Jennifer Lopez Reuniting with Onscreen Dad Edward James Olmos in Office Romance 28 Years After Selena

 

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.

Edward James Olmos, Jennifer Lopez, Selena - 1997

Edward James Olmos and Jennifer Lopez — Selena, 1997. Photo: 

Ricco Torres/Esparza/Katz Prod/Kobal/Shutterstock

“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.

Jennifer Lopez, Edward James Olmos
Jennifer Lopez; Edward James Olmos.Neilson Barnard/Getty; Emma McIntyre/WireImage

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.

Selena, Jennifer Lopez 1997
Jennifer Lopez as Selena.Rico Torres/Warner Bros

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.”

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“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.

Jennifer Lopez at the Deadline 2025 Sundance Film Festival Studio
Jennifer Lopez.Deadline/Deadline via Getty

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.

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Three Women’s Betty Gilpin also rounds out the casting, IMDb adds.

Office Romance does not yet have an official release date.

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