''El secreto de Selena'' (English: ''Selena's Secret'') is an American television series produced by BTF Media and co-produced by

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for

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, and it is based on the bestselling book by

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-winning journalist

María Celeste Arrarás María Celeste Arrarás Mangual (born September 27, 1960), better known as María Celeste, is a Puerto Rican broadcast journalist, author, and television personality, who has won three national Emmy Awards for journalism. In 2005, she became the ...

. The series follows the story behind the murder of singer

Selena Selena Quintanilla Pérez (; April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995), known mononymously as Selena, was an American Tejano singer. Called the " Queen of Tejano music", her contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most celebrated Mex ...

. It stars Maya Zapata as the titular character. It premiered in Latin America on

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on 23 September 2018 and ended on 16 December 2018. On Telemundo the series premiered on 25 August 2019. Production began on 9 April 2018, and 13 episodes of an hour were confirmed.

Premise

Selena Quintanilla was a successful singer who had a tragic end when she was killed by Yolanda Saldívar, president of her fan club and personal friend. The dramatic outcome had a great impact on the media and generated all kinds of rumors about what really happened. The series delves into three characters who suffer as a result of their obsessions and passions. Selena, who gives everything to achieve success, Yolanda who has a fixation with her idol and Maria Celeste, the journalist who seeks to shed light on all the obscurities of the case.

Cast

* Maya Zapata as

Selena Quintanilla Selena Quintanilla Pérez (; April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995), known mononymously as Selena, was an American Tejano singer. Called the " Queen of Tejano music", her contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most celebrated Mex ...

, an American

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singer. * Damayanti Quintanar as

Yolanda Saldívar Yolanda Saldívar (; born September 19, 1960) is an American former nurse who was convicted of the Murder of Selena, murder of singer Selena in 1995. Saldívar had been the president of Selena's fan club and the manager of her boutiques, but she ...

, Selena's killer. *

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, is a Puerto Rican journalist. *

Eduardo Santamarina Eduardo Hernández García Santamarina (; born 9 July 1969) is a Mexican film, theater, and television actor who is known for his leading roles in many telenovelas. Beside Televisa telenovelas, Santamarina appeared in some Telemundo telenovelas. ...

as Dr. Ricardo Martínez * Jorge Zárate as

Abraham Quintanilla Abraham Isaac Quintanilla Jr. (born February 20, 1939)Patoski page 2 is an American singer, songwriter, and producer. He is the father of Tejano singer Selena and was her manager throughout her life. Quintanilla was born to a Mexican-American fa ...

* Moisés Arizmendi as Manny * Baltimore Beltrán as

A.B. Quintanilla Abraham Quintanilla III (born December 13, 1963), known professionally as A.B. Quintanilla III or A.B. Quintanilla, is an American record producer, songwriter and musician, and the older brother of singer Selena, known as " The Queen of Tejano ...

* Bárbara González as Suzette Quintanilla * David Zorrilla as Richard Frederickson * José Sefami as Tinker * Gustavo Egelhaaf as Alex *

Úrsula Pruneda Ursula Pruneda Blum (born Mexico City, 1971) is a Mexican actress of the stage and screen. She trained under Luis de Tavira, Raúl Quintanilla, José Caballero, Esther Seligson, Sandra Félix and Héctor Mendoza, among others. She has acted ...

as Marcella Quintanilla * Mauricio Isaac as Pete Riviera * María Aura as María López *

Daniel Elbittar Daniel Elbittar Villegas (born April 30, 1979), is a Venezuelan actor, model and singer, considered one of the 50 Most Beautiful TV, is also famous for acting in telenovelas. Personal life Elbittar has been married since 2014 to Venezuelan ac ...

Chris Pérez Christopher Gilbert Pérez (born August 14, 1969) is an American guitarist, best known as lead guitarist for the Tejano band Selena y Los Dinos. He married the frontwoman of the group, Selena, on April 2, 1992. Pérez grew up in San Antonio, Te ...

* Hector Kotsifakis as

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* Fermín Martínez as Javier Ramos * Antón Araiza as Jonás Carrillo * Luis Alberti as Gustavo *

Irineo Álvarez Irineo Álvarez (born 7 November 1967 in Guadalupe de Ures, Sonora, Mexico), is a Mexican film and television actor. He is best known for his notable films '' Bordertown'' and '' Chapo: el escape del siglo''. In television he was made known in ...

as Arnold García *

Elyfer Torres Elvia Fernanda Torres Pérez most known as Elyfer Torres (born 15 February 1997 in Mexico), is a Mexican actress. Her first major role was in the Telemundo telenovela's ''Betty en NY'' (2019). Although previously she stood out for series like '' ...

as Gabriela Contreras

U.S. ratings

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:secreto de Selena, El 2018 American television series debuts 2018 American television series endings 2010s American drama television series Television series based on singers and musicians Cultural depictions of Selena