Jennifer Lopez only sang three words in the entire movie.
An estimated 22,000 actresses were screened for the role of Selena Quintanilla. Eventually, Jennifer Lopez was selected, with 9-year-old Becky Lee Meza playing her as a child.
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The Quintanilla family chose to make the movie as a "pre-emptive strike" since other unauthorized films about Selena's life were already in production shortly after her death.
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