Selena Quintanilla, Queen Of The Tejano

Selena Quintanilla, Queen of the Tejano

The death of the Queen of the Tejano, Selena Quintanilla, was an unimaginable tragedy. In her short life, she obtained unprecedented success and became an icon for millions of fans. As a result, his sudden death was a devastating event for all people in the world: no one could believe that such a luminous star left as soon.

From her childhood, Selena was destined to be famous. When she was nine years old, Selena and her brothers formed a band called "Selena and Los Dinos" to do concerts to special events in her town of Corpus Christi in the state of Texas ("Selena Biography", paragraph four). Two years later, Selena and her brothers were traveling to act with other popular musicians and her fabulous career was born ("Selena Biography", paragraph eight). In the following years, she will sign with an elite discography, record popular songs and will still marry her love Chris Pérez. In addition, it seemed that this was only the beginning of his fame ("Selena Biography", paragraph four).

The year 1995 should have been sensational for Selena. Her recent album, "Forbidden Love" was a huge success and she was planning future projects to increase her reputation among English speakers: one of these projects would be made the most famous song of her, "I Could Fall in Love". This period of time seemed the most exciting in Selena’s life: unfortunately, someone was planning something terrible that would ruin everything.

This person is Yolanda Saldívar, the manager of some Selena stores and also her admirers club ("Selena Quintanilla’s murderer confesses for the first time why she killed her", paragraph three). Now, she is one of the most hated people in the world.

March 31, 1995 was the day the world lost to Selena. She was trying to obtain some financial documents that Yolanda had hidden in her apartment and "shot her in the back" (Verde, Amaya. "Graphic reconstruction: This is how Yolanda killed Selena Quintanilla" part two). "She died at Corpus Christi hospital a few hours later" (Green, Amaya. "Graphic reconstruction: This is how Yolanda killed Selena Quintanilla", part five).

For many years, nobody knew why Yolanda Saldívar murdered Selena. There were different stories that seemed strange and disrespectful to the memory of Selena. However, according to an article that was published in 2017, Yolanda Saldívar revealed the reason for unspeakable crime: “I wantedHis administration of clothing stores and the fan club ”(“ The murderer of Selena Quintanilla confesses for the first time why he killed her, "paragraph three). 

Many people remember Selena Quintanilla as a very talented singer or a fashion icon. But, his deepest gift did not exist in his clothes or his voice, but in his beautiful heart. According to an article from the newspaper "Corpus Christi Caller Times", Selena’s family described her as a "full of life" person and who had a lot of love for his fans (Heines, Vivienne. "A Family’s Farewell: Husband Recalls Life With Selena", paragraphs 8 and 10).

Although Selena lost her life too early she created a great legacy that will survive for many years. People of all kinds love Selena: But, I think the most important impact was on the Latin community, she was the first Mexican star with a fame of that magnitude. Also, he shared his culture with the American population which filled it proudly. In addition, he gave a great gift to young Latinos: the hope that someone of their identity can also obtain successes outside their country.