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He took a break from filming his new movie Shotgun Wedding to celebrate one of the most acclaimed productions of his acting career. The singer, businesswoman and actress Jennifer Lopez used his social networks to share a memory of the movie ‘Selena’, to commemorate 24 years of premiere. On days when the focus is on your relationship with Alex Rodriguezthe popular singer thought in a special way about the chance she had to play the legendary and deceased Selena quintanilla, the ‘queen of tex-mex’.
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In his post on Instagram, which has thousands of followers, JLo told how he prepared to characterize her and the story of how Edward James Olmos, who played Selena’s father, applauded how well he developed his role.
“I can’t believe it’s been 24 years since Selena was released. I am so proud of this movie !! “I am very proud to be a small part of Selena’s incredible legacy.”He started by saying next to a video featuring the best scenes from the movie.
In another part of your text, Jennifer Lopez remembered that I studied her tirelessly, her every step, the movements of her fingers, her lips… her infectious smile… her expressions. Once it came time for her to be in the movie and we were filming the big Houston Astrodome scene I did the first shot and then Edward James Olmos who played Selena’s dad came to me an amazing and powerful actor and he told me, ‘you’ve done your homework, now let it go… let it all go…. So I did … I just did my thing … the rest is what you see in the movie !! “, wrote.
This moment of filming the movie was special, as it represented the event that lingered in the minds of Selena’s fans: it was his last live concert at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. It was Sunday February 26, 1995 for more than 67,000 fans.
The message on Instagram of the still couple Alex Rodriguez contains scenes in which he seems to record some of the most characteristic songs Selena quintanilla that were not missing in the movie, such as “I could fall in love” Y “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom”
Quote ‘Selena’ premiered on March 21, 1997 under the direction of Grégory Nava and marked the acting career of Jennifer Lopez, it was his first major role on the big screen. JLo was nominated for her performance at the Golden Globes.
Selena quintanilla, ‘queen of tex-mex’, was murdered by Yolanda Saldívar on March 31, 1995 and is known for hits such as “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom”, “Like The Flower”, “No More” and posthumous songs in English, such as “Dreaming of You” Y “I could fall in love”