About this episode
The episode features a discussion about the film 'Selena' and the life of the iconic singer, with insights from guest Maria.
This week, in honor of the iconic singer's birthday, we have on special guest Maria for our first Maria's Movie: Selena (1997) directed by Gregory Nava. While this movie falls into some stereotypical biopic beats (simple storytelling, mediocre acting, boring direction), Maria schools us on Selena's life and music and why she deserved a better movie. Plus: Ricky's ex-wife revealed.
People in this episode
Host: Ricky
Guest: Maria
Topics covered
- biopic
- music
- Selena
- film review
- celebrity
- birthday
Keywords
- Selena
- biopic
- Gregory Nava
- Maria
- film review
- music
- celebrity
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Gregory Nava
Books & works: Selena
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