The musician's family executive produces, narrates and provides previously unseen archival footage for director Isabel Castro's affectionate film, premiering at Sundance.

If a live performance can be deemed hallowed ground, then Selena Quintanilla at the Houston Astrodome in February 1995, a month before her untimely death, certainly qualifies. From that night, the heartfelt opening verse of her anthem "Como La Flor" sounds like a prayer,

Sundance: Isabel Castro's film is no mere tribute, it is a vibrant argument for Selena's humanity, as well as her status as a legend.

Bookending her film with TV interviews in which Selena talks about her career ambitions and, poignantly, how she would like to be remembered, Castro takes a standard chronological approach. The film charts the Texas-born Selena’s rise from singing at quinceañeras,