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The true story of Selena, a Texas-born Tejano singer who rose from cult status to performing at the Astrodome, as well as having chart-topping albums on the Latin music charts.

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Selena Quintanilla
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Suzette Quintanilla
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Marcela Quintanilla
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Sara (as Alexandra Meneses)
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Chris Perez
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Abraham Quintanilla
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Abie Quintanilla
Pete Astudillo ...
Self - Dinos 1990's
Rueben Gonzáles ...
Joe Ojeda - Dinos 1990's (as Ruben Gonzalez)
Ricky Vela ...
Self - Dinos 1990's
Don Shelton ...
Stage Dancer
Richard Emanuelle ...
Concert Reporter (as Richard Emanuele)
Panchito Gómez ...
Young Abraham - Dinos 1961 (as Panchito Gomez)
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Bobby - Dinos 1961
George Perez ...
Seff - Dinos 1961
Brian Fallteen ...
Club Owner
Carmen Martínez ...
Irate Club Goer
Elisabeth Gonzalez ...
Irate Club Goer
Richard Iglesias ...
Irate Club Goer
Everett Sifuentes ...
Lerma's Club Owner
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Police Officer - 1961
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Young Selena
Victoria Elena Flores ...
Young Suzette
Rafael Tamayo ...
Young Abie
Carl William Holler ...
Neighbor
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Delores Quintanilla
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Women Customer
Elia Ortiz ...
Waitress
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Eddie Quintanilla
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Juan Luis
Richard William Hughes ...
MC (as Richard Williams Hughes)
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First Cholo
Frank Mendez ...
Second Cholo
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Deborah
Francisco J. De La Fuente ...
Hotel Manager
Don Cass ...
Security Guard
Keith Kaslow ...
Hotel Manager
Peter P. Montejano ...
Chris' Friend
Michael Guerrero ...
Chris' Friend
Ronald Gonzales ...
Chris' Friend
Chris Doughton ...
Chris' Friend (as Chris Doughten)
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Concert Promoter (as Leon Singer)
Martha Flores ...
Monterrey Reporter
Terry Elena Ordaz ...
Monterrey Reporter
Marcos Padilla ...
Concert Official
Valerio Longoria Sr. ...
Accordian Player
Philip Raybourn ...
Bungie Jump Attendant
Mark Carrillo ...
Manuel
Darline Tigrett ...
Mexico City Reporter
Donnie Neubauer ...
Record Executive
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Jose Behar
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Record Producer
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Yolanda Saldivar
Marika Baca ...
Pedicurist
Michelle McManus ...
Pedicurist
Barbara Petricini-Buxton ...
Saleslady
Leonardo Martinez ...
Boutique Worker
Molly Moroney ...
Store Manager
Desi McGill ...
Blonde Teenager
Tom Christopher ...
Grammy Presenter
Cora Cardona ...
Head Seamstress
Amin Mery ...
Paramedic
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yvonne Falcon ...
Reporter
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Auditorium Announcer (uncredited)
Paige Boller ...
Special Talent (uncredited)
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Grammy Presenter #2 (uncredited)
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Young Selena's Friend (uncredited)
Jason Bradley Jacobs ...
Record Company Executive (uncredited)
Raven Kaylor ...
Background (uncredited)
Gilberto Mazmanyan ...
Astrodome Concert Goer (uncredited)
Ray Melendez ...
Reporter (uncredited)
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Police Officer (uncredited)
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Audience Member (uncredited)
A.B. Quintanilla ...
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Suzette Quintanilla ...
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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VIP Crew (uncredited)
Marc Kenneth Robinson ...
Reporter (uncredited)
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Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Darlene Tygrett ...
Reporter (uncredited)
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Rodeo Dancer (uncredited)
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News Photographer (uncredited)
Nicole Young ...
Girl at Grammy Awards (uncredited)

Directed by

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Gregory Nava

Written by

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Gregory Nava ... (written by)

Produced by

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Carolyn Caldera ... associate producer
Moctesuma Esparza ... producer
Henry J. Golas ... associate producer
Steven M. Kalb ... associate producer
Robert Katz ... producer
Peter Lopez ... co-producer
Abraham Quintanilla Jr. ... executive producer (as Abraham Quintanilla)
Nancy De Los Santos-Reza ... associate producer (as Nancy De Los Santos)
David Wisnievitz ... co-executive producer

Music by

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Dave Grusin

Cinematography by

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Edward Lachman ... director of photography

Editing by

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Nancy Richardson

Editorial Department

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Dexter N. Adriano ... assistant editor (as Dexter Adriano)
Steve Armstrong ... additional editor (as Steven Armstrong)
Robert Berman ... assistant editor
Curtiss Clayton ... film editor
Stacey S. Clipp ... assistant editor
Daniel Craven ... assistant editor
Rolf Fleischmann ... first assistant editor
Claudia Guerrero-Zalokar ... assistant editor (as Claudia E. Guerrero-Zalokar)
Robert J. Lemos ... assistant editor
Theresa Repola Mohammed ... negative cutter
James Stellar Jr. ... assistant editor
Arthur Tostado ... color timer (as Art Tostado)
Sean Valla ... assistant editor
James Durante ... assistant editor (uncredited)
J. Scott Harvey ... assistant editor (uncredited)
Philip Pucci ... first assistant editor (uncredited)

Casting By

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Roger Mussenden

Production Design by

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Cary White

Art Direction by

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Ed Vega

Set Decoration by

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Jeanette Scott

Costume Design by

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Elisabetta Beraldo

Makeup Department

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Corina C. Duran-Rabichuk ... key hair stylist (as Corina Duran)
Tonantzin Esparza ... makeup assistant
Natasha Ladek ... wigs
Terry Ann Machado ... assistant hair stylist
John McBurney ... makeup assistant
Sergio J. Moreno Jr. ... assistant hair stylist
Rod Ortega ... assistant hair stylist (as Rod 'Biscuits' Ortega)
Mark Sanchez ... hair stylist supervisor / makeup supervisor
Terrie Velazquez Owen ... key hair stylist (as Terrie Velazquez)
Jay Wejebe ... key makeup artist

Production Management

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Rosa Gonzalez ... post-production manager (as Rosa González)
Patricia Serafina Madiedo ... production supervisor
Helene Mulholland ... post-production supervisor
David Wisnievitz ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Walter T. Falls III ... second second assistant director (as Tres Falls)
Randall LaFollette ... second assistant director (as Randy LaFollette)
Barbara Martinez Jitner ... second unit director
Michelene Mundo ... additional second assistant director
Chemen Ochoa ... first assistant director: second unit
Kaaren F. Ochoa ... first assistant director (as Kaären F. Ochoa)
Daniel Ramos ... second second assistant director (as Danny Ramos)

Art Department

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Stanford Gilbert ... property master
David Hack ... lead person
Caitlin Maloney ... art department coordinator
Ron Merriam ... construction foreperson
King Orba ... assistant property master (as Mark Wallace)
Darren Patnode ... on-set dresser
David Phillip ... greens person (as David Martin Phillip)
Alan R. Serotta ... construction foreperson (as Alan Serotta)
David Wilt ... construction coordinator
Kevin Berve ... assistant props (uncredited)
Raul V. Carrera ... set dresser (uncredited)
Jack Colmenero ... set dresser (uncredited)
Rami Rivera Frankl ... carpenter (uncredited)
Joe McCusker ... carpenter (uncredited)
Adele Plauche ... set designer (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Joaquin Gonzalo Avellán ... assistant sound editor (as Joaquin Avellan)
Bob Beemer ... re-recording mixer
Beth Bergeron ... adr editor
Dean Beville ... supervising sound editor
Bayard Carey ... production sound mixer
Dominique Decaudain ... foley artist
Robert Fitzgerald ... sound editor (as Bob Fitzgerald)
Linda Folk ... supervising adr editor
Kimberly Gibson ... dialogue editor
Warren Hamilton Jr. ... sound editor (as Warren Hamilton)
Greg Hedgepath ... sound editor (as Gregory Hedgepath)
Marcia Henke ... cable person (as Marcia A. Henke)
William Jacobs ... sound editor
Michael Jonascu ... sound editor
Nicholas Korda ... adr editor (as Nick Korda)
Edmund J. Lachmann ... adr editor (as Ed Lachman)
Jeffrey R. Payne ... foley editor (as Jeff Payne)
Sergio Reyes ... re-recording mixer
Joe Schiff ... assistant sound editor (as Joe Shiff)
B. Tennyson Sebastian III ... re-recording mixer
Joel Shryack ... first assistant sound editor
Frank Smathers ... foley editor
D. Chris Smith ... sound editor (as Chris Smith)
David A. Smith ... boom operator (as David Allen Smith)
Edward M. Steidele ... foley artist (as Ed Steidele)
Bruce Stubblefield ... supervising sound editor
Robert Troy ... dialogue editor
Bob Wishnefsky ... assistant sound editor
Gary Coppola ... foley mixer (uncredited)
Elizabeth Kenton ... sound editor (uncredited)
Earl Martin ... foley recordist (uncredited)
Scott Reed ... head sound manager (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Scott Prescott ... special effects supervisor (as M.E. Prescott)

Visual Effects by

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David M. Garber ... visual effects supervisor
Robert Yano ... visual effects editor (as Robert W. Yaho)
Cosmas Paul Bolger Jr. ... visual effects (uncredited)
Megan Bryant ... digital camera supervisor (uncredited)
D. Walt Cameron ... digital artist (uncredited)
Glen Gustafson ... film recorder operator: Warner Digital (uncredited)
Lindsay Hallett ... visual effects producer (uncredited)
John Charles Kohn ... inferno artist (uncredited)
Mary E. Manning ... digital compositor (uncredited)
Peter W. Moyer ... digital compositor: Digital FilmWorks (uncredited)
Christopher Savides ... imaging color lead (uncredited)
Ken D. Smith ... titles and opticals supervisor (uncredited)

Stunts

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Laura Cordova ... stunt performer
J.J. Echavarria ... stunt performer (as Juan Echevarria)
Toby Holguin ... stunt performer
Ben Loggins ... stunt coordinator
Jimmy Ortega ... stunt performer
Mary Torres ... stunt performer
Russell Towery ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Tony Arnaud ... second company grip
Russ Caldwell ... assistant chief lighting technician (as Russell Caldwell)
Manolo Campion ... additional second assistant camera
James L. Carter ... director of photography: second unit (as James Carter)
Rafael 'Rafa' Castro ... camera assistant (as Rafael Castro) / video assistant (as Rafael Castro)
John W. DeBlau ... chief lighting technician
Willie Estrada ... "a" camera second assistant
Kirk R. Gardner ... camera operator / director of photography: second unit / steadicam operator
James Glennon ... director of photography: second unit
Emil Hampton ... first assistant camera: "a" camera
James Hawkinson ... camera operator: second unit
Curtis Herbert ... dolly grip
Steve Hurson ... additional first assistant camera
Kurt Kornemann ... grip
James McMillan ... first company grip (as Jim McMillan)
Dany Navarrette ... rigging electrician (as Danny Navarrette)
Philip C. Pfeiffer ... director of photography: second unit (as Phil Pfeiffer)
Justin Quach ... additional second assistant camera
Michael Rall ... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Rico Torres ... still photographer
Michael R. Wohlfield ... additional first assistant camera (as Michael Wohlfeld)
Stephen Carmona ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Glenn Dunn ... grip (uncredited)
Darrell Friedrich ... electrician (uncredited)
Greg Lomas ... grip (uncredited)
Michelle Madison ... additional second assistant camera (uncredited)
Mike Sheeren ... dolly grip (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Sally Jackson ... extras casting
Elisabeth Rudolph ... casting associate
Rick Olmos ... extras casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Steve Constancio ... set costumer
Austin Myers ... wardrobe supervisor
Jessica Pazdernik ... costumer
Julie Ramirez ... set costumer
Yvonne Wilburn ... set costumer

Location Management

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Michael Dellheim ... location manager
Leighton Chapman ... assistant location manager (uncredited)
Daniel Ramos ... location scout (uncredited)

Music Department

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Ellen Burke ... music consultant
Todd Carlon ... music coach
Robert Garrett ... music editor
Mike George ... music coach (as Michael George)
James Henken ... music coach / song mixer
Sidney James ... music coach / music supervisor / song producer
Brian Moore ... song mixer
Donald Murray ... music scoring mixer (as Don Murray)
David Pack ... music producer
Paula Rich ... music coach
John Richards ... music scoring mixer
Robert & Johnny ... music supplier
Curtis Roush ... music editor
Carl Zittrer ... music editor
Tom Brown ... music preparation (uncredited)
Jon Charles ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Delphine ... playback singer (uncredited)
George Doering ... musician (uncredited)
Dave Grusin ... conductor (uncredited) / score producer (uncredited)
Jim Hoffman ... music preparation (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Liliana M. Molina ... script supervisor (as Liliana Molina)

Transportation Department

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John Agnew ... picture car driver
George Bolton ... transportation co-captain
Billy Cude ... transportation co-captain (as Billy Jack Cude)
'Wild Bill' Laczko ... driver
Zelda Mattox ... transportation captain
Mario Simon ... transportation coordinator
Chris Walden ... driver
Jim Buchanan ... driver (uncredited)
Russell E. Scott ... driver: picture cars (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Matt Agan ... set assistant
Carla Aucoin ... production office supervisor
Moses Berban ... office assistant
Lori Berlanga ... production secretary (as Lori A. Barrera)
James Borrego ... set assistant
Liz Bowie ... set assistant
Luis Brito ... craft service
Thom Buckley ... set production assistant
Raul Cadena ... office assistant
Vanessa Camarena-Arredondo ... office assistant
Robert C. Campion ... production accountant
Fernando Cano ... office assistant
Kristie Capozzoli ... assistant choreographer (as Kristie Canavan)
Linda Casaves ... set assistant
Liz Chavez ... unit publicist
Fernando Cubillas ... assistant: Edward James Olmos
James Currier ... set assistant
Linda DaSilva ... assistant production office supervisor
Virginia Díaz ... co-location manager (as Virginia Diaz)
Tony Eguia ... set assistant
Steven J. Escobar ... archive video clips
Tonatiuh Esparza ... set assistant
Julia Favela ... office assistant
Lelah Foster ... office assistant
Miranda Garrison ... choreographer
Isaac Garza ... archive video clips (as Isaac Garza Jr.)
Erica Gomez ... set assistant
Leticia Gonzalez ... set assistant
Andrew Gutierrez ... set assistant
Francisco Hernández ... assistant: Gregory Nava (as Francisco Hernandez)
David Infante ... set assistant
Susan Jasso ... office assistant (as Susie Jasso)
Veronica Lozano ... office assistant
Ben Magliochetti ... set assistant
Lisa Marquez ... office assistant
Barbara Martinez Jitner ... alternate media supervisor
Margie Meurer ... office assistant
Ralph Millero ... office assistant: Los Angeles
Jesse Moreno ... craft service
Michelene Mundo ... key set assistant
Ignacio Olivero ... office assistant: Los Angeles
Maura Osborne ... set assistant (as Maura E. Osborne)
Suzanne Parham ... studio teacher
Allyn Partin ... dialect coach (as Allyn Partin-Hernandez)
Alex Ramirez ... set assistant
Patty Rivers Schisler ... first assistant accountant
Arlene Rodriguez ... assistant: Jennifer Lopez
Laura Marie Salinas ... office assistant
Xavier C. Salinas ... assistant: Esparza/Katz
Vincent Solis ... set assistant
Mike Stokes ... set medic
Laura Varela ... office assistant
Cindy Vargas ... set assistant
Jose Vasquez ... office assistant
Gloria Vela ... archive video clips (as Gloria R. Vela)
Conchita Villa ... assistant: Esparza/Katz
Greg Woodruff ... set medic
Luis Zavala ... office assistant
Alitzah ... adr loop group (uncredited)
Joseph Bearman ... production assistant (uncredited)
Lamonte Bell ... payroll accountant (uncredited)
Bill Daly ... post-production accountant manager (uncredited)
Maeve Mannion ... first assistant accountant (uncredited)
Molly Murray ... payroll accountant (uncredited)
Chris Pérez ... stand in: Jon Seda (uncredited)
Deborah Ricketts ... archive researcher (uncredited)
Francisco Vasquez ... assistant choreographer (uncredited)
Michael Wardlow ... production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks

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Johnny Canales ... the producers wish to thank
Carmen Lomas Garza ... the producers wish to thank
Chris Pérez ... the producers wish to thank (as Chris Perez)
Selena ... dedicatee (as Selena Quintanilla-Pérez)
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

The film tells the story of the life of Mexican "Tejano" style singer Selena Quintanilla-Perez and the progress of her career resulting in her No. 1 US album. Written by Anonymous

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Taglines The story of a girl who had the spirit to believe in a dream and the courage to make it come true. See more »
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Additional Details

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Also Known As
  • Selena: The Movie (United States)
  • Selena - Ein amerikanischer Traum (Germany)
  • Селена (Bulgaria, Bulgarian title)
  • Dalok szárnyán (Hungary)
  • Селена (Russia)
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Runtime
  • 127 min
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Box Office

Budget $20,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $11,615,722, 23 Mar 1997

Did You Know?

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Trivia Jackie Guerra wanted the part of Suzette Quintanilla so badly that she lied at her audition, saying that she was an experienced drummer, when in fact she had never played the drums. When the truth was revealed, Suzette Quintanilla herself gave Guerra private lessons. See more »
Goofs During Selena's Grammy walk, the song Bidi Bidi Bom Bom is played. Selena won a Grammy for the album Live, which didn't have Bidi Bidi Bom Bom on it. At Selena's actual Grammy walk, the song No Debes Jugar was played. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Return of the Jedi: Special Edition/Love Jones/The Godfather/City of Industry/Troublesome Creek/Mandela (1997). See more »
Soundtracks Amor Prohibido See more »
Crazy Credits The producers wish to thank The Quintanilla Family See more »
Quotes Abraham: We have to be more Mexican than the Mexicans and more American than the Americans, both at the same time! It's exhausting!
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