Selena: The Series

I think you got it, babe.

-All clean. -Not yet.

If you want something really clean,

you can't scrub it long enough or hard enough.

Yeah…

it's probably a good thing you never change the baby.

- I will. I'm gonna. - When?

I'm working up to it.

It's just…

germs and all.

It's hard for me.

It's just so messy.

It is, yeah.

You know, I've talked to her about that, but she won't listen.

So, are you upset about something?

No.

Worried, maybe.

-The English songs. -They're just demos, right?

Show the record company you can do it?

Yeah, but it's our first record with a major label,

-and it only has to be great, so… -You can do it.

This is the moment we've all been waiting for.

We sacrificed so much to get here,

and now our dream might finally be coming true,

but only if the song is a hit.

Hey.

You can, okay?

"My…

my heart…

and…

soul…

ache."

Make…

me stop trying to write 'cause I suck.

That's so good!

I wrote a song. You like it?

I love it.

-Who's it about? -No one.

No, it's not! I would tell you.

Maybe someday.

For now, you could just sing it to Luis Miguel.

Oh, my God, I wish!

No, no, no, leave it off.

We have to get there so I don't forget the tune.

Oh, sorry.

Can you imagine?

My song blasting out of your radio?

What else would we ever need?

Manolo, do you want to?

Sure. I like the last one.

- Me too. Great song. - Thank you.

- You sound amazing. - Always.

-What about the other two? -Good songs.

You worked so hard, all of you.

It really shows.

A little Janet, a little Jody.

But none of them go on this album.

And why is that?

They're just demos. We can go back in.

-That's not the problem. -The songs are good.

You said that, yes.

-But they're in English. -José, when we signed,

you said that we were gonna make an English album.

When you signed, I told you, you were only Tejano artists.

Why would I sign a Tejano singer and not put out a Tejano record first?

Because I know the limitations of the Tejano market.

And when we reach those limitations, we'll go beyond them.

For now, we need to expand your base.

I'm okay with all Spanish on this one.

But if you want,

maybe put just that last song on there somewhere.

I mean, it's up to José.

Absolutely.

Kind of a teaser to what's next.

See? Next.

So keep working.

We have a producer we like that'll help you shape the record.

A Grammy-winner.

What? No, no, no. AB is my producer. Dad?

See, this is what I don't like.

You're telling us with the first record we're making

we don't have any control over it?

No, I'm saying it's a collaboration.

Kids, give us a minute, please.

This is what I was afraid of.

First they drop the "Los Dinos" name, then they start dropping Los Dinos.

-They can't. They promised. -Just let them work it out, okay?

It's fine. He's fine.

-You're the producer. -Thank you.

But the album needs to come in on time, in Spanish and do well,

or the next one, we have to look outside.

No pressure.

I'm not worried.

The people here don't know who you are… yet.

You have a meeting with the ad people about the album cover, right?

Thursday, yeah.

I want you to show them who Selena is.

Bring some clothes and colors to give the stylist a direction.

We wanna make you who you are.

You have to make me who I am?

We want people to see who you are.

- Okay? - Okay, thank you.

They're wrong.

Those songs are great.

Of course they're wrong. They're record company suits.

Our crowds like the English and Spanish songs both.

Which we know because we're out there, and they don't know

because they're behind a desk.

When you're out there,

people let you know what they like, no questions.

So what do we go on?

What our gut says. Like always.

But what it says in Spanish.

Show 'em what we worked on.

"Sukiyaki"?

- A Taste of Honey did it. - They redid it.

In 1963, the year you were born, that was the number one song in America.

A Japanese song in Japanese. Nobody knew what it was saying.

Could have been saying, "Kill Americans." We didn't know.

People just knew they liked it.

We could do a Spanish version.

- Yeah. - We'll keep working on it.

- You guys take it over from there. - Okay.

We're gonna keep making records the way we always have.

-A little from here, a little from there-- -A little from way over there.

Selena, AB wants to know where you are.

I'm right here. They're letting me pick how I want the world to see me,

so now I just have to decide.

You're supposed to be at the studio.

- Come on. - I'm so--

It's good. I get it. Can we record it?

-You're good with it? -Yeah.

-That was good. -You don't wanna change anything?

Pete's working from home, but I can tell him to come in.

No, no, no.

-Glad to see you're taking it seriously. -I am. I'm taking it seriously, I just…

I trust you guys, and…

I have somewhere to be!

-Where? -The fabric store.

-The fabric store? -Yeah, before they close.

What were you doing when I called you?

Nothing. I forgot. So?

"So?" I'd be great if you thought the music mattered as much as your looks.

It's for the album.

Because nobody's gonna hear the music if they don't like the cover.

No one's gonna care what you look like if the music inside is unfinished demos.

I'm sorry, but I can focus on more than one thing at a time.

Yeah, well, I can't.

I'm doing this.

This is all I'm doing.

And it has to be great.

They'll make another album with you.

They might not with me.

I'm sorry.

There's not a lot that I can control right now,

so when there is, I just wanna control the heck out of it.

I get it.

Same here.

I'll try to get you out of here as fast as possible.

Yes!

Maybe we could just sing it really, really fast?

Stop!

What?

Do that again.

Ricky, listen.

I got it.

- Let's record it. Here it goes. - You figured it out.

This is my candy store.

My candy store's a candy store, but… okay.

- All of this? - Please.

And we need as many of these done as we can.

By?

- Thursday. - Morning.

- Thursday morning. - It's our first cover on a major label.

She's Selena.

I'm sorry, we can only do three.

Okay, three.

Yeah, three, 'cause the rest we can just show the fabric,

and three will be fine.

What? What is it?

Oh, do you remember when we were little

and the commercial said, "Not sold in stores"?

Now they're sold in stores! Can I add one of those?

Yeah, sure.

- Aw, Sel. - Thank you.

Okay.

Is that what you're gonna wear to your meeting tomorrow?

No, but I'm gonna bring it.

It'd look really good on the cover, huh?

Let me see.

You look like a star.

See, this is why I wanna make clothes.

'Cause people who aren't stars should get to shine too.

You shouldn't have to…

look like Whitney Houston or Mick Jagger to light up room.

Think they'll like it?

Yes.

Uh, no.

-No? -Mnh-mnh.

I'm sure you look beautiful in it.