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'Selena' turns 25: Jennifer Lopez celebrates 'the magic that is this movie'

Twenty-five years after "Selena" hit theaters on March 21, 1997, Jennifer Lopez fondly revisited her acclaimed performance as the late Tejano icon. In honor of the biopic turning 25, Lopez posted a series of clips from the film as well as sound bites from interviews discussing her star-making turn as Selena Quintanilla, who was killed two years before the movie premiered. "What a very special ...
Jennifer Lopez performs at the Vax Live concert at SoFi Stadium on May 2, 2021, in Inglewood, Californa.

Twenty-five years after "Selena" hit theaters on March 21, 1997, Jennifer Lopez fondly revisited her acclaimed performance as the late Tejano icon.

In honor of the biopic turning 25, Lopez posted a series of clips from the film as well as sound bites from interviews discussing her star-making turn as Selena Quintanilla, who was killed two years before the movie premiered.

"What a very special day," Lopez

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