Selena was a songwriter, singer, spokesperson, actress, and fashion designer. That 's who Selena was. Who killed Selena Selena was killed March 31, 1995 by Yolanda Saldivar. Saldívar shot Selena in the back, piercing an artery that led from her .heart, killing her. Yolanda wanted to end her one life but shot Selena on accident, but the court didn’t
Jodi Arias, victim or killer? Travis Alexander, an insurance salesman and motivational speaker found dead in his bathtub. With a bullet in his head, more than twenty-four stab wounds and his throat slit from ear lobe to ear lobe. In the state of arizona Jodi Arias testifies that she killed her Ex-boyfriend on a case of self defence. But all the evidence of the case is pointing otherwise.
It was unknown to her fans and also to her parents for a long time, until they decided to secretly get married. Selenas father did not approve of Chris until after they got married, in which it was too late to do anything. Unlike Perez, Yolanda Saldivar was dangerous to Selena, but no one would’ve thought that until the end, when Saldivar shot and killed Selena. Not only was Yolanda Saldivar the founder of Selenas fan club, she was also the manager of Selenas boutique in San Antonio (Biography.com). It all started when Selenas father accused Saldivar of embezzling money, and was about to fire her.
Known mononymously as Selena, Selena Quintanilla Perez was an American Tejano singer. Her contributions to music and fashion, which made her one of the most celebrated Mexican-American artists of the late 20th century, led to her being called the “Queen of Tejano Music.” She remains one of the most influential Latin artists of all time and is credited for catapulting the Tejano genre into the popular mainstream. Selena Quintanilla broke many barriers, first as the leader of Selena y los Dinos where she expanded traditional Tejano music by adding non-traditional instruments and music genres including cumbia, pop, rock, and disco, and she ultimately made history by becoming the first ever Tejano artist to win a Grammy in 1994. Selena ranks #89
Everyday people are judging and being judged by others with unique criteria that we, as inhabitants of Earth deem necessary checkmarks to be met to afford and be afforded tokens of civility. In Judith Ortiz Cofer’s “The Myth of the Latin Woman” the memoir is brimming with personal accounts of fetishiztation and discrimination the author experiences as a Latin woman that have vast influence on her life. Throughout the text Cofer conveys the significance of how deep the status “exotic” to describe Latina women is held inside the minds of people which the author alludes to on page 879, “I thought you Latin girls were supposed to mature early,” [1] after being given a sudden, non-consensual kiss at a dance by her date. The author expresses the cultural dissonance between
Liliana Felipe is what she is to today because what she has manage of doing such has standing up knowing that she 's been fighting of finding her sisters and brother in law 's body but what she make this more influential is she fought without fighting nor making a big scene but, doing it by composing her music and letting the lyrics doing all the talking. That 's whats make it more
Oscar Casares created a very believable character in “Mrs. Perez” by writing about Lolas passion, bowling, and including flash backs about her younger life and family. He used these flash backs and incorporated her family to go into depth about her past, and let the readers infer why she is the way she is. The bowling ball that is repeatedly mentioned throughout the story contrast her past life. By giving her a hobby, and showing the struggles she has experienced in her past, she becomes like a real person readers empathize with. To begin with, Casares often went back in time to show her seemingly unhappy life with her now deceased husband.
Apparently Yolanda was stealing money from Selena’s fan club and was trying to hide it. Selena’s father, Abraham, informs Selena about this and they confront Yolanda together. Obviously Yolanda wouldn 't admit to it right away. In a panic, knowing that she was found, Yolanda met with Selena and ended up shooting her in the back. The accident became fatal and Selena passed away.
The world was even more shocked that she was killed at the school she worked at. The only one not shocked by this announcement was her bandmate, Sra. Martinez. She was not shocked because she was the one to kill Mrs. Ferri. Sra.
Selena Quintanilla-Perez was a talented Mexican-American singer, songwriter, spokesperson, and fashion designer. On top of her career, she had respect, and was admired as a great role model by Mexican Americans. The “Queen of Tejano” music, her contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most celebrated Mexican-American entertainers of the late 20th century. Billboard magazine named her the “Top Latin Artist of the 90s” and then “Best Selling Latin Artist of the decade”. Selena ranks among the most influential Latin artists of all time and is credited for catapulting a music genre into the mainstream market.
The awards Selena won Not double spaced -1 Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was a Mexican American (Tex-Mex) singer and dancer. Her life was filled with success. Selena was a very successful person, and won many awards. Unfortunately, she was shot and killed on March 31st, 1995, by her fan club manager because of financial problems.
In the story “Mrs. Perez” by Oscar Casares, he uses constant flashbacks, a custom bowling ball, a broken home, and a separated family as a way to shape a fictional story into a realistic lifestyle for the main character. In the beginning of the story, the author includes “Her name was engraved in black cursive letters an inch above the finger holes: Lola.” (pt. 1, Casares) The author includes this in the first part of the story to give you the main characters first name through her personal, custom bowling ball.
It is not very often that the world is graced with the beautiful presence of someone who exuberated love and light so flawlessly, so effortlessly. To many Selena Quintanilla-Perez was, quiet honestly, a Godsend. She was talented, kind, and so full of love that it is no wonder how she captivated the hearts of Latinos and Non-Latinos all over the globe. It also is a rarity for a Hollywood produced movie to capture that true essence of an influential personality, especially when that person has passed on, but Selena did just that. The movie was executed excellently, and although there is nothing close to the feeling of actually having Selena back, the movie was able to bring her back to life so that those who were too young or not born yet could experience this once in a lifetime Estrella.
With these achievements, this made Selena the first women to achieve huge success in Tejano and the first Tejano artist to win a Grammy award and have albums go gold. After achieving so much success in Tejano music Selena wanted to crossover to American music. She started recording the album “Dreaming of you” but sadly she did live to see her album success. Selena was murder on March 31, 1995. Even though Selena died the album “Dreaming of you” was released.
Selena desperately wanted to record an album in her first language, so in December of 1993 she was moved to a record company that made English language songs. On March 31st, 1995 she was shot and killed by the president of her fan club, Yolanda Saldívar. This was a tragic day for many and she will forever be
