Another important difference between the new series and 1997 movie is that although both actresses portraying Selena have been Latina, Christian Serratos is specifically of Mexican-American descent. Although we will always remember Jennifer Lopez's role in the original movie as a game-changer for Latinas everywhere, it is fantastic that a Mexican-American woman is portraying the late Tejano star. In an interview with the New York Times, Serratos said, "I'm just so happy, as a Mexican-American woman, that I get to play a Mexican-American woman who opened the door for me."