127 mins |
Rated
PG (for some mild language and thematic elements)
Directed by Gregory Nava
Starring Edward James Olmos, Jacob Vargas, Jon Seda, Jackie Guerra, Constance Marie, Panchito Gomez, Richard Coca, Jennifer Lopez, Lupe Ontiveros
PS Cultural Center Presents
In the Historic Camelot Theatre:
-BACKSTAGE PASS-
A BIO PIC FILM SERIES
***
5 INDISPENSABLE MUSIC BIOPICS
On the BIG SCREEN and in Air-Conditioned Comfort
***
8/25 – Selena (1997) Gregory Nava (127 mins.)
Jennifer Lopez is pitch-perfect here. And Edward James Olmos (as Selena’s conservative father, Abraham) is so good he nearly steals the show! In some ways, this is the model music biopic…a fact the Library of Congress seemed to recognize, selecting it for preservation in 2021and seeing to its 25th anniversary re-release in 2022. Experience this one on the big screen!
Abraham: “We have to be more Mexican than the Mexicans and more American than the Americans, both at the same time! It's exhausting!”
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PS Cultural Center Presents
In the Historic Camelot Theatre:
-BACKSTAGE PASS-
A BIO PIC FILM SERIES
***
5 INDISPENSABLE MUSIC BIOPICS
On the BIG SCREEN and in Air-Conditioned Comfort
***
8/25 – Selena (1997) Gregory Nava (127 mins.)
Jennifer Lopez is pitch-perfect here. And Edward James Olmos (as Selena’s conservative father, Abraham) is so good he nearly steals the show! In some ways, this is the model music biopic…a fact the Library of Congress seemed to recognize, selecting it for preservation in 2021and seeing to its 25th anniversary re-release in 2022. Experience this one on the big screen!
Abraham: “We have to be more Mexican than the Mexicans and more American than the Americans, both at the same time! It's exhausting!”