Research Paper On Selena Quintanilla

“ If you have a dream, don’t let anyone take it away and always believe that the impossible is always possible.”Selena Quintanilla was basically telling all of her fans to dream big and to never give up in any circumstances. Anything is possible but if you put all your effort in it. Selena listened to her own advice, she became what she always dreamed to be, and she accomplished many things before she died. Selena Quintanilla was an important figure in the Hispanic society because she was a Latin American who lived here in the United States facing all the changes in racism, but overall she became a very successful famous singer.

Selena Quintanilla was born on April 16, 1971 in Lake Jackson Texas. She was the youngest child of Marcella Ofelia

Selena began classes in Oran M. Roberts Elementary School. She also attended in West Oso Junior High in Corpus. She then graduated in 1989 in a correspondence school for artist and enrolled at Pacific Western University as a correspondence student taking business classes. Selena’s whole career began when she was little. She saw her older brother and sister play the instrument and she felt left out so that's how her whole singing career began. ( Biography editors )

The person who influenced selena was her father Abraham. During the early 1960s, Abraham and a few of his friends made a group named “ Los Dinos,” they performed in restaurants, but there was few opportunities for them so Abraham had to give up in the band. Abraham’s passion for music never died. He would teach her older brother and sister how to play instruments. She felt left out because she was the only one that didn't play any instrument so, she questioned her dad why he didn’t let her sing and he would

She was best known as “ The Queen of Tejano.” She had such an amazing voice. Selena loved all her fans as much as they loved her. She would always motivate her fans by telling them to follow their dreams. She also went to schools to advised the kids to not do drugs and to stay in school. Throughout her career she accomplished many several things. In 1984, Selena y Los Dinos records 'Selena Y Dinos' on the Freddie’s Label but this label wasn't released till 1995. Then, 1986, Selena and The Guys released their first record “Muñequito Es Trapo.” She became a spokesperson for Coca-Cola in 1987 and in the same year she won an award for first time Female Vocalist of the Year. In 1989 she signed a contract with EMI latin label to make her a star in their latin world. Selena met Chris Perez by 1988 and he joined the band in the late 1989 as a guitarist. The two had fallen in love and got married April, 1992. Each year of the 1990s brought further success, Selena Y Los Dinos released more albums. Their albums include, Ven Conmigo, Entre a mi mundo, Amor prohibido, Dreaming of you and many others. Selena establish her own clothing line, which was opened in San Antonio and Corpus Christi. Besides that, she had started a perfume line. On February 26, 1995 Selena performed at the Houston Astrodome, where more than 60,000 fans showed up too. Everything was going good for selena until she was murdered. On March 31, 1995, Selena was shot