- Part 1
Scenes  1-10

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1. The beginning of the movie takes place in 1995 at the Houston (Texas) Astrodome, where Selena drew the biggest crowd ever assembled at the stadium. What did Selena do there? 

2a. In 1961 in Corpus Christi, Texas, the singing group The Dinos want to perform at a beachside restaurant – but what happened?

2b. What happened when The Dinos then tried to sing their music at a Mexican club?

3. The movie next brings us to 1981 in Lake Jackson, Texas. We see Selena sing one day with her father, Abraham. What do we see her father do next?

4. Do the kids want to play music?

5. Why does Abraham want to open a Mexican restaurant?

6. What is Marcela’s reaction when she finds out that Abraham has quit his job?

7. Why does Abraham want Selena to learn to sing in Spanish?

8. Why does Selena’s mother think Selena will have trouble being successful singing “Tejano” music?

9. What are the “cumbia” and the “washing machine”?

(FYI: “Tejano” music is a blend of polka, rock, rhythm and blues, 
pop and traditional Latin-influenced music.)

                                                                  - Part 2
         Scenes  11-19

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1. The movie next takes place in 1989 in El Paso, Texas. What is making Abraham so upset?

2. Why are the two men in the red convertible so happy to tow the tour bus?

3. Why doesn’t Abraham want to hire Chris, the excellent guitar player?

4. What are Selena’s diet and exercise secrets?

5. When Chris and Selena are talking about her song, “Como la flor” hitting #1 on the Tejano music charts, what happens next?

6. Why does Abraham believe that Mexicans won’t accept Selena if she performs in Mexico?

7. What do some of Chris’s musician friends do in his hotel room? Does he do it too?

8. What is Selena’s reaction? What does she tell him?

                                                                 - Part 3
       Scenes 20-27

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1. Selena is now in Mexico and has to do a press conference. What is the Mexican promoter worried about?

2. How do the Mexican reporters react to Selena? Positively or negatively?

3. The Mexican promoter says that they were not prepared for such a big crowd at Selena’s concert. What happens because of this big crowd?

4. What does Selena do to calm the crowd?

5. What does Abraham threaten to do if Selena continues to date Chris?

6. How does Selena plan to force her father to accept her relationship with Chris?

7. Uh oh!!…what do Selena and Chris hear on the radio on their way back to Corpus Christi?

8. What is Abraham’s reaction when Selena comes back home?

9. What is the next project that Selena’s father and his associates plan for her to do?

                                       - Part 4   
Scenes 28-37  (the end)

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1. Selena has opened a boutique! Who is Yolanda Saldivar?

2. Why are they going to the Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles?

3. Why does the lady in the fancy dress shop not want to show Selena the pink dress?

4. After the stock man sees Selena outside the dressing room, what happens next in the store?

5. What happens at the Grammy Awards?

6. What is the problem with Yolanda?

7. What does Yolanda say when Abraham and Selena confront her?

8. What happens to Selena at the end of the movie?

9. How old was Selena at the end? 

10. Do you think Selena is a good role model for the many young Hispanic girls who are her fans? Why or why not?