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Shes from Lake Jackson Texas

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She was born on April 16, 1971, and when she passed away in March 1995 by her fan club president and business

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She won 36 Tejano Music Awards, 14 Billboard Latin Music Awards, 10 Lo Nuestro Awards, five BMI Awards and one award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. In 1995, she was inducted into the Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame.

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Selena had many struggles similar to those of her fans. She was discriminated against because of race or gender. She also had some financial challenges growing up.

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Sometimes she was called the "Queen of Tejano" Selena's music expanded the audience for Texan Mexican music and contributed to a rise in Latin music popularity across the United States. She broke cultural and gender barriers by becoming a symbol of pride for the Latino community.

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She passed away from being shot and fatally wounded by her fan club president murdered her.

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She designed/ created most of her iconic stage outfits.

Selena's father, Abraham Quintanilla Jr. was her manager

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Religion/ Beliefs /Education/ childhood 

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Religion/ Beliefs /Education/ childhood 

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Elkins' testimony about blood transfusions addressed reports from Corpus Christi in the wake of her death that her father was upset with the transfusions due to his religious beliefs. Quintanilla is a Jehovah's Witness, whose beliefs oppose such treatment.

In 1989 she finished high school through the American School, a correspondence school for artists, and enrolled at Pacific Western University in business administration correspondence courses.

Selena's childhood was pretty much all about music. She joined the family band, Selena Y Los Dino's, when she was 10 years old. The band started out as just playing weddings, clubs, etc. Selena learned to sing in Spanish so the family band could resonate better in the Latino community.