The Puerto Rican meringue Olga Tanón She spoke in detail for the first time about the time when she was offered to play the role of singer Selena Quintanilla and she declined, later Jennifer López took the lead role and the rest is history.
Tañon explained in an interview with the Speaker Enrique Santos on your channel Youtube He turned down the role in the 1997 film due to his lack of English and felt that acting was not his thing. Likewise, the Merengue singer said that she met Selena and they had a friendly relationship.
“First because I didn’t know English, now I know a little more. I was living in Texas when the Selena situation happened, I was in Argentina on a promotional campaign, the person who informed me of Selena’s death was Marc Anthony, the skinny guy called me and told me that he had been with her the night before Selena was together “He calls me, I’m leaving Argentina and had arranged a meeting with Selena eight days ago and it was recorded that we were going to do a duet together,” he said. Olga Tanón at the interview.
Tañon explained that the family of Selena QuintanillaHe understands his parents and his sister Suzette QuintanillaThey went to his apartment to offer him the lead role in the film.
“I know how to recognize my weaknesses. First I had to realize that I didn’t speak the language. Secondly, I had met her, the affection I felt for Selena was something else, however I never took a photo with Selena, it wasn’t even a show off,” he added.
The Puerto Rican also indicated this Abraham Quintanillathe father of Selenaoffered to pay him English teachers to prepare for the role, but he didn’t accept.
“I told him that I was not an actress,” said Tañón, who assured that he had been offered the sum of one million dollars to produce the film but declined it.
The merengue artist assured that choosing Jennifer López for the role of Selena was the best option.
“They couldn’t have grabbed someone who looked more like Jennifer. This role was not for Tañón but for Jennifer because she did it the same way and she did it wonderfully, I had so much fun. In life you also have to recognize when things… I can’t understand something that I know I won’t do well. “I didn’t even know the language, Selena was a gringo Mexican, the way she spoke to me was very Americanized,” he continued. breed.
The film about Selena Quintanilla was a success and brought the actress with Puerto Rican roots to life. Jennifer Lopez to fame.