BELOW
BELOW 19000 AMID THE PANDEMIC MILLETT 10 SALLY NINA IN
THE SPOTLIGHT.
THE SPOTLIGHT. FANS ARE HIGHLY ANTICIPATING
THE RELEASE OF A NEW NETFLIX
SERIES SHOWCASING SHOWCASING
THE LIFE OF THE QUEEN OF TEJANO
.
.
. TONIGHT
. TONIGHT EYEWITNESS NEWS WATER
HENRY RAMOS GOT A SNEAK PEEK AT
THE SERIES AND CHATS WITH ONE
OF THE STARS FROM SAN ANTONIO
ICON SUPERSTAR LEGEND QUEEN
SELENA TWENTY FIVE YEARS AFTER
HER DEATH.
HER DEATH. >> IF WE GO EVERYTHING THAT
WE'VE GOT A SPOTLIGHT ON HER
LIFE SHINING LIKE YOU'VE NEVER
SEEN ON HER BEFORE THEN.
>> SELENA THE SERIES IS A
NETFLIX SCRIPTED DRAMA FOCUSING
ON THE BACKSTORY AND WHAT IT
TOOK FOR A STAR TO BE BORN
AROUND.
AROUND.
AROUND. >> APPLAUSE IT.
YES, I REALLY DID.
HI, MADAME VILA IS AN EXECUTIVE
PRODUCER.
PRODUCER.
PRODUCER. AND SO WHEN PEOPLE ASK ME SORT
OF LIKE WHY NOW A BIG PART OF
IT'S WHY NOT.
>> BUT I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE
DON'T KNOW THE FULL STORY.
RANSOM ACTOR AND SAN ANTONIO
NATIVE RICARDO KAVITA PLAYS
SELENA'S FATHER ABRAHAM
QUINTANA.
QUINTANA.
QUINTANA. IT'S EXTREMELY SPECIAL.
I MEAN IT'S PART OF MY IDENTITY
.
.
. THE
. THE SHOW IS SPLIT IN TWO PARTS
.
.
. >>
. >> THE
. >> THE FIRST HALF RELEASING ON
DECEMBER 4TH HIGHLIGHTS
THE BEGINNING OF SELENA.
IT SHOWS THE FAMILY'S STRUGGLE
TO START AND SURVIVE IN
THE MUSIC INDUSTRY.
YOU HAVE TO GO AND GET IT.
>> VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO
REALLY MAKE THE FAMILY A
SHINING LIGHT FORCE OF
THE SERIES LIKE HOW HOW HARD OF
A STRUGGLE THIS WAS FOR THEM,
HOW HARD OF A STRUGGLE IT IS
FOR JUST ANY MEXICAN-AMERICAN
FAMILY TO SIMPLY EXIST.
>> SOMETIMES JUST CELEBRATE
SELENA.
SELENA.
SELENA. >> SELENA SISTER SUZETTE IS
EVEN AN EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ON
THE SHOW.
THE SHOW.
THE SHOW. DO WE REALLY WANT TO TELL AN
AUTHENTIC STORY?
AUTHENTIC STORY? WE REALLY WANT TO GET THE TRUTH
.
.
. WE
. WE REALLY WANT TO UNDERSTAND
THE EMOTIONS BEHIND WHAT IT
TOOK TO MAKE AN ICON WHEN YOU
THINK ABOUT BEING ON STAGE.
SHE DIDN'T DO IT ON HER ANSWERS
.
.
. IT
. IT WAS
. IT WAS A FAMILY AFFAIR.
>> UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN
ANTONIO PROFESSOR SONIA
AL-AHMAD TEACHES A COURSE ON
SELENA AND THIS JUST FEELS SO
MEXICAN-AMERICAN AND SO IT JUST
MAKES ME REALLY HAPPY AND PROUD
.
.
. >>
. >> PROFESSOR L.A. MIND HAS SEEN
PART OF THE NEW SHOW.
I REALLY HOPE FOR THAT LIKE
JUST PART THAT MOMENT WHERE YOU
JUST FEEL SEEN OF COURSE LOOKS
AT THE LIFE OF THE SUPERSTAR
AND WHAT IT IS LIKE BEING
MEXICAN-AMERICAN.
MEXICAN-AMERICAN. >> SHE SAYS THE SHOW HEADS
THE HIGH NOTE HIGHLIGHTING BO
LEMON SAYS SELENA'S POPULARITY
DECADES LATER ISN'T SOLELY
BASED ON HER IMAGE OR MUSIC.
>> I THINK IT'S BECAUSE SHE
CONTINUES TO SERVE AS A POINT
OF REPRESENTATION THAT HASN'T
BEEN FILLED BY OTHER EFFORTS.
THE NEW NETFLIX SHOW IS A PRIME
EXAMPLE OF THE CONTINUED LOVE
FOR THE QUEEN.
THE CREATORS AND STARS HOPE
FANS WILL FALL IN LOVE SELENA.
GRAB YOUR ALL YOUR B.S..
OH YEAH.
OH YEAH.
OH YEAH. WELL LET'S ALL GET TOGETHER AND
WATCH THE SHOW.
OH, HENRY, I'LL BE ONE OF THOSE
BOILERS WATCHING THAT SHOW.
>> HENRY.
>> HENRY.
>> HENRY. THAT'S WHY FROM THE SELENA
MURAL AND IT LOOKS LIKE YOU
ENJOY THAT SERIES.
YOU GOT TO SEE PART OF IT.
>> I REALLY DID.
DEBRA I MEAN LOOK AT MY PEARLY
WHITES.
WHITES.
WHITES. WHEN DO I EVER GET TO SHOW
THESE RIGHT?
THESE RIGHT? I MEAN I'M ALL SMILES AND THIS
IS REALLY ONE OF THOSE SHOWS
YOU WANNA GRAB YOUR POPCORN,
YOUR FAVORITE SNACK AND YOU
JUST WANT TO ENJOY IT.
AND TO MY SURPRISE, AS YOU SAW
IN THE PIECE, I MEAN REALLY YOU
GO IN DEPTH WITH THE FAMILY
MEMBERS AND THEIR ROLES AND HOW
MADE SELENA A STAR.
WHAT I ALSO LOVE TO BE HONEST
WITH YOU, DEBORAH, IS I
DISCOVERED A LOT OF HER EARLIER
HITS HITS THAT I'VE NEVER HEARD
OF, YOU KNOW BEFORE I WAS BORN
LIKE THAT MOON BEXAR.
SO I'M NOT GOING TO SING
ANYMORE.
ANYMORE.
ANYMORE. THAT'S ALL YOU'RE GONNA GET
FROM ME.
FROM ME.
FROM ME. I ALSO LOVE SEEING OUR
BEAUTIFUL CITY SAN ANTONIO IN
THE SHOW AS WELL.
IT ROLLS OUT ON DECEMBER
THE 4TH, DEBRA.
AND IF YOU CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF
THIS STORY I'VE POSTED MY
ENTIRE CHAT WITH DAVINA AND
SHOVE IT OUT.
YOU CAN FIND IT RIGHT NOW
THE FULL INTERVIEW AT KENS 5
DOT COM AND OUR KIDS 5.
DEBORAH.
DEBORAH.
DEBORAH. ALL RIGHT, HENRY.
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD SINGING A MAN OF MANY
TALENTS THERE.
TALENTS THERE. WELL, OUR COVERAGE OF THE NEW
SELENA SERIES CONTINUES
TOMORROW ON EYEWITNESS NEWS
THIS MORNING.
THIS MORNING. SARAH FERGUSON TALKS ALSO TALKS
WITH RICARDO VIERA AS THE SAN
ANTONIO NATIVE