One of your favourite Walking Dead stars has been tapped for the role that made Jennifer Lopez famous

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23rd Aug 2019

22 years after Jennifer Lopez starred in the biopic detailing the rise of Mexican-American singer Selena Quintanilla—a role which immediately proved to be the singer and actress’s big break—it was recently announced that the role will be reprised by Christian Serratos.

Currently starring as Rosita Alvarez on The Walking Dead, the 28-year-old actress—who also starred in the Twilight film series as Angela Weber—has been tapped to play the ‘Queen of Tejano’ music in a series titled Selena: The Series, which has already been locked in for two seasons as reported by Vulture.

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If you never caught the original 1997 film starring Lopez, or are completely unfamiliar with the ill-fated story of the Mexican-American singer, allow us to get to you up to speed ahead of the much-anticipated series.

Beginning her music career at a young age alongside her equally musical siblings, Quintanilla finally got her big break in the ‘90s, becoming one of the more notable latinx artists to have a successful career in both the wider latinx community, and her native United States, in recent history. However, her rise to fame was cut short after she was shot and killed in 1995 at the young age of 23 by her business associate and fan club president, Yolanda Saldívar—who is currently serving a life sentence for the crime.

Not unlike the ‘90s film, the series will track the Texas native’s impressive career trajectory as well as her family life, according to W Magazine.

“Selena’s career achievements are legendary, but our scripted series will focus on the incredible story of a Mexican-American family and how an extraordinary young woman transcended categories and borders to become a global star,” said series producer Jaime Davila.

The series will be scripted by American Crime alum and Mexican-American novelist, Moisés Zamora, and will have father, Abraham Quintanilla Jr., her sister Suzette Quintanilla, and family attorney Simran A. Singh serving as executive producers.

While we haven’t yet had a glimpse of Alvarez, who also shares her Mexican heritage with the singer, in character, we don’t think she’ll have much trouble convincing audiences of her ability to embody the latinx singer, posting this photo just last month that is giving us some series JLo and Selena vibes.

There is no word yet on when the series will drop, but with the news that the series will begin production in Mexico within the next month, we could speculate that a 2020 release date is a definite possibility.