Selena 's last name is Quintanilla-Pérez .
She moved to Los Angeles with then-boyfriend David Cruz to film the series , and remained a cast member until 1993 ( when she decided to pursue a full-time acting career ) .After a series of co-starring film roles , Lopez received her big break in 1996 when she was cast in the title role of Selena , a biographical film about American singer-songwriter Selena Quintanilla-Pérez .
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