Selena: The Series

Oh, my God. I'm so proud of myself.

Oh, God.

Here we go. Next gear and…

Oh, God.

Sorry.

You're doing great. Just ease down on the clutch.

-Oh, I'm sorry. -Slower.

Maybe I should just take the test in AB's car.

Maybe just take it in the back of a taxi.

Uh, be nice to your sister.

You're doing fine.

Maybe I shouldn't take the test at all. I don't even have a car to drive.

Yeah, but you will. When the CBS deal's done.

- If. - When.

-It's been months -Dad's working on it.

-Months! -I know, but be positive.

I am positive.

Positive I can't drive a stick.

Yes, you can.

And once you learn how to drive stick, you can drive anything.

Now…

…ease down on the gas.

That was not slow.

-Aw, I think I threw up. -Oh, no.

I'm kidding.

What?

I think I'll be able to get this done tonight, but…

-I don't know about the dresser thing-- -Changing table.

Changing table, yeah.

Before we leave for the TMAs in the morning.

That's okay.

You still have about… four months.

How's this gonna work?

How's what gonna work?

With the baby.

When the baby comes and I have to leave all the time.

Same as now. We go too.

On a bus with the baby?

Babies don't know where they are.

And I'll have, like, eight babysitters.

You're not leaving me home alone with a baby.

No way.

Good. I don't want to.

And I'm not letting you out on the road without me.

I've seen the girls out there.

Like your sister?

Worse. Like me.

Suzette.

I have to pass my test for if…

when we get the CBS deal.

I was thinking about that.

CBS albums are sold through that Columbia Records tape club, right,

where you sign up, and you get 12 albums for a penny?

I was thinking we sign up and-- are you listening to me?

- No. - Down.

Okay, so we make our record, and then we sign up,

and everyone we know signs up,

and then for our free records, we only choose 12 of ours,

and then… and then we cancel it.

But they have to count the numbers in our sales.

I'm pretty sure there's a hole in that plan somewhere.

-The part where we don't have a deal yet. -Well, we will, right?

We're talking.

If you take too long to sign, can they just take the deal away?

-Yeah, 'cause you said it was a good deal. -Mm. I said it was good money.

There's other things.

Like what?

Creative control.

An English-language album.

You have to get those things written in, otherwise they don't do it.

But it's still good money, though, right?

Why are you always asking about the money?

Don't worry about it.

Okay.

Is it like hatchback money or sports car money?

Okay, eat.

Look at the price of this dress. I could make that for nothing.

-Any chance you feel like helping here? -No, I'm okay.

These prices are crazy! Who can afford these?

What's crazy is we have to have two outfits when we play the TMAs,

can't be something we already wore.

There should be nice clothes that regular people can wear.

Two keyboards, uh…

cable boxes and the mixing board.

Check, check and check.

That's it. We're good.

-Where's Roger? -Not here yet.

Everybody on the bus.

Come on, Sel.

On the bus. Go.

- Can we get off? It's hot. - When Roger gets here, we'll go.

Thank you so much, man.

I owe you big time.

Sorry.

-We said eight. -I know. I'm really sorry.

I'm sorry, guys.

The baby was in the emergency room all night.

She's okay. It's just a sore throat, but when we got home,

my wife didn't wanna put her back in the car and bring me here,

so I had to find a ride.

I'm really sorry.

We get it.

That's life on the road when you have a baby.

Damas y caballeros, Tejano Music Award winners

and current nominees at tonight's awards, Selena y Los Dinos!

Are they on our list?

- You won TMAs again! - I know!

I still can't believe it!

- Congrats on your award! - I love your style!

Congratulations!

Thank you so much. I love your dress.

-Thank you. -Yes!

Beautiful!

- You look so pretty. - Thank you, bye.

-I just need to get in. Just for a minute. -You got a pass?

No, I just need to talk to Selena Quintanilla.

So, you don't have a pass?

I know. Can you call her out for me? For a minute.

I can try.

I need a pass now.

Selena!

Hi, José Behar.

- Really great performance. - Aw, thank you. That's so sweet.

Can we talk?

Um, no, thank you, but it was nice to meet you.

EMI Records.

Vice president of EMI's new Latin Music Division.

Um, I'll give it to my dad.

Gloria Estefan?

Gloria Estefan.

Selena can be that big.

We're already down the road pretty far with CBS.

I wouldn't wanna do anything to interfere with your negotiations.

How long have you been at EMI?

A couple of months.

Who else do you have?

No one.

EMI didn't even have a Latin division until me.

So we'd be your first?

Getting all the love and attention of the only child.

We're, uh…

pretty far down the road, as I said.

But you haven't signed.

Not yet, no. We're close.

And because you're smart.

How much control are they offering?

Crossover album?

It's been discussed.

CBS is a big company with a lot of resources.

I can't compete at that level, but I can tell they don't want you.

They want everyone,

like a collector buying every baseball card there is,

then sticking them in a drawer in case one player becomes a star.

And if they don't…

all it cost them was some gum.

Okay.

You wanna have control of a plane,

you sit up front with the pilot.

Not in back with the passengers wondering what's going on.

Me and you.

Up front.

So, look, I, uh… I need to get on the road soon.

Of course. Thank you for meeting.

You've built something very special here. You know that.

This next decision, who you trust with that…

it's probably the biggest one you'll ever make.

Take your time.

Does she still have a fever?

Well, the doc said it'll take a few days for the antibiotic--

No, I know. I'm just trying to say not to worry.

I know you're not stupid.

Look, I love you. You're not stupid. You're a great mom.

She's gonna be fine, okay?

I gotta go.

They are really good.

Yes, they're doing really good today.

No, I mean they are really good.

They could be something.

No one's putting them in a drawer.

A drawer?

Like a baseball card.

Okay.

Thank you, Poteet, Texas! See you again soon.

Hey, I need to talk to you.

- Hey, man. - Hey.

Where you going?

Listen, um…

-I already talked to your dad, but-- -What's going on?

I'm sorry, brother, but I'm out.

-You're what? Roger. -My girl's still sick.

My wife hasn't slept. I gotta go be there for her, man.

I know, man, but we're in the middle of a tour.

You'll find somebody.

There's not that many shows left on this tour.

I feel bad, but it's my family.

You got your family right here.

Mine's back home.

I get it, man.

Good luck.

Poteet folks get rowdy, huh? Who knew?