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Selena siguío sus pasiones para cantar musíca cada dia y bailar. Porque ella practicó, es posible ella mejorar.

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Suzette played drums in the group. A.B. played bass , was embezzling money from the fan club. They decided to fire her. Money also started to turn up missing from the Selena Etc. account. told Selena she had been raped the night before. So Selena drove her to the hospital where doctors found no evidence of rape. as the person who shot her. Saldivar was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison - with no eligibility of parole for 30 years. expressed their condolences to the Quintanilla family. as Selena. It continues to be popular and has helped make a whole new generation of fans aware of who Selena was and what she accomplished in her life. and many other powerhouse Latin performers.
Selena was born to Mexican American parents on April 16th 1971 in Lake Jackson Texas. She was the youngest child of Abraham Quintanilla Jr. and Marcella Ofelia Samora.

Selena started showing an interest singing when she was three years old. At six, she was singing in both English and Spanish - although because she didn't know how to speak Spanish at the time, she sang phonetically.

When Selena was nine, her father started a musical group. Abraham had always had a strong passion for music.

In the late 50's and early 60's, he was part of a group called "Los Dinos" which in English means "The Guys". He adopted his old group name, for the new family group name calling the band "
Selena y Los Dinos".

Selena Y Los Dino's first performance was in 1980 at the Quintanilla family restaurant "Papa Gayos". Soon however, the restaurant went bankrupt.

In 1986 at the Tejano Music Awards, Selena won the Best Female vocalist award. An award she would win every year through to and including 1996.

In 1989, EMI President Jose Behar attended the Tejano Music Awards. He he saw Selena perform and win...when she yelled out"Whattaburgers for everyone"...the crowd went crazy! He was like "what's a Whattaburger?" But more importantly, because of her dynamic performance, he knew he'd found the star he'd been looking for. He soon signed her to EMI Latin.

That same year, her first album was released on EMI Latin called simply Selena. It was the first album that listed the artist as Selena instead of Selena y Los Dinos. The song featured such notable songs as Besitos, Contigo Quiero Estar and Sukiyaki (a cover of Kyu Sakamoto's 1963 hit). The same year, she also became a spokesperson for Coca Cola.
Abraham packed up the family and moved to Corpus Christi. In 1984, Selena recorded her first album simply called Selena Y Los Dinos on the Freddie Label.

Despite radio airplay of Ya Se Va the album did not sell well. Abraham moved the band from the Freddie Label to Cara Records before ending up on the Manny Label. Abraham bought the rights to the Selena y Los Dinos album which was eventually released in 1995 as Mis Primeras Grabaciones (My First Recordings). It was the only non-EMI Selena album to be re-released.

In 1986, Selena y Los Dinos released the album Alpha followed by Muñequito Ee Trapo. Also in 1986, Selena was discovered by two huge names in the Tejano Music Industry: Rick Trevi founder of the Tejano Music Awards and Johnny Canales the host of one of the top Spanish television shows.

Selena y Los Dinos released three more albums in 1987 and 1988 ( And The Winner Is . . . ; Dulce Amor; and Preciosa. (For Selena's full discography click here.)
(he would go to produce and write many of Selena's songs.)
In 1990, Selena released Mis Primeros Exitos (My First Hits) a collection of some of her best 80's songs re-recorded and(starring Johnny Depp, Marlon Brando and Faye Dunaway). She also became the first female Latin artist to be signed to SBK, the sister label of EMI Latin with intent of promoting her upcoming planned English album.

On February 26th 1995 she played to 61,041 fans at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in the Houston Astrodome. The Last Concert, a DVD of her performance, was released September 2nd 2003. Ven Conmigo (Come With Me). Ven Conmigo was the first Tejano album to achieve gold status.

In 1991, her duet with Salvadoran singer Alvaro Torres "Buenos Amigos"(Good Friends) became her first number one song.

The next year, she released Entre a Mi Mundo (Enter My World) which also went gold. Entre a Mi Mundo contained what was to become one of her biggest songs Como La Flor (Like The Flower).

Selena married Chris Perez, the lead guitarist of Los Dinos, on April 2nd, 1992.

In 1993, she won a Grammy for Best Mexican-American performance for her album Selena Live. Also in 1993, she began designing and manufacturing a clothing line. She opened two Selena Etc. boutiques; one in Corpus Christi and one in San Antonio.

1994 was another big year for Selena. Her album Amor Prohibido (Forbidden Love) was nominated for another Grammy. She made appearances in the Latin soap opera Dos Mujeres, Un Camino. Her duet with the Barrio Boyzz "Donde Quiera Que Estés"(Wherever You Are) hit number one on Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks.

In 1995, Selena made a cameo appearance as a background mariachi singer in the romantic comedy Don Juan DeMarco
March 31st, 1995
In early 1995, the Quintanillas discovered that Selena's fan club president and manager of her boutiques,

On the morning of March 31st, 1995 Selena agreed to meet

She joined her brother Abraham (A.B.) who was eight and sister Suzette who was four.

Once they got back to the motel, Selena soon realized she could not longer trust

At the time of her tragic murder on March 31st 1995, Selena was known as "The Queen of Tejano". Tejano music is a fusion of polkas, country-western and traditional Mexican folk music that is sung in Spanish. Selena and her group "Los Dinos" created a unique sound by mixing in Colombian cumbia, pop and R&B - winning them fans all over the United States, Latin America and the world.

Selena was rushed to the local hospital where she was pronounced dead at 1:05 pm. She was 23. She was two days away from her third wedding anniversary and 17 days shy of her 24th birthday.
Selena's death devastated the Latin community. Plus it shocked and saddened non-Latinos who had come to love her.

Her funeral drew 60,000 people. Celebrities such as
Gloria Estefan ,
Selena felt it was important to find time to encourage children and young adults to stay in school. She spoke many times in schools about the importance of getting a High School diploma and achieving your goals. Selena loved to go to public middle schools and high schools to talk to the kids about the importance of staying in school, avoiding drugs and alcohol, remaining chaste and pursuing goals.

In 1993, Selena gave a free concert for Texas students who drastically improved on their grades, and donated $2,500 to School Programs.

Selena was a spokesperson for the D.A.R.E(Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program to keep kids off drugs and a Battered Women's Help Hotline. It's been said that when Selena's commercial for the help hotline aired, the phone lines would light up.

Selena also participated at many Stay In School Jamborees, her last being in March of 1995, just two weeks before her death. She expressed her excitement at the turnout,"It shows that kids want to do something good for themselves..." She was also in the process of organizing a benefit concert for The Boys and Girls Clubs located in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

Her Community Service was honored on April 8, 1994 when the mayor of Houston proclaimed that day "Selena Quintanilla Day".

Selena was definitely not a normal artist, who was only preoccupied with her success. She really cared for people and that's why people cared so much for her.

She did a public service video for schools entitled Mi Musica, which was sponsored by Agree Shampoo. In the video, Selena spoke about Mexican music in America, but left them an important message that staying in school and graduating high school is the most important thing that they will do in their life. (To view it click here and select "Mi Musica - Mexican American Music of Today" under "Selena Video Clips".)

Julio Iglesias and
To this day, Selena continues to be a huge presence in the lives of her fans (many who weren't even born when she passed).

She's become a cultural icon. Someone who was proud of her roots who worked hard and achieved her goals. She was nice to everyone she met regardless of their station in life. And, of course, she also made great music.
Musical artists come and go, but Selena was and will always be someone very special. People identify with her story. They appreciate and respect who she was as a person. EMI President Jose Behar reflected on Selena shortly after her passing...

For all these reasons
...be kind, smile and put a smile on their face "I wish I could tell people how wonderful you were, but I don't know how to share all the many kindnesses that you showed me."

Ricky's comment sums up perfectly why Selena will always live in the hearts of her fans. We should all live our lives in hopes of being worthy of a compliment like Ricky gave to Selena.

It's a simple message really: be kind to others...

Whether it's the person behind the counter taking your fast food order, someone you work with, your mother, your father, someone down on their luck, an old friend you bump into on the street, your brother, your sister, a new friend...no matter who it is...

(and many more) she has become a role model to millions of people around the world.

In 2005 her father said this about Selena's endearing appeal:

"Her fans viewed her as a positive, humble person and I've always believed that in Selena's case it was not just the music but the person who made an impact."
"When I think of Selena nowadays, what comes to mind is not her musical career, even though it was enormously successful and remains so more than two months after her death. Rather, I think about how much I miss this special person, who was so caring, so warm. I am convinced if she had lived Selena would have been a major, major star in the Anglo record world.

As it turns out, Selena left us with an enduring legacy immeasurably more valuable than hit records and sold out concerts. She heightened our awareness of what really counts: Love and respect for one another."

In the Selena Vive program, Los Dinos' member Ricky Vela said this of Selena....

And wherever she may be, you'll know Selenais smiling with you.

Madonna Jennifer Lopez

People magazine published a commemorative issue in tribute to Selena called Selena - Her Life in Pictures. It quickly sold out.(Its popularity led to People's decision to publish People en Español (People in Spanish).

April 7th 2005, at tribute concert to Selena was held in Houston's Reliant Stadium. The event was called Selena Vive

In the summer of 1995, the album Dreaming Of You was released. Dreaming Of You was a combination of Spanish songs and the four English songs that Selena hard recorded for her planned English album. It debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200. She was the first Latin artist to do so. Songs like I Could Fall In Love and Dreaming Of You were widely played on mainstream English radio.

On March 27th 1997 the movie Selena was released. It was directed by Gregory Nava and starred

The concert ended with all the performers(and the crowd) singing along with Selena's 1995 Houston Astrodome performance of Como La Flor. Selena Vive became the highest-rated and most viewed Spanish language show in American Television history. It scored at 35.9 Nielson rating. (Selena Lives) . Over 65,000 fans attended. It featured stars like Gloria Estefan ,Soraya , Thalia , Paulina Rubio , Fey

In October of 1995,

Selena is loved by her fans for her kindness, her love of her fans, her positive attitude and, of course, the wonderful music she made.The 1980's The 1990's Yolanda Saldivar Saldivar at the Corpus Christi Days Inn. Selena was hoping to retrieve some paperwork that was necessary for tax purposes. Saldivar Saldivar and an argument ensued. At 11:48 am, Saldivar drew a gun from her purse and, as Selena turned to run from the room, Saldivar shot her in the back. Selena ran to the lobby and collapsed on the floor. Before she passed out she identified Saldivar The Aftermath Selena's Community Involvement Selena's Legacy of Positivity and Kindness -T.J. (Webmaster)

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Selena Quintanilla Perez Tribute - Selena Forever.com

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Tribute to Selena Quintanilla Perez. Biography, music, song lyrics, discography, newspaper clippings, selena quotes

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30 Mar 2018 - 11:46 AM EDT

The victim and her murderer

The singer known as the 'Queen of Tex-Mex' was one of Latin music's greatest stars. In early 1995, Selena Quintanilla was recording some songs in English, to dive into the English-music market.

The singer known as the 'Queen of Tex-Mex' was one of Latin music's greatest stars. Read more

In early 1995, Selena Quintanilla was recording some songs in English, to dive into the English-music market.

She had administered Selena's boutiques since 1994 and had been President of her fan club. The singer fired her a few days earlier, because of suspicions about her handling of the accounts. However, she changed her mind, and kept Yolanda on the payroll, until finishing some arrangements with her clothing line in Monterrey.

She had administered Selena's boutiques since 1994 and had been President of her fan club. Read more

The singer fired her a few days earlier, because of suspicions about her handling of the accounts. However, she changed her mind, and kept Yolanda on the payroll, until finishing some arrangements with her clothing line in Monterrey.

1

The night before

Selena visited Yolanda in the night at the Days Inn motel to look over some Bank statements from the singer's boutiques. Saldívar had told her that she was raped and beaten during a recent trip to Mexico. Selena offered to go along to the doctor with her the next day.

2

The crime

At 9 in the morning, Selena took Yolanda to the hospital, where there seemed to be no sign of the alleged sexual aggression. They gave her back her clothes in a paper bag, and the two women returned to the motel in Selena's blue Chevy pickup.

Selena parked her pickup in the motel's lot and they went into the room.

Selena and Yolanda began arguing loudly inside the room.

Reconstructing the murder site, according to the official police sketch.

Selena parked her pickup in the motel's lot and they went into the room.

Selena and Yolanda began arguing loudly inside the room.

Reconstruction of the murder site, using the official police sketch.

The singer asked Saldívar for all the documents regarding her business affairs. Yolanda said she grabbed the papers she had, and turned them over, along with her cell phone. However, in Saldívar's briefcase, found in the room, there were more papers, A and another cell phone. B

Yolanda Saldívar's briefcase, interior view.

"[...] We both argued because I wanted to quit working for her. I gave her everything that I had, the cellular phone and bank files as we argued [...]".

Yolanda Saldívar's confession, on 31 March 1995.

Selena took the briefcase and headed for the door, which was open. Just then, Yolanda took a revolver out of her bag, and shot Selena in the back.

Yolanda shot Selena with a .38 caliber, hollow-point bullet, from a Taurus revolver.

Estimated

minimum

distance

2 feet (60 cm)

The shot went in Selena's back and came out in her upper right chest.

Yolanda shot Selena with a .38 caliber, hollow-head bullet, from a Taurus revolver.

The shot went in Selena's back and came out in her upper right chest.

Estimated minimum

distance:

2 feet (60 cm)

3

The getaway

The singer, wounded, ran out of the room. As she ran, she dropped the briefcase and cell phone A. When she got to the parking lot, she also lost her bag B.

Selena's attempted escape

Reconstruction of Selena's fight, according to the sketch by detective Paul Rivera on 31 March 1995.

Selena's blue Chevy pickup.

Distance traveled:

390 feet (119 m)

Selena's attempted escape

Selena's blue Chevy pickup.

DAYS INN MOTEL

Reconstruction of Selena's fight, according to the sketch by detective Paul Rivera on 31 March 1995.

As she ran through the parking lot, the singer left behing the pool and restaurant, reaching the door of the motel reception office C.

Briefcase, cell phone and bag that Selena dropped.

4

Selena fainted

Selena entered the hotel's reception office, asking for help before she fainted at the counter.

"Yolanda, room 158" were her last words.

Selena entered the hotel's reception office, asking for help before she fainted at the counter.

"Yolanda, room 158" were her last words.

Bárbara Schultz, motel Manager, immediately called 911 for emergency service: "We have a woman ran in the lobby said she's been shot. She's laying on the floor and there's blood. The ambulance came two minutes later.

5

Selena dies

Selena was immediately rushed to Corpus Christi's Memorial Hospital. The bullet shattered her right shoulder, tearing one lung, her veins and a major artery. At 1:05 p.m. she was declared dead.

"[...] Selena Quintanilla, a 23 year old woman, came to her death as a result of exsanguinating internal and external hemorrhage, [...] due to a perforating gunshot wound of the torax (chest)".

Conclusion of the autopsy performed by pathologist Lloyd White on 31 March 1995.

Collaborators for this report: Cynthia López, Vanessa Morales and Ricardo Weibezahn. Sources: Official trial archives. Valdez, Carlos. 'Justice for Selena: The State Versus Yolanda Saldivar'. Victoria, BC: Trafford, 2005.

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Graphic Reconstruction: This Is How Yolanda Saldivar Killed Selena Quintanilla

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Selena was murdered, shot in the back, by a friend she was trying to help out. The singer had accompanied Yolanda to the hospital that same morning of the crime. Here, we re-create what no one saw, the 'Queen of Tex-Mex' in her last hours of life.

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Selena was no ordinary queen. She was the queen of Tejano music. Her empire included music fans from the United States and Mexico and beyond. Her songs crossed international borders and sung in English and Spanish.

To help celebrate the day of her birth, I asked San Antonio photographer Al Rendon, who knew her well, to take us back to the days when Selena ruled the Tejano radio waves and media.

Rendon began following Selena's career when she earned recognition at the Tejano Music Awards in the late 1980s. Selena, who had started her band, Selena y Los Dinos, when she was eleven years old, was a rising young star by her early teens.

In 1992, the recording company Capital Records EMI Latin had a problem-no one liked the photos proposed for the new album which was due in the stores that spring. Thus, Rendon got his big break to photograph Selena for the cover of her upcoming album, Entre a mi Mundo. (Come into my World).

On a cold winter day, Selena's bus pulled up to the studio that Rendon had rented for this emergency situation. The band was on its way to a venue, and there wasn't much time. Rendon remembers that Selena came in with only her family. She brought along several outfits that she had designed herself.

Rendon could not have known at the time, but this album would be her breakthrough creation. Her songs recorded in Entre a mi Mundo were influenced by R&B, pop, and disco, but also by her personal style of Columbian cumbias. Selena believed that this rich blend of music required special clothing design. She loved fashion design almost as much as singing her music.

The photo shoot went extremely well. Selena's charm and humility were evident from the start. Rendon's challenges were that Selena and her dad did not agree on what outfits she was to wear. Finally, her dad left the room and Selena posed for what would be an iconic photo- Selena in a mid-drift top, black and white stripped sleeves, sparkling pants and her arms lifting her long black hair.

Selena really liked the photo and, as a result, there would be many other photo shoots for Rendon. In addition, he photographed Selena at various performances and at the Tejano Music Awards. In the studio, as on the stage, she was a natural performer and required few directions, according to Rendon.

When Coca-Cola selected Selena for their promotional ads, they chose Rendon to handle the photography. In the past, Coca-Cola had used photographers from Los Angeles and New York. But with the advice of their ad guru, Lionel Sosa of San Antonio, they agreed to try Rendon.

The photo shooting for these ads was intense and complicated. Selena made shooting easier by coming prepared with a dozen colorful outfits, all which she had designed. After the successful photo sessions, she recognized Rendon's creative ability and made sure he would have future opportunities to photograph her on stage.

The year following her Entre a Mi Mundo album, Selena appeared in several telenovelas, including " Dos Mujeres, un Camino" (Two Women, One Road.) Her popularity was growing as evident by the 70,000 attendees who saw her perform at the Féria Expomex in Nuevo Laredo in September 1993. That same year over 55,000 fans saw her perform at the Houston Astrodome.

Her fan base expanded as more and more Mexican radio stations began playing her recordings. Selena's music had a special Latino rhythm and appealed to South America audiences as well. By 1994 she had also branched out to create her own line of clothing and make-up.

Her popularity extended beyond Tejano fans and to young girls of all races and color, Selena represented an ideal role model. She exhibited an extensive singing range and musical versatility as she belted out love songs, cumbias, and rancheras. In addition, her fans saw her as a beautiful and sexy person with an eye for designing new fashion styles.

Her fans adored her, which was no doubt a reason that Coca-Cola singled her out for promotions. She had that wholesome Tejana look. Some might say that she had the All-American look while others pointed to her tremendous sex appeal. Selena was indeed the first Latina mega star and her popularity during the early 1990s grew with every record release and every performance.

Her first Tejano album " Ven Conmigo " recorded in 1990 had sold over 500,000 copies by the time she received her Grammy Award in 1993. Despite her growing star status, she changed little and gave her fans abundant time and attention.

Her highly successful musical career and marriage to her band guitarist Chris Perez suggested an idyllic life. It seemed so to her. But her dream would soon turn in a horrendous nightmare.

Rendon recalled that Selena had a good heart and trusted many. Her trust was betrayed in March of 1995 as she opened a second Selena, Etc. store in San Antonio. That spring her family had discovered fraud and theft connected to a trusted business manager.

Her death at the hands of someone she had helped so much shocked family, friends and fans. It all seemed like a bad dream. Her friend Rendon remembers an astonishing amount of grieving and mourning that followed her tragic death. Every Latino community created altars to her and candles were lit in churches and homes.

Selena died in her adopted hometown of Corpus Christi, but not even death could silence her. Her music lives on. On April 16 of this year, she would have celebrated her 39th birthday. Her life is one that millions will never forget. Viva Selena.

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Selena was no ordinary queen. She was the queen of Tejano music. Her empire included music fans from the United States and Mexico and beyond. Her songs crossed international borders and sung in English and Spanish. To help celebrate the day of her birth, I asked San Antonio photographer Al Rendon, who knew her well, [...]

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Selena was born in Lake Jackson, Texas, a city 50 miles southeast of Houston, to Abraham Quintanilla Jr. and Marcella Quintanilla. Abraham opened a ...

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Selena Quintanilla :: Dreaming Of You (Lyrics)