Selena quintanilla-perez She was born on April 16, 1971, in Lake Jackson, Texas, and was a famous singer of Tejano music, currently considered one of the most important in that genre.
Daughter of Abraham Quintanilla Jr. Y Marcella Ofelia Samora, his life as a singer began at the early age of 9, when he formed a band with his brothers, called “Selena and the Dinos“Together with them he made his first presentations at his father’s Mexican restaurant,”Papa Gayo’s“.
In 1985, Selena released his first album thanks to the support of a company from Corpus Christi. Abraham Quintanilla Jr. bought all of his daughter’s original records. A decade later, the album was reissued under the name “My First Recordings“.
In 1986, the young woman’s second work was published, entitled “Alpha“, which won the award for Revelation of the year Y Selena he stayed with the one of Best Female Vocalist in the Tejano Music Awards.
In 1988 he released his two new works, entitled: “Precious” Y “Sweet loveBut one of the most outstanding years in the singer’s career was, without a doubt, 1989, when she signed a contract with EMI, company with which he released his next album, entitled “Selena“In addition, he obtained a contract with Coke, becoming his Texas publicity figure.
In 1990, Selena He launched “Come with me“which was composed entirely by his brother AB Quintanilla.
On April 2, 1992, Selena she secretly married a man she had known for some time, named Chris perez, with whom he formed the renewed band, “The dinos“.
In 1992, after recording his first video clip of the song “good friends“, the American singer edited”Enter My World“, which featured one of the artist’s most successful songs:”As the flower“.
It was the following year that he won the award Grammy from the category Best Mexican-American Music Album For his job “Selena live“That was the moment when Selena began to become a real star, mainly after releasing “Forbidden love“, which led her to organize massive concerts.
In 1994, he launched into the field of design, implementing the manufacture of his own clothing line, called “Selena Etc“, which was administered by its fan club president Yolanda saldivar.
But the best day in the professional life of Selena It was on February 26, 1995, when he performed at a great concert in Houston, where more than 67,000 spectators were delighted with his music.
In addition to dedicating herself to her career as a singer and businesswoman, she was present in several civic organizations, which she helped by performing shows for the benefit of AIDS patients.
The dream would end on March 31, 1995, when with only 23 years of age, after a discussion about labor issues with his admirer Yolanda saldivar, Selena was killed by a bullet in the back in a small Corpus Christi Motel, called Days Inn.
After a long judicial process, Saldivar she was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment.
In 1997, Gregory nava directed a film about the life of the singer, in which famous figures acted, such as Jennifer Lopez, Edward James Olmos Y Constance marie.
April 7, 2005 AB Quintanilla hosted a memorial concert for the late American artist at Reliant Stadium in Texas, which was televised by Univision.