Corpus A Home Movie About Selena (1999)

CORPUS explores the mass adulation and explosive posthumous recognition of Selena Quintanilla the Tejano rock singer murdered by the president of her fan club in 1995 Pushing beyond the mainstream medias fascination with her violent death Portillo interviews Selenas family and friends as well as the devoted fans that pilgrimage to Selenas grave in Corpus Christi Texas to pay homage to the slain star Moving and provocative this humble investigative portrait explores Selenas cultural significance as a pop icon and shines a light on the hopes fantasies fears and realities of young Latinas today