Selena
1997 · 127 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 32,649 VOTES · DIR. Gregory Nava
Overview
In this biographical drama, Selena Quintanilla is born into a musical Mexican-American family in Texas. Her father, Abraham, realizes that his young daughter is talented and begins performing with her at small venues. She finds success and falls for her guitarist, Chris Perez, who draws the ire of her father. Seeking mainstream stardom, Selena begins recording an English-language album which, tragically, she would never complete.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,447 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:53 Selena!
00:08:01 Beautiful! Nice job.
00:14:15 What does it look like?
00:17:00 You see them playing the harp, you see them playing everything...
00:20:50 Where are my enchiladas?
00:25:19 You're an American.
00:30:12 The kids are kids. They're children!
00:36:56 Those people came to see Selena tonight. They love Selena!
00:40:51 - Bertha and I are one! - I'm getting dizzy!
00:44:19 By Salinas' bus.
00:48:56 Serious, you know you're bad.
00:54:17 Number One! Can you believe it?!
00:58:07 They want us to play in Mexico?
01:02:12 Stop telling me what I should want!
01:13:55 Oh, yeah? Why?
01:17:54 You all listen to me!
01:22:07 Nobody's laughing!
01:27:28 - Where are we going to go? - Anywhere but Corpus!
01:35:41 And now with this Grammy nomination, she's like a rocket.
01:39:19 There's a store with nice dresses.
01:44:40 I know the perfect ring she would love.
01:49:46 You're such a good friend.
01:54:30 Never.
10:00:00 - Order extra security people.
Cast & Characters
Jennifer Lopez
Selena Quintanilla
Edward James Olmos
Abraham Quintanilla
Jon Seda
Chris Perez
Jackie Guerra
Suzette Quintanilla
Constance Marie
Marcela Quintanilla
Alex Meneses
Sara
Jacob Vargas
Abie Quintanilla
Pete Astudillo
Self - Dinos 1990s
Rueben Gonzáles
Joe Ojeda - Dinos 1990s
Ricky Vela
Self - Dinos 1990s
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,447
Dialogue density11.4 lines / min
First line00:00:53
Final line10:00:00
Production Record
DirectorGregory Nava
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20,000,000
Revenue$60,000,000
IMDb votes32,649