the movie is now set in 1989, where selena is performing at a houston, texas festival as an adult. in the next scene, selena began talking to her cousin (seidy lopez) about her dreams of becoming a fashion designer. suzette (jackie guerra) ran upstairs and told them that a rock guitarist is in their kitchen. the three of them began spying to see what's going on. chris perez (jon seda) began to audition as the band's new guitarist in front of abraham. abraham tells a.b. (jacob vargas) that he does not like chris. this is because he is a rocker. however, a.b. tries to tell abraham that chris will change his style and look. the next day, selena asks chris to eat with her at a pizzeria. in the next scene, selena's song "como la flor" reached number one on "billboard" which made the group come together and celebrate. selena is asked to perform in mexico where 50,000 fans are waiting on her to sing. selena came out to perform "la carcacha". however, the crowd became very excited and started pushing people inside of the stage. selena is later asked by her father to calm down the crowd. she performed a slower version of "como la flor" and calmed everyone down. after her performance, she and chris walked on a pier. selena told him that she was scared for the first time, while chris tells selena that he loves her.