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Christian Serratos on the Beauty of Motherhood
The actress and Dior Beauty Ambassador opens up about motherhood, playing Selena, and why crying at work is actually a good thing.
Laia Garcia-Furtado and Photographed by AB + DM. Styled by Law Roach
May 4, 2021
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Christian Serratos likes to make people cry. Fortunately, the actress’s most recent project, the second installment of Netflix’s
Selena: The Series, offers ample opportunities. In one scene from
Part 2 (premiering today), Serratos, who plays the iconic Tejano singer, is laying down vocals for “No Me Queda Más” in a recording booth as her longtime bandmate Ricky Vela, who wrote the song about his own heartbreak, looks on. As she sings, fully embodying the feelings he has put to paper, she looks at him with a tender, knowing glance as he struggles to suppress tears behind his glasses. Though it’s a short scene, it perfectly captures the essence of Selena’s story: the importance of family, the emotional weight of Selena’s presence, and the singular beauty of her voice. The way that she can make you feel all the sadness in the world just by the way she elongates the