Selena: The Series (2020) s02e06 Episode Script

1
Get Cecilia Miniucchi for me, please.
I wanna get some videos
going for the new Selena album
while we decide on the first single.
Mm-hmm. Okay.
- [WOMAN] I need to see José.
- In there.
There you are. Grammy
nominations are out.
Okay.
Whitney Houston got five nominations,
including record of the year.
- But Sting is the one to beat
- Tati, I love Sting.
I love Whitney Houston. But
they're not our artists, are they?
In the category of Best Latin
Pop Album, the nominees are
You're not hosting the
Grammys. Just tell me.
José Feliciano, Latin Street '92.
Also in Pop Album, Las
Triplets, Algo Más Que Amor.
- Nice.
- Right?
And Selena?
Tati!
What about Selena?
[IN SPANISH] It's not that hard, okay?
Just follow the click track.
Tick, tick, tick, tick.
We don't need a drum for the
rhythm. We always do it the same way.
- I understand
[GASPS SOFTLY]
Hola. [CHUCKLES]
I'm trying this bolero thing
with mixing mariachi and cumbia.
Oh, ho! Always gotta make
things difficult. [CHUCKLES]
I'm trying to do things that
haven't been done before, yeah,
but I can't because these guys
only wanna do it the
way they always have
and won't follow the click track.
[IN SPANISH] Hey, where are you going?
I'm the click track! Find someone
who'll do it the way you want.
- Excuse me. [CHUCKLES]
[IN SPANISH] Thank you so much
for being part of our album.
It means a lot to me and my brother.
What if my brother lets
you play how you want to
and then afterwards, we add the drums?
already recorded Suzette, okay?
And plus I'm behind schedule.
[LAUGHS]
Imagine how behind schedule you'll be
if you have to find a new mariachi band.
How do you always end
up getting your way?
I don't know. It might be the
lipstick. I'll loan you some. [LAUGHS]
[IN SPANISH] One second.
I just talked to José Behar.
What is it? Is it the songs? Which ones?
The Grammy nominations just came out.
We just wanted to tell
you before you heard.
[AB INHALES]
- [SIGHS]
- Okay.
[ABRAHAM] The live album
was nominated.
[SUZETTE LAUGHS]
- What?!
- [SUZETTE] Yes!
- It was?
- [SUZETTE] Yeah!
That was mean. That was mean.
- [LAUGHING]
- [SUZETTE] Yes!
[IN SPANISH] What's up with
them? Did they win the lottery?
- They got nominated for a Grammy.
- What's that?
- Lo Nuestro Awards for Americans.
- Oh.
- [AB] Mm!
- For what?
- Well,
if you don't get a nomination
for the next record,
well, you're a loser!
- No, don't! Don't listen to her.
- [LAUGHING]
- What if we win?
- Wait, wait, wait, wait. Seriously.
Okay, listen to me, all of you.
- [SELENA, SUZETTE] Oh!
- Aww, here we go again.
Dad, if you're gonna say awards and
nominations don't mean anything
It's okay. We already know.
'Cause the most important thing
[SELENA, SUZETTE]
is the Grammy dress!
[LAUGHING]
- [PLAYING UPBEAT TUNE]
- [SHOUTING, LAUGHING]
[CHUCKLES] I have too much clothes.
Or too many clothes?
- Too much clothing.
- Too many too much clothing.
I want clothes!
- All of those are right.
- Why aren't you packing?
For what?
For what? California, Chris.
The "Amor Prohibido" video.
You knew this.
"Amor Prohibido." Is that
gonna be the new single?
I don't know. There's a
few. They haven't said.
I don't know why I
even really have to go.
I'm not gonna be in the video.
[SCOFFS] 'Cause I want you to.
Which one of these says
our love is forbidden
and nobody wants us together?
Anything from 1990 to 1992.
[CHUCKLES] Chris.
Also, I don't want you
waiting till last minute
to get your tux for the Grammys, okay?
That's right. I forgot.
There was gonna be a Grammy
rush in Corpus Christi.
Hey, wait, wait, wait,
wait, wait. That one's mine.
No, but I wanna take it.
Yeah, but I really like it.
- I'm taking it.
- Okay.
- Just because I like you so much.
- [CHUCKLES]
Um, I was kind of thinking about
hanging back and working on
some music while you were gone.
There's no music. I
have last-minute vocals,
but AB's doing the final mixes.
I was kind of talking about my music.
Like, I was gonna get some
buddies together and
- What?
- No, nothing. It's fine.
[SIGHS]
- Who is that?
- [LAUGHS] Nothing. It's just
[CHUCKLES] Who is this?
Those are the headshots
that the director sent over
for the "Amor Prohibido"
video, for my love interest.
- Oh. Oh, your love interest, huh?
- Yeah.
- That guy's playing me?
- That's the guy.
I don't know. You didn't
wanna go. You got music.
[CHUCKLES] You're gonna
jam with your buddies.
I mean, we can jam some
other time, I guess.
- You gonna pack now? [LAUGHS]
- I'll pack, yeah. Come here. Come here.
["AMOR PROHIBIDO" PLAYING]
[IN SPANISH] With some crazy desire ♪
I want to see you today ♪
I wait for the moment ♪
When I hear your voice ♪
And when we're finally together ♪
The two of us ♪
What does it matter ♪
What your mother and father say? ♪
Here, only our love matters ♪
I love you ♪
anything, Mr. Quintanilla?
- It's Pérez.
- Sorry. I thought you were her husband.
[IN SPANISH] Everyone says
we're forbidden love ♪
Money doesn't matter to you or me ♪
Or to the heart ♪
I I am.
I'm her husband.
And, um
I'll take a sparkling water please.
- [MAN] Right away, sir.
- Thank you.
[SELENA IN SPANISH] It's worth ♪
More than money because it's love ♪
And when we're finally together ♪
The two of us ♪
Next week I'm starting my own band.
I just need to do my own stuff.
Plus, you're not really
gonna need me much anymore.
Chris, I'm always gonna need you.
No, I know.
Like to take out the trash and
to change light bulbs and all that.
And other things. [CHUCKLES]
Oh, what? To, like, pick up
dog poop and carry your luggage?
Chris, you know, you didn't
have to come on this trip.
What do you mean? I'm happy to be here.
I love doing things with you.
It's just we're you
know, we're doing your thing.
We're kind of always doing your thing.
And eventually, I
I wanna do my thing.
Yeah, of course.
But, Chris, this is kind
of a big moment for me.
I could really use your support.
I've never been alone before.
Now I'm going solo. I'm scared.
And I am supporting you. I am.
[AB] All right, so
let's do another take.
He won't tell me who it's about,
but Ricky just wrote one
of his most emotional songs,
so we have to really
nail the feeling on this.
["NO ME QUEDA MÁS" PLAYING]
[IN SPANISH] I have nothing left ♪
But to lose myself in an abyss ♪
Of sadness and tears ♪
I have nothing left ♪
But to accept my defeat ♪
And wish you happiness ♪
I have nothing left ♪
If your return today would be ♪
An impossibility ♪
And this, that wasn't love ♪
That today you deny ♪
That you say never happened ♪
Is the sweetest memory of my life ♪
I had hope ♪
Deep in my soul ♪
That one day you would be with me ♪
And I held on to a dream ♪
beautiful song you wrote, Ricky.
Who knew you had it in you?
[SIGHS]
[SELENA IN SPANISH]
And though I was in love ♪
And completely mistaken ♪
I don't care ♪
Because this was love ♪
For me ♪
The most beautiful, the greatest love ♪
And though you'll always deny it ♪
For me, it was the most beautiful ♪
The most beautiful ♪
Let's play that back
and see what we have.
Sel, where you going?
Hey!
- [SELENA] You got it.
- But I might need another take.
We did it, like, five
times. That was the one.
- We should avoid that one.
- [CHUCKLING]
Hold up. Slow down. You don't
even know which way you're going.
To the frozen yogurt place.
- [WOMAN] I thought you needed T-shirts.
- I'm okay.
And the frozen yogurt
place is up the stairs.
Hold your sister's hand.
[SELENA LAUGHING] Yeah.
[WOMAN] What are you doing?
- Who are you looking at? Who's that?
- Selena.
Selena? Who's Selena?
- I said, "Who's Selena?"
- A famous singer. Be quiet.
You're a singer too. Tell her.
- [GIRL] No, Mom, no.
- Hi.
- Hi.
- [SELENA] Hey.
[WOMAN] Beyoncé Knowles,
you better learn not
to be afraid of people
if you ever wanna be famous too.
Now, come on.
[SELENA IN SPANISH] And though
you'll always deny it ♪
For me, it was the most beautiful ♪
[SONGS ENDS]
That's perfect. It's done.
Of course it is.
[SIGHS] Is something wrong?
[SIGHS] No, it's just, Selena
said the same thing too.
And just walked out of here like
she was the expert. I guess she is.
Okay, so which do you want
to be right? The track or you?
[SIGHS] Look, Dad, I mean
Look, I'm glad she's been paying
attention throughout the years
to what I've been saying,
and she's finally got it.
But also she doesn't need me no more.
What am I even for?
Wow, that sounds a lot
like being a father.
[EXHALES]
And, like a child
she'll always need us,
no matter how grown up.
After this record, I don't think so.
Always.
Look, your sister is smart, confident
also naive, too trusting.
We have to keep an eye out for
her, even when she thinks we don't.
Okay?
Yeah. [SIGHS]
Play it again.
- [CLICKS]
- ["NO ME QUEDA MÁS" PLAYING]
- Mom, what are you looking for?
- Hold on.
There was a message on the
machine. Chris was looking for you.
- Yeah, I saw the page.
- Did you call him back?
- I'm gonna see him real soon.
- You gotta tell him when you go places.
- Mom.
- What?
- I don't report to him.
- [SCOFFS] You're a couple.
You're you're partners.
I mean, you don't want him to
think that he doesn't matter
or that you're not thinking about him.
Okay. What is this?
- Ready?
- Yeah. What is it? [LAUGHS]
Okay.
[SELENA] Oh, Mom!
I know. There's some that
you don't have in your book.
That's so cute you kept these.
What was I, like, 15,
16 when I did this?
Yeah.
When I saw you trying on your
dresses, I thought of your designs.
Look at this one. [CLICKS TONGUE]
Hmm.
You don't think it's too showy-showy?
I can't lie. It looks
- [KISSES] amazing!
- Oh!
It's the Grammys.
I don't know. It's just almost.
Hmm.
- Let me show you something.
- Uh-huh.
[SELENA] I did these when I was younger.
Oh!
It's so futuristic.
[CHUCKLES] What if we did
something like that here?
Uh-huh. [CLICKS TONGUE]
Halter to the top of the bodice.
You wouldn't have to worry
about the gown slipping down.
And it can be beaded and gold.
Yes. Yes!
- Bugle beads.
- Yeah.
[GROANS] Have to reline
the dress, though.
[CLICKS TONGUE]
Hmm.
- Let's do it. [CHUCKLES]
- [LAUGHS] Yeah? Okay, good.
- Now, be honest.
- Uh-huh.
What do you think of my designs?
Wo oh! Wow!
Ahead of their time.
They're like a girl who's also a woman
who doesn't forget she was a girl.
- Yeah.
- Mm-hmm.
It's a long name for a new line, though.
[LAUGHS] We have a collection?
Do you want to?
Hmm.
If you're willing to do the extra work.
[BLOWS RASPBERRY] It's a lot of work.
But it would be my honor.
- Yeah?
- Mm-hmm.
[BOTH LAUGH]
[SELENA] I can't wait.
Sorry to interrupt.
You have a meeting in
San Antonio with EMI.
If you don't leave
now, you won't make it.
That's right. Thanks, Yolanda.
This is Martin Gomez.
We're gonna be doing a
fashion line together.
[YOLANDA] Hmm.
- [CHUCKLES] Let me show you the rest.
- Oh.
I don't know.
I bet we both have the same idea.
You wanna say it at the same time?
One, two, three.
- "Bidi Bidi "
- "Amor Prohi "
Maybe we don't.
- There's our Grammy nominees.
- Hey!
- Hi.
- Hey.
So, how have you been?
- Good. Good.
- Good. Good, good.
- [JOSÉ] Good.
- [AB SIGHS]
- So what did you think of the album?
- AB.
- Okay. Right to work. I like that.
- [SELENA SIGHS]
The album is [SIGHS]
You don't like it.
Look, I was going for
a fusion of sounds,
still in the same genre we play,
but elevating everything by
the way they work together.
And that's very ambitious and exciting.
And I love the album.
- "Techno Cumbia" is
- The first single!
Will you let him talk?
It's fine. I love the enthusiasm.
Have you talked about what
the first single might be?
- Yes, "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom."
- "Amor Prohibido." [CHUCKLES]
[JOSÉ] Okay, well, uh
"Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" is an amazing song.
But, AB, "Amor Prohibido"
is truly beautiful,
and it reminds me of "Como la Flor."
Yeah, but it's just
not innovative enough.
Maybe so, but people don't
listen with the same ear you do.
They're not saying, "Is it innovative?"
"Does it blend various forms
of previously unblended
styles of Latin music?"
They hear, "I like that. It
reminds me of the last one I liked."
Then they buy the record.
Right.
And then we shake them up a
little with the next singles,
like "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom," okay?
[SIGHS] So it's "Amor Prohibido"?
Why do I think that this was
already settled before we came here?
Well, the label always
wants input from the artists.
The artists are why we're here, right?
But, yes, there were strong preferences.
[SIGHS]
AB. [EXHALES]
Maybe I'll try that red lipstick now.
[LAUGHING]
[JOSÉ] Okay.
I don't know. What do you think?
I think
I'm a very lucky guy.
I think we both are.
- Nerd.
- [BOTH LAUGH]
You think AB was upset
about not getting to come?
I just think he should be
here more than I should.
No, he's fine, okay?
I'm tired of my brother
being my date to things.
[CHUCKLES]
Hey, wanna go over your
speech a little bit?
No, I think that's bad luck.
Worse than standing up there
and having everyone
stare at you in silence?
Oh, fine.
- I'd like to thank my husband.
- [SUZETTE CLICKS TONGUE] Aww.
And that's pretty much it! [LAUGHS]
Really? No, do not encourage
her, okay? She's serious.
[LAUGHING]
[BILL] Okay.
[EXHALES] We're here.
Ready?
[SELENA SIGHS]
[HESITATES, LAUGHS]
- Got your camera?
- [SIGHS] Yes.
[LAUGHS]
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
[CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING]
[MAN] Selena! Over here! Selena!
[ROCK INSTRUMENTAL PLAYS]
- [CHEERING]
- [SHOUTING]
[MAN] Over here, Selena.
Over here! Over here!
- No cameras?
- [GUARD] No cameras allowed. Sorry.
[CHUCKLES] Please! I might
not get another chance.
Yeah, what if we're
like Starland Vocal Band?
You get them back after the event.
But we came all this way.
I was so excited to see the stars.
- [SIGHS]
- Selena, you are a star.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome
to the 36th Grammy Awards.
And today's nominees for best
Mexican-American album are
Lástima Que Seas Ajena
by Vicente Fernández,
¿Qué Pasó? by Little Joe
and Live! by Selena.
And the winner for best
Mexican-American album
the Grammy goes to
Live!, Selena.
- [CHEERING]
- [LAUGHING]
["NO DEBES JUGAR" PLAYING]
[SELENA SINGING IN SPANISH]
thank Capitol EMI Latin,
José Behar for making tonight possible
and having faith in us four years ago.
I'd also like to thank
my band Los Dinos,
my father Abraham,
my brother, who's the
producer of my music,
and also my sister.
Thank you for all the support.
I'd also like to thank the
entire EMI Latin family.
Thank you for having faith in me.
Love you. Thank you. [CHUCKLES]
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
[MAN ON RADIO] That's right.
We've got official Grammy
winners here in Corpus Christi.
Congratulations to our
very own Selena y Los Dinos.
- Best Mexican-American album.
- ["NO DEBES JUGAR" PLAYING]
Yes! [GRUNTS]
[SHOUTS]
Whoo!
I can't believe I forgot to
thank Chris. How could I do that?
You thanked Los Dinos.
He's in Los Dinos.
So are you. I remembered
you. I said, "My sister."
Because I would have
killed you if you hadn't,
but Chris won't, Sel, okay?
Okay? And look, now we have an open
bar for Bill and Chris. He's fine.
Oh, hi, girls.
- [SELENA GASPS]
- Okay, so that just happened.
Whitney Houston just walked
by in the same room we're in.
Yeah, and she had somebody holding
her Grammy. Quick, take my Grammy!
And don't put it down to
get food like you did my TMA.
- They had to mail it to us.
- Ugh, I'm sorry.
It's hard to get a
refreshment and hold an award.
I'll just put soda in this.
Now it's a problem solved.
[GASPS] Sorry
Selena! Congratulations.
I love the live record.
Gloria Estefan!
[GASPS] My gosh, me too!
- No, I mean yours. I love Mi Tierra.
- [LAUGHING]
- Thank you.
- Yeah.
- Bye.
- Bye. [CHUCKLES]
- Gloria Estefan liked our album!
- See? We totally belong here, Sel.
No need to lose our minds.
[CHUCKLES] What? What?
Luis Miguel. [SIGHS]
- We're gonna go over there. Yes, we are.
- No, Sel Sel!
It's gonna be great! Hi!
[SUZETTE] I'm married.
- [WOMAN 1] She's not gonna show up.
- [WOMAN 2] She is. Can you be patient?
- No, I told you. She already left.
- Oh, my God
We don't have to go back.
There are other after-parties.
No. Bed and room service
pizza. That's my after-party.
Ooh! Ooh! Selena! Selena!
[WOMAN GASPS]
Oh, my God, I told you
she was gonna be here!
Stop it, all right? Listen, we love you!
And my whole family loves
you in Puerto Rico too!
Not just the Boricuas, us
Dominicanos, we love you too.
- We love you!
- For real!
- Thank you. Love you.
- Love you. Thank you.
- Bye! [LAUGHING]
- [WOMAN 2] So beautiful. Look at Suzette!
- That was so cute.
- Yeah.
[SUZETTE CHUCKLES]
- It's a little weird.
- What is?
Nothing. Just all the
craziness back there.
The whole world.
- Those girls know who I am.
- Of course they do! [LAUGHS]
All the way up in New York.
- Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic.
- And soon, everywhere else.
It's just weird. I forget.
What?
Sel, what is it?
It's just, a dream is
something you wake up from.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
Ladies, let's go.
Almost ready. Are you ready?
- Who was at the door?
- Um, just the real estate agent lady.
She wants you to sign that lease.
I told her that you had a sound
check to get to, and, um
you would do it tomorrow.
Yeah, I wanted to
surprise you. [CHUCKLES]
I'm definitely surprised.
I'm opening a second boutique.
In San Antonio? Right now?
Yeah, I mean, it all just kind
of came together really fast.
So you didn't wanna surprise me.
You just didn't think to tell me.
Chris, I'm sorry.
It just seems like when you
need me, you want me there,
and when you don't, it's like
I'm not even on your radar.
That's not true. I just wasn't thinking.
No, that's not true.
Because you're always thinking.
You never stop thinking.
Just not about me.
- I don't need all this attention. I
- Chris, I think about you!
Is this because I didn't thank
you at the Grammys? Because
No! No, I don't care about that.
I just don't wanna have to read
about your life in some fan magazine.
You just opened up a boutique.
- And you're releasing a record.
- [SIGHS]
You're going on tour.
You're doing a solo record.
I don't know why you have
to keep adding and adding
Because what if it stops?
What what if what stops?
Chris, this is my last tour
with the band. [SNIFFLES]
How it was.
And either this next
record is a huge hit
and I'm done with this band forever,
or it's a huge flop, and I've just
ruined it for everybody. [SNIFFLES]
I just feel like everything that
was is just coming to an end.
Everything?
No, Chris, of course not.
Good.
Not everything needs to be a solo act.
["NO ME QUEDA MÁS" PLAYING]
[IN SPANISH] I have nothing left ♪
But to lose myself in an abyss ♪
Of sadness and tears ♪
I have nothing left ♪
But to accept my defeat ♪
And wish you happiness ♪
I have nothing left ♪
If your return today would be ♪
An impossibility ♪
And this, that wasn't love ♪
That today you deny ♪
That you say never happened ♪
Is the sweetest memory of my life ♪
I had hope ♪
Deep in my soul ♪
That one day you would be with me ♪
And I held on to a dream ♪
That nourished my heart ♪
My heart, that today has to see you ♪
Only as a friend ♪
And though I was in love ♪
And completely mistaken ♪
I don't care ♪
Because this was love ♪
For me, the most beautiful ♪
The greatest love ♪
And though you'll always deny it ♪
For me, it was the most beautiful ♪
The most beautiful ♪
[SONG ENDS]
[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]