Published 16:40 IST, October 27th 2020
Selena Netflix cast: Christian Serratos & others to essay these real-life persona on reel
Recently, streaming giant Netflix dropped the trailer of Selena: The Series, which will a biopic of the late iconic tejano singer. Read about the cast here.
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Recently, streaming giant Netflix dropped trailer of its upcoming series, which is based on late iconic Teja singer Selena Quintanilla. series, titled Selena: Series, will start streaming on platform from December 4 onwards. show will follow rise of Selena from a local Texas singer-songwriter to global music sensation. Her character will be played by Twilight actor Christian Serratos, who is of Mexican and Italian descent. Here are details of cast of series.
cast of Selena on Netflix
Christian Serratos
As mentioned above, le character Selena will be portrayed by Christian Serratos. In trailer video, viewers can see Selena playing by herself as a child. Later, clip transitions into her teen years, when she was on ro with her family. trailer also shows how Selena found love of her life at most unexpected place. Apart from Twilight Saga series, Christian, a 30-year-old American actor, is also kwn for her performance in Nickelodeon series Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide. Meanwhile, actor Mison Taylor Baez will essay character of young Selena.
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Ricardo Chavira
49-year-old actor Ricardo Chavira will essay role of Abraham Quintanilla Jr., Selena's far. In a separate teaser, Abraham Quintanilla Jr. was heard talking with artist about one of most important decisions she will make in her life. "Do you trust your far?" he asked, and "Yes," she responded. Later, he said, "If you keep practising, pretty soon it’s all gonna pay off. Just watch". clip ended with him reminiscing about Selena's early days as she performed her hit song Como La Flor onst. Before blackout, he said, "When I see you on that st, I still see 6-year-old girl singing in our backyard".
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Jesse Posey
Jesse Posey, bror of popular actor Tyler Posey, will be seen as Chris Perez, who was Selena's husband, in upcoming nine-episode series. 25-year-old actor is best kwn for Killer Party, Five rth's This Mess and Stitchers. Chris joined Selena's band as guitarist. And, later he broke up with his San Antonio-based girlfriend to continue his romantic relationship with Selena.
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Apart from se actors, Selena's cast also includes Seidy Lopez as Marcella Quintanilla, Selena’s mor, Gabriel Chavarria as A.B. Quintanilla III, Selena’s bror, and emi Gonzalez as Suzette Quintanilla, Selena's sister and best friend. Apart from trailer and teaser, show's official Instagram handle has also shared numerous photos of cast in costume and clips depicting Chicago in 1994. Coming to episodes, Season 1 of scripted show will feature nine episodes, several of which are named after songs performed by late icon, like Dame Un Beso, Dulce Amor, My Love, and Que Creías.
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16:40 IST, October 27th 2020