...Selena Quintanilla-Perez now an icon in Tejano, and mainstream Latino, Texas, and pop culture was born to on April 16, 1971 to Abraham Jr. and Marcella Quintanilla. When Marcella gave birth to her they chose “Selena” at the suggestion of her hospital roommate. She was born at Freeport Community Hospital, just outside their hometown of Lake Jackson. Lake Jackson is a small community of 23,000, 75 miles from Houston. At the time of Selena’s birth, the Quintanillas had two other children. Abraham III who was 8, and Suzette who was 4. Abraham taught A.B, and Suzette how to play musical instruments at an early age. A.B was taught bass, and Suzette the drums. When Selena was three Abraham spent numerous hours working with A.B. and Suzette. Selena felt excluded and she confronted her father about it. She demanded to know why she could not learn an instrument. Abraham told Selena that she was too young, so Selena decided to sing instead. Abraham saw Selena’s talent when she was six years old. Selena’s family garage was then converted into a soundproof studio. Selena’s dad bought a set of drums, and obtained a bass from a friend. Afterwards her father taught her how to sing in spanish. In the beginning Selena sung using phonetics. Before being taught how to sing in spanish, english had been Selena’s only, and first language. Selena could sing perfectly in spanish, but found it difficult to converse fluently in spanish. Selena relied on her smile, and personality to get by with spanish-language...
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...Selena Quintanilla was shot to death by the leader of her fan club after an argument dealing with money, suffering from a single gunshot wound on March 31, 1995 at Days Inn Motel- Corpus Christi, Texas- room 158. Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was an American singer, songwriter, spokesperson, actress, and fashion designer. She was born on April 16, 1971, Lake Jackson, TX and died on March 31, 1995, Corpus Christi, TX. Who was the murder of Selena Quintanilla? Yolanda Saldívar is an American woman who was convicted of murdering Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla-Pérez on March 31, 1995, at the Days Inn motel in Corpus Christi, Texas. She will be eligible for parole on March 30, 2025. The Quintanilla family appointed Saldívar manager of Selena's boutiques in early 1994. Eight months later, Selena signed Saldívar as her...
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...SINGLE SPACED -1 Selena Quintanilla Pérez was a singer and dancer. Selena's Life was filled with family and happiness. Unfortunately, Selena was shot at the age of 23. Selena Quintanilla was born on April 16, 1971 in Lake Jackson, Texas. Selena was the youngest child of Mexican American parents, Abraham Quintanilla Jr. and Marcella Ofelia Samora. Selena had a brother, Abraham and a sister, Suzette. Selena's father, Abraham, started his own group when he was in his 20’s called Los Dino's. The Los Dino's weren't successful because the group was Mexican American and it was during the 50’s and 60’s. Which was the segregation time period and club members wouldn't let them perform because they weren't white. Selena went to the elementary...
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...Selena Quintanilla grew up to be an american singer, songwriter, spokesperson, model, and fashion designer.She was born on April 16, 1971 in Lake Jackson, Texas and died March 31, 1995, in Corpus Christi, Texas. She married in 1992 to Christopher Perez, the lead guitarist of her band. Her life was soon cut short when she was murdered by the founder of her fan club. She became an icon in the Hispanic community, a figure that was beloved to Mexican-Americans. Around the age of 10, selena became the lead singer in her family's band, Selena Y Los Dinos. Her brother Abraham played the bass and composed most of her songs, while her sister Suzette played the drums. They started out playing at weddings and clubs in Texas. She grew up knowing english...
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...BEGINNING Selena Quintanilla was born on April 16, 1971 into a Mexican American family. She first started singing around the age of 10 when her father created a band called, “Selena y Los Dinos” who she was the lead singer of. They performed at weddings, her father’s restaurant and other events. Selena’s father taught how to sing in Spanish which she later learned how to speak. Selena enjoyed singing and performing. Her determination was what got her father to help her become a successful singer. CAREER Selena y Los Dinos recorded their first album in 1983 after they appeared on an L.A radio show which wasn’t released until 1995. They released their first record which was called “Muñequito Ee Trapo” in 1986. Later in 1987 she won the award...
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...Selena Quintanilla-Perez was born on April 16th, 1971 in Lake Jackson, Texas. She grew up in a Mexican-American environment, you can probably tell that in her music. Her talent had risen when her father heard her singing around the house one day. That my friends is how "Selena y Los Dinos" was formed! The band consisted of family and friends, not to mention Selena's boyfriend Chris Perez! Selena and her boyfriend Chris actually got married in April of 1992, a few years before her death. Before her death, Selena was at the top of the charts with singles like "Amor Prohibo" (Forbidden love), and “No Me Queda Más” (I Have Nothing Left). While alive, she won six of the 15 categories at the 1995 Tejano Music Awards and received a Grammy for best...
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...Selena’s fans are screaming at MAC Selena and M.A.C fans might be dreaming tonight. After 20 years of Selena Quintanilla’s death her ever supportive and passionate fans are still loyal as ever because last February they made a petition on Change.org that was started by Patty Rodriguez, A Selena super fan, she is urging M.A.C. Cosmetic to create a collection based on the legendary Texan singer and beauty icon. The petition garnered over 37,000 signatures around the world via social media sites. And now M.A.C. heard the requests of Selena’s fans and has announced a multi-product collection of “M.A.C. Selena” to be released in the second half of the year 2016. On the recent interview on People Magazine of the MAC Senior Vice President/Group...
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...NOT DOUBLE-SPACED -1 Selena Quintanilla Pérez was a famous musician who sung Mexican and American music. She was one of the first famous female singers, because before that rarely anyone listened to female singers because it was a change and male groups and singers were popular. Unfortunately, short after she made her first number one hit song she was murdered by her fan club president. Selena started her musical career by force, not a choice. She like singing, but her father Abraham made her and her siblings practice performing music. They started out being pretty bad, to then mastering certain songs and sounded good. They started practicing on their own because they enjoyed it and this pleased Abraham. Soon, Selena’s father...
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...Selena Quintanilla Pérez was a tejano singer, songwriter and dancer, she was also a fashion designer and actress. Her life was filled with music, dance, and joy. Unfortunately, her life ended at a young age of 23. Her death was caused by being shot by the president of her fan club. Throughout her career, she was loved by many, therefore she won quite a few awards. In her short 23 years, Selena was nominated for 86 awards total, winning 67 of those. She won 36 Tejano Music Awards, 14 Billboard Latin Music Awards, 10 Lo Nuestro Awards, 5 BMI Awards and 1 award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. The Spirit of Hope Award was even created in her honor in 1996, it was awarded to Latin artists who participated in humanitarian and civic causes. In 1998, she became one of the first artists to have won a Billboard Latin Music Award in two different genres....
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...No one can change the hearts and minds of millions like Selena Quintanilla did, the women that impacted the Latino community with just her voice. Every step she took to become what she became. By looking at how she went from having a short childhood to a natural born performer making hits at a young age with just a family group. How her life changed in just seconds and ended with a tragic end. But her spirit tends to live on for ages. Selena Quintanilla-Perez was born in an urban area called Lake Jackson, Texas. Grew up in a family of four, two siblings A.B. Quintanilla and her sister Suzette Quintanilla Also both of her parents, Abraham Quintanilla Jr. and Marcella Samora. “Selena displayed a gift for music at an early age. When she was only six years old” (“Selena Quintanilla-Perez”). Selena didn’t have a normal childhood like any other kid. Her father, who really loved music and had his own music group before he started his business, Abraham Quintanilla started teaching his kids about music at a young age and as they continue to grow as a family. Abraham Quintanilla started pushing his kids to become something at a young age. “Her father, a musician and restaurateur, put together a family band playing the...
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...The idea to create a Selena Quintanilla-inspired makeup line sparked 6 months prior to the actual decision. The catalyst to the movement was a photoshopped image of Selena on a MAC lipstick that was posted on Instagram in January. The image included the hashtag #SelenaQuintanillaForMAC, and quickly went viral. Next, a formal petition was started to make the full collection a reality. Initially, there was hope to receive 5,000 signatures in support of a limited-edition collection in the singer's name. By the time MAC announced the line on Thursday morning, the petition had accumulated nearly 38,000 signatures. "Latina women, who are the largest consumers of beauty products in the country, deserve a makeup line inspired by our mexican Madonna"...
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...The making of the movie about Selena: Selena Quintanilla born in Lake Jackson, TX. Was a Mexican American singer, dancer and entertainer. PUNCTUATION Selena was the “Queen of Tejano,” and was killed by the president of her fan club. She sang and entertained for 16 years. Selena's murder sent shockwaves through the Latino community, and her fans around the world mourned the singer's passing. Selena's life story has been the subject of a 1997 film, Selena, which stars Jennifer Lopez as the Tejano superstar and James Edward Olmos as her father. In this biographical drama, Selena (Jennifer Lopez) is born into a musical family. Selena’s father Abraham (James Edward olmos) realized that his daughter Selena had a gift, Selena then started to sing and perform at small venues. Selena falls for her guitarist without her father's approval. Selena seeking mainstream fame, decides to start to record her her English-language album which tragically she will never finish. Selena confesses to her mother that she is having anxiety about her crossover album and also confesses about her and Chris wanted to start a family. On March 31, after arguing over the missing financial documents, Selena is murdered by...
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...Selena film is based on the life of Selena, a Tejano style singer who get tragically killed on 1995. It shows the family struggles, her beginnings as a singer and the progress of her career until reaching a number one album, her secret marriage to the guitarist, and her tragic death. Description of Movie Family The movie starts with the father Abraham Quintanilla Sr as a young man trying to become a musician. The group has no success because of cultural discrimination and ended up disbanding. Film jumps forward and shows Abraham married to Marcella with three children Abraham Jr, Sussy, and Selena. Abraham discovers Selena’s sing talent when she was 9 years old as she sang “over the rainbow” at their restaurant. When the family goes bankrupt,...
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...Selena Quintanilla Perez also known, as the “Queen of Tejano” was a very famous Latin Singer. She was born on April 16, 1971 and was shoot and killed by the present of her fan club Yolanda Saldivar on March 31, 1995 only making her twenty-three years of age. Selena was born in Lake Jackson, Texas and began to sing and dance since childhood. By the age of ten she was the lead singer in her family’s band “Selena Y Los Dinos” (her older brother and sister). The band witnessed many struggles from financial issues to criticism problems but still managed to create an album, “Mis Primeras Grabaciones” and continued to grow with time. They created two more albums, “Preciosa” and “Dulce Amor”. These albums helped Selena with publicity and got her name on the market. In 1987, Selena was voted female vocalist of the year and had won both the best female vocalist and performer of the year. She also was awarded again and again the next two following years and gained another award, Female Entertainer of the Year. She was fluent in both English and Spanish and preformed both English and Spanish songs putting on tremendous performances. Her 1990 album “Ven Conmigo” was the first Tejano record that hit gold record status selling over 500,000 copies. She too, had won the Grammy Award for the best Mexican-American album in additionally to releasing another gold album “Amor Prohibido”, in 1993. She married her lead guitarist Chris Perez, in 1992. Selena had intentions to release an English album...
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...Selena's life from beginning to end NOT DOUBLE-SPACED -1 Selena was born into a Mexican American family and grew up with her father's musical influence due to his past experiences in the industry. Her father also put together their family band after listening to Selena sing and made the children practice more than play this continues for quite a while eventually using the group as entertainment for her father's restaurant. The problem her father had was he was Mexican yet unable to sing Mexican music which was his downfall so he forced the group to sing it. The group now known as Selena e los Dino's named after her father's original group started to play at gigs and festivals but they ran into a problem. Many people did not like or approve since she was a female and she was Mexican. Finally over the years she started to gain widespread success her brother started to produce her music and sister continued to play drums for the band. She continued success and started to play and respect her Mexican...
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