Jennifer Lopez celebrates the 25th anniversary of her breakthrough movie Selena

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Jennifer Lopez is starting off her week by paying tribute to her breakthrough movie Selena, which was released exactly 25 years ago on Monday.The actress had just a handful of movie roles to her name when she was cast as the iconic Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla for the 1997 biopic.J-Lo took to Instagram on Monday evening to share some clips from the movie and other interviews discussing the role jumpstarted her legendary career.

Tribute: Jennifer Lopez is starting off her week by paying tribute to her breakthrough movie Selena, which was released exactly 25 years ago on Monday.'What a very special day … we’re celebrating 25 years of SELENA!

Today we celebrate and honor Selena’s legacy and music,' Lopez began.'This movie means so much to me … Selena and her family mean so much to me, and I was so lucky to be chosen to play her,' she added. 'I’ll never forget this time in my life and it’s an honor as an artist to have been part of the magic that is this movie,' Lopez concluded.

Celebrate:'What a very special day … we’re celebrating 25 years of SELENA! Today we celebrate and honor Selena’s legacy and music,' Lopez began Honor:'I’ll never forget this time in my life and it’s an honor as an artist to have been part of the magic that is this movie,' Lopez concludedShe shared a number of videos and photos from her time on the movie and during the promotional tour, including her interview with Oprah Winfrey.Winfrey asked if it was tough becoming the iconic singer with her family on set every day, Lopez said that she knew it was going to be a tough role going into it, and that she put a lot of work into studying the singer's life.She said she was working on another movie when she got the role and she was constantly in her.