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He paused on the recordings of his new film “Shotgun Wedding” to celebrate one of the most acclaimed productions in his acting career. The singer, businesswoman and actress Jennifer Lopez used his social media to share a memory of the film “Selena”, on the 24th anniversary of its release. On days when attention is focused on your relationship with Alex Rodriguez, The popular singer reflected in a special way on the opportunity she had to play the legendary and dead Selena Quintanilla, The ‘queen of tex-mex’.
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In his Instagram post, which has thousands of followers, JLo he shared how he prepared to characterize her and the story of how Edward James Olmos, who played Selena’s father, applauded how well he was developing his role.
“I can’t believe it’s been 24 years since the release of Selena. ‘I’m so proud of this movie !!’ I’m very proud to be a small part of Selena’s amazing legacy. ‘, Began by saying alongside a video with the best scenes from the film.
Elsewhere in his text, Jennifer Lopez he remembered that “I studied her tirelessly, every step of her, the movements of her fingers, her lips … her contagious laughter … her expressions. When it came time to be her in the movie and we were filming the big Houston Astrodome scene, I did the first take and then Edward James Olmos, who played Selena’s father, an amazing and powerful actor came up to me and said, ‘you did your job, now let go … let it all go …. So I did it … I just did mine … ‘the rest is what you see in the movie !! “, He wrote.
This moment of the recording of the film was special, as it represented the event that was recorded in the minds of Selena fans: it was his last live concert at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. It was Sunday February 26, 1995 in front of more than 67,000 fans.
The post on Instagram of the still couple of Alex Rodriguez includes scenes where he appears recording some of the most emblematic songs of Selena Quintanilla which were not lacking in the film, as “I could fall in love” i “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom”.
the appointment “Selena” premiered on March 21, 1997 under the direction of Grégory Nava and marked her career as an actress in Jennifer Lopez, for it was his first major role on the big screen. JLo she was nominated for her role in the Golden Globes.
Selena Quintanilla, ‘Queen of Tex-Mex’, was assassinated by Yolanda Saldívar on March 31, 1995 and is recognized for hits such as “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom”, “Com La Flor”, “No Me Remada Más” and posthumous songs in English such as “Dreaming of you” i “I could fall in love”.