Selena videography
Selena had released 22 music videos and 12 video/live albums during her career. Her first music video was "Buenos Amigos", which is a duet with Salvadoran singer Alvaro Torres. It was released in the summer of 1991 and featured an orchestra performing behind Selena and Torres. Selena's first music video as a solo artist, "La Carcacha", was released four months after "Buenos Amigos". In the video, Selena dances in front of a chroma key (which shows a busy highway) and videos of people walking down the streets. "La Llamada" was released in the spring of 1993, it featured Selena and a couple of people dancing the cumbia dance in a beach house in Malibu, California. "Donde Quiera Que Estes" was filmed in New York City and was released in December 1993. The video featured Selena and the Barrio Boyzz' dancing in the styles of hip hop.
| Selena video discography | |
|---|---|
| Video albums | 12 |
| Music videos | 22 |
"Amor Prohibido" was released on Valentine's Day in 1994 and was filmed in Joshua Tree national park in Joshua Tree, California. "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" was filmed at the Santa Monica pier, while "No Me Queda Mas" was filmed at the San Antonio, Texas' Amtrak station, which became Selena's final music video to be released while she was alive. "No Debes Jugar" was released in July 1995 by Telemundo and featured live performances of Selena singing the song in their television show Padrisimo. "Fotos y Recuerdos", which was also released by Telemundo in July, featured home videos of Selena. In August 1995, "I Could Fall in Love" was released, it featured videos and pictures of Selena. The music video for "Dreaming of You" featured an actress playing the role as a lonely and depressed girl packing her clothes to runaway with her boyfriend. Before the girl leaves, the video shows her mother (who is tired of cleaning) heading to the back of the house and looking at the sky at night, while her husband is sleeping. The video's message is telling viewers that they should be with their loved ones because life is too short.
"Techno Cumbia" featured unreleased scenes of the "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" music video and a group of dancers who danced along with the music. "Tú Sólo Tú", being released in September 1995, featured videos and pictures of Selena. Mariachi Sol de México were featured in the video, they also were the backup singers in the song. "I'm Getting Used To You", which became the final music video to be released from Dreaming of You, featured "Selena wannabe's" auditioning for the role of "Selena", while the other scene featured two young adults who are in love. "Siempre Hace Frio" was released to promote the remix album Siempre Selena. Jennifer Lopez is featured in the video as "Selena", though her entire body was covered with charoma key. "No Quiero Saber" (remix version) was released in December 1996 and featured Selena performing the song in her concerts.
"Viviras Selena", which is a tribute song, was released in March 1997. The video was filmed in Q-Productions recording studio where Tejano singers such as: Pete Astudillo, Bobby Pulido, Emilio Navaria, Jennifer Peña, Graciela Beltran and the Barrio Boyzz' recording the song live. "A Boy Like That" was released in the summer of 1997 and was directed by Kenny Ortega. The video featured backup dancers wearing shirts that are covered in radioluminescence (glow-in-the-dark) paint. "Missing My Baby" was a promotional video that was filmed and created by VH1 producers. The video was promoting the box-set Anthology (1998) and was released in the fall of 1998. "Disco Medley" music video featured Selena's performance of the song at the Houston Astrodome on February 26, 1995. In 2001, Los Tres Reyes released their duet-version of "No Me Queda Mas", Selena was only featured in two scenes of the music video. David Bryne released a live music video featuring Selena in the song "God's Child (Baila Conmigo)", which was filmed in 2003. During Selena's tenth death anniversary her brother's band Kumbia Kings released a remix video of "Baila Esta Cumbia" in March 2005.
Music videos
changeBefore death
change| Year | Song | Album | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | "Buenos Amigos" (duet with Álvaro Torres) | Nada Se Compara Contigo | Álvaro Torres |
| 1992 | "La Carcacha" | Entre A Mi Mundo | Cecilia Miniucchi |
| 1993 | "La Llamada" | Live! | Cecilia Miniucchi |
| 1994 | "Donde Quiera Que Estés" | Donde Quiera Que Estes | Laurice Bell |
| 1994 | "Amor Prohibido" | Amor Prohibido | Cecilia Miniucchi |
| 1994 | "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" | Amor Prohibido | Cecilia Miniucchi |
| 1994 | "No Me Queda Mas" | Amor Prohibido | Sean Davered |
After death
change| Year | Song | Album | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | "No Debes Jugar" | Live! | |
| 1995 | "Fotos y Recuerdos" | Live! | |
| 1995 | "I Could Fall in Love" | Dreaming of You | |
| 1995 | "Dreaming of You" | Dreaming of You | |
| 1995 | "Tú Sólo Tú" | Dreaming of You | |
| 1995 | "Techno Cumbia" | Dreaming of You | |
| 1995 | "I'm Getting Used To You" | Dreaming of You | |
| 1996 | "Siempre Hace Frio" | Siempre Selena | |
| 1996 | "No Quiero Saber" | Siempre Selena | |
| 1997 | "A Boy Like That" | Songs of the West Side Story | Kenny Ortega |
| 1997 | "Viviras Selena" | Selena soundtrack | Abraham Quintanilla Jr |
| 1997 | "Disco Medley" | Selena soundtrack | |
| 1998 | "Missing My Baby" (Anthology Remix) | Anthology | |
| 2003 | "God's Child (Baila Conmigo)" | David Byrne Live at Union Chapel | |
| 2005 | "Baila Esta Cumbia" | Duetos | Abraham Quintanilla Jr |
Video/Live albums
change| Year | Title | Sales and certifications |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Live! |
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| 2000 | All My Hits: The Videos[2] | |
| 2001 | Selena Live! The Last Concert |
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| 2002 | Ones | |
| 2003 | Greatest Hits |
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| 2005 | Unforgettable: The Live Album | |
| 2005 | Selena ¡VIVE! | |
| 2005 | Selena Remembered |
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| 2006 | Dos Historias |
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| 2007 | Through The Years |
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| 2009 | A Night To Remember[5] | |
| 2010 | Performances[5] | |
| 2010 | Performances Live[5] |
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 RIAA certification searchable database - "Selena"[permanent dead link]. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 28 January 2008
- ↑ "Selena - All My Hits on Video (2000)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ↑ RIAA certification searchable database - "Selena - Live The Last Concert"[permanent dead link]. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 29 November 2011
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Maria Chavez (2005). "Edition Espcial Selena". TVyNovelas (in Spanish). 26 (14). Editorial Televisa: 124. Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Tejano Music Headquarters". Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2011.