A new Netflix documentary features Tejano music icon Selena Quintanilla reflecting on death months before she was murdered at age 23, offering viewers a poignant look at the late singer’s awareness of life’s fragility, Parade reports.
In “Selena y Los Dinos,” now streaming on Netflix, Quintanilla contemplates her legacy and mortality. According to Time Magazine, she acknowledged that she would like to perform “for the rest of my life but I’m going to die. How long I will be up here is up to them [her fans].”
The documentary arrives three decades after Quintanilla’s March 1995 death in Corpus Christi, Texas.
The Latin music superstar, who won a 1994 Grammy Award for her album “Selena Live!” as the first female Tejano artist to win in that category, was shot in the back during a confrontation with Yolanda Saldívar in a hotel room. Saldívar, who served as president of Quintanilla’s fan club and manager of her boutiques, had been accused of embezzlement and fired by the family. She denied the accusations.
At the time of her death, Quintanilla was recording her first English-language crossover album, “Dreaming of You,” and expanding her fashion business while maintaining a busy touring schedule, Parade noted.
According to the film’s official Netflix site, the documentary uses archival video clips and current-day interviews with family members and former bandmates to tell Quintanilla’s story. The synopsis notes that never-before-seen footage, including home videos, reveals the singer “in a new light as a sister, daughter, and wife.” The film traces the family band’s journey from performances at their Tex-Mex restaurant in Lake Jackson to the top of Tejano charts.
Quintanilla’s life was previously documented in the 1997 feature film “Selena,” starring Jennifer Lopez, who was 26 when she took on the role. The film helped launch Lopez’s acting career, according to Caller Times.
Saldívar is serving a life sentence in prison. Her first request for parole in March 2025 was denied, according to PEOPLE. Her next parole review is scheduled for March 2030.
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