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‘Selena’ movie head back to theaters for 25th anniversary screenings

Alamo Drafthouse Katy will also host "Selena" movie parties.

Joey Guerra March 22, 2022 Updated: March 23, 2022, 11:42 am

The 1997 film "Selena" starred Edward James Olmos as Abraham Quintanilla and Rebecca Lee Meza as a young Selena.

Photo: Scott del Amo/Warner Bros. c1997

"Selena," the 1997 movie that made Jennifer Lopez a star, is heading back to theaters for a 25th anniversary screening.

Five Houston-areaCinemark theaterswill run the film at 7:30 p.m. April 7 as part of a national celebration. Tickets are on sale now.

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Alamo Drafthouse Katy will also host "Selena" movie parties on4月il 10 and 17. They encourage singalongs and will have props to use during the film.

"Selena" was a box office success upon its original release and starred Lopez, Edward James Olmos and Jon Seda. In December, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."

In “Selena,” Jennifer Lopez re-created the Tejano superstar’s RodeoHouston concert at the Astrodome.

Photo: Scott del Amo /Warner Bros.

The screenings are likely the first of several planned Selena events for April. She would have turned 51 next month.

  • Joey Guerra
    Joey Guerra

    Joey Guerra is the music critic for the Houston Chronicle. He also covers various aspects of pop culture. He has reviewed hundreds of concerts and interviewed hundreds of celebrities, from Justin Bieber to Dolly Parton to Beyonce. He's appeared as a regular correspondent on Fox26 and was head judge and director of the Pride Superstar singing competition for a decade. He has been named journalist of the year multiple times by both OutSmart Magazine and the FACE Awards. He also covers various aspects of pop culture, including the local drag scene and "RuPaul's Drag Race."

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