Cinematic background from Selena 1997 - 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.
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A bus is parked on the side of the road; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – Two people standing in front of a ferris wheel; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – Two people sitting on the roof of a house at night; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A woman standing on a stage in front of an audience; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A woman in a red outfit is on a stage; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A man with long black hair smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A view of a motel from across the street; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – Two men are looking at the camera while one of them is wearing a green cord around his neck; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A woman singing into a microphone in front of a crowd; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A red bus driving down a road next to barbed wire fence; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – Two women talking to each other in front of a wall; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A woman singing into a microphone in front of a crowd; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – People are sitting on a bridge at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A crowd of people holding candles and a picture of a woman; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A bridge over a river with a truck on it's side; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A woman standing on the steps of a house; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A woman in a white dress is speaking on a microphone; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A man and a woman standing next to each other at an amusement park; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A group of people performing on a stage with guitars; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A beautiful young lady smiling while standing next to a road; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A person wearing a purple dress; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A woman in a purple shirt is playing a piano; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A woman in a polka dot dress with her eyes closed; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A man and a woman are kissing each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – The sun is setting over the water with a boat in the background; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A motel sign lit up at night in the dark; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A bus driving down a street at sunset; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A woman in a purple dress is in a crowd of people; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – An old car parked in front of a building with neon lights on it; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – Two men standing next to an old car on the beach; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A bus driving down the middle of a road; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A van driving down a street under a bridge; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A man riding a horse in a field at sunset; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – An old car parked on the beach with seagulls flying overhead; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A person near a water slide; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A woman holding a microphone in front of a picture of herself; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – An older woman wearing a red shirt and a yellow measuring tape around her neck; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A group of people sitting on a stage with musical instruments; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A woman singing into a microphone on a stage; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A man and a woman sitting in the back seat of a car; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A person with long black hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A woman is singing on a stage with lights in the background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A group of people sitting next to each other on a ledge; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A woman sitting in a car looking off into the distance; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A person wearing glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A person with a lip piercing; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A woman and a young girl smiling at each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A man sitting at a table in front of an oil refinery; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – The sun is setting in the middle of the desert; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A young man's face; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A person with long hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A woman with her hand to her ear in front of a microphone in a recording studio; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – Two men standing on the beach with a car in the background; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A woman standing in front of a house; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A young girl smiles while holding a microphone; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A group of people sitting on the side of a road; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A woman's face in front of a blurry background; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – An older man wearing glasses sitting in front of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A group of people sitting at picnic tables under a shelter; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A group of people in a crowd wearing hats; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A large crowd of people are gathered together; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A man in a red shirt is standing next to two other men; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A man's face in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A person playing a violin in front of an audience; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A person wearing a red shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A man in a suit is talking to two other men; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A man's face in the dark; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A woman in a red outfit performing in front of an audience; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A man in a striped shirt is holding a guitar; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A car parked in front of a lit up sign; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A group of people sitting in rows in front of a red carpet; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – An older man with a mustache is holding a microphone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A man's face as he stares into the distance; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A man holding a microphone in front of a group of people; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A woman holding a microphone in her hand; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A woman holding a microphone up to her face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A man and a woman kissing in the back of a car; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A person holding a cheque in their hand; Extreme Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A group of people standing in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – An old house with a horse drawn carriage parked in front of it; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A woman holding a microphone in her hand; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – Two women are looking at a gold ring; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of a roller coaster; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A person wearing glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A crowd of people in a stadium with a woman smiling; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A group of people standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A woman in a red dress singing into a microphone; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A woman's face with red lipstick; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A person wearing a black shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A person wearing a red lipstick; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A large crowd of people at an outdoor concert; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A person wearing a dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A large group of people gathered in the street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A man getting his hair combed by two women; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – Two young women standing next to each other in front of a crowd; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A woman in a red jacket is looking at a man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A man sitting in the back of a car at night; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Selena” (1997), directed by Gregory Nava – A person wearing glasses near a bus; Close Up shot, Low angle