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Netflix Secures Global Rights to Award-Winning Selena Documentary

The $6M–$7M deal brings Isabel Castro’s 'Selena y Los Dinos' to a worldwide audience, with a winter 2025 release planned.

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Overview

  • Netflix has finalized a high-value acquisition, reportedly worth $6M–$7M, for 'Selena y Los Dinos,' directed by Isabel Castro.
  • The documentary, premiering at Sundance 2025, won the U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Archival Storytelling.
  • It features never-before-seen VHS footage from Selena’s older sister, Suzette, alongside new interviews with family and friends.
  • The film faced piracy challenges at Sundance, leading organizers to remove it from the festival’s online platform.
  • Netflix plans a global streaming release in winter 2025, continuing its collaboration with the Quintanilla family after 'Selena: The Series.'