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The first episode of "Selena: The Series" premiered on Dec. 4, 2020, retelling the life story of Selena Quintanilla, the Queen of Tejano music. The Netflix series highlights Selena s fame
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For the past 20 years, American audiences have come to accept the notion that a singer can emerge from obscurity to stardom through that now-ubiquitous vehicle, the reality show. What many might not realize is that a familiar artist who continues to perform today broke out via what we’d now call a reality show 40 years ago. She went on to become a huge pop star in the 1980s and 1990s and continued on into film, TV, Broadway, Vegas residencies, and more. That star is Sheena Easton. Here’s how one audition and a journey of filmed uncertainty led to a career that’s lasted four decades and counting.
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The few words Nathian Rodriguez could say in Spanish as a kid were those he learned from listening to Selena Quintanilla on the radio.
Rodriguez remembers feeling a special connection to the Tejano artist a cultural icon and beloved role model for the Latino community.
“Selena to me was that cultural anchor,” Rodriguez said. “She showed me that there’s not one correct way to be Mexican American. . She was really that cultural template that I could craft my identity around because I was missing that in the media.”
More than 25 years since her death, Selena continues to be larger than life.
Selena: The Series star Noemi Gonzalez on why the Netflix show is about the American dream
On CNET s I m So Obsessed podcast, we talk with the actress about why it s important to take another look at Selena in 2020. Listen - 02:12
During the 80s and early 90s, Selena Quintanilla, better known by her singular pop-star name Selena, broke down gender barriers in Tejano music and rose to become the Queen of Tejano. Selena s talent and drive meant commercial success, fame and awards at an early age. In 1994, at 23 years old, she won the Grammy Award for Best Mexican-American Album. Sadly, though, she was shot and killed the following year. Her life, career and legacy are covered in the new Netflix show Selena: The Series.