"I promised myself that by the time I leave this world, I will accomplish what she started; what she held dear to her heart.". As depicted in Selena: The Series, Suzette was the lone holdout in the Quintanilla family when it came to becoming a musician. It was beautiful," Gonzalez told OprahMag.com of the cast's meeting with Suzette. Selena: The Series is a new Netflix show focusing on the early days of Selena Quintanilla, the Queen of Tejano music whose astronomical trajectory was cut tragically short in 1995. In real life and on the show, Abraham forbade any members of the group from dating each other; if he found out about Selena and Chris, the guitarist would be fired. A controversial bestseller about Selena Quintanilla’s life is en route to Telemundo. Spoilers for ‘Selena: The Series’ Episode 3 ‘And The Winner Is...’ One of the first female drummers in the Tejano Music Industry, Suzette Quintanilla's poignant story takes center stage. And that's OK. First, we mention that Ricky Vela joined “Selena y Los Dinos” in 1985 as a keyboardist.. In the series, Gonzalez plays Suzette Quintanilla, sister of Selena, and a part of their band Selena y los Dinos as a drummer. Suzette also plays a role in the bestselling Selena MAC Cosmetics collection, a venture that was important for her to preserve following her sister's death. She has been married to Bill Arriaga since 1993. But the show gives equal focus to Selena's family members, like her father Abraham, mother Marcella, brother A.B., and sister Suzette. Actor Jesse Posey brings to life Selena's husband, Chris Perez, who remains close to the Quintanilla family to this day. She Likes To Spread Positivity. The series stars Christian Serratos as the titular character. Selena: The Series has been taking Netflix by storm as everyone learns all about the legendary Tejano singer and what it took to build her empire. “I know that she knew that she was stepping into some difficult shoes to fill, but I think she did great," she said. Noemí González stars as Suzette Quintanilla, Selena’s sister and a member of the family’s band. "Life on the road was fun, but we missed out on a lot," Suzette said. Suzette served as an executive producer on Selena: The Series, as did her father. She added, "Because of COVID, the [Quintanilla] family wasn't able to come to set. In “Selena: The series” they assure that he was in love with Suzette Quintanilla, a feeling that was true in real life, … The real-life Suzette, now 53, stopped playing the drums after the tragic 1995 death of Selena. According to … Suzette Quintanilla will honor Selena at the 2021 Grammys At the 2021 Grammy Awards, Suzette will accept Selena’s posthumous honor for the Lifetime Achievement Award. So, does Suzette Quintanilla have kids?Where is she today? “I don't think that people truly understand the magnitude of just that alone. For the page on the real person, see Suzette Arriaga. Savannah Walsh is an Editorial Fellow at ELLE.com. '", A post shared by Suzette SYLD Official Page (@suzettesyld), Another plot point in the first season of Selena is her forbidden romance with Selena y Los Dinos guitarist Chris Pérez (Jesse Posey). Wearing the blue shirt? ", Suzette attributed some of her insecurities to her own self-esteem. By Andrea Park ® & © 2021 CBS Studios Inc. © 2021 CBS Television Distribution and CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. So, it's just a little bit of everything, to be honest with you. "If we went to a school dance, it was because we were the entertainment. In Netflix's Selena: The Series, the only member of the Quintanilla family resistant to joining a band is Suzette (played by Noemí Gonzalez). She is Selena's sister. This content is imported from {embed-name}. "We had a wonderful time with her. Suzette Quintanilla Slams Upcoming ‘Selena’s Secret’ TV Series. ET’s Deidre Behar spoke with Suzette ahead of the 2021 GRAMMY Awards on March 14, where the late singer received a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award and Suzette shared that she’s thrilled about how well received the first part of the show was -- for many reasons. While Suzette doesn't play the drums anymore, her sister's legacy continues to be of the utmost importance. She is an actress and producer, known for Untitled ABC/Selena Quintanilla Drama, Selena Live: The Last Concert (1995) and Selena: The Series (2020). Deadline later reported that "Other cast members include Noemi Gonzalez (The Young and the Restless) as Suzette Quintanilla, Selena's sister and best friend, who learns to embrace her role as the first female drummer in Tejano music history. Girl drummers were not exactly cool back then. I had my own personal history, the archives, the series, and creative license. One of those family members, whose sweet familial relationship we got to see plenty of, was Selena's older sister, Suzette Quintanilla. “There’s no Beatles without Ringo, and there’s no Selena without Suzette,” Selena tells her older sister in the show. Eventually, Abraham did find out about the couple and kicked Chris out of the band. After the performance was over, when guys would come up and ask for autographs, Dad would tell us, 'Straight to the bus! 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Selena the Netflix series’s extensive run time is the perfect opportunity to incorporate extra content potentially depicting never before known occurrences due to the family’s involvement with Suzette Quintanilla, Selena’s older sister, as executive producer. Suzette Quintañilla was born on June 29, 1967 in Lake Jackson, Texas, USA. It makes you feel happy and you know, there's some sad moments and then there's some moments that personally I don't want to revisit. In real life, Suzette says she knew about the couple's relationship long before Abraham found out. Suzette has continued to praise the series on Instagram, sharing billboards and photos from the show on her feed: 'Selena: The Series' Season 2 Is Already Confirmed, See the Cast of 'Selena' vs. the People They Play, 'Selena: The Series' Silences a Music Icon. " Selena: The Series " premiered on the streaming site on Friday, allowing fans of the Texas-born singer to relive her story 25 years after her death. "I was in middle school, and I didn’t want to be looked at. We see her now as a person who continues to lead Selena's legacy.". You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. “This is coming into the part where Selena and Chris [Perez] elope and they get married,” Suzette said. I just felt really self-conscious," she told the magazine. We are all about familia. One major way Suzette is continuing to preserve Selena's legacy is through her involvement in the new Netflix show. Chris and Selena married in 1992 and he was accepted into the Quintanilla family soon after. (The 1997 movie does the same thing.) Suzette is also regularly on hand for events that celebrate Selena's life, including the unveiling of a wax figure of the music icon at Madame Tussauds in 2016 and her 2017 induction into the Hollywood Walk of Fame celebration. ", Suzette, who executive produced the show, says that while she was delighted by the warm reception from fans, she also wasn’t bothered by any criticism. "The tension was hard on all of us. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. selena the series (l to r) noemi gonzalez as suzette quintanilla and hunter reese pena as ricky vela and christian serratos as selena quintanilla and paul rodriguez jr. as roger garcia and gabriel chavarria as a.b quintanilla in episode 103 of selena the series cr. (Gabriel Chavarria). Me and Selena would talk about guys between sets, like, 'Did you see that guy in the front? Selena Quintanilla's Sister Suzette Could Not Be More Thrilled About 'Selena: The Series' She grew up in the family band, Selena y Los Dinos, alongside her younger sister. Ahead, a look back at the pair's friendship, Suzette's longtime marriage, and how she's preserving her late sister's memory. She's CEO and president of operations at Q Productions in Corpus Christi, where she manages the family's Tejano record company and the official Selena museum. That gave an opportunity for objective shaping of Suzette's character. Actress Noemí González plays Selena's older sister Suzette Quintanilla in the new two-part limited series, and her amazing performance on the drums has made many fans curious about the real Suzette's personal life. In the series, as Selena tries to shield her relationship with Chris, Suzette is falling in love with her eventual husband Bill Arriaga (Christian Escobar). (In fact, one scene even shows Suzette meeting her future husband!) Suzette also said she’s “really proud” of Christian Serratos, who plays Selena in the series. And then, add the fact that [the day after it dropped] it was number one.". Suzette Quintanilla fractured her ankle and wasn't at the performance. 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With this series, viewers will finally get the full history of Selena, our family, and the impact she has had on all of our lives, Selena's sister Suzette Quintanilla said Tuesday in a statement. This page is for the dramatization/character of Suzette Arriaga in the 2020 Netflix series. It went from a half-hour session to an hour-and-a-half. The new Netflix drama Selena: The Series focuses on late Tejano superstar Selena, of course, but it’s also a biopic about the singer’s family — including the singer’s older sister, Suzette Quintanilla. Through the process of her casting, Gonzalez had to show off her acting chops, show her commitment to being in the role and perform a camera test. In addition to producing the series, she reportedly met with Noemí Gonzalez, the actress who plays her in the show. 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Helmed by Moisés Zamora and co-produced by Selena's sister, Suzette Quintanilla, Selena: The Series follows Selena, the youngest of the Quintanilla family, as … "When Selena passed away, one of the three things she was working on was her clothing line, a makeup line, and a perfume line," Suzette told Refinery29 earlier this year. Selena: The Series, a new show on Netflix, captures Selena Quintanilla's trajectory from child prodigy to renowned superstar, and ultimately culminate in her murder in 1995.Christian Serratos, best known for her roles in Twilight and The Walking Dead, is portraying the Mexican-American singer—and wore 50 wigs and 11 costumes to do so. embraced the bass and Selena's voice led the group, Suzette had to be persuaded to learn the drums. "When I started having my suspicions, I told them, 'I'm not involved, and if Dad asks me, I'm going to say I don't know anything.". The former drummer also promises Part 2 will "cover the whole spectrum," and adds, "It's just a little bit of everything. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. “I know that a lot of people have opinions, and I know that not everybody's going to like it a hundred percent,” she shared. Suzette Quintanilla is portrayed by Noemi Gonzalez in Netflix's Selena: The Series. Selena's sister, Suzette Quintanilla, … This video is unavailable because we were unable to load a message from our sponsors. Keep reading. The first part of Selena: The Series debuts Dec. 4 on Netflix. She knew about Selena's secret relationship with Chris Pérez before their father found out. Christian Serratos plays Selena in the Netflix series. Unlike the … While A.B. Selena Quintanilla’s sister is ready for the world to continue watching their family’s story unfold when Selena: The Series Part 2 hits Netflix in May. But the tight-knit bond she shared with her sister is on full display in the new Netflix series, which Suzette executive produced. "They kept things quiet for a long time," she told Texas Monthly. The character is a dramatized portrayal of the real person Suzette Arriaga. "Chris was out of the band for a while, and Selena was miserable the entire time," Suzette recalled in the interview. I hope that people can look at this story and see themselves in it because it's really about what we all do. Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. But Suzette promised there is so much more ground to cover. I don't take any offense to that at all.”, As for Suzette’s wish for fans, she told ET: “I hope that everyone walks away from watching this series and has a better understanding of how things basically went down.”. Dad called me one day when we were back in Corpus and said, 'Well, she did it. And that's exactly what we were doing.”, 'Selena: The Series': Everything We Know About the Show, Meet the Cast of Netflix's 'Selena: The Series', Selena's Sister on Singer Getting GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award, By signing up, you agree to our "And I think that overall, it's about the story. Selena was just 23 when she died in 1995, and the first part of the series covered much of the Tejano singer's rise to stardom. "Dad was taken aback by how good her voice was," Suzette told Texas Monthly in 2010 of Selena's raw talent. Suzette Quintanilla is opening up about the success of Netflix’s Selena: The Series and teasing what fans can expect from the second part of the show. Suzette Quintañilla, Producer: Untitled ABC/Selena Quintanilla Drama. “I guess what I'm most proud of is the fact that there is a life story of a series of a Mexican American family on Netflix,” Suzette said. We're all about making the American dream to better our lives for our families. He was cute!' “That's part of our life, that's part of the history of our family." Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Noting how the second part shows family and relationship conflict, Suzette said the family was committed to including all aspects of their lives, even if it was difficult to relive some moments. Selena Quintanilla ’s sister is ready for the world to continue watching their family’s story unfold when Selena: The Series Part 2 hits Netflix in May. In the second season, Serratos will reenact even … It brings up some really weird feelings inside. Plus, the family's punishing performance schedule also made it challenging to maintain a regular social calendar. He was present throughout the success of the band. In real life, the couple has been married nearly 30 years and have a son named Jovan. It because it 's really about what we all do for a time! 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