Selena and Race

Anything For Selena

WBUR & Futuro Studios

Maria Garcia, Wbur, Selena, Futuro, Society & Culture, Quintanilla

4.9 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2021

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

After the premiere of Selena: The Series on Netflix, some fans claimed Selena had been "whitewashed" in the show. In this episode, Maria analyzes why Selena's brownness is an essential part of her legacy and reflects on how the exploration of Selena's race led Maria to revelations about her own identity.

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0:00.0	¡Hey, quick note!
0:02.0	¡There are English and Spanish episodes of anything for Selena!
0:06.0	This is the English one.
0:08.0	Si quieres escuchar en español,
0:10.0	vuelve al feed y selecciona la versión con el título en español.
0:31.0	¡Hey, we're starting in Juarez again today!
0:38.0	In another big New Year's Eve party in the 90s,
0:42.0	I still have the camcorder video.
0:46.0	My grandmother is there.
0:48.0	She's dancing a peppy smile on her face.
0:51.0	My mamanena, my mom's mom,
0:54.0	smiled like this often,
0:56.0	contagiously.
0:58.0	Y en este video,
1:00.0	She beams as she quite literally hangs on
1:03.0	to a young man she's dancing with.
1:06.0	She's in her 50s,
1:08.0	he's in his 20s,
1:10.0	he's dressed like a cholo,
1:12.0	baggy, black jeans,
1:14.0	buttoned up long plaid flannel shirt.
1:16.0	She's dressed, you know,
	...

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