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Netflix Acquires Award-Winning Selena Quintanilla Documentary for Global Release

The documentary, directed by Isabel Castro and featuring never-before-seen family footage, will stream worldwide in winter 2025.

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Overview

  • Netflix has secured global streaming rights to 'Selena y Los Dinos,' set to premiere on the platform in winter 2025.
  • The documentary, directed by Isabel Castro, chronicles Selena Quintanilla’s rise to Tejano music fame through intimate family archives and interviews.
  • The film premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, winning the Special Jury Award for Archival Storytelling, and later earned audience awards at SXSW and Miami Film Festivals.
  • Executive producers include Selena’s siblings, Suzette and A.B. Quintanilla III, alongside Michele Anthony, ensuring a deeply personal perspective.
  • The documentary highlights Selena's cultural and musical legacy, while also addressing her tragic 1995 murder by her fan club president, Yolanda Saldivar.