Music Video
The video, shot in Joshua Tree, California, premiered on February 14, 1994 on all major Spanish-language television channels in the US. It was produced by Tango Productions, and directed by Cecilia Miniucchi, who directed most of Selena's music videos and Selena Remembered. The production of the video began on February 6, 1994, with Philip Holahan as the director of photography and editing by Clayton Halsey. A licensing problem abruptly halted the taping of the video, causing Selena and Abraham Quintanilla III to drive back to their home town Corpus Christi to retrieve it so they could resume production. Experimenting outside of the Tejano genre, the video is shot and edited in a surreal fashion; Selena chooses different styles and colors of clothing, including her husband's shirts, and frequently changes them throughout the video.
The video opens with Selena running towards an open door, signifying a new relationship, and dancing with joy. Walking outward from a blocked wall, Selena sings about how much she wants to hear the words coming from her crush's mouth. While singing, Selena is seen with an open door and more scenes of a women and a man who are in love are seen on the background wall behind her. She decides that because of their parents disagreements about their love, and because they are poor, they should only worry about their love for one another. As the music continues, Selena sings "Amor Prohibido" (Forbidden Love). The scene changes to Selena and her crush smiling and flirting at the open door, then transitions to her looking down at her reflection in a puddle in the sand. As Selena cuddles with her crush, she points to an abandoned window in the desert. She stares out of a window and she tells her crush that she is poor and all she has to give to him is her heart and love. The scene transitions again, and Selena dances to her reflections saying "Amor Prohibido". As the video ends, Selena and her crush leave through the open door, running away from their lives to start a new one together.
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