Selena y Los Dinos (film)

Explores the life and impact of Selena, told through never-before-seen footage and photographs.

Suzette Quintanilla and A.B. Quintanilla III serve as executive producers, wanting to make the film to continue Selena's legacy.{{cite web|url=https://remezcla.com/film/selena-quintanilla-family-explains-intention-selena-y-los-dinos-documentary-sundance-film-festival/|title=Selena Quintanilla's Family Explains Intention Behind New Documentary|website=Remezcla|first=Lucas|last=Villa|date=January 29, 2025|access-date=January 31, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/video/selena-y-los-dinos-documentary-selena-director-isabel-castro-sundance-studio/|title='Selena Y Los Dinos' Documentary Aims To Honor Tejano Superstar With Fans, Share Legacy With New Generation — Sundance Studio|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=David|last=Morgan|date=January 28, 2025|access-date=January 31, 2025}} Hundreds, if not thousands of hours of footage were combed through for the film at Q-Productions, with Isabel Castro and J. Daniel Torres visiting over ten times to catalog.{{cite web|url=https://www.documentary.org/online-feature/i-want-humanize-symbol-isabel-castro-selena-y-los-dinos-sundance|title="I Want to Humanize That Symbol": Isabel Castro on 'Selena y Los Dinos'|website=International Documentary Association|first=Natalie|last=Keogan|date=January 27, 2025|access-date=January 31, 2025}}

It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2025, where the film won the U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Archival Storytelling.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/sundance-film-festival-lineup-2025-movies-1236200107/|title=Sundance 2025: JLo, Sly Stone, Putin, Ayo Edebiri, André Holland, & Ex-NZ PM Jacinda Ardern Films Among Park City Festival Offerings|website=Deadline Hollywood|first1=Anthony|last1=D'Alessandro|first2=Dominic|last2=Patten|date=December 11, 2024|access-date=January 31, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/01/sundance-awards-2025-1236274339/|title='Atropia' Takes U.S. Grand Jury Prize Dramatic At Sundance Film Festival: Full Winners List|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=January 31, 2025|access-date=January 31, 2025}} In February 2025, Netflix was in the lead to acquire distribution rights to the film with a $6–7 million offer, amidst a bidding war.{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2025/02/selena-quintanilla-sundance-documentary-netflix-auction-selena-y-los-dinos-10-million-dollar-deal-1236298330/|title= Sundance Docu 'Selena Y Los Dinos' In Auction; Netflix In Pole Position For $10M+ Deal: The Dish|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Mike|last=Fleming Jr|date=February 22, 2025|access-date=February 22, 2025}} It will also screen at South by Southwest in March 2025.{{cite web|url=https://schedule.sxsw.com/2025/films/2206346|title=Selena y Los Dinos|website=South by Southwest|access-date=January 31, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/01/sxsw-2025-lineup-the-studio-death-of-a-unicorn-more-1236263538/|title=Seth Rogen Comedy Series 'The Studio' To Open SXSW 2025; 'The Accountant 2,' 'Death Of A Unicorn', 'Drop,' 'Happy Face' & More Also To Screen|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Matt|last=Grobar|date=January 22, 2025|access-date=January 31, 2025}}

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