1997 film "Selena"
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The 1997 film "Selena" is a biographical drama that chronicles the life, rise to fame, and tragic death of Tejano music star Selena Quintanilla, starring Jennifer Lopez in her breakout role.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Selena (1997 film) | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American film
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biographical drama film ⓘ musical drama film ⓘ |
| awardNomination | Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical for Jennifer Lopez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of Selena Quintanilla-Pérez ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Edward Lachman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Gregory Nava NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Warner Bros. Pictures
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surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| editedBy | Nancy Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
San Antonio, Texas
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Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical film
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drama film ⓘ musical film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cultural identity
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family relationships ⓘ pursuit of dreams ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Spanish ⓘ |
| leadActor | Jennifer Lopez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadRoleCharacter | Selena Quintanilla-Pérez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Dave Grusin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | breakthrough role of Jennifer Lopez ⓘ |
| portrays | Selena Quintanilla-Pérez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysCharacter |
Abraham Quintanilla Jr.
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Chris Pérez NERFINISHED ⓘ Yolanda Saldívar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysEvent |
murder of Selena Quintanilla-Pérez
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rise to fame of Selena Quintanilla-Pérez ⓘ |
| producer |
Moctesuma Esparza
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Robert Katz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Esparza / Katz Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ratingMPAA | PG ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1997-03-21 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| runtime | 127 minutes ⓘ |
| setInLocation | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
1980s
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early 1990s ⓘ |
| starring |
Constance Marie
NERFINISHED
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Edward James Olmos NERFINISHED ⓘ Jennifer Lopez NERFINISHED ⓘ Jon Seda NERFINISHED ⓘ Lupe Ontiveros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Mexican-American culture
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Tejano music ⓘ murder of Selena Quintanilla-Pérez ⓘ |
| title | Selena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Gregory Nava NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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