himself in the 1997 film ''Selena''. He is portrayed in the 2020 Netflix Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a ... television show '' Selena: The Series'' by Hunter Reese Peña. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vela, Ricky Year of birth missing (living people) American people of Mexican descent Songwriters from Texas Selena y Los Dinos mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
