Live: The Last Concert was recorded on February 26, 1995, at the Houston Astrodome. The concert was performed entirely live in front of more than 61,000 people. The music performed was mostly from Selena's last Spanish album, Amor Prohibido. Live: The Last Concert was re-released as a DVD in 2004. The album has been certified Platinum (Latin type) by RIAA with shipments of 200,000 copies.

DVD release

Live: The Last Concert was released on DVD on September 2, 2003 by Entertainment and Q-Productions, Inc.

Among the features contained in the DVD, the viewer is allowed to select from two different Main Menus, Spanish or English, in order to change the language of the biography and menu. With a running time of 99-minutes, the DVD features a biography of the singer and an additional 44-minute behind-the-scenes look at the making of Selena. at Amazon. The DVD chapter listing is identical to the album track listing with the exception of the Spoken Liner Notes.

Over 66,746 came to see Selena y los dinos(Selena and the guys) perform.They held the record for most attendance at the astradome until a Wwf show was held.

Miscellaneous

* This concert was featured in the film based upon the life of Selena.

* The opening scene in Selena is a recreation of the actual "Disco Medley" performance. However, the version of the song used in the film is much shorter.

* "Si Una Vez" is also featured towards the end of the film. The performance recreated for the film was short upon its release in theaters, but an extended scene in the TV Version and the new DVD edition of the film contains the song in almost complete entirety.

* This concert held the record for the largest crowd in the history of the Houston Astrodome until April 1, 2001.

Certifications

Notes

Note that RIAA has launched its Oro y De Platino certification scheme for those albums the 50% of the content of which are in Spanish, initially, the award-levels for Oro y De Platino were: Gold=100,000 and Platinum=200,000. In February 2008, RIAA reduced the certification-award-levels for Oro y De Platino to Gold=50,000 and Platinum=100,000.

References

Category:2001 live albums

Category:2003 video albums

Category:Posthumous live albums

Category:Live video albums

Category:Selena live albums

Category:Selena video albums

Category:Albums produced by A.B. Quintanilla

Category:Posthumous video albums

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