PARK CITY, UT — The highly anticipated documentary Selena y Los Dinos, honoring the legacy of the “Queen of Tejano Music” Selena Quintanilla-Perez, is among the featured films in this year’s 2025 Sundance Film Festival: Local Lens— a free summer screening series presented by the Sundance Institute for Utah audiences from July 17–19.
The acclaimed documentary, which won the 2025 Sundance U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Archival Storytelling, will screen Friday, July 18 at 8:30 p.m. at The Ray Theatre in Park City. Directed by Isabel Castro and distributed by Netflix, Selena y Los Dinos chronicles Selena’s rise from local performances with her family band to international superstardom, using never-before-seen footage from the Quintanilla family archive. The film captures the passion, struggles, and groundbreaking success of one of the most influential figures in Latin music history.
The Selena y Los Dinos documentary, which premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, will be released on Netflix this winter, bringing Selena’s powerful story to audiences around the world.
The Local Lens program offers Utah residents the rare opportunity to experience standout films from the 2025 Sundance Film Festival for free, ahead of their wider releases. This year’s lineup includes a diverse mix of eight fiction and documentary titles, with appearances by filmmakers and post-screening Q&As. Other featured films include Twinless, Omaha, Rebuilding, All That’s Left of You, Come See Me in the Good Light, The Librarians, and The Dating Game.
In addition to screenings, the series will host a Local Lens Artist Roundtable on July 18 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.at Spy Hop Rooftop Event Space in Salt Lake City. This event invites filmmakers and creatives of all levels to engage with Sundance programmers in a collaborative discussion on the artistic process.
Free tickets for Selena y Los Dinos and the entire Local Lens lineup are available now. For full program details and ticket reservations, visit sundance.org/local-lens.
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Had the pleasure of meeting her in 1986 at a Houston club when I was touring with Ricky Smith y La Movida Band. She was an up and coming star and group, not ‘yet’ well known, but we saw her potential. We sat and talked during a couple of their breaks and she was all excited we were there. R.I.P. Selena….
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