On March 16, 1996, an estimated 6,000 people lined up through San Antonio's El Mercado/Market Square to audition for the title role in the film Selena. This video, comprised of the raw footage that would eventually be edited and produced into a finished television segment, documents the event. Made up mainly of camera pans of the crowd and interviews with Selena-hopefuls, it also includes an interview with Selena's father and manager, Abraham Quintanilla. Of note, a recurring sentiment of many of the girls interviewed is that they are there as much to honor Selena as to win the part, which ultimately was given to Jennifer Lopez.