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Iconic movie ‘Selena’ inducted into the National Film Registry for preservation
The movie that tells the inspirational and tragic story of Tejano music star Selena Quintanilla-Pérez has been inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. “Selena,” the 1997 biographical film that’s a longtime fan favorite, is one of 25 films selected this year that explore “stories from the nation’s diverse communities that often carry universal themes,” according to a news release from the Library of Congress. Directed by Mexican American filmmaker Gregory Nava, the film explores Selena’s rise to fame in her family’s band — and her death at 23 after she was shot and killed in 1995 by the president of her fan club. The film…