Selena Quintanilla-Perez
April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995
Selena Quintanilla was a Texas-born Tejano star who was quickly becoming a worldwide superstar when her life was tragically cut short. Known simply as Selena, she began building a following within the Spanish-speaking community in and around the Houston area in the mid ’80s and by 1987, she was at the top of her field when she won Best Female Vocalist at the Tejano Music Awards which she would continue to rule over the next several years. Signed to EMI Records in the States, Selena was soon being groomed to cross over much the same way Gloria Estefan had before her. By the early ’90s, Selena was approaching superstar status, designing her own clothing line, opening boutiques in Texas and appearing in Spanish novellas and alongside Johnny Depp, Faye Dunaway and Marlon Brando in Don Juan DeMarco. In 1994, her Amor Prohibido was nominated for a Grammy, and she began work on an English language album. And by 1995, she was drawing upwards of 65,000 to her concerts in Texas. Around this time, her family discovered that Yolanda Saldivar, the president of her fan club and manager of one of her clothing stores was embezzling from the company. After being fired, Saldivar agreed to meet Selena at her hotel in Corpus Christi to return some financial paperwork. Instead, Saldivar shot Selena in the back as she was exiting the room. She died later that day.
What You Should Own
i miss you girl you rocked my world
RIP-Selena/You were a beautiful butterfly just starting to fly.
i like ur musical
cool right
i love you, you had a great voice i you where smart love you girl RIP/SELENA QUINTANILLA PEREZ
LOVE YO GIRL AALIYAH LASLEY
ao a selena desde chiquita la acmiro y lo sejire asiendo :):):):)
I love Selena and I miss u!!!!
REST IN PEACE SELENA!!!!1
eres lo mejor selena
iloved you music
Theres no doubt in my mind that she was gonna become somthing bigger than micheal jackson and any other singer.the whole world adored her and her death stunned the world….what breaks my heart is that she was crossing over into mainstream american pop which for example are Enrique iglesias and madonna.We were waiting for that same year for her to cross over.everybody knew about it and could not wait till the day her english album would have came out….
i agree one hundred percent she has such a great heart and amazing morals i till this day look up to her because i know she is looking down at us all(:
Selena was an awesome artist… But Christian, to say she was going to be bigger then Michael Jackson is strectching it!!! Michael Jackson started his stardom when he was 12 and deserved the title KING OF POP!!! There will NEVER be no one like Michael!!!
Selena was an awesome singer no doubt about it. She had a very strong voice and she could actully sing not like these other artist who need their voices altered.. Selena sounded awesome live and not very many artist sound good live. Selena was going to blow all these wanna be artist out of the water with her voice!!! It’s to bad that people can’t handle another person’s success… It just goes to show that you really can’t trust anyone these day’s and that’s really sad… Well Selena is resting in her peace now and everything else does not matter anymore..All we can do now is continue the legacy that she started with her music. I for one still listen to her music and always will..
u go selena we miss u
I m!ss you
Selena is my idol people say that i look like her even when i was in school… shes a very beautiful women she was always very happy girl we both have alot in common… I remember when i herd the bad news i was vey sad …I love you selena and you’ll always be in my heart RIP LOVE ALWAYS Maria Arellano
It has been 15 years since you were ripped from our lives and till this day you can still hear your angelic voice and see your warm smile….Selena is and will always be in our hearts …You are a role model to all latinas…I will always remember this day,because for your family it was so sad and tragic and for mine,well my oldest son was born this day…15 years you have been in heaven,15 years I have been blessed with my son…god bless
I am very sorry for Selena’s Family and husben.She did not need to die she was to young.I ask the Lord to continue to help there family.
SELENA RESTED IN PEACE =[ =[ =[ =[ =[
selena was a very talented young woman i love her music and i wish she was still living she would have had a lot to contribute to this world,her voice,her kindness and her compassion i love you selena and always will lydia rosado
i love to sing as well and whenever i sing i put all my heart and soul into my singing i love singing your songs i just wish i knew how to sing in spanish you will be truly missed by the world your memory will live on forever and not just for latin people either,but for the entire universe love your fan lydia rosado
ACTUALLY,THE IMPLICATION THAT SELENA WOULD NOT BE AS BIG AS MICHAEL JACKSON IS NOT TRUE AT ALL.HER FANS LOVE HER JUST AS MUCH AS M.J.’S FANS LOVE HIM,[IF NOT MORE SO,IN FACT],AND SHE SANG NOT ONLY POP,BUT ROCK,CUMBIAS,RANCHERAS,MARIACHI,AND MORE.HE MAY HAVE HAD MORE ENGLISH-SPEAKING FANS AT THE TIME OF HER PASSING,BUT THEN,HE HAD A BIT OF A HEAD-START IN THE ENGLISH MARKET,DIDN’T HE? SURE,THERE’LL NEVER BE ANOTHER MICHAEL JACKSON,BUT,THERE’LL NEVER BE ANOTHER SELENA,EITHER.
u will never be topped SELENA!!! im only 14 but within the first 3 minutes of the movie i knew you were amazing!! I instantly became a fan. And though many singers may come close, none will ever be better. i love your music and music videos, and ive learned a graet deal of spanish from you.