The Queen of Tejano Music · Selena: The Series · Netflix
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The series tells the story of Selena Quintanilla who is known as the Queen of Tejano Music and Grammy winner. Her rise to fame along with her family band "Los Dinos". She was about to record her first english language album until her tragic death.
In the first season, you will see how Selena was molded into stardom by her father Abraham. Not only that, the band that they started was also composed of his brother AB and sister Suzette.
Here you will see the struggles that the family went thru during their journey to the music industry.
Their journey on the road shows the hardships that they went thru, how some of their popular songs were inspired and the closeness of the siblings.
Not only was she a singer but also a businesswoman, model, and fashion designer. The costumes that they wore on stage were all designed by her. The cow print costume may look ridiculous but it definitely worked for them on stage.
The series also shows the love of her life, Chris. A guitarist that was recruited by the band. Hearts clashes like a high school love affair and are full of romance. Love that is impossible to tear apart no matter what the odds.
The popularity of the band has propelled them to stardom and won them a Grammy for their Live album. If her life was not cut short she would have made more hit songs. It seems that we have been cheated when Selena was taken away from us. In the series, you will see and imagine how she could have been an international sensation.
The scenes during their performances are amazing and the aspect ratio switches to 4:3 to give you that old 90's nostalgia.
As you watch season 2 you will feel very uncomfortable as you watch each episode. I feel that the beautiful story is coming to an end. I wish her story had a different ending. I have to admit that every time there is a scene with her killer Yolanda, I feel very irritated.
The actress Christian Serratos played the role of Selena. If you are a fan of the walking dead you would know her as Rosita. She did a very good job with the role and seems to have brought Selena to life in the beautiful series. If you are a fan and even if you have not heard of Selena but love music, you should check out this series.
As I close this review let me leave you with two of her beautiful songs.
