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''Selena'' is a 1997 American biographical musical drama film about the life and career of the late Tejano music star Selena, a recording artist well known in the Mexican American and Hispanic communities in the United States and Mexico before she was murdered by Yolanda Saldívar, the president of her fan club at the age of 23. The film stars Jennifer Lopez in her breakthrough role as Selena. Her father, Abraham Quintanilla, Jr., is played by Edward James Olmos and Constance Marie plays Marcella Quintanilla. ==Plot== The film opens on February 26, 1995, with Selena (Jennifer Lopez) performing to a sold-out crowd of 65,000 at the Houston Astrodome in Houston, Texas. The action then flashes back to 1961, where a young Abraham Quintanilla and his band, The Dinos, are rejected for an audition by a restaurant owner due to a whites-only policy. Crushed, Abraham gives up music. The film moves ahead to 1981 where Abraham (Edward James Olmos) is now married to Marcella (Constance Marie) and has three children. When his youngest daughter Selena sings to him, he is enthralled by the quality of her voice and decides to start a band called "Selena y los Dinos" (Selena and the Guys). He designates Selena as lead singer, his son A.B. (Jacob Vargas) on bass, and his older daughter Suzette (Jackie Guerra) on drums, despite Suzette's protests that "girls don't play drums". The family opens a Mexican restaurant, where Selena and the Dinos often perform. Selena and the band receive a warm reception from the patrons. Unfortunately, the Quintanilla family goes bankrupt due to the 1980s economic slump and is forced to close the restaurant. They move to Corpus Christi, Texas, to live with Abraham's brother. The family makes ends meet by touring with their band to county fairs, quinceañaras and weddings. Selena y Los Dinos begin to build a strong fan base. Selena's persona is unique in Tejano because this music genre is largely male-dominated, and because of the sexy, yet wholesome, image she creates for herself on stage. Abraham is shocked when she peels off her jacket during a show to reveal a jeweled bustier. Selena points out that this is the current fashion and other pop starts like Madonna wear them, too. She reminds her father of her family-oriented, "Girl Next Door" reputation with her fans. Abraham reluctantly agrees, and Selena indulges her talent for fashion design by creating elegant, flashy costumes for herself and her band. A.B. meets a new guitarist, Chris Pérez (Jon Seda), and auditions him to his father. Abraham is hesitant to hire Chris because of his tough-guy, heavy metal rocker image. A.B. says that's just "musician stuff" that his father should know about. Abraham agrees to let Chris join the band if he cuts his hair and cleans up his rough appearance. Chris joins the band and forms a friendship with Selena which quickly blossoms into romance. Chris jeopardizes their relationship by wrecking a hotel room with other band members while they're on tour. Selena angrily confronts him, and Chris promises to reform rather than lose her. Selena's mother and other band members are aware of her romance with Chris and help keep their secret, but eventually Abraham catches them hugging on their tour bus. Enraged, he fires Chris from the band. Selena tearfully objects, but a furious Abraham threatens to disband the group if she continues to see him. Selena and Chris continue their relationship behind Abraham's back, but she tires of hiding their romance and tells Chris she wants to get married right away. On April 2, 1992, Selena and Chris secretly elope. They plan to break the news to her father gently, but a radio station announces their marriage and plays "Como La Flor" in celebration. The couple agree to hide out for the day to give Abraham time to cool off. She goes to see her family the next day. Abraham explains that he wanted to protect Selena, and his reluctance was due to his love for her as a father. The Quintanillas welcome Chris into their family, and he returns as lead guitarist for Los Dinos. José Behar (the head of EMI Latin) and his music associates watch one of Selena's live performances and tell Abraham they want to make an English-language album for Selena. Her record sales have been phenomenal, and they believe she can cross over into mainstream pop. Selena opens her first "Selena Etc." boutique in 1994 and appoints her fan-club president, Yolanda Saldívar (Lupe Ontiveros), as manager. She is thrilled when her album ''Selena Live!'' wins a Grammy Award for Best Mexican-American album. She begins to record her crossover album in early 1995 with high hopes for success in the English-language pop market. Yolanda gives her a friendship ring, which was really a gift from Selena's staff. Her obsessive behavior toward Selena draws concern from Abraham and her family, especially after they discover that Yolanda has been embezzling money from her fan club and important business records are missing. On March 9, 1995, Selena, Abraham, and Suzette confront Yolanda with their evidence of her mismanagement at a meeting at Q Productions. Yolanda says she knows nothing about missing records and has done nothing wrong. She pleads with them to give her time to find them and she'll explain everything. Selena angrily asks Yolanda how she could do this to her, and more importantly, to her fans. Selena performs at the Houston Astrodome to a sellout crowd of 65,000 people. This is a record for attendance at this venue and her family celebrates their success. Selena expresses hope to her mother that her crossover album will be a success, and says she and Chris hope to start a family after the crossover tour is over. Selena's future is bright with promise. On March 31, 1995, after a meeting over the missing financial papers, Selena is murdered at a Corpus Christi motel by Yolanda Saldívar. Yolanda is arrested after a nine-and-a-half hour standoff in her truck with the police. Selena's family, friends and fans are overwhelmed by shock and grief at her death and the end of her brilliant, so-promising career. Selena's fans gather for a candlelight vigil to mourn her death, and a montage featuring the real Selena from her live performances, award show appearances, and music videos follows. The film ends with a freeze-frame of a smiling Selena and the caption "Selena Quintanilla Perez 1971 - 1995". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Selena (film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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