History YMMV / Selena

* WTHCastingAgency: Many Selena fans had a problem with the decision to have Creator/JenniferLopez, who is of Puerto Rican descent, playing the eponymous musician, who is of Mexican decent. It got to the point where people started ''protesting'' to have the film re-casted.

* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: Many people feel this way towards Edward James Olmos (Abraham Quintanilla Jr) when they commented on the scene when he yelled at Selena and Chris.

* TearJerker: Most of her songs but "La Llamada", "I Could Fall in Love", and "No Me Queda Mas".

** [[AuthorExistenceFailure Her death]], being murdered by someone she trusted and thought to be a friend. It was so much of one that the Mexican community was ''torn'' by her passing, and the tragic WhatCouldHaveBeen's had she lived.
** Kumba King's tribute to Selena in their take on "Baila Esta Cumbia", which ends with a heartwarming message from A.B. to his deceased sister.
*** Add to the fact the video features the group and a drawn Selena singing with them.

* ToughActToFollow: For Tejano musicians after her, it's '''hard''' for them to get a popular big break outside of Texas.
** Averted with A.B. Quintanilla, Selena's brother who was able to start up his own career as a musician with Kumba Kings and later on Kumba All-Stars.

* EarWorm: '''ALL. OF. HER. SONGS.''', seriously listen to "Como la flor" and it shows how good Selena is.

* SacredCow: She is '''loved''' by the Latin community, and talking bad about her is pretty much a no no. Howard Stern received '''heavy''' backlash for mocking Selena's death.

** [[AuthorExistenceFailure Her death]], being murdered by someone she trusted and thought to be a friend. It was so much of one that the Mexican community was ''torn'' by her passing, and the tragics WhatCouldHaveBeen had she lived.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9qu6rqjuC8 "we don't need the dress"]]

* {{Heartwarming}} :

** Selena's father commenting on how far she's made it, despite all the obstacles in the Tejano music industry. He tells her how much he loves her and that he is very proud of her.
* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: Many people feel this way towards "Edward James Olmos (Abraham Quintanilla Jr),when they commented on the scene when he yelled at Selena and Chris.

* HeReallyCanAct: Many people feel this way towards "Edward James Olmos (Abraham Quintanilla Jr),when they commented on the scene when he yelled at Selena and Chris.

** Kumba King's tribute to Selena in their take on "Baila Esta Cumbia", which ends with a heartwarming message from A.B. to her deceased sister.

* SacredCow: She is '''loved''' by the Latin community, and talking bad about her is pretty much a no no. Howard Stern received '''heavy''' backlash for [[DudeNotFunny mocking Selena's death]].

* HeReallyCanAct: Many people feel this way towards "Edward James Olmos", the guy who played Abraham Quintanilla Jr. Especially in the scene when he got angry and yelled at Selena and Chris.

* "Siempre Hace Frio" is a beautifully sung song about heartbreak.

* SacredCow: She is '''loved''' by the Latin community, and talking bad about her is pretty much a no no. Howard Stein received '''heavy''' backlash for [[DudeNotFunny mocking Selena's death]].

* AmericansHateTingle: Her death was almost completely ignored by Americans, while the Hispanic community was deep in mourning.

* SacredCow: She is '''loved''' by the Latin community, and talking bad about her is pretty much a no no, ask Howard Stern.

* HilariousInHindsight: In the Japanese dub of the film, Selena is voiced by Creator/RicaMatsumoto, who previously voiced [[spoiler:Rumi, the manager of the main protagonist Mima Kirigoe]] in ''Anime/PerfectBlue''. Anyone who watched that movie would know [[spoiler:Rumi impersonates Mima and she tries to kill her at the end of the film]] compared what happened with Selena in both this film and RealLife.

* AmericansHateTingle: Her death was almost completely ignored by Americans while the Hispanic community were deep in mourning.

** [[AuthorExistenceFailure Her death]], so much that the Mexican community was ''torn'' by her passing, and the tragics WhatCouldHaveBeen had she lived.

!YMMV items for [[Music/{{Selena}} the singer]]:

!YMMV items from [[Film/{{Selena}} the film]]:

* TearJerker: Selena's death scene, made worse by "Dreaming of You" (the last song she sang) being played over her family and fans mourning. She was (and still is) a beloved Latina icon, and her death at 23 years old saddened many people.

* TearJerker: Selena's death scene, made worse by "Dreaming of You" (the last song she sang) being played over her family and fans mourning. She was (and still is) a beloved Latina icon, and her death at 23 years old saddened many people.

* TearJerker: Selena's death scene, made worse by "Dreaming of You" being played over her family and fans mourning. She was (and still is) a beloved Latina icon, and her death at 23 years old saddened many people.

* TearJerker: Selena's death scene, made worse by "Dreaming of You" being played over her family and fans mourning. She was (and still is) a beloved Latina icon, and her death at 23 years old saddened many people.

* DownerEnding: Averted in RealLife for the Quintanilla family (outside of the loss of Selena herself of course), who after Selena's death rode her corpse into considerable wealth. Selena's father Abraham still manages her estate, image, and musical rights which grew exponentially after her death and the career of her talented producer/writer/rapper brother A.B. Quintanilla.

* DownerEnding: Averted in RealLife for the Quintanilla family, who after Selena's death rode her corpse into considerable wealth. Selena's father Abraham still manages her considerable estate and the career of her talented producer/writer/rapper brother A.B. Quintanilla.

* TearJerker: Selena's death scene, made worse by "Dreaming of You" being played over her family and fans mourning. She was (and still is) a beloved Latino icon, and her death at 23 years old saddened many people.