The former onscreen father-daughter duo are back in action for an all-new Netflix rom-com
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Jennifer Lopez and Edward James Olmos are back together nearly three decades after Selena!
On Thursday, March 27, Lopez, 55, revealed that Olmos, 78, is joining her in Netflix’s upcoming rom-com, Office Romance.
“From Selena to now, this journey has come full circle…SWIPE to see the big news. We’re thrilled to welcome the incredible Edward James Olmos to Office Romance!” the actress wrote as the caption to an Instagram carousel.
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The joint post, shared by Lopez, Netflix Latinoamérica and Netflix in Spanglish, showed a sweet set of now and then photos of Lopez and Olmos embracing one another — first in Selena, then in Office Romance.
Lopez scored her breakthrough acting role in the 1997 biopic based on Selena Quintanilla-Pérez’s rise to fame before her untimely death at the age of 23.
The Texas-born Tejano music star was shot and killed by Yolanda Saldívar in March 1995. Saldívar was founder and president of the “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom” singer’s fan club, as well as her clothing boutiques. In an unusual coincidence, Saldivar was denied parole on Thursday, the same day as Lopez’s announcement.
In Selena, Olmos starred as Abraham Quintanilla, the singer’s father.
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On the 25th anniversary of the film in March 2022, Lopez reflected on what the role meant to her.
“What a very special day,” Lopez wrote on Instagram. “Today we celebrate and honor Selena’s legacy and music.”
“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,” the actress and musician continued. “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.”
For Office Romance, Lopez and her longtime manager Benny Medina will serve as producers on the film, Deadline announced in September 2024.
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Lopez, who recently starred in Netflix films The Mother and Atlas, will appear opposite two-time Ted Lasso Emmy winner Brett Goldstein in the upcoming rom com.
The “Jenny from the Block” singer will reportedly play a driven executive, while Goldstein, 44, joins as her charismatic colleague, creating the perfect storm for a steamy workplace romance, per Netflix Junkie.
