selena is an epic biographical drama movie. it was released on march 21, 1997, by warner bros. gregory nava was the director and the screenwriter. the movie is about the singer selena. she was murdered at age 23 by her friend, an ex-employee of her clothing stores. the movie also describes how selena started in the music business and her family's problems. jennifer lopez starred as selena, and many music critics believe this movie made lopez famous. "selena" was produced by abraham quintanilla, jr. (selena's father), moctesuma esparza and robert katz.