Selena: The Series (2020) s01e06 Episode Script

1
I think you got it, babe.
- All clean.
- Not yet.
If you want something really clean,
you can't scrub it long enough
or hard enough.
Yeah…
it's probably a good thing
you never change the baby.
- I will. I'm gonna.
- When?
I'm working up to it.
It's just…
germs and all.
It's hard for me.
It's just so messy.
It is, yeah.
You know, I've talked to her about that,
but she won't listen.
So, are you upset about something?
No.
Worried, maybe.
- The English songs.
- They're just demos, right?
Show the record company you can do it?
Yeah, but it's our first record
with a major label,
- and it only has to be great, so…
- You can do it.
This is the moment
we've all been waiting for.
We sacrificed so much to get here,
and now our dream
might finally be coming true,
but only if the song is a hit.
Hey.
You can, okay?
"My…
my heart…
and…
soul…
ache."
Make…
me stop trying to write 'cause I suck.
Come on! Come go with me
Oh-whoa! ♪
Make you feel alive ♪
This night will last everlasting
Through the time ♪
Come go with me
Come go with me, oh-whoa! ♪
My love ♪
Don't throw away my love ♪
My love ♪
We could have an everlasting love ♪
That's so good!
I wrote a song. You like it?
I love it.
- Who's it about?
- No one.
No, it's not! I would tell you.
Maybe someday.
For now,
you could just sing it to Luis Miguel.
Oh, my God, I wish!
No, no, no, leave it off.
We have to get there
so I don't forget the tune.
Oh, sorry.
Can you imagine?
My song blasting out of your radio?
What else would we ever need?
…everlasting love ♪
Don't go away, don't go away, my love ♪
Don't go away, don't go away, my love ♪
Don't go away, don't go away… ♪
Manolo, do you want to?
Sure. I like the last one.
- Me too. Great song.
- Thank you.
- You sound amazing.
- Always.
- What about the other two?
- Good songs.
You worked so hard, all of you.
It really shows.
A little Janet, a little Jody.
But none of them go on this album.
And why is that?
They're just demos. We can go back in.
- That's not the problem.
- The songs are good.
You said that, yes.
- But they're in English.
- José, when we signed,
you said that we were gonna make
an English album.
When you signed, I told you,
you were only Tejano artists.
Why would I sign a Tejano singer
and not put out a Tejano record first?
Because I know the limitations
of the Tejano market.
And when we reach those limitations,
we'll go beyond them.
For now, we need to expand your base.
I'm okay with all Spanish on this one.
But if you want,
maybe put just that last song
on there somewhere.
I mean, it's up to José.
Absolutely.
Kind of a teaser to what's next.
See? Next.
So keep working.
We have a producer we like
that'll help you shape the record.
A Grammy-winner.
What? No, no, no. AB is my producer. Dad?
See, this is what I don't like.
You're telling us with the first record
we're making
we don't have any control over it?
No, I'm saying it's a collaboration.
Kids, give us a minute, please.
This is what I was afraid of.
First they drop the "Los Dinos" name,
then they start dropping Los Dinos.
- They can't. They promised.
- Just let them work it out, okay?
It's fine. He's fine.
- You're the producer.
- Thank you.
But the album needs to come in on time,
in Spanish and do well,
or the next one, we have to look outside.
No pressure.
I'm not worried.
The people here
don't know who you are… yet.
You have a meeting with the ad people
about the album cover, right?
Thursday, yeah.
I want you to show them who Selena is.
Bring some clothes and colors
to give the stylist a direction.
We wanna make you who you are.
You have to make me who I am?
We want people to see who you are.
- Okay?
- Okay, thank you.
They're wrong.
Those songs are great.
Of course they're wrong.
They're record company suits.
Our crowds
like the English and Spanish songs both.
Which we know because we're out there,
and they don't know
because they're behind a desk.
When you're out there,
people let you know what they like,
no questions.
So what do we go on?
What our gut says. Like always.
But what it says in Spanish.
Show 'em what we worked on.
Hmm.
"Sukiyaki"?
- A Taste of Honey did it.
- They redid it.
In 1963, the year you were born,
that was the number one song in America.
A Japanese song in Japanese.
Nobody knew what it was saying.
Could have been saying,
"Kill Americans." We didn't know.
People just knew they liked it.
We could do a Spanish version.
- Yeah.
- We'll keep working on it.
- You guys take it over from there.
- Okay.
We're gonna keep making records
the way we always have.
- A little from here, a little from there
- A little from wayover there.
Oh-oh-oh! ♪
Or am I caught in a hit-and-run… ♪
Selena, AB wants to know where you are.
I'm right here. They're letting me pick
how I want the world to see me,
so now I just have to decide.
You're supposed to be at the studio.
- Come on.
- I'm so
To remind me ♪
How much you love me ♪
And how much I love you ♪
It's good. I get it. Can we record it?
- You're good with it?
- Yeah.
- That was good.
- You don't wanna change anything?
Pete's working from home,
but I can tell him to come in.
No, no, no.
- Glad to see you're taking it seriously.
- I am. I'm taking it seriously, I just…
I trust you guys, and…
I have somewhere to be!
- Where?
- The fabric store.
- The fabric store?
- Yeah, before they close.
What were you doing when I called you?
Nothing. I forgot. So?
"So?" I'd be great if you thought
the music mattered as much as your looks.
It's for the album.
Because nobody's gonna hear the music
if they don't like the cover.
No one's gonna care what you look like
if the music inside is unfinished demos.
I'm sorry, but I can focus
on more than one thing at a time.
Yeah, well, I can't.
I'm doing this.
This is all I'm doing.
And it has to be great.
They'll make another album with you.
They might not with me.
I'm sorry.
There's not a lot
that I can control right now,
so when there is,
I just wanna control the heck out of it.
I get it.
Same here.
I'll try to get you out of here as fast
as possible.
Yes!
Maybe we could just sing it
really, really fast?
I need your kisses
Every night and every day ♪
Stop!
What?
Do that again.
Ricky, listen.
I got it.
- Let's record it. Here it goes.
- You figured it out.
This is my candy store.
My candy store's
a candy store, but… okay.
With every kiss you give me ♪
I love you more and more ♪
All the kisses that you have given me ♪
Are always with me ♪
- All of this?
- Please.
And we need as many
of these done as we can.
By?
- Thursday.
- Morning.
- Thursday morning.
- It's our first cover on a major label.
She's Selena.
I'm sorry, we can only do three.
Okay, three.
Yeah, three, 'cause the rest
we can just show the fabric,
and three will be fine.
What? What is it?
Oh, do you remember when we were little
and the commercial said,
"Not sold in stores"?
Now they're sold in stores!
Can I add one of those?
Yeah, sure.
- Aw, Sel.
- Thank you.
Okay.
I need your kisses
Every night and every day ♪
Tell me, my love
That I'm your happiness ♪
Tell me, my love
That your heart belongs to me ♪
I need your kisses
Every night and every day ♪
Tell me, my love
That I'm your happiness ♪
Tell me, my love
That your heart belongs to me ♪
Is that what you're gonna wear
to your meeting tomorrow?
No, but I'm gonna bring it.
It'd look really good on the cover, huh?
Let me see.
You look like a star.
See, this is why I wanna make clothes.
'Cause people who aren't stars
should get to shine too.
You shouldn't have to…
look like Whitney Houston
or Mick Jagger to light up room.
Think they'll like it?
Yes.
Uh, no.
- No?
- Mnh-mnh.
I'm sure you look beautiful in it.
- Do you wanna see it on her?
- No.
We brought lots of things.
These colors look really good on me.
Listen, don't worry
about what you think we want.
Selena, what do you want?
Well, I wanna wear that.
Besides that.
I don't know. We've always gotten to pick
how we wanted to look on our covers.
Mm-hmm. Yeah.
You're in the big time now.
Use us, okay?
Let me crawl inside your mind
and learn who you are on the inside.
Yeah?
Who I am on the inside is the person
who chose to wear these on the outside.
Okay, quick.
What makes you feel the most like you?
Go.
- Oh.
- Hmm?
- Color.
- No color.
Yeah, uh…
muted tones, that's the concept.
If you already had a concept,
then why are we here with
Because a concept is just a concept
until we add you.
All right, what artists inspire you?
- Oh, well, like, Janet Jackson, Madonna.
- Mm-hmm.
- Paula Abdul.
- Jody.
I mean Spanish artists.
So should I have brought my serape or…
Why don't you guys pull some things, okay?
Then we'll circle back.
Look at that skin.
Did I tell you?
She does have beautiful skin.
The tone is so warm.
Well, Mexicans for you.
So, do you have your own makeup person,
or do we do it, or…
- No makeup.
- No make
What?
Look at that skin.
Well, that was, um…
I know.
I guess this is how it's done.
I guess.
Yeah, that's what they do, right?
I guess, yeah.
Ruben said he can't wait for me to see
the location they found for the shoot.
I guess I'm gonna freak out.
Hmm.
Freaking out yet?
A little.
Morning. Let's get you into wardrobe.
And for you guys, the rest of the band,
yours is in this tent over here. Let's go.
How you guys doing?
So, what is the wardrobe, anyway?
You never circled back.
World.
"World." What…
What is that?
Sir, could you please move your bus?
I think you're in the shot.
Hang on. I got it.
You're Ruben.
Yes. Abraham, hey, good to meet you.
What, um… what is this?
Why are we at a sandpit?
Oh, wait till you see it.
It's gonna look great.
Well, I'm standing here looking at it now,
and it doesn't look great.
It will in the camera, though. Trust me.
If you walked onto the set
of The Sound of Music,
you'd be very disappointed
at the size of the mountains.
Excuse me.
Hi.
It's okay.
- This is not what they described.
- It's gonna be fine.
That's what they do.
Let them do their job.
Come on.
Let's go.
Just checking, um…
we look stupid, right?
I look like I'm interviewing for a job.
At a bank.
Aren't we supposed to be in Egypt?
- Maybe a bank in Egypt.
- What is the concept, anyway?
Maybe we work for the bank
that loaned money for this project.
We came out to see if it's going good.
Or we just found out
nothing's getting built.
All right. But we're very disappointed.
Okay, look disappointed, y'all.
Yeah! I love that.
Oh, yeah, that's sexy.
I don't know. It doesn't feel like me.
Trust me, it does. It's "world."
- What is she wearing?
- I don't know.
She hates her makeup.
- Do you still wanna let them do their job?
- I think she looks adorable.
She looks like a belly dancer.
And what is that thing on her head?
- Excuse me.
- Hmm?
What is that on her head?
That's from my personal collection.
I got it in Morocco.
Morocco.
I don't know.
To the right a little.
A little more. More, more, more.
Okay.
That looks great, Selena.
Just relax there a little bit, okay?
What is that thing on her head?
To emphasize her face.
She has a stunning face.
- Why is she dressed like a belly dancer?
- Abraham, that's the concept.
- She's a world artist.
- Okay, what world? The Third World?
- Ruben.
- Abraham.
- We want our artists to be happy.
- She's not happy.
But our primary obligation is
to the album and the company.
- To the left.
- I've noted your concerns,
and now it's time to give us room to work.
Excuse me.
Beautiful. Love it.
- Chin up a bit.
- Nice.
Up, up. Beautiful. Teeth.
Up! Up! Up!
It's funny! Laugh!
Stop laughing.
That's beautiful. I love it.
The horizon is limitless.
The future is yours.
To the left.
Excuse me.
Do you have an appointment with Mr. Behar?
I do now.
It's sustainable, of course.
Let me call you back.
- Abraham.
- Who is this?
Do you know? Because I don't.
- Yeah, I saw that.
- She doesn't even recognize herself!
Is it my favorite shot of her? No.
- So we reshoot.
- Abraham…
walk up and down the halls out there.
Walk into any office.
Look at every album cover.
You won't find a single picture
the artist was happy with.
Until they got their sales figures,
then the pictures looked fine.
But what is this supposed to be?
- It's how the label wants to market her.
- Someone that looks nothing like Selena?
Exotic.
What is so exotic about Corpus Christi?
She is an American girl who just happens
to be able to sing in Spanish! That's it.
Well,
Tower Records doesn't have a bin labeled
"American girl of Mexican descent
who happens to also sing in Spanish."
- I want a reshoot.
- No, you don't.
- We can fix this.
- We want the artist to be happy.
Yeah, that's what I hear.
But what you don't want
is to be called "difficult."
That's something that sticks.
Lots of bands are difficult. Impossible.
- They still get records made.
- 'Cause they sell records.
Now, Abraham, I will do another cover.
For you. For Selena.
I will pull this one, stop production,
then we'll have to find
a different release date.
I'm not sure when that will be.
But I'll do it.
- Hi.
- Hi.
Did you eat?
Uh, no, I don't think so.
Vangie said you were still here.
I'm just trying to make this right.
It sounded right.
It can always be better.
Can it?
Everyone's eyes are on this record, Mom.
It has to be perfect.
This is what we worked so hard for.
We can't go back.
AB, listen to me.
We didn't get here
with things being perfect.
We got here
with things being pretty messy.
Sometimes really messy.
And then we made something good out
of the mess.
Go home to your family.
It's important.
Eat something.
Okay?
Hey.
So, how was it?
Did they like it?
Ugh.
They loved it.
See?
I knew they would.
Hey,
I'm sorry I haven't been around too much.
It never stops.
It'll stop. Everything stops.
Don't be so depressing about it.
Well, make up your mind.
I don't know.
I just thought it would get easier.
You have to take it easier.
I mean it.
You can't work yourself to death.
You have a family.
And come on…
who else would I find to wash bottles
as well as you?
- That sounds like a diaper issue.
- No, no, no. Stay.
I got it.
Are you sure?
It might be messy.
What isn't, right?
It's beautiful.
It's so sad, though.
"I love you, and I will never be happy
until you come back to my side."
Heartbreak is sad,
but that's what the song says, so…
Not originally.
What?
I looked into it.
The original "Sukiyaki" song
isn't about love.
This guy is heartbroken walking away
from a failed protest.
Against what?
American troops in Japan.
There were riots, tons of protests,
and the singer's sad
because he lost a battle
for something that was important to him.
Well, I can definitely sing about that.
Yeah, I think we all can right now.
Memories of a love ♪
That are always with me ♪
Of a great love that gave joy
To my heart ♪
But in reality ♪
Your love will never be ♪
I'm only a memory to you ♪
Baby ♪
I'm only a memory to… ♪
You ♪
Oh!
Goodness, Sel. Isn't this great?
- Yeah.
- Oh, my…
Who knows?
Oh, my God, I love your jacket.
- Oh.
- Can I ask where you got it?
Uh, well, I designed it, I made it.
- No!
- Yeah.
Well, I have to have one.
I'm serious. Are you in stores?
Well, I'm in stores all the time,
but my clothes aren't.
- Well, I love your style.
- Thanks.
If you want, find me before you leave,
give me your information,
I can make you one.
Thank you so much.
What department do you work in here?
Um…
The the singing one.
Oh, it's you.
I'm so sorry. I didn't recognize you
from the album cover.
No, that's okay.
Oh, my God, it was Selena.
- You know, I like my style.
- Me too.
[gasps How crazy is this listening party?
Remember the last listening party we had
was in our bedroom with Doritos and Tab.
I'm pretty sure you ate all the Doritos.
You know, I bet I could sell my clothes.
You totally could. Why?
You know I always wanted
to have my own line.
Okay.
But I also know you, okay?
It's not a good time to be distracted.
Keep it small.
Don't bite off more than you can chew.
- Seriously?
- All right.
- Don't make me laugh!
- Congratulations, both of you.
- You should be very proud of the record.
- We are.
- So, people like it, really?
- Are you kidding?
This song? Best version ever.
You have a single there
and in "Besitos," for sure.
Get in touch with our promotions people.
They're booking you on TV.
They already have you on Johnny Canales
because he's the one who broke you.
Then the national shows too,
and we have to talk about a tour.
You need to get a guitar player hired
and rehearsing, son.
- Already on it.
- Good man.
And, José, thank you for everything.
All of it.
- Uh-oh, this isn't goodbye, is it?
- No.
And I toed the line.
Just like you said.
I…
collaborated.
I trusted you.
But trust goes both ways.
I get it.
- And if the record sells?
- If the record sells or not.
This is our first time
as being part of the machine around here,
and we learned.
Maybe not what you wanted us to learn.
We're gonna need more say next time,
in all of it.
Mmm.
Is it on there?
I don't see it yet.
Everybody chill, okay? It's there.
- Who set the timer?
- I did.
Oh, no, Mom.
What? I think I did.
When I was watching on the show,
the red light was on the box over there.
Let's see.
Fast-forward and see.
- Dad, how are the record sales?
- They're fine.
"They're fine." They're probably great.
They're good, but listen to me
Not gonna let us enjoy it, are you?
Between this record and the next one
is the most important time.
The future, it's right there,
and we can almost touch it,
so we need to work hard,
keep our eye on the ball, make sure
Don't get distracted.
I know. Suzy keeps telling me.
- She's right.
- I know. No distractions, I got it.
Wait, there it is!
- Slow down! Stop!
- Good job, Mom!
Let me say…
I'm so proud of Selena
and this band, Los Dinos.
I've known them
since they were very little, very little,
and look at them now.
Well, my friends,
here are Selena y Los Dinos!
You got it! Take it away!
Aww!
I can tell who her favorite daughter is.
See how quickly
I'm punching the bass.
That's a great idea.
No, no. All right.
Look how far we've come.
From peach cans
to winning Tejano Music Awards.
To EMI Records!
Pete!
Ah, you're so bad at lip-syncing.
Hey, leave him alone.
It's the first time he ever did it.
You're not a pro at it yourself also, so…
What? I'm so good at it.
- Shall we fast-forward to "Besitos"?
- Okay, no, all right. No, all right.
I can tell when you don't know the words.
You cover your lips with the mic.
Me too.
We need to practice more.
Remember, no distractions.
We still have a lot of work to do.
- I'll get it.
- What did Dad just say, Selena?
No distractions.
I'm meeting AB.
Yeah.
Uh, AB!
- Oh, what's up, man?
- What's up, bro?
- Uh, let's go to the garage.
- Yeah.
Hmm. Dad's not gonna like him.
Yeah, he will.
Just gotta clean him up a little bit.
"A little bit"? I'll bet you.
I could fall in love ♪
I could fall in love ♪
With you, baby ♪