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Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was born on April 16, 1971 in Lake Jackson, Texas, to a Mexican family, and grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas, where she began her musical career. She is the youngest out of three children, A.B Quintanilla III and Suzette Quintanilla. Selena first showed her interest in music at the young age of three, and at the age of six she could sing English and Spanish like a pro. Selena grew up speaking English, and before her dad taught her how to speak Spanish fluently, she learned how to sing Spanish lyrics phonetically. When she was nine years old her father started the group Selena y Los Dinos, with her brother A.B on bass guitar, and her sister on the drums. Their first performances were in their family’s restaurant, Papagallos, weddings, and clubs around Texas. …show more content…

In 1986, Selena recorded her second album, Alpha, won the award for Female Vocalist of the Year at the Tejano Music Awards, and was discovered by two huge names in the Tejano music industry; Rick Trevio, and Johnny Canales. In 1988, two more Selena albums were released, Preciosa and Dulce Amor. In 1988, Selena met a guitarist named Chris Perez. On April 3, 1992, Selena married Chris Perez. In 1990, a fan approached Abraham with the idea of starting a fan club. Her name was Yolanda Saldivar. Yolanda became a very close friend of Selena's, but later on, one of her worst enemies. Entre A Mi Mundo, was released in 1992. Such hits from that album like "Como La Flor" and "La Carcacha" made Selena a star. Her 1993 Live album won her a Grammy award for Best Mexican American Performance. In 1994, Selena released Amor Prohibido. By March of 1995, it had sold over 400,000 copies. Amor Prohibido included such hits as "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom," "Fotos Y Recuerdos", "No Me Queda Mas" and "El Chico Del Apartamento 512". Also in that year, Selena opened her boutique and salon, Selena Etc., in Corpus

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In the late 1980’s to early 1990’s one women was able to break this barrier and lead the way for many other artists to come, her name; Selena Quintanilla. Though her life and career that ended sooner than expected there were qualities she possessed to be remembered and memorialized decades after her death. To this day Selena is recognized as one of the first cross over Latin artist in

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Early life Selena was born Selena Quintanilla was born on April 16, 1971 in Lake Jackson Texas. She was in a vocal group when she was 9, started by her father, Abraham Quintanilla. Abraham took Selena out of school when she was in the eighth grade because of how her singing and career was going , at 17 she earned a high school diploma by American school program. Selena and her Band (every band member in the group was a family

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Selena was known for two (2) nicknames, “Queen of Tejano Music” and “Mexican Madonna”. They got the name “Mexican Madonna”, because of her beautiful outfits and dance moves, and her beauty. Her nickname “Queen of Tejano Music” meant a type of music that incorporated other styles such as country. Selena started singing at a young

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It can be argued that from the start the film Selena gives the audience the wrong impression that Selena reached the pinnacle of her career when she successfully obtained an English- language crossover status. That is because the film opens with a scene of Selena singing in English to a sold-out concert at the Houston Astrodome which is meant to show “Selena’s career pinnacle” (Vargas 2006). Thus, the viewer’s initial impression of Selena is that Selena became successful only once she succeeded in the American music industry. However, if one were to look at the story of Selena from when she first debuted as a singer one would be able to see that is the not the case.

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Selena Quintanilla was a very successful “Tex-Mex” singer, who, from the beginning of her life to the end of it, had an extraordinary life. After one time of singing to her father, a band was created and she was put into the singing world. Since that day, many journeys occurred. She has performed in many places like Mexico and Texas. She even got married and won a Grammy.

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