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Selena: The Series' official trailer shows Christian Serratos' transformation into Selena Quintanilla


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The new trailer for the Netflix biographical series shows Serratos performing as the Queen of Tejano music. Selena: The Series premieres Dec. 4.

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Selena: The Series should be viewed as a supplement to the 1997 movie starring Jennifer Lopez, not a replacement:
]https://www.theringer.com/tv/2020/12/3/22149983/selena-singer-impact-netflix-series

"Selena, the movie, is centered around Lopez as Selena," says Shea Serrano. "She’s the engine for all of it, her megawatt charm powering everything forward. Selena: The Series, though, which was produced, in part, by members of her family, focuses more on the people around Selena. Doing it that way has its obvious drawbacks. (The show is at its best when Christian Serratos, who plays Selena, accesses the full capacity of her charisma, particularly the scenes in which she’s performing as Selena; it’d have been nice to see her on-screen as much as possible.) But it also allows for some neat, unexpected moments."

Christian Serratos on the inevitable Jennifer Lopez comparisons:
https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/selena-netflix-christian-serratos-jennifer-lopez-1234839273/

“Sometimes I do have to remind myself that I can’t please everybody because I’m human,” she says. “But the thing I tried to do first and foremost was to honestly portray her spirit because I think that’s what made her so lovely and so iconic. I think that’s why we all love her so much because there are icons and people we love, but there’s something so personal about Selena.”

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