Selena (1997)
| Release Date | 21 March 1997 |
| Budget | $20,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $35,000,000 |
| Tagline | The story of a girl who had the spirit to believe in a dream and the courage to make it come true. |
| Genre | Biography, Drama, Music |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Corpus Christi, Texas, USA |
| Language | English, Spanish |
| Sound Mix | DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Biopic [feature], Musical Drama |
| Mood | Triumph of the Spirit |
| Themes | Big Break, Fathers and Daughters, Rags To Riches, Musician's Life |
| Tones | Compassionate, Earnest, Intimate, Sentimental, Sweeping, Warm |
| Tags | Career, Elopement, Fame, Family, Father, Mexican American, Murder, Singer, Success, Tejano Music |
Selena is a 1997 American biographical drama film about the life and career of the late Tejano music star Selena, a recording artist who was well known in the Mexican-American and Hispanic communities in the United States and Mexico before her death at the age of twenty-three.
Cast and Crew
Jackie Guerra
Suzette Quintanilla
Pete Astudillo
Himself - Dinos 1990's
Rueben Gonzáles
Joe Ojeda - Dinos 1990's
Ricky Vela
Himself - Dinos 1990's
Don Shelton
Stage Dancer
Richard Emanuelle
Concert Reporter
Panchito Gómez
Young Abraham - Dinos 1961
George Perez
Seff - Dinos 1961
Brian Fallteen
Club Owner
Carmen Martínez
Irate Club Goer
Elisabeth Gonzalez
Irate Club Goer
Richard Iglesias
Irate Club Goer
Everett Sifuentes
Lerma's Club Owner
Gil Glasgow
Police Officer - 1961
Rebecca Lee Meza
Young Selena
Victoria Elena Flores
Young Suzette
Rafael Tamayo
Young Abie
Carl William Holler
Neighbor
Bel Hernandez
Delores Quintanilla
Gail Cronauer
Women Customer
Elia Ortiz
Waitress
Fernando Cubillas
Eddie Quintanilla
Sal Lopez
Juan Luis
Richard William Hughes
MC
Erick Carrillo
First Cholo
Frank Mendez
Second Cholo
Seidy Lopez
Deborah
Francisco J. De La Fuente
Hotel Manager
Don Cass
Security Guard
Keith Kaslow
Hotel Manager
Peter P. Montejano
Chris' Friend
Michael Guerrero
Chris' Friend
Ronald Gonzales
Chris' Friend
Chris Doughton
Chris' Friend
León Singer
Concert Promoter
Marta Flores
Monterrey Reporter
Terry Elena Ordaz
Monterrey Reporter
Marcos Padilla
Concert Official
Valerio Longoria Sr.
Accordian Player
Philip Raybourn
Bungie Jump Attendant
Mark Carrillo
Manuel
Darline Tigrett
Mexico City Reporter
Donnie Neubauer
Record Executive
John Verea
Jose Behar
Marika Baca
Pedicurist
Michelle McManus
Pedicurist
Barbara Petricini-Buxton
Saleslady
Leonardo Martinez
Boutique Worker
Molly Moroney
Store Manager
Desi McGill
Blonde Teenager
Tom Christopher
Grammy Presenter
Cora Cardona
Head Seamstress
Amin Mery
Paramedic
Lori Berlanga
Auditorium Announcer
Larry Cashion
Grammy Presenter #2
Jason Bradley Jacobs
Record Company Executive
Raven Kaylor
Background
Ray Melendez
Reporter
Rick Olmos
Police Officer
Xavier Ramirez
VIP Crew
Darlene Tygrett
Reporter
Andie X
News Photographer
Nicole Young
Girl at Grammy Awards
Director
Writer
Producer
Carolyn Caldera
associate producer
Nancy De Los Santos
associate producer
Moctesuma Esparza
producer
Henry J. Golas
associate producer
Steven M. Kalb
associate producer
Robert Katz
producer
Peter Lopez
co-producer
David Wisnievitz
co-executive producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Editor
Nancy Richardson
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Casting Director
Roger Mussenden
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Production Designer
Cary White
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Art Director
Ed Vega
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Set Decorator
Jeanette Scott
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Costume Designer
Elisabetta Beraldo
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Makeup Department
Corrina Duran
key hair stylist
Tonantzin Esparza
makeup assistant
Natasha Ladek
wigs
Terry Ann Machado
assistant hair stylist
John McBurney
makeup assistant
Sergio J. Moreno Jr.
assistant hair stylist
Rod Ortega
assistant hair stylist
Mark Sanchez
hair stylist supervisor, makeup supervisor
Terrie Velasquez
key hair stylist
Jay Wejebe
key makeup artist
Production Manager
Rosa Gonzalez
post-production manager
Patricia Serafina Madiedo
production supervisor
Helene Mulholland
post-production supervisor
David Wisnievitz
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Walter T. Falls III
second second assistant director
Randall LaFollette
second assistant director
Barbara Martinez Jitner
second unit director
Chemen Ochoa
first assistant director: second unit
Kaaren F. Ochoa
first assistant director
Daniel Ramos
second second assistant director
Art Department
Stanford Gilbert
property master
David Hack
lead person
Caitlin Maloney
art department coordinator
Ron Merriam
construction foreperson
Darren Patnode
on-set dresser
David Phillip
greens person
Alan R. Serotta
construction foreperson
King Orba
assistant property master
David Wilt
construction coordinator
Kevin Berve
assistant props
Raul V. Carrera
set dresser
Jack Colmenero
set dresser
Joe McCusker
carpenter
Adele Plauche
set designer
Sound Department
Joaquin Gonzalo Avellán
assistant sound editor
Bob Beemer
sound re-recording mixer
Beth Bergeron
adr editor
Dean Beville
supervising sound editor
Bayard Carey
production sound mixer
Dominique Decaudain
foley artist
Robert Fitzgerald
sound editor
Linda Folk
supervising adr editor
Kimberly Gibson
dialogue editor
Warren Hamilton Jr.
sound editor
Greg Hedgepath
sound editor
Marcia Henke
cable person
William Jacobs
sound editor
Michael Jonascu
sound editor
Nicholas Vincent Korda
adr editor
Edmund J. Lachmann
adr editor
Jeffrey R. Payne
foley editor
Sergio Reyes
sound re-recording mixer
Joe Schiff
assistant sound editor
B. Tennyson Sebastian III
sound re-recording mixer
Joel Shryack
first assistant sound editor
Frank Smathers
foley editor
David A. Smith
boom operator
D. Chris Smith
sound editor
Edward M. Steidele
foley artist
Bruce Stubblefield
supervising sound editor
Robert Troy
dialogue editor
Bob Wishnefsky
assistant sound editor
Gary Coppola
foley mixer
Elizabeth Kenton
sound editor
Earl Martin
foley recordist
Scott Reed
head sound manager
Special Effects
Scott Prescott
special effects supervisor
Visual Effects
David M. Garber
visual effects supervisor
Robert Yano
visual effects editor
Cosmas Paul Bolger Jr.
visual effects
Megan Bryant
digital camera supervisor
Lindsay Hallett
visual effects producer
D. Walt Cameron
digital artist
Glen Gustafson
film recorder operator: Warner Digital
John Charles Kohn
Inferno artist
Peter W. Moyer
digital compositor: Digital FilmWorks
Christopher Savides
imaging color lead
Stunts
Laura Cordova
stunt performer
Juan Echevarria
stunt performer
Toby Holguin
stunt performer
Ben Loggins
stunt coordinator
Jimmy Ortega
stunt performer
Mary Torres
stunt performer
Russell Towery
stunt coordinator
Camera and Electrical Department
Tony Arnaud
second company grip
Russell Caldwell
assistant chief lighting technician
Manolo Campion
additional second assistant camera
James L. Carter
director of photography: second unit
Rafael 'Rafa' Castro
video assistant , camera assistant
John W. DeBlau
chief lighting technician
Kirk R. Gardner
Steadicam operator, director of photography: second unit, camera operator
James Glennon
director of photography: second unit
Michael Hall
first assistant camera: "b" camera
Emil Hampton
first assistant camera: "a" camera
James Hawkinson
camera operator: second unit
Curtis Herbert
dolly grip
Steve Hurson
additional first assistant camera
James McMillan
first company grip
Danny Navarette
rigging electrician
Philip C. Pfeiffer
director of photography: second unit
Justin Quach
additional second assistant camera
Rico Torres
still photographer
Michael R. Wohlfield
additional first assistant camera
Nathan Bishop
tape operator: Warner Digital
Stephen Carmona
assistant camera
Glenn Dunn
grip
Greg Lomas
grip
Mike Sheeren
dolly grip
Casting Department
Sally Jackson
extras casting
Elisabeth Rudolph
casting associate
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Steve Constancio
set costumer
Austin Myers
wardrobe supervisor
Jessica Pazdernik
costumer
Julie Ramirez
set costumer
Yvonne Wilburn
set costumer
Editorial Department
Dexter N. Adriano
assistant editor
Steve Armstrong
additional editor
Bob Berman
assistant editor
Curtiss Clayton
film editor
Stacey S. Clipp
assistant editor
Daniel Craven
assistant editor
Rolf Fleischmann
first assistant editor
Claudia Guerrero-Zalokar
assistant editor
Robert J. Lemos
assistant editor
Theresa Repola Mohammed
negative cutter
James Stellar Jr.
assistant editor
Arthur Tostado
color timer
Sean Valla
assistant editor
James Durante
assistant editor
J. Scott Harvey
assistant editor
Philip Pucci
first assistant editor
Music Department
Ellen Burke
music consultant
Todd Carlon
music coach
Robert Garrett
music editor
Michael George
music coach
James Henken
music coach, song mixer
Sidney James
music supervisor, song producer, music coach
Brian Moore
song mixer
Donald Murray
music scoring mixer
John Richards
music scoring mixer
Paula Rich
music coach
Curtis Roush
music editor
Carl Zittrer
music editor
Jon Charles
orchestrator
Transportation Department
George Bolton
transportation co-captain
Billy Cude
transportation co-captain
Zelda Mattox
transportation captain
Mario Simon
transportation coordinator
Other Crew
Matt Agan
set assistant
Carla Aucoin
production office supervisor
Moses Berban
office assistant
Lori Berlanga
production secretary
James Borrego
set assistant
Liz Bowie
set assistant
Luis Brito
craft service
Thom Buckley
set production assistant
Raul Cadena
office assistant
Vanessa Camarena-Arredondo
office assistant
Robert C. Campion
production accountant
Kristie J. Canavan
assistant choreographer
Fernando Cano
office assistant
Linda Casaves
set assistant
Liz Chavez
unit publicist
Fernando Cubillas
assistant: Edward James Olmos
James Currier
set assistant
Linda DaSilva
assistant production office supervisor
Michael Dellheim
location manager
Virginia Díaz
co-location manager
Tony Eguia
set assistant
Steven J. Escobar
archive video clips
Tonatiuh Esparza
set assistant
Julia Favela
office assistant
Lelah Foster
office assistant
Isaac Garza
archive video clips
Erica Gomez
set assistant
Leticia Gonzalez
set assistant
Andrew Gutierrez
set assistant
Francisco Hernández
assistant: Gregory Nava
David Infante
set assistant
Susan Jasso
office assistant
Veronica Lozano
office assistant
Ben Magliochetti
set assistant
Barbara Martinez Jitner
alternate media supervisor
Margie Meurer
office assistant
Ralph Millero
office assistant: Los Angeles
Liliana M. Molina
script supervisor
Jesse Moreno
craft service
Michelene Mundo
key set assistant
Ignacio Olivero
office assistant: Los Angeles
Maura Osborne
set assistant
Suzanne Parham
studio teacher
Allyn Partin
dialect coach
Alex Ramirez
set assistant
Patty Rivers Schisler
first assistant accountant
Arlene Rodriguez
assistant: Jennifer Lopez
Laura Marie Salinas
office assistant
Xavier Salinas
assistant: Esparza/Katz
Vincent Solis
set assistant
Mike Stokes
set medic
Laura Varela
office assistant
Cindy Vargas
set assistant
Jose Vasquez
office assistant
Gloria Vela
archive video clips
Conchita Villa
assistant: Esparza/Katz
Greg Woodruff
set medic
Luis Zavala
office assistant
Alitzah
adr loop group
Joseph Bearman
production assistant
Lamonte Bell
payroll accountant
Leighton Chapman
assistant location manager
Bill Daly
post-production accountant manager
Maeve Mannion
first assistant accountant
Molly Murray
payroll accountant
Daniel Ramos
location scout
Lonnie Smalley
head trainer
Francisco Vasquez
assistant choreographer
Michael Wardlow
production assistant
Thanks
Johnny Canales
the producers wish to thank
Carmen Lomas Garza
the producers wish to thank
Production Company
Q Productions
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Esparza / Katz Productions
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Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Warner Home Video
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Argentina Video Home
Warner Bros. Television
Warner Home Vídeo
,
Special Effects
525 Post Production
Digital Filmworks
Warner Digital Studios
Miscellaneous
American Humane Association, The
animals monitored by
Banc One
the producers wish to thank
C.I.T. 'Music Mania' Series
the producers wish to thank
ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
camera dollies, camera cranes
City and the People of San Antonio, Texas, The
the producers wish to thank
City of Corpus Christi, The
the producers wish to thank
City of Poteet, The
the producers wish to thank
Coast to Coast Catering
location catering
Consolidated Film Industries (CFI)
color
EMI Records
soundtrack on: CDs and Cassettes
El Paso Community College
the producers wish to thank
Far West Rodeo
the producers wish to thank
Handy Andy Supermarkets
the producers wish to thank
Houston Livestock Rodeo
the producers wish to thank
Kodak
motion picture products
Marcella C. Public Relations
DVD publicity
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS)
the producers wish to thank
Optimo PACE Productions
the producers wish to thank
Pacific Title
title and opticals
Palace Costume Company
select wardrobe
Promotional Management Group
the producers wish to thank
Protele - A Division of Univisa
the producers wish to thank
SRH Group
the producers wish to thank
Sam Riddle Productions
the producers wish to thank
San Antonio Express News
the producers wish to thank
Sound Satisfaction
foley recording facility
Technicolor
prints
Tejano Music Awards, The
the producers wish to thank
Telemundo
the producers wish to thank
Univision Music Group
the producers wish to thank
Vision III Imaging Inc.
lenses: V3 MOE
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