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Anything For Selena

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WBUR & Futuro Studios

Maria García combines rigorous reporting with impassioned storytelling to honor Selena Quintanilla's life and legacy. She also explores the indelible mark she left on Latino identity and belonging, whether it’s fatherhood, big-butt politics, and the fraught relationship with whiteness and language. Anything for Selena has been named an Apple Podcasts Series Essential.

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Bonus: Host Maria Garcia and artist Maya Murillio celebrate Selena [LIVE in LA]

In this special bonus episode of Anything for Selena, host Maria Garcia and artist Maya Mu... more

09 May 2025

40 MINS

40:23

09 May 2025

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BONUS: Selena and Chris

Maria heads to Joshua Tree, California for an intimate interview with Selena's widower, Ch... more

05 Mar 2021

44 MINS

44:49

05 Mar 2021

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BONUS: Anything for Selena Live!

In this intimate Q&A, host Maria Garcia and producers Antonia Cereijido and Kristin Torres... more

04 Mar 2021

45 MINS

45:00

04 Mar 2021

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Selena and Us

In the series finale of Anything for Selena, Maria reflects on what her year-long examinat... more

02 Mar 2021

35 MINS

35:18

02 Mar 2021

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Selena and Race

After the premiere of Selena: The Series on Netflix, some fans claimed Selena had been "wh... more

23 Feb 2021

45 MINS

45:09

23 Feb 2021

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Selena and the Internet

A quarter century after her death, Selena is breaking the internet. Online, Selena’s image... more

16 Feb 2021

42 MINS

42:18

16 Feb 2021

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Spanglish

Selena Quintanilla may have built her career singing Spanish songs, but she didn’t grow up... more

09 Feb 2021

43 MINS

43:04

09 Feb 2021

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Tejano Tension

Selena is often called the "Queen of Tejano music." In the 1990s, she brought this underdo... more

02 Feb 2021

38 MINS

38:34

02 Feb 2021

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Big Butt Politics

Nearly 30 years ago, Sir-Mix-A-Lot’s “Baby Got Back (I Like Big Butts)” hit the airwaves t... more

26 Jan 2021

44 MINS

44:35

26 Jan 2021

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Birth of a Symbol

In her life, Selena was a symbol of hope. She became a role model for how Latinos could ac... more

19 Jan 2021

41 MINS

41:54

19 Jan 2021

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Selena and Abraham

Maria knows that to truly understand Selena as a person and not just an icon, she needs to... more

12 Jan 2021

43 MINS

43:20

12 Jan 2021

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Selena and Me

Growing up along the US-Mexico border, Maria Garcia felt torn between her two identities a... more

12 Jan 2021

29 MINS

29:16

12 Jan 2021

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