In this biographical drama, Selena Quintanilla is born into a musical Mexican-American family in Texas. Her father, Abraham, realizes that his young daughter is talented and begins performing with her at small venues. She finds success and falls for her guitarist, Chris Perez, who draws the ire of her father. Seeking mainstream stardom, Selena begins recording an English-language album which, tragically, she would never complete.
Selena has generally received very positive reviews.
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Selena was released in 1997 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 451 reviews, giving Selena (1997) an average rating of 75%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 82%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 67%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Selena than critics were.
With a score of 75%, Selena is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1997, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1997 with similar scores include films like The Fifth Element, The Full Monty and Chasing Amy.
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