Overview
- Director Isabel Castro’s film uses home videos and photos from the Quintanilla family archive with new interviews featuring Abraham, Marcella, Suzette, A.B., and Chris Perez.
- Executive producers include Michele Anthony along with Selena’s siblings Suzette Quintanilla and A.B. Quintanilla III, reflecting close family involvement.
- After a Sundance debut, the documentary won the U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Archival Storytelling and was later removed from the festival’s online platform due to illicit clip-sharing.
- At Billboard Latin Music Week, Suzette Quintanilla and Castro described the project as the family’s most authentic telling and noted a global Netflix launch in 190 countries and over 32 languages.
- The trailer’s release prompted online debate over commemoration versus commercialization, with many fans welcoming a celebration centered on Selena’s legacy rather than the details of her death.