Published 22:56 IST, September 11th 2019

Ricardo Chavira, Gabriel Chavarria to star in Netflix's 'Selena'

Ricardo Chavira and Gabriel Chavarria are heading to Netflix for the streamer's 'Selena: The Series'.

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Ricardo Chavira and Gabriel Chavarria are heing to Netflix for streamer's 'Selena: Series'.

project dubbed as " official story of Teja music legend, Selena Quintanilla", is a coming-of- story following Selena (Christian Serratos) as her dreams come true and all heart-wrenching and life-changing choices she and her family have to make as y navigate success, family, and music.

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Sources close to Deline said Chavira of "Desperate Housewives" fame will play Abraham, Selena's far, a businessman driven to achieve American dream. 

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' Purge' actor Chavarria is cast as AB Quintanilla, Selena's bror aka mastermind behind music; playing bass guitar, producing and writing songs for late singer.

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Netflix did t comment on castings, including Serratos'. A 1997 biopic on Selena explored life story of singer, which starred Jennifer Lopez in title role. One of most celebrated Mexican-American performers in late 20th century, Selena earned title of Queen of Teja music.

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She died at of 23 when she was shot to death by Yolanda Saldivar, her friend and former manr of her Selena Etc boutiques on March 31, 1995. 

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22:42 IST, September 11th 2019