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Twenty-five years after the death of beloved Tejano star Selena, her story is being told once more through
Selena: The Series. But for many Selena fans, the Netflix series has a lot to live up to, as the 1997 biopic
Selena starring the multi-talented Jennifer Lopez was a cultural phenomenon, shooting Lopez to superstardom. So much so, that one of the seriesâ stars Ricardo Chavira made it a point to not watch the Jennifer Lopez movie.
In
Selena: The Series, Ricardo Chavira portrays the fallen starâs father and manager Abraham Quintanilla. For the drama, there are new sides shown of the Quintanilla family as viewers get to see the Latin superstarâs rise from local singer to the Queen of Tejano Music. Chavira wanted to bring a fresh take on the Quintanilla patriarch in the new series. So, he decided to not watch the Lopez adaptation.