October 6, 2020

The Walking Dead Star Christian Serratos Stars as Selena in New Netflix Series

By Lillian Searles

Netflix has announced the release date for Selena: The Series, Part One, starring The Walking Dead’s Christian Serratos as Selena Quintanilla, out December 4th on Netflix.

 

The two-part series stars The Walking Dead’s Christian Serratos as the late star Selena Quintanilla. Serratos is the second actor to play Quintanilla in a story about the singer’s life on screen. Previously, Jennifer Lopez played Quintanilla in a breakout performance in 1997’s Selena.

 

The first teaser was released on Tuesday, presented in black-and-white. In the teaser, we’re treated to voiceover clips from the series.

 

In addition to Serratos, the cast of Selena: The Series includes Gabriel Chavarria as her brother AB, with Julio Macias, Jesse Posey, Hunter Reese Peña, and Carlos Alfredo Jr. set as series regulars. Recurring and additional cast includes Juan Martinez, Daniela Estrada, Paul Rodriguez Jr., Ricardo Chavira, Noemi Gonzalez, Seidy Lopez, and Madison Taylor Baez. Selena: The Series was created by Moises Zamora with Don Todd (This Is Us) consulting. Executive producers on Selena: The Series include Zamora, Jaime Davila, Rico Martinez, Hiromi Kamata, Suzette Quintanilla, and Simran A. Singh.

 

July 17th marked the 25th anniversary of the late singer’s fifth and final album, Dreaming of You. To mark the occasion, Apple Music aired a one-hour special hosted by Sandra Peña, with guests David Byrne, Demi Lovato, Becky G, and more.

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