Beyoncé Really Ran Into Selena Quintanilla At a Mall, and Fans Are Blown Away by Scene in Netflix Series
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Selena: The Series about the late singer Selena Quintanilla released its second season on Netflix Tuesday (May 4), and it features a depiction of her very real run-in with another world-famous pop star: Beyoncé.
The sixth episode, titled “Lo más bello” (which translates from Spanish to “the most beautiful”), features a scene in which a young Beyoncé, her sister Solange and their mother Tina are leaving The Galleria mall in Houston, Texas. A very starstruck Beyoncé spots Selena with her sister Suzette and mother Marcella, and works up the courage to say hello to her. “Beyoncé Knowles, you better learn not to be afraid of people if you ever wanna be famous, too,” the actress portraying Tina tells her.
We all know how that story has been playing out, but little do people know that Queen Bey’s encounter with the “Queen of Tejano music” actually happened. In an old interview with MTV Tr3s, the Texas-bred superstar talked about what it was like to run into the superstar from the Lone Star State.
“I did actually meet Selena in The Galleria mall in Houston, but I didn’t say much to Selena because I wasn’t a celebrity and I just saw her and said, ‘Hello’ and kept it moving,” she said at the time. “Definitely growing up in Texas, I heard her on the radio and I think listening to her album, even though I didn’t know exactly what she was singing, it helped me in the studio with my pronunciation. … I think she is a legend and I admire her. And she was so talented, so I’m very happy that even though she didn’t know who I was, I’m still so excited that I got that opportunity.”
Christian Serratos, the actress who plays Selena, was excited that the scene was included. “I thought it was so cool, I thought it was so cute,” she told Entertainment Tonight. “And I thought, ‘You know, that’s what this story is about, is inspiration, and inspiring young people to follow their dreams, whatever those dreams are.'”
Added Serratos: “I always make jokes … is this going to be my connection to meeting Beyoncé?”
And fans are equally (if not more) excited to learn about this story, while voicing how they would’ve portrayed the star-studded moment. Take a look at some of their reactions below:
Y'all…you will NOT believe who this is supposed to be!!! pic.twitter.com/9NwHoGURWC
— Kalen Allen (@TheKalenAllen) May 5, 2021
Adding the moment Beyoncé and Selena crossed paths in the series was cute. A lot of folks don’t understand the influence Selena had on us Texans. Spanish speaking or not. We loved her. #selenanetflix pic.twitter.com/PEVcQLDNQ2
— Butch Kitty (@StimmyKitty) May 4, 2021
the way they turned ‘selena told the little girl to never give up on her dreams. that girl grew up to be beyoncé’ into a real script djekdowmsskdkdkd https://t.co/jdyAIUUmCX
— roro (future goop employee) (@fuglibetty) May 5, 2021
Not her saying be quiet to Ms Tina https://t.co/Ob65rTrgyo
— dayoncé (@daydelgadillo) May 5, 2021
Y’all…Selena and Beyoncé did actually meet at the mall. That part is true. It just wasn’t as corny as the series portrayed it to be. pic.twitter.com/08aHjythx0
— (@nefiveli) May 5, 2021
Selena spoiler.
Dear timeline, I am so sorry but
BeYONcé!!!!!!!#SelenaTheSeries #selenanetflix #Beyonce
pic.twitter.com/wjE2bf3oJD— Ariel Shante' ⁷
(@TeAmoShante) May 5, 2021
I would have shot this from Selena’s POV with Solange, Beyoncé and Tina passing Selena after speaking and Tina saying “Beyoncé who was that?” And then Beyoncé saying “Mama, that’s Selena!”
All while Selena looked over her shoulder blushing before moving on.
— Tiger Ray (@TigerAJRay) May 5, 2021
I got my life. I love both Selena and Beyoncé. That scene gave me a moment.
Alright. Lemme finish the show. #SelenaTheSeries #selenanetflix pic.twitter.com/sVGAf1UVsU— Ariel Shante' ⁷
Like I knew Beyonce been a fan of Selena but that scene … #SelenaTheSeries pic.twitter.com/ozxri6ouSM
— ⴵ (@Alternative901) May 4, 2021
so I’m watching the selena series part two and i didn’t even know that beyonce met selena when she was young
— angel (@SUNNYR4CHA) May 4, 2021
OMG! Now I gotta go back and finish. I was balancing so many shows at the time Selena debuted on Netflix, that I never finished, but this was so sweet.
Baby Beyoncé— esp DC4 era, used to sing Selena & Janet’s praises EVERY chance she could. Selena was THAT girl. https://t.co/kTprpUEcoP
— Clay10® (@djordxc) May 4, 2021
BEYONCÉ MEETING SELENA WHEN SHE WAS A KID IS SO CUTE WHY IM JUST FINDING OUT ABOUT THIS
— han (@ruemj) May 5, 2021
I just learned that THE Beyoncé met THE Selena when she was a little girl…THE WAY TWO LEGENDS JUST HAPPENED TO RUN INTO EACH OTHER… pic.twitter.com/KYw1ICbjtV
— VERDUSA (@verdusaa) May 5, 2021
Chile… they done got Beyoncé on the #SelenaTheSeries pic.twitter.com/9dqkwDvrQo
— Jane Redcorn (@luvleemelodie) May 4, 2021
didn’t Bey say she said hey and kept it moving? why they got this girl lingering & they got her telling her mama to be quiet? this is so dramatic https://t.co/Ultig4lLQd
— ˣ⁴ (@FENTIEGO) May 5, 2021
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