The Selena Scene That Convinced Jennifer Lopez To Pursue A Career In Music

Selena was filmed on a production budget of $20 million at a time when Jennifer Lopez was just an up-and-coming talent. She would not release her first single as a pop artist, “If You Had My Love,” until 1999. Lopez was thrown in the deep end during the first leg of production to perform a concert in front of thousands of fans as the beloved Selena. At the time, fans were unsure about the pick since Lopez hailed from New York and Puerto-Rican descent, and was playing the Mexican-American icon from Texas. As Gregory Nava described:

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