Overview
- Selena y Los Dinos: A Family’s Legacy arrives globally on Netflix on Nov. 17, built from never-before-seen home movies and personal archives.
- Director Isabel Castro spent years cataloging hundreds of hours from the family’s collection and conducts new interviews with Suzette and A.B. Quintanilla, parents Abraham and Marcella, widower Chris Pérez, and former bandmates.
- The documentary emphasizes Selena’s life and cultural impact rather than details of her killing, featuring intimate footage, love letters, studio sessions, and landmark performances.
- After a Sundance premiere, the film won the U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Archival Storytelling, was acquired by Netflix, and was briefly removed from a paid festival streaming window over copyright infringements.
- Early coverage highlights strong reception, with a reported 94% critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes and praise for the family-led, archival approach.