Selena's Secret

El secreto de Selena (English: Selena's Secret) is an American television series produced by BTF Media and co-produced by Disney Media Distribution for Telemundo, and it is based on the bestselling book by Emmy Award-winning journalist María Celeste Arrarás. The series follows the story behind the murder of singer Selena. It stars Maya Zapata as the titular character. It premiered in Latin America on TNT 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, an American tejano music singer.
• Damayanti Quintanar as Yolanda Saldívar, Selena's killer.
• Sofía Lama as María Celeste Arrarás, is a Puerto Rican journalist.
• Eduardo Santamarina as Dr. Ricardo Martínez
• Jorge Zárate as Abraham Quintanilla
• Moisés Arizmendi as Manny
• Baltimore Beltrán as A.B. Quintanilla
• Bárbara González as Suzette Quintanilla
• David Zorrilla as Richard Frederickson
• José Sefami as Tinker
• Gustavo Egelhaaf as Alex
• Úrsula Pruneda as Marcella Quintanilla
• Mauricio Isaac as Pete Riviera
• María Aura as María López
• Daniel Elbittar as Chris Pérez
• Hector Kotsifakis as José Behar
• Fermín Martínez as Javier Ramos
• Antón Araiza as Jonás Carrillo
• Luis Alberti as Gustavo
• Irineo Álvarez as Arnold García
• Elyfer Torres as Gabriela Contreras

U.S. ratings

Episodes

References

External links

• Selena's Secret at IMDb