Selena

Resource Information

The work Selena represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Selena

Statement of responsibility

Warner Bros. presents a Q Productions, Inc.- Esparza/Katz production ; a Gregory Nava film ; produced by Moctesuma Esparza, Robert Katz ; written and directed by Gregory Nava

Contributor

• Coca, Richard
• Warner Home Video (Firm)
• Lopez, Jennifer, 1970-
• Marie, Constance
• Warner Bros
• Meza, Rebecca Lee
• Q Productions
• Esparza/Katz Productions (Firm)
• Nava, Gregory
• Olmos, Edward James
• Ontiveros, Lupe
• Seda, Jon
• Grusin, Dave
• Vargas, Jacob
• Guerra, Jackie
• Katz, Robert A.
• Esparza, Moctesuma
• Lachman, Edward, 1948-

Actor

• Guerra, Jackie
• Vargas, Jacob
• Seda, Jon
• Ontiveros, Lupe
• Olmos, Edward James
• Meza, Rebecca Lee
• Marie, Constance
• Lopez, Jennifer, 1970-
• Coca, Richard

Cinematographer

• Lachman, Edward, 1948-

Composer

• Grusin, Dave

Director

• Nava, Gregory

Producer

• Katz, Robert A.
• Esparza, Moctesuma

Screenwriter

• Nava, Gregory

Subject

• Tejano musicians -- Drama
• Fiction films
• Films for the hearing impaired
• Hispanic Americans -- Drama
• Mexican American women singers -- Drama
• Selena, 1971-1995 -- Drama
• Biographical films
• Entertainers -- Drama
• Feature films

Genre

• Fiction films
• Drama
• Films for the hearing impaired
• Biographical films
• Feature films

Language

• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

Tells the story of the Grammy Award-winning South Texas singer Selena, whose life tragically ended just as she was taking Tejano music into mainstream America

Cataloging source

TLM

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Edward Lachman ; editor, Nancy Richardson ; original score by Dave Grusin ; costume designer, Elisbetta Beraldo ; production designer, Cary White ; co-executive producer, Pete Lopez ; executive producer, Abraham Quintanilla

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: PG

Language note

Dialogue in English with optional soundtracks in French and Spanish and optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired

LC call number

PN1997.S418

LC item number

N3 2007

PerformerNote

Jennifer Lopez, Edward James Olmos, Jon Seda, Constance Marie, Jacob Vargas, Lupe Ontiveros, Jackie Guerra, Richard Coca, Panchito Gomez, Seidy Lopez, Victoria Elena Flores, Rafael Tamayo, Leon Singer, Rebecca Lee Meza

Runtime

128

Target audience

general

Technique

live action