''Selena Remembered'' is a 1997 American

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about Mexican-American

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singer

Selena Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (; April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995) was an American singer-songwriter. Known as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Tejano Music", her contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most cel ...

who died in 1995. directed by Cecilia Miniucchi, it was released on April 1, 1997 on

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and on January 25, 2005 on

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with a

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by Selena on CD. The documentary features

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narrating special moments and triumphs that helped Selena and her band,

Selena y Los Dinos Selena y Los Dinos () was an American Tejano band formed in 1981 by Tejano singer Selena and her father Abraham Quintanilla. The band remained together until the murder of Selena in 1995, which caused the dissolution of the band in the same ye ...

, into superstardom in

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. The DVD's logo ''Her Life'', ''Her Music'', and ''Her Dream'' are featured on both the DVD and CD covers.

Track listing

Documentary

;VHS (1997)/DVD (2005)

Album

''Selena Remembered'' is a

by Mexican-American singer

. It was released on January 25, 2005 by

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as part of a CD/DVD set which includes the 2005 DVD release of the 1997 documentary ''Selena Remembered''. ;Notes * "Dame Un Beso" is the 1990 re-recorded version by Selena which was released on '' 16 Super Exitos Originales'' (1990). The original 1985 recording by Selena y Los Dinos was released on ''

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'' (1986).

References

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