Selena Quintanilla Is Celebrated in New Music Documentary: Here’s Where to Watch

She was the rising Latina superstar that was tragically murdered at the height of her fame. Now a new documentary looks to reflect on Selena Quintanilla’s groundbreaking life and legacy as Selena y Los Dinos: A Family’s Legacy hits Netflix.

Commonly known as the Queen of Tejano music, Quintanilla straddled Mexican and American identities while bringing Tejano music to mainstream audiences and winning a Grammy. 

Thirty years after she was shot dead at the age of just 23 by her fan club manager, this feature-length movie directed by Isabel Castro features never-before-seen archival footage along with new interviews and insights from friends and family. 

Scroll on to learn when to watch Selena y Los Dinos: A Family’s Legacy and more streaming details.

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When to watch Selena y Los Dinos: A Family’s Legacy  

This feature-length documentary is available to stream on Netflix from 3 a.m. ET, midnight PT, on Monday, Nov. 17. 

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The new Selena documentary is available to stream exclusively on Netflix with any plan. All three Netflix plans include downloads (on two devices for Standard and Standard with ads; six devices for Premium). Some titles are not available on the streamer’s ad-supported plan due to licensing restrictions, and a lock icon will appear when this is the case.