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Selena y Los Dinos’ Debuts on Netflix Nov. 17, Built From the Quintanilla Family Vault

The film uses rarely seen home videos and Selena’s own words to shift the focus to her artistry and bicultural identity.

Overview

  • Director Isabel Castro spent two years cataloging thousands of hours from the family’s Q Productions archive to build the documentary.
  • The project features new interviews with close relatives and bandmates, including Selena’s mother Marcella speaking publicly for the first time in decades.
  • Chris Perez offers personal recollections of their relationship and life on the road, adding perspective to the band’s evolution.
  • Suzette Quintanilla’s candid camcorder footage anchors the film’s intimate portrait of the singer beyond her public image.
  • The documentary earned Sundance’s Special Jury Award for Archival Storytelling and audience awards at SXSW and the Miami Film Festival, and it deliberately avoids centering the murder case.