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Mar 2021
44m 49s

BONUS: Selena and Chris

WBUR & Futuro Studios
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Maria heads to Joshua Tree, California for an intimate interview with Selena's widower, Chris Perez. Chris shares a side of Selena we rarely get to see, and Maria learns about how romantic love was one of the ways Selena charted her own path. 
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