Corpus: A Home Movie About Selena is a 1999 documentary film by Lourdes Portillo about Mexican American singer-songwriter Selena Quintanilla-Pérez. It places emphasis on the transformation of Selena from a popular entertainer into a modern-day saint and role model. This documentary uses authentic home videos, news stories, footage from concerts and a debate between intellectuals to analyze the effect of Selena and Selena's murder at the hands of Yolanda Saldivar, the president of her fan club.
Corpus (1999)
Directed by Lourdes Portillo
Genres - Biography, Documentary, Music |
Release Date - Jul 22, 1999 |
Run Time - 56 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
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Amateur, American, Concert, Debate, Entertainer, Fan, Filmmaker, Mexican, Model, Murder, Popular, President, Selena Quintanilla-pérez, Tale, Transformation
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Subject: Documentary about s, Documentary about singers
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Corpus
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