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Hot Docs Review: Selena y Los Dinos (Isabel Castro, 2025)

Posted on
2 May 2025
by
Paul

Though her life was cut tragically short at the age of 23, Selena Quintanilla devoted most of her life to performing and making music. That life is examined in Selena y Los Dinos, a warm and loving tribute to the woman known as the “Queen of Tejano Music.” And though her story has been told many times over, from the 1997 biopic to numerous documentaries to no less than two TV series based on her life, director Isabel Castro offers a fresh and compelling take, offering up plenty of archival footage alongside interviews with her bandmates and family members.

Those interviews are really the heart of this film, giving viewers an inside glimpse into her life, from her earliest days of performing at her father’s restaurant as a child to her days as an emerging star on the Tejano scene to her breakthrough success and ultimately to her tragic end. The latter comes as a gut punch towards the end of the film, even though you know it’s coming. But happily, the film doesn’t dwell on the tragedy, focusing more on Selena’s impact on those closest to her and her lasting legacy as a cultural icon.

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