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Full circle moments are popularly known as instances in which a person revisits a starting point of a cycle or a marvelous moment of their physical experience and over time, said person may uncoincidentally circle back to components of that specific timeframe later on in their life, thus creating a full circle. 

Sundance Film Festival 2025 in Park City was the mise en scéne of an amazing full circle moment for the iconic energies of Jennifer Lopez and Selena—by way of the legendary Tejano singers family and loved ones—to cross paths once again, almost thirty years after Lopez portrayed the beloved, Grammy Award winning, prematurely departed superstar in her commemorative film, Selena. 

Jennifer Lopez arrived at Sundance to discuss her latest project with Academy Award winning writer and director, Bill Condon, for author Manuel Puig’s, Kiss of the Spider Woman. Wearing a gown fabricated of sparkles and webs, as per usual, Jennifer was giving youthful and timeless at every age, a high vibrational affirmation the multifaceted megastar says she has repeated to herself for years to maintain her perennialism. 

Set in a prison during the 1980’s Argentina Dirty War, Tonatiuh stars as Luis Molina, a window dresser imprisoned for his sexual relations with a man. In an attempt to distract himself from his deplorable conditions, Luis tells stories to his cellmate, Valentin Arregui (Diego Luna) about his beloved motion picture prima donna, Ingrid Luna (Jennifer Lopez). Bill Condon is the musical maven of previous iconic films like, Chicago and Dreamgirls. In what is being called “a sumptuous spectacle”, Kiss of the Spider Woman will be another one of his unforgettable musical adaptations.

Isabel Castro presented her award-winning storytelling, alongside Suzette Quintanilla and Chris Perez, via an essential documentation of Selena Quintanilla’s origins in, Selena y los Diños, which became the 2025 recipient of the U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Archival Storytelling. In the evocative journey, Selena’s genesis is traversed, recounting her captivating vibration and vigorous family ties. Selenidads, a name that describes Selena fans and her importance to the culture, created by “Selenidad” author, Deborah Paredez, are taken on a nostalgic 90’s odyssey via unearthed snapshots and home videos of the Quintanilla’s, Selena and y los Diños. 

Viewers are made privy to the families budding beginnings when they performed at quinceañeras and released music such as, Preciosa—Selena’s childhood nickname—and Dulce Amor, receiving unprecedented success at that time. Eventually, all roads led to Selena entertaining sold out crowds that would repeat every word of her classic records like, Amor Prohibido and Bidi Bidi Bom Bom at the Astrodome as “The Queen of Tejano Music”.  

Jennifer Lopez reflected on Selena’s timeless legacy speaking with IndieWire Studio saying, “It just speaks to how she touched a community and touched the world, that we keep wanting to hear about her. For me, she changed my life.” 

Photo Credits: George Pimentel/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival (Kiss of the Spider Woman), Michael Hurcomb/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival (Selena y Los Diños)