Selena Quintanilla Perez is a Tex Mex singer. She traveled around the U.S. and Mexico performing. Her fan club president got mad at Selena and decided to kill her. In her memory a statue was built for Selena. Before I explain her monument here is a little background about her life. Born April 16, 1971 in Lake Jackson, Texas, she was the youngest of 3 siblings. At the age of 3, she began singing to her father out of a children’s book of songs. That was when her father realized she could sing. When Selena was 9
years old she would perform at the family restaurant Papa Gayos with the band
Los Dinos. This Lasted for a while, but Papagallos went out of business, which
caused the family to go bankrupt, and FORCED THEM to move
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(THIS IS KIND OF BIG JUMP HERE IN TIME AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT) In 1990 Yolanda Saldivar opened the official fan club for Selena. By
February, Saldivar was stealing money from the fan club. Selena fired Saldivar
but Saldivar had to keep working to find the missing money. After Selena's
concert she went to collect the money but some was still missing, so she went
back to the hotel and they had a massive argument. When Selena turned to
leave, Saldivar took out a gun and shot Selena in the back of her right shoulder.
She was rushed to the hospital and declared dead at 1:09 p.m. on Friday March
31, 1995 in Corpus Christi, Texas. Selena was only 23 years old.
Selena's legacy was honored with a memorial statue. Named "Mirador de
la Flor" (viewpoint of the flower), this memorial to the late Tejano star features a
5'8" life-sized bronze statue of Selena wearing a leather jacket with microphone
in hand, sculpted by H. W. "Buddy" Tatum, a Corpus Christi artist. She is leaning
against a concrete pillar looking towards the Corpus Christi Bay. Many people
go to the site to remember a wonderful performer and person who inspired