Selena: The Series or The Secret of Selena, which is the best?

• With the launch of Selena: The Series, several doubts arise
• Many wonder which series is better, Netflix’s or Selena’s Secret, produced by Disney and Telemundo
• 25 years after her tragic death, the Queen of Tex Mex continues to talk about

With the launch of Selena: The Series on Friday, December 4, the question arises which is better, if the platform Netflix or the one produced by Disney Media Distribution or Telemundo, El Secreto de Selena.

25 years after its tragic death, the Queen of Tex-Mex continues to talk about little-known details of her life.

According to information from Reforma, among the executive producers of Selena: The Series are Suzette and AB Quintanilla, the singer’s brothers, as well as her father, Abraham Quintanilla, and Simran A. Singh, a lawyer for the family.

As it is a biography authorized by the Quintanillas, the series is defined as a plot without melodramatic excesses or sensationalist touches, on the contrary, it is full of moments little known by the interpreter’s fans.

In Selena: The Series an intimate view of how the family Quintanilla saw his life change after the success of his youngest daughter.

Christian Serratos looks like Selena

Something that has drawn attention in this story is that each member of the family has been developed equally, without glorifying any of them, even Selena, played by Christian Serratos.

With an entertaining and fluid narrative, the nine chapters, each lasting less than 40 minutes on average, are very easy to watch. And although the casting has provoked all kinds of comments, the characters stand out in themselves, especially Christian Serratos and Ricardo Chavira (Abraham Quintanilla).

The songs heard on Selena: The Series are original interpretations of the Queen of Tex-Mex.

Who is Christian Serratos?

Originally from California, with Mexican and Italian roots, Christian Serratos is commissioned to play Selena.

Within his career, there are his participation in programs such as The Walking Dead and American Horror Story, not counting his performance in the Twilight saga.

Christian Serratos is accompanied by the actor Ricardo Chavira as Abraham Quintanilla, Jesse Posey as Chris Pérez, Gabriel Chavarría as AB Quintanilla and Noemí González as Suzette.

Moisés Zamora, who has worked on series such as American Crime and Star, is the creator of this story, in which the Quintanilla family is very involved, mainly the father and sister of the Queen of Tex-Mex.

Selena’s Secret

Released in 2018, the series El Secreto de Selena, produced by Disney Media Distribution and Telemundo, focuses on events after the singer’s death.

It should be noted that this series is based on the book Selena’s Secret: The Revealing Story Behind Her Tragic Death, authored by the journalist María Celeste, former host of Primer Impacto and Al Rojo Vivo. which was published in 1997 with great success.

In total, there are 13 chapters with a duration of between 45 minutes and an hour.

With a great resemblance to the Queen of Tex-Mex, the Mexican actress Maya Zapata was in charge of giving life to Selena in this series.

With an Ariel Award for her performance in the film De la calle, Maya has also participated in films such as El Mago and Eisenstein in Guanajuato.

Accompanying Maya is the actress Damayanti Quintanar as Yolanda Saldívar, Sofía Lama as María Celeste and Jorge Zárate as Abraham Quintanilla.

It was the singer’s own father who was in charge of denying everything that was shown in El Secreto de Selena, in addition to saying that María Celeste only wanted to take advantage.

The journalist defended herself saying that the facts presented in the series are verified with documents and witnesses. It is available on Amazon Prime Video.

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