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Apr 20, 2015 · Well, just like me and others, when she was cast, Meza was a young 9-year-old Latina girl living in Texas who was completely devastated at the news of Selena's death. In a 2007 interview with the ...
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Apr 7, 2020 · Rebecca “Becky” Lee Meza starred as a young Quintanilla in the film and had young girls around the world imitating her in their bedroom mirrors. Becky Lee Meza and Jennifer Lopez. It’s been ...
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- Meza Was Just Nine When She Played The Role of Young Selena Quintanilla
- Rebecca Lee Meza Received Death Threats After Her Role in Selena
- She Ventured Into Music and Business and Never Acted Again
- Rebecca Lee Meza Has Since Settled Down Into Family Life
When she was featured in the biopic to depict the character of young Selena Quintanilla, Meza had just turned nine. The Latino was a Texas resident at the time (and still is) and was totally devastated upon hearing the news of the singer’s demise on March 31, 1995. In 2007, Meza told the Valley Morning Star how that day turned out to be the worst d...
Following the completion of her role as young Selena Quintanilla in the biopic entitled Selena, Rebecca Lee Meza said her life was never the same again. A lot of people, both adults and children hated her and she received some death threatsfor her life. Thus it became very hard to return to her normal life. According to what Meza said to Tejano Nat...
Meanwhile, she didn’t leave the entertainment scene immediately after Selena. Having dubbed her singing voice in the movie, Rebecca continued her venture into the showbiz arena, recording a couple of albums of her own for other children. After she wrapped up her high school education, the juvenile artist later took the decision to relocate to Austi...
From what is obvious, Meza is the type of celebrity who loves to keep the details of their personal life under lock and key, thus, we don’t know much about that aspect of her life. However, it is public knowledge that the Texan has long given up spinsterhood to embrace matrimony, though her husband’s identity still remains a mystery. We also know t...
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- Rebecca Lee Meza
Mussenden chose newcomer 10-year-old Rebecca Lee Meza of Harlingen, Texas to portray young Selena. Mexican actress Salma Hayek was invited to test the role of Selena by Esparza. Hayek turned the role down; she said she felt it was "too early" to base a movie on Selena and that it would be too emotional.
- $35.7 million, (United States)
- March 21, 1997
- $20 million
- Dave Grusin
Apr 16, 2021 · It was a big deal. And we had this big soundstage, and we shot all these auditions on film, and then we sat down with the family and with the executives from Warner Bros., and we watched all of these auditions. One of the unknown actors won the part—Rebecca Lee Meza—who had come to the audition in San Antonio, she won the role as young Selena.
Rebecca Lee Meza in scenes from 'Selena'. With Constance Marie, Edward James Olmos and Jennifer Lopez.
