What is Selena: The Series about?
As Mexican-American Tejano singer Selena comes of age and realizes her dreams, she and her family make tough choices to hold on to love and music.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
No. Brace yourself.
A young singer chases her musical dreams, navigating family, love, and the bittersweet journey of fame.
Melancholy and earnest. A comfort watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy. Based on true events.
Streaming on Netflix.
Selena: The Series parents guide
Mild language and nothing scary, about what a TV-PG should carry.
Our estimate: fine from about 7. Rated TV-PG.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- None noted
- Language
- Mild
- Mild words like damn, hell or crap.
How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.
Cast and crew
Created byMoisés Zamora
StarringChristian Serratos, Gabriel Chavarria, Ricardo Chavira, Noemi Gonzalez, Seidy López
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