How Selena’s Memory Lives On Through Generations
A new Netflix series shines light on the singer’s life
The U.S. census bureau found that Selena rapidly grew in popularity as a name for newborn babies in the year 1995. According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Selena was among the top 200 names of the 1990s.
A film about singer Selena Quintanilla-Perez’s life was made in1997, and the first part of a Netflix series titled Selena: The Series, starring actress Christian Serratos as Selena, was released on the streaming service on December 4th.
Upon its release, the series was one of the most popular shows on Netflix and proves, once again, how Selena’s legacy continues to live on to this day. Both the timing of the series and the themes that it discusses highlights how Selena not only represented a special moment in music history, but represented in many ways, the future.
Part one of the Netflix series dedicates a significant amount of time exploring Selena’s musical journey and her role, first and foremost, as an artist. It depicts her life from the 1970s to early 1990s and visualizes for the first time her family band’s long road to success. Viewers are shown the different incarnations of Selena’s family band — first in Southern Pearl, then Selena y Los Dinos and finally, Selena.
