Selena and Race

In the series finale of Anything for Selena, Maria reflects on what her year-long examination into Selena’s legacy reveals about La Reina’s humanity.

In this intimate Q&A, host Maria Garcia and producers Antonia Cereijido and Kristin Torres take listeners behind the scenes for a look at the making of Anything for Selena.

This episode was recorded live during a virtual event with WBUR Cityspace.

Selena sure has been through it. Not only does she have to continually battle lupus and her mental health issues, she also has those persistent Jelena fans to deal with. Apparently, it doesn’t matter to them that it’s been YEARS since Selena dated pop star Justin Bieber - Jele ...

Yolanda Saldívar’s whole life is Tejano music, especially the genre’s biggest rising star: Selena Quintanilla. Yolanda works her way into Selena’s inner circle, first as leader of her fan club and eventually more like a second mother. Then she abuses her power, terrorizing sta ...

ITT has a sneak peek for our listeners of a new podcast that Futuro Studios is producing with WBUR: Anything For Selena. Journalist Maria Garcia goes on a quest to understand the cultural impact of the one and only Selena Quintanilla. The series weaves Maria’s personal story as a ...  Show more

Selena tells the true story of the iconic Tejano singer, played by Jennifer Lopez, who broke barriers in music and fashion until her untimely death at age 23. Like Selena the person, writer Shea Serrano is also a Mexican American from Texas. When he first saw the movie in 1997, h ...  Show more