Jennifer Lopez and Edward James Olmos are reuniting on a challenge practically three many years since filming “Selena.” In a March 2025 Instagram put up, Lopez reminisced on her function within the 1997 biopic, the place she performed the titular Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, the long-lasting, real-life Tejano singer whose fame was lower quick when she was murdered — Olmos performed Selena’s father Abraham Quintanilla. Now, the actor will star subsequent to Lopez within the upcoming Netflix rom-com “Workplace Romance.”

“From ‘Selena’ to now, this journey has come full circle,” Lopez wrote within the caption beneath the candy then-versus-now photographs of the pair. The small print of the put up have been shortly overshadowed by the well timed method of when it was posted. Whether or not it was intentional, as followers are taking a look at it, Lopez posted her “Selena” throwback the day it was introduced that the real-life singer’s killer, Yolanda Saldivar, was denied parole. Followers of JLo could not assist however discover (and love) how the put up got here off as a delicate jab at Selena’s killer.

“Saying this the identical day Yolanda is denied parole is DELICIOUS,” one person wrote on X (previously Twitter). “Discuss good timing,” somebody stated, with one other echoing: “Excellent timing — could not be higher.”

The 1997 biopic particulars the true and tragic story of Selena Quintanilla-Perez’s premature homicide in 1995 on the top of her music profession. Her contributions to the music business, with hits like “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom” and “I Might Fall in Love,” landed her the title of Queen of Tejano Music. On March 31, 1995, Selena was shot within the again by Yolanda Saldivar, the president of her fan membership and supervisor of her Texas-based boutique, Selena And so forth. Saldivar was sentenced to life in jail, and as of March 2025, she is serving stated sentence with out the opportunity of parole.

On the twenty fifth anniversary of the movie, Jennifer Lopez posted on Instagram, explaining how significant it was to her to play the singer. “Selena and her household imply a lot to me, and I used to be so fortunate to be chosen to play her,” she wrote. “I am going to always remember this time in my life and it is an honor as an artist to have been a part of the magic that’s this film.” In a single clip she shared from an interview with Oprah, Lopez described her fervent analysis on the musician, from listening to her music to watching movies all day earlier than filming. A long time later, Lopez remains to be protecting Selena’s reminiscence alive.