filming took place in corpus christi, san antonio and houston, texas from may to october 1996. nava posted fliers in texas asking selena fans to attend the houston astrodome scene. news of this event spread throughout the united states and mexico. over 35,000 people attended, some coming from as far as japan and south america. it took over 3 hours to put makeup on everyone who attended. producing the astrodome scene cost about $2 million. the budget of the movie was $20 million.