Selena: The Series (2020) s01e03 Episode Script

Pick it up. They're gonna announce it.
You're the one
that doesn't want mayo on the edges.
So?
Our hopes and dreams depend on winning
the Tejano Music Awards, so hurry up.
Okay, that's a lot of pressure. Here.
Yeah, especially for Selena, okay?
So don't bring it up,
in case she doesn't get nominated.
She'll be fine, okay? She can handle it.
We're gonna be fine. I'm okay.
Right?
Just hurry up.
And in the world of entertainment,
the nominations
for the Sixth Annual Tejano Music Awards
were announced today.
The winners will be revealed
on February 25th in San Antonio.
Marcella, they're announcing it.
Among this year's nominees,
the reigning queen of the Tejano scene…
Oh, I like her hair.
…and four-time Female Vocalist
of the Year, Laura Canales.
Joining her and Patsy Torres
in competing for the honor this year
is Corpus' own young challenger,
Selena Quintanilla.
And Selena y Los Dinos are also nominated
for best song of the year, "Dame Un Beso,"
and album of the year.
Ricky, yeah! Our song "Dame Un Beso"
and the album, both nominated.
- Hang up. Give me the phone.
- One second. Wait one
Ricky, I'll call you back.
Thank you.
Suzette!
- Oh!
- Laura Canales.
I know. You are so going to win.
Don't say that. You really think?
- Yes.
- Don't say that.
First we have to talk about
the most important thing.
I know. What are we gonna wear?
Red.
No, no, no, no, no. Elegant.
Black.
I've already been designing mine.
Eh…
It's perfect.
- You think the shoulders are too big?
- Nah.
A little?
- Yeah.
- Okay, yeah, yeah, yeah.
So, if I just take 'em…
Who are you calling?
I want all the promoters and club owners
to know about this.
Hmm, I thought you said
awards don't mean anything.
Not to me.
But if a club owner wants a chance
to book a TMA-nominated band,
who am I to stand in their way?
Okay.
- But, honey…
- Hmm?
…can you just enjoy it
for a minute, please?
This is me enjoying it.
- Hello, Johnny Canales' office.
- Hello. Yes.
- Can I speak with Johnny Canales, please?
- Yes, sir. Hold on.
¡Felicidades!
- Whoo!
- Thank you, Johnny.
Got me thinking.
You know, maybe you wouldn't mind having
Selena y Los Dinos on your show again
now that we're
Tejano Music Award nominees.
You think fast! Ay!
I was hoping you'd call me.
Our fan base is expanding.
Mexico loves us.
We're producing our next show
in Matamoros.
- Matamoros?
- Oh!
All right!
Right in the middle of the square.
Two thousand people guaranteed.
All you have to do
is get the band across the border
and bring your equipment, eh?
- You got it.
- That's it! That's my line!
- I know. I know.
- All right! You got it.
I called the TV station in Matamoros.
We're gonna be playing outside.
- To playback?
- Live.
- Oh.
- We're gonna need bigger amps.
- Got it.
- Dad!
Mom just said we're gonna be
on Johnny Canales.
That's right.
I need to go to the store.
I wanna get a tape.
What tape?
Uh, those ones…
Baker? Bernstein?
- What is she saying?
- Berlitz.
Berlitz. I need a Spanish one.
It's gonna be my first time in Mexico,
and Johnny's gonna interview me,
and I don't wanna sound like a tourist.
You've never been to Mexico?
Hi, I'm Selena.
You've known me my whole life.
When did I go to Mexico?
I don't know,
I just thought you'd gone before.
I'll get you a tape.
But if you're only taught Spanish
from a tape,
you're gonna end up speaking Spanish
like a Spanish teacher.
Like all things in life,
you're gonna learn more
by keeping your ears open and listening.
Both of you.
So you got money to buy these tapes?
Yeah, I got money to buy these tapes.
Good morning.
It's a beautiful day for a trip.
You will end your
relationship with my son immediately!
That young man
will never marry a servant girl.
We're in love, and nothing will stop us!
These are from the child
you abandoned when you were 16.
The Mayor took advantage of me!
Selena.
Sí, Mama.
Come help me with dinner. Come on.
- You were supposed to trade for an amp.
- I know.
But this guy had just walked in with this,
and it's like brand-new.
- What's that?
- It's a drum machine.
I'm gonna replace Suzette with a robot.
Ah-ha. Take that thing to Matamoros
instead of me. It's hot down there.
No, you can't replace my sister.
Who's gonna rub my feet?
Dad, look.
This is gonna allow us
to have all the new drum sounds
that everyone has and blend on the fly.
All I gotta do is program the rhythms
of our songs,
and when I ask for, like, "La Bamba,"
Suzette just has to hit the right pedal
and bam, we're right on the beat.
For once.
Okay, everyone sit.
Sit.
No, Mom! I can't!
Stop that, please.
I'm in love, and nothing will stop me!
Okay, what is wrong with her?
TV, that's what.
But how good's my Spanish, right?
Better, yes.
Okay, so, Dad, about Matamoros.
Can we talk about what songs to do?
- Yeah, okay, I was thinking
- I wanna do the new Jody Watley song.
Not this time, no.
Yes! Please!
Every time I ask about
doing an English song, it's always…
"Not this time" or "someday,"
and we never do.
Not this trip.
People are listening to us now, right?
Especially if I'm Singer of the Year.
At the Tejano Music Awards.
I'm Tejano.
So, technically,
everything I sing is a Tejano song.
That's not even remotely true.
I'm Mexican and American, right?
Yes, but on this trip,
we're only taking the Mexican part.
Okay. Food's gonna get cold.
You want me to be
only half of who I am?
No, mijita.
I'm talking about who they are.
The audience. They're not
Mexican-American. They're Mexican.
- They don't listen to that music.
- Maybe because they've never seen it.
Especially from me.
What if they love it?
That could be a whole new market for us.
If you get Singer of the Year.
One Jody Watley, one.
- Can we eat now?
- Oh, yeah.
- Then stop pulling.
- I'm trying.
If AB does get a robot, I hope it's one
that can do my hair.
I might get a new look for the TMAs.
Should I?
If you want to. It looks good.
You really are a good drummer, you know?
Thanks for saying it, but I'm not.
- You are.
- I don't even use my wrists.
Not your fault.
That's how you were taught.
Sel, it's okay.
I'm not saying I'm bad.
I'm solid.
You know,
I can do the Tejano stuff just fine.
Cowbell!
But AB
wants to do mainstream pop.
Sheila E., Phil Collins, crazy stuff.
But now you've got the machine,
so you can.
Because he knows, babe.
And so do you.
We're going to the next level…
with the nominations and the record.
You can feel it, right?
Yeah, I can.
Scary.
It's what we've always talked about.
You know?
To get there…
you might really need a different drummer.
- No, don't say that.
- And I'm okay with it.
Yeah, but I'm not.
Suzette… okay.
It's like…
Okay.
I heard AB and Ricky having one of
those dumb conversations that guys have
about the Beatles
and if Ringo was a good drummer.
So, yeah, maybe he wasn't…
the best drummer,
for the Rolling Stones or whoever, but…
but he was the perfect…
perfect drummer for the Beatles.
There's no Beatles without Ringo.
And there's no Selena without Suzette.
Remember, you're the heart.
And you're the hair.
The pattern!
Yeah, but I'm gonna be doing more like…
Oh, and I got matching boots.
I look like Godzilla.
Telling lies, yes, that's a surprise ♪
Can you see them
See right through them? ♪
They have a shield
Nothing must be revealed ♪
It doesn't matter what they say ♪
No one listens anyway ♪
Our lips are sealed ♪
There's a weapon that we can use ♪
In our defense, our lips are sealed ♪
What do you want?
Just came to get a cup
of the purple stuff.
And?
So, you've been practicing
with the drum machine?
Why?
It's pretty cool, right?
I guess.
So, hey, look, I was thinking…
um, if the English song tanks…
okay?
This is a signal to switch it to a cumbia.
You don't think I can pull it off?
I mean, the signal?
I mean, you got it, right?
You think this is funny?
Thanks for the support.
It's the juice.
You look so good!
Totally ready to be crowned
the next Reina de la Onda Tejana.
Shh!
- Well, be still.
- No, you can't say that. I'm not la reina.
Laura Canales is la reina.
It's disrespectful to say I am.
And also just bad luck!
Aww, do you think she gets nervous
at these things?
- She should tonight.
- Stop!
- I hope we don't win.
- What?
No, I hope we win. I hope I don't.
I don't wanna go up there
and say anything.
She doesn't wanna say anything.
First time for everything.
Stop!
There. Let's see.
Beautiful.
La reina! La reina's here!
Laura!
To the right, please!
Hi, everyone. Thank you so much.
Selena! Selena!
- Selena!
- Can you tell us about this show?
Selena, I love you!
- What do I do?
- What do you mean what do you do? Smile.
Oh.
Thank you.
I'm such a big fan.
I love your voice.
Me, too. Yours. Uh…
the way you sing. Good luck.
I I don't know what that was.
Well, good luck to you, too.
Just try to relax, okay?
And enjoy the night.
It's a business of rejection
and disappointment most of the time,
so just take a rare moment to just…
be accepted, hmm?
Thank you.
And I just wanted to say, um…
thank you.
You just did.
I mean for going first.
And making the road easier
for a girl singer.
Easier, maybe.
But never easy.
Oh, uh, do you have any advice?
Is that okay?
Everyone in this business
is gonna tell you who you need to be
every step of the way.
From what I've seen of you,
you should always do everything possible
to be who you are.
Good luck.
Live from San Antonio,
Texas, it's the Tejano Music Awards.
Damas y cabelleros,
please join us as we celebrate the music
of our rich Tex-Mex culture.
First up, nominees for Song of the Year.
Please welcome to the stage Patsy Torres.
And the nominees are
"Sin Tu Corazón" by Roger González,
"Si Tú Supieras" by Cornelio Reyna,
and the final nominee
for Song of the Year,
"Dame Un Beso"
by AB Quintanilla and Ricky Vela.
And the winner is…
"Si Tú Supieras" by Cornelio Reyna.
Clap for the winner.
I am.
- You're not.
- Oh.
And now please welcome
Oscar and Leonardo Gonzales
of La Mafia.
This year, the nominees
for Female Vocalist of the Year are…
for her sixth consecutive year,
Laura Canales.
Selena Quintanilla.
And Patsy Torres.
The people of Texas have voted.
Selena Quintanilla!
You won! You won!
Go! Get up there, girl!
Congratulations.
First of all, I'd like to say thank you
to all you people in Texas
who supported us.
And most of all I'd like to say thank you
to our grupo Los Dinos,
because without them,
I don't think I'd be anything.
And when I win,
they win, and when they lose,
I don't know 'em!
Remember, awards don't matter.
Now that I won, I get to do Jody Watley!
Why is Johnny Canales
recording his show here?
I don't know, but…
Selena y Los Dinos are going to be there,
and I have to go.
That's the day we have the most work.
I'm sorry, but no.
Mom!
Besides, it'll be on TV.
You'll watch it later.
Hand me the napkins
from that table, please.
Yeah! Now, baby, we can do it
Take the time, do it right ♪
We can do it, baby ♪
Do it tonight ♪
Baby, we can do it
Take the time, do it right ♪
We can do it, baby… ♪
Bienvenidos a México, Selena y Los Dinos!
That means "Welcome to Mexico."
Ha-ha. I know.
Hey, have I ever told you guys the story
of how my family came from Mexico?
Yes!
I don't know it.
- Oh, I'll tell it. Can I tell it?
- Please don't.
This is the story of forbidden love.
Selena.
Four wealthy brothers,
and the one they called Umberto
fell in love
with the poor family maid Conchita.
Umberto's mother told Conchita,
"Stay away from my son!"
And Conchita said, "No!"
"We're in love, and nothing will stop us!"
No. Stop that.
That's not a funny story.
That's the story of your father's family.
I know, I'm sorry, but…
come on,
it kinda does sound like a telenovela.
And then Umberto killed
in a hunting accident?
Except it's not a telenovela.
These are real people.
Real things happen to real people
and they persevere.
If this story doesn't happen,
you're never born.
Sorry.
Um, I still wanna know what happened.
Umberto was shot.
He died of his wounds.
And when his mother found out that
Conchita was carrying his child, she…
ran Conchita off.
Conchita couldn't stay in town,
so with the child in her belly,
she and her parents walked
all the way to Edna, Texas, 300 miles,
where the baby was born.
And that child was María Teresa Calderón.
My mother.
- Amor prohibido.
- Stop it!
- The size of this place.
- Ooh!
How many people can we fit in here?
Would a few thousand absorb the sound?
Hey, Johnny, how are you?
Abraham, always a great pleasure.
Selena, you've been a very busy girl.
- A little bit.
- All right!
Did you mean that? A few thousand?
Claro que sí. In a few hours,
this entire plaza's gonna be full.
I'd like to think it was all for me, pero…
with the Female Singer of the Year
in town,
maybe they wanna see
what all the fuss is about, eh? Whoo!
- All right!
- Ugh, no pressure.
No, nada. You got it.
Have you worked on your Spanish
since last time?
Ah, ciertamente.
But maybe we just keep her
to yes or no answers only, hmm?
- You got it.
- Come on, hmm?
All right.
Ciertamente.
Yes is "sí."
Yeah, I…
Gabriela!
It's time to go!
Hurry up!
We have to open the restaurant.
Gabriela!
Stage manager says we're up second.
I heard a guy say
it's 38 degrees out there.
Hey, what's that in American?
Oh, it's over 100.
Black and green velvet.
Great choice, AB.
Mom, the concert already started.
Well, you said you were
getting someone to cover for you, right?
Well, yeah, but…
everyone is at the concert,
and that's why no one could come.
Please let me go.
Don't make me feel bad, Gaby.
It’s not my fault.
Your brother left. You have to help.
It's his fault.
Why did you marry her?
Honey, if I hadn’t,
where would you be now?
At the Johnny Canales concert.
Honey, I don't know why
you like that new music.
Hmm.
I liked rock and roll a lot.
When I was young,
there was a radio station
that only played real rock and roll.
Music that inspired us to be rebels.
Also to listen to our own hearts
and not to do what people say…
including your parents.
There you go!
All right! Bravo!
Selena! Selena!
All right! All right!
Selena, welcome to Mexico.
So, this is your first time here, right?
Yes, although my…
although my mom and dad's families come
from Mexico.
That's great. I guess Selena y Los Dinos
is an international band!
Whoo! All right!
There you go!
So…
is there something
you'd like to say to Matamoros?
Yes, now that we've come here…
we're in love and nothing will stop us.
There you go!
So, you already recorded an album, right?
Yes, we recorded an album
with producer Manny Guerra.
That’s great, and on this new album,
you'll have more
of your original songs, right?
Yes, we're going to sing a song
by my brother.
- Okay, what's the name?
- AB.
No!
- Oh-ho-ho!
- The song!
Yes, the song is "Dame Un Beso,"
but, uh, first we're going to
sing a new song by Jody Watley.
Well, okay, then we'll listen
to a song from Selena by Jody Watley.
Take it away, Selena!
You gave me love, you did me wrong ♪
Didn't know what to do ♪
But, baby, I'm strong
I'll get over you ♪
A new boy I'm gonna choose, you'll see ♪
My love was true
Still you threw it all away ♪
Now other guys will have me
They'll appreciate my love showing ♪
Only you ♪
You know that I needed you ♪
You know
That you meant the world to me ♪
You know I had to have you ♪
And now I'm gonna find somebody new ♪
It wasn't us. It was a lousy crowd.
There's no such thing as a lousy crowd.
The crowd is the boss.
If people are dancing, good.
Not dancing?
That means change the song fast.
You have to learn
to merge songs on the fly.
- But I can't.
- Why not?
Because of Suzette.
She can't change beats that fast.
People come to a baile to dance.
If they don't,
we don't get asked to come back.
…unworthy of my best
Hasta la vista, baby ♪
Hey! ♪
Hey! ♪
Selena! Selena! Selena…
Look what they did.
We need some kind of crowd control.
- You never even had a crowd before.
- Now, you wanna control them.
I know, okay? No more
English-language pop songs. I get it.
I know.
Soon, okay?
Be patient.
We can't get ahead of ourselves.
- Yeah.
- Okay, good.
Oh, hi.
She's already in the van. Selena!
- You want her
- No.
You.
Me?
I want to be…
a drummer, like you.
Like me?
Yes, and in a band.
Since I saw you
on the Johnny Canales Show.
I'd never seen a woman play the drums.
Sorry.
Gracias.
Yeah.
¡Por favor!
It's a beautiful day for a trip.
Who is this?
It's Linda Ronstadt.
She made a whole album
of songs from Mexico.
Oh. Linda Ronstadt, really?
- Mm-hmm.
- Wow.
You okay?
Yeah.
Okay.
Hey, you never talked about
what you and Laura Canales talked about
in the bathroom.
You know, just la reina stuff.
She, uh…
she told me to do everything possible…
to be myself.
That's cool, I guess.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
If I were to say to you
Can you keep a secret… ♪
Hey, slow down.
There's a bump that's coming.
No, I see it.
Hey!
I thought you said you saw it.
I did. What was I supposed to do?
Go around?
Yo, AB.
At the plaza, did you attach the trailer?
Uh, yeah, why?
Um, just wondering.
- Oh my Dad!
- Dad! The trailer came loose.
Where
Slow it down!
- Don't wreck it. My stuff is in there.
- Everyone's stuff is in there.
- Bump it.
- Come on!
Dad, you should have told
the trailer not to get ahead of itself.
All right. I'm gonna try to do this.
- Should have checked the hookup.
- I did check.
But those guys standing on it
bent the hitch.
You need to try and edge it over
to the side of the road.
Bump it already!
I will. All right, I will.