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Yet Selena Quintanilla was assassinated more than 25 years ago, the Queen of the Tex-Mex is still remembered with much affection by her fans and her musical successes remain in force today. Undoubtedly, the talented singer has always aroused public interest and that is why her life has been brought to the screen on several occasions.

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As you well remember, the ‘Queen of tex-mex’ died at the age of 23 after receiving a shot from the president of his fan club, Yolanda Saldívar. At that time, Selena Quintanilla was at the peak of her career: not only did she succeed in music, she also ventured into fashion design and opened several stores with clothes designed by her.

After the death of Selena on March 31, 1995, many wanted to know details of her intimate life, which were portrayed in some productions as in the 1997 film “Selena”, starring Jennifer Lopez; and most recently on Netflix’s “Selena the Series.” The latter production will have to deal with a legal dispute as the family of the ‘Queen of the tex-mex’ and the streaming giant would be sued. What happened? Here we tell you all the details of the case.

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WHY WOULD THE SELENA QUINTANILLA AND NETFLIX FAMILY BE DEMANDED?

While fans of Selena Quintanilla welcome with open arms the productions that are made in honor of the Queen of tex-mex, such as the 1997 film and the Netflix series, there is someone who does not: Moctesuma Esparza , who will begin a lawsuit against the Quintanilla family, after receiving approval from the Los Angeles Superior Court.

Moctesuma Esparza was the producer of ‘Selena’, the film starring Jennifer Lopez that was released in 1997, just two years after the young singer was killed at the age of 23 by Yolanda Saldívar, the president of her club fans.

The film was directed by Gregory Nava and was produced by Abraham Quintanilla. According to Moctesuma Esparza, he and Selena’s father established a business alliance in 1995 to which they would be assigned the film and television rights to the stories of the Queen of the tex-mex. The following year, this company reached agreements with Warner Bros., which produced a film starring Jennifer Lopez that was quite a success.

As reported by ‘Deadline’, Moctesuma Esparza alleges that the joint venture would retain the rights until the expiration of the film’s copyright, while Selena’s family has insisted that an amendment to the contract had the rights reverted to the family.

Thus, the series starring Christian Serratos triggered a lawsuit for violating the established terms. However, there is still a dispute over the role of Warner Bros. and Netflix in the lawsuit against the Quintanillas.

First because it is not known to what extent Warner was involved in the consent of the reversal of rights. In addition, there are some indications in court filings that prove that when the producer found out about the Netflix series, she objected and soon reached an agreement.

On the other hand, Netflix, which is a co-defendant, has challenged the basis of the claims against it, as it was barely a party to the negotiation in the 1990s and insists it has every right to make a “Highly transformative biographical television series involving a matter of public interest,” the streaming giant notes.

In any case, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Maurice Leiter has ruled that Esparza’s contractual claim against the Quintanilla family has sufficient merit to overcome a motion to quickly defeat the plaintiff’s claim. The judge also accepts claims for breach of fiduciary duty, breach of fair treatment, unjust enrichment, negligent misrepresentation, and fraudulent concealment.