nava had a budget of $20 million to make this movie. they filmed the movie in corpus christi, san antonio and houston, texas. over 35,000 fans participated in the houston astrodome scene. the movie made $15,599,598 on its first week, the number one movie for that week. in total, it made $35,281,794 in 101 days. "selena" had mostly good reviews from critics, though many thought the movie did not tell the true story of selena. the movie won several alma awards and imagen foundation awards. it was nominated for a golden globe award, mtv movie awards and a young artist award.