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Abraham Quintanilla, Jr.

Birth name
Abraham Isaac Quintanilla Jr[1]
Also known as
Abraham, Abraham Quintanilla
Born
February 20, 1939 (age 76)
Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
Origin
Corpus Christi, Texas
Genres
Polka, Doo-wop, Tejano
Occupation(s)
Singer-songwriter, record producer
Instruments
Vocals
Years active
1957–present
Labels
Falcon Records, J.W. Fox, Bernal records, Epitome
Associated acts
Los Dinos
Selena y Los Dinos
Selena (deceased daughter)
A.B. Quintanilla (son)
Suzette Quintanilla (daughter)
Chris Pérez (widower son-in-law)
Website
www.q-productions.com
Abraham Isaac Quintanilla, Jr. (born February 20, 1939)[2] is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. He is the father of singer Selena.


Contents  [hide]
1 Early life
2 Career 2.1 Early years
2.2 With Selena y Los Dinos
3 Death of Selena
4 Discography
5 Filmography
6 Notes
7 References
8 Works cited
9 External links

Early life[edit]
Quintanilla was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, the middle child of six siblings, to Mexican immigrant parents Abraham Quintanilla, Sr. (born: Abrán Quintanilla) (1912-1997) and Mary Calderon Quintanilla (born: María Calderon, March 29, 1919 – January 18, 1972). Quintanilla's parents worked along the Rio Grande in Texas, gleaning vegetables, cotton and fruits.[2] When he was fourteen, his parents left the Catholic Church and converted to Jehovah's Witnesses. Quintanilla's mother began to go door-to-door to preach to other Hispanic and Latino Americans.[3] Quintanilla's father later worked as an autobody repairman.[4]
Quintanilla attended Roy Miller High School and soon joined with two of his friends to form a high school choir called the Gumdrops.[3] Abraham dropped out of Roy Miller High School when he was a senior to pursue his career.[5] Mary strongly disapproved of her son's desire to become a professional singer.[4]
Career[edit]
Early years[edit]
In 1957, Quintanilla encountered his alumni class mates performing at a high school dance.[5] He quickly recognized their voices and was hooked. While learning that one of their lead vocalist was quitting the band: Abraham quickly approached the "Dinos" and asked if he can be part of their singing group.[5] The group decided to give Abraham a chance by practicing with them. Quintanilla's wishes were granted when the Dinos crowned him as the "third voice". During the beginning stages of the group, the Dinos were paid thirty United States dollars in booked venues. Los Dinos cited their musical inspirations were musical ensembles The Four Aces and Mills Brothers.[5] In 1959, Los Dinos released their first single "So Hard to Tell" on the J.W. Fox label that was owned by Johnny Herrera. The single became a classic hit on KEYS and helped the band to be booked at personal appearances at sock hops in Corpus, Kingsville and Woodsboro, Texas.
The Dino's second single "Give Me One Chance", was composed by Teddy Randazzo who'd written songs for Little Anthony and the Imperials, sold 150,000 copiesa. The single began getting extensive airplay throughout South Texas and on KILT-FM.[6] Los Dino's popularity prosper after the record sales of "Give Me One Chance". The band recorded ten English-language revolutions per minutes and covered songs of The Beatles, Ray Stevens, Johnny Tillotson, Tommy Roe, Sam & Dave and the Five Americans.




"Con Esta Copa" (1964)







One of Los Dino's most-known songs during their era in the 1960s.

Problems playing this file? See media help.
The band faced racism and discrimination due to being of Mexican descent. A club owner, who thought the band were Italian, was surprised to learn that Los Dinos were Mexican Americans. The club owner decided not to pay them. Los Dinos were turned down motel rooms and other venues that were predominantly white neighborhoods.
The band's next singles "Twistin' Irene", "Ride Your Pony", and "Lover's Holiday" sold poorly. In October 1961, Quintanilla was drafted into the military and was stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, near Tacoma, Washington. While on duty, he met Marcella Samora, who is half-Mexican American and half-Cherokee Indian. Marcella's father originated from Amarillo, while her mother was from Colorado.[7] Quintanilla and Marcella married on June 8, 1963.
On December 13, 1963, Quintanilla was discharged from active duty and while doing so, Marcella gave birth to their first child, Abraham "A.B." Quintanilla III. Within a month, Quintanilla moved his family and relocated in Corpus Christi. While back, he re-joined with Los Dinos and began singing American pop and Rock and roll music. While performing to a crowd of Mexican people, Los Dinos were told to play Spanish-language Mexican music. They were later booed and were called "queers". The people at the club were refunded their money, after the band confess of not knowing any Mexican music. This angered people who wanted to dance and chased the band out of the building. Local Corpus Christi police had to be called in to escort the band out.[8] The band changed their musical genres to Chicano rock due to costs in creating English-language popular music and the popularity of the band. Los Dinos recorded their first record Con Esta Copa (With This Cup) in 1964 on Arnoldo Ramirez label Falcon Records. The single "Con esta copa" became an instant hit in Texas and had heavy airplay, at the time of its release on Epitome. The single was also played in neighboring states.[9]
The band released three more records with Falcon until they moved on to Bernal records. On June 29, 1967, Marcella gave birth to their second child and first daughter, Suzette Michelle Quintanilla. By 1969, Los Dino's popularity faded in numbers and their record sales began to decline. Quintanilla later quit the band, while the rest of the group went on without him.[10]
Los Dinos continued to record music and by 1974, the band recorded twenty 45s and six LP records. The band then officially ended their careers.[10]
With Selena y Los Dinos[edit]
Main article: Selena y Los Dinos
In the early 1970s, Quintanilla moved to Lake Jackson, Texas and began working full-time to support his wife and two kids. He worked for Dow Chemical, while trying to get over his passion for music. While settling in, Marcella was told by doctors that she had a tumor and it needed to be removed. Marcella and Quintanilla decided to get a second opinion before performing the removal. While visiting a second doctor, the couple were told that Marcella was pregnant. Marcella and Abraham were told that they were going to have another son and picked the name: Marc Antony (Quintanilla). But on Easter Sunday, April 16, 1971; Marcella and Abraham delivered a girl at Freeport Community Hospital. A woman who shared the room, offered the name "Selena".[11]
One day, while Quintanilla was teaching his oldest child, A.B. to play a guitar, Selena came in the room and began singing along with her father. Quintanilla noticed that Selena had a gift and wasted no time, and began working to develop her vocal talents.[12] Quintanilla formed a new group, based on his childhood band; Selena y Los Dinos (Selena And The Guys). Quintanilla, with the help of his former recording studio manager and friend, began recording songs with Selena and began building a foundation of awareness for his children.[13][14]




"Give Me One More Chance" (1984)







"Give Me One More Chance" is one of Los Dino's signature songs in the 1960s. After the band's split, Quintanilla worked with his daughter, Selena, into the world of music. She recorded the song "Give Me One More Chance" for her début album in 1984.

Problems playing this file? See media help.
In 1982, Quintanilla opened up a Mexican restaurant called PapaGayos (Parrots) and built a platform for his children to perform in front of patrons, while they enjoy their meals. Shortly after the restaurant opened, it suffered the recession of 1983, and was forced to close. He then took his musical aspirations and re-located back to Corpus Christi, after he was evicted from his home. Selena y Los Dinos, along with Quintanilla, performed at street corners, parties, weddings, and other social-activities that would offer income for the family. In 1984, Selena y Los Dinos were signed to Freddie Records; they recorded and released their début album entitled Selena Y Los Dinos. Selena was criticized by Freddie Martinez (CEO of Freddie Records), for being a young female in a male-dominate genre. Quintanilla moved his children to Cara Records who released their second album The New Girl in Town. The album helped Selena y Los Dinos to appear as musical guests on the Johnny Canales Show.[15][16]
By 1989, Selena released eight long plays on Manny Guerra's independent labels GP Productions and Record Producer Productions. These albums led Selena to win and dominate awards at the Tejano Music Awards, starting in 1986.[17] While performing at the TMA's, Selena caught the eyes of José Behar, the former head of Sony Music Latin. Behar signed Selena with Capitol/EMI.[18] He later said that he signed Selena because he thought he had discovered the next Gloria Estefan.
In 1993, Selena won a Grammy Award for "Best Mexican-American Album" for Selena Live!.[19] In 1994, Selena's album Amor Prohibido became the biggest selling Latin album of all time, being certified 20x Platinum (Latin type) by the RIAA for selling over two million copies, while selling over five million copies worldwide.[20] Selena's sales and fan base increased, paving the way for Selena's dream of recording a crossover album in prospective.[14][21]
Death of Selena[edit]
Main article: Murder of Selena
On March 31, 1995, Quintanilla's youngest child, Selena, was murdered by the president of the Selena Fan Club, manager of Selena's boutiques, Selena Etc. and friend, Yolanda Saldívar.[18] Selena's death was devastating to Quintanilla, who began to experience emotional trauma, distress, and depression.[22]
After Selena's death, Quintanilla has been involved in every development of albums, documentaries, and other productions that involves or talks about Selena.[23] Soon after Selena's death, Abraham Quintanilla and his family started The Selena Foundation,[1] a charitable organization which assists children in crisis.[24] Abraham Quintanilla has appeared in numerous television specials about Selena.[25] Quintanilla continues to produce new acts in the music and film industries with his record company, Q-Productions.[25]
Discography[edit]
Studio albums
Album information[26]
Los Dinos (The Guys) Released: 1963

Con Esta Copa (With This Cup) Released: 1964

The Dinos (Falcon release) Released: 1965

2000 Released: 1962

Unknown fifth release (Bernal release) Released: 1967

Unknown sixth release (Bernal release) Released: 1974

Filmography[edit]

Film

Year[1]
Film
Role
Notes
1997 Selena  Executive Producer
1997 Selena Remembered  Producer
2003 Greatest Hits DVD  Producer
Television

Year
Title
Role
Notes
1995–present Tejano Music Awards himself, receiving awards for Selena TV appearances
1998 American Justice: Selena episode himself
1998 Behind The Music: Selena the movie himself
1999 Corpus: A Home Video for Selena himself
2004 Noche de estrellas: Premio lo Nuestro 2004 himself, receiving awards for Selena
2005 Don Francisco presenta himself
2005 Selena: Noche de estrellas himself
2005 Selena !VIVE! himself
2005 Selena ¡vive!, acceso total himself
2007 Selena: Queen of Tejano himself
2007 Making of Selena: 10 Years Later himself
Notes[edit]
^a In his book Selena Como La Flor, Patoski says Give Me One Chance‍ '​s putative sales of 150,000 may have been exaggerated by Manny Guerra.[27]
References[edit]
1.^ Jump up to: a b c "Abraham Quintanilla's filmography". imdb.com. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
2.^ Jump up to: a b Patoski page 2
3.^ Jump up to: a b Patoski page 9
4.^ Jump up to: a b Patoski page 33
5.^ Jump up to: a b c d Patoski page 10
6.Jump up ^ Patoski page 21
7.Jump up ^ Patoski page 22
8.Jump up ^ Patoski page 23
9.Jump up ^ Patoski page 29
10.^ Jump up to: a b Patoski page 30
11.Jump up ^ Patoski page 34
12.Jump up ^ Patoski page 37
13.Jump up ^ Patoski page 38
14.^ Jump up to: a b Patoski page 39
15.Jump up ^ Patoski page 40
16.Jump up ^ Patoski page 42
17.Jump up ^ "Fans, Family Remember Selena". CBSNews.com, October 17, 2002. Retrieved on July 9, 2006.
18.^ Jump up to: a b Mitchell, Rick. "Selena" at the Wayback Machine (archived July 9, 2007). Houston Chronicle, May 21, 1995. Retrieved on February 1, 2008.
19.Jump up ^ Sam Howe Verhovek (April 1, 1995). "Grammy Winning Singer Selena Killed in Shooting at Texas Motel". The New York Times. p. 1.
20.Jump up ^ RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database – Amor Prohibido. RIAA.com.
21.Jump up ^ Patoski page 47
22.Jump up ^ Richmond page 36
23.Jump up ^ Richmond page 201
24.Jump up ^ "The Selena Foundation". Retrieved January 2, 2011.
25.^ Jump up to: a b "Management of Q-Productions". Retrieved January 2, 2011.
26.Jump up ^ 30th Tejano Music Awards (Television production) (in Spanish). July 11, 2010. 80 minutes in.
27.Jump up ^ Patoski page 8
Works cited[edit]
Joe Nick Patoski. Selena Como La Flor. Little Brown and Company. ISBN 0-316-69378-2.
Clint Richmond. Selena: The Phenomenal Life and Tragic Death of the Tejano Music Queen/Selena!. Pocket Books. ISBN 0-671-54522-1. du
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External links[edit]
IMDB profile
Q-Productions.com web site


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Abraham Quintanilla, Jr.

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Abraham Quintanilla, Jr.

Birth name
Abraham Isaac Quintanilla Jr[1]
Also known as
Abraham, Abraham Quintanilla
Born
February 20, 1939 (age 76)
Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
Origin
Corpus Christi, Texas
Genres
Polka, Doo-wop, Tejano
Occupation(s)
Singer-songwriter, record producer
Instruments
Vocals
Years active
1957–present
Labels
Falcon Records, J.W. Fox, Bernal records, Epitome
Associated acts
Los Dinos
Selena y Los Dinos
Selena (deceased daughter)
A.B. Quintanilla (son)
Suzette Quintanilla (daughter)
Chris Pérez (widower son-in-law)
Website
www.q-productions.com
Abraham Isaac Quintanilla, Jr. (born February 20, 1939)[2] is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. He is the father of singer Selena.


Contents  [hide]
1 Early life
2 Career 2.1 Early years
2.2 With Selena y Los Dinos
3 Death of Selena
4 Discography
5 Filmography
6 Notes
7 References
8 Works cited
9 External links

Early life[edit]
Quintanilla was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, the middle child of six siblings, to Mexican immigrant parents Abraham Quintanilla, Sr. (born: Abrán Quintanilla) (1912-1997) and Mary Calderon Quintanilla (born: María Calderon, March 29, 1919 – January 18, 1972). Quintanilla's parents worked along the Rio Grande in Texas, gleaning vegetables, cotton and fruits.[2] When he was fourteen, his parents left the Catholic Church and converted to Jehovah's Witnesses. Quintanilla's mother began to go door-to-door to preach to other Hispanic and Latino Americans.[3] Quintanilla's father later worked as an autobody repairman.[4]
Quintanilla attended Roy Miller High School and soon joined with two of his friends to form a high school choir called the Gumdrops.[3] Abraham dropped out of Roy Miller High School when he was a senior to pursue his career.[5] Mary strongly disapproved of her son's desire to become a professional singer.[4]
Career[edit]
Early years[edit]
In 1957, Quintanilla encountered his alumni class mates performing at a high school dance.[5] He quickly recognized their voices and was hooked. While learning that one of their lead vocalist was quitting the band: Abraham quickly approached the "Dinos" and asked if he can be part of their singing group.[5] The group decided to give Abraham a chance by practicing with them. Quintanilla's wishes were granted when the Dinos crowned him as the "third voice". During the beginning stages of the group, the Dinos were paid thirty United States dollars in booked venues. Los Dinos cited their musical inspirations were musical ensembles The Four Aces and Mills Brothers.[5] In 1959, Los Dinos released their first single "So Hard to Tell" on the J.W. Fox label that was owned by Johnny Herrera. The single became a classic hit on KEYS and helped the band to be booked at personal appearances at sock hops in Corpus, Kingsville and Woodsboro, Texas.
The Dino's second single "Give Me One Chance", was composed by Teddy Randazzo who'd written songs for Little Anthony and the Imperials, sold 150,000 copiesa. The single began getting extensive airplay throughout South Texas and on KILT-FM.[6] Los Dino's popularity prosper after the record sales of "Give Me One Chance". The band recorded ten English-language revolutions per minutes and covered songs of The Beatles, Ray Stevens, Johnny Tillotson, Tommy Roe, Sam & Dave and the Five Americans.




"Con Esta Copa" (1964)







One of Los Dino's most-known songs during their era in the 1960s.

Problems playing this file? See media help.
The band faced racism and discrimination due to being of Mexican descent. A club owner, who thought the band were Italian, was surprised to learn that Los Dinos were Mexican Americans. The club owner decided not to pay them. Los Dinos were turned down motel rooms and other venues that were predominantly white neighborhoods.
The band's next singles "Twistin' Irene", "Ride Your Pony", and "Lover's Holiday" sold poorly. In October 1961, Quintanilla was drafted into the military and was stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, near Tacoma, Washington. While on duty, he met Marcella Samora, who is half-Mexican American and half-Cherokee Indian. Marcella's father originated from Amarillo, while her mother was from Colorado.[7] Quintanilla and Marcella married on June 8, 1963.
On December 13, 1963, Quintanilla was discharged from active duty and while doing so, Marcella gave birth to their first child, Abraham "A.B." Quintanilla III. Within a month, Quintanilla moved his family and relocated in Corpus Christi. While back, he re-joined with Los Dinos and began singing American pop and Rock and roll music. While performing to a crowd of Mexican people, Los Dinos were told to play Spanish-language Mexican music. They were later booed and were called "queers". The people at the club were refunded their money, after the band confess of not knowing any Mexican music. This angered people who wanted to dance and chased the band out of the building. Local Corpus Christi police had to be called in to escort the band out.[8] The band changed their musical genres to Chicano rock due to costs in creating English-language popular music and the popularity of the band. Los Dinos recorded their first record Con Esta Copa (With This Cup) in 1964 on Arnoldo Ramirez label Falcon Records. The single "Con esta copa" became an instant hit in Texas and had heavy airplay, at the time of its release on Epitome. The single was also played in neighboring states.[9]
The band released three more records with Falcon until they moved on to Bernal records. On June 29, 1967, Marcella gave birth to their second child and first daughter, Suzette Michelle Quintanilla. By 1969, Los Dino's popularity faded in numbers and their record sales began to decline. Quintanilla later quit the band, while the rest of the group went on without him.[10]
Los Dinos continued to record music and by 1974, the band recorded twenty 45s and six LP records. The band then officially ended their careers.[10]
With Selena y Los Dinos[edit]
Main article: Selena y Los Dinos
In the early 1970s, Quintanilla moved to Lake Jackson, Texas and began working full-time to support his wife and two kids. He worked for Dow Chemical, while trying to get over his passion for music. While settling in, Marcella was told by doctors that she had a tumor and it needed to be removed. Marcella and Quintanilla decided to get a second opinion before performing the removal. While visiting a second doctor, the couple were told that Marcella was pregnant. Marcella and Abraham were told that they were going to have another son and picked the name: Marc Antony (Quintanilla). But on Easter Sunday, April 16, 1971; Marcella and Abraham delivered a girl at Freeport Community Hospital. A woman who shared the room, offered the name "Selena".[11]
One day, while Quintanilla was teaching his oldest child, A.B. to play a guitar, Selena came in the room and began singing along with her father. Quintanilla noticed that Selena had a gift and wasted no time, and began working to develop her vocal talents.[12] Quintanilla formed a new group, based on his childhood band; Selena y Los Dinos (Selena And The Guys). Quintanilla, with the help of his former recording studio manager and friend, began recording songs with Selena and began building a foundation of awareness for his children.[13][14]




"Give Me One More Chance" (1984)







"Give Me One More Chance" is one of Los Dino's signature songs in the 1960s. After the band's split, Quintanilla worked with his daughter, Selena, into the world of music. She recorded the song "Give Me One More Chance" for her début album in 1984.

Problems playing this file? See media help.
In 1982, Quintanilla opened up a Mexican restaurant called PapaGayos (Parrots) and built a platform for his children to perform in front of patrons, while they enjoy their meals. Shortly after the restaurant opened, it suffered the recession of 1983, and was forced to close. He then took his musical aspirations and re-located back to Corpus Christi, after he was evicted from his home. Selena y Los Dinos, along with Quintanilla, performed at street corners, parties, weddings, and other social-activities that would offer income for the family. In 1984, Selena y Los Dinos were signed to Freddie Records; they recorded and released their début album entitled Selena Y Los Dinos. Selena was criticized by Freddie Martinez (CEO of Freddie Records), for being a young female in a male-dominate genre. Quintanilla moved his children to Cara Records who released their second album The New Girl in Town. The album helped Selena y Los Dinos to appear as musical guests on the Johnny Canales Show.[15][16]
By 1989, Selena released eight long plays on Manny Guerra's independent labels GP Productions and Record Producer Productions. These albums led Selena to win and dominate awards at the Tejano Music Awards, starting in 1986.[17] While performing at the TMA's, Selena caught the eyes of José Behar, the former head of Sony Music Latin. Behar signed Selena with Capitol/EMI.[18] He later said that he signed Selena because he thought he had discovered the next Gloria Estefan.
In 1993, Selena won a Grammy Award for "Best Mexican-American Album" for Selena Live!.[19] In 1994, Selena's album Amor Prohibido became the biggest selling Latin album of all time, being certified 20x Platinum (Latin type) by the RIAA for selling over two million copies, while selling over five million copies worldwide.[20] Selena's sales and fan base increased, paving the way for Selena's dream of recording a crossover album in prospective.[14][21]
Death of Selena[edit]
Main article: Murder of Selena
On March 31, 1995, Quintanilla's youngest child, Selena, was murdered by the president of the Selena Fan Club, manager of Selena's boutiques, Selena Etc. and friend, Yolanda Saldívar.[18] Selena's death was devastating to Quintanilla, who began to experience emotional trauma, distress, and depression.[22]
After Selena's death, Quintanilla has been involved in every development of albums, documentaries, and other productions that involves or talks about Selena.[23] Soon after Selena's death, Abraham Quintanilla and his family started The Selena Foundation,[1] a charitable organization which assists children in crisis.[24] Abraham Quintanilla has appeared in numerous television specials about Selena.[25] Quintanilla continues to produce new acts in the music and film industries with his record company, Q-Productions.[25]
Discography[edit]
Studio albums
Album information[26]
Los Dinos (The Guys) Released: 1963

Con Esta Copa (With This Cup) Released: 1964

The Dinos (Falcon release) Released: 1965

2000 Released: 1962

Unknown fifth release (Bernal release) Released: 1967

Unknown sixth release (Bernal release) Released: 1974

Filmography[edit]

Film

Year[1]
Film
Role
Notes
1997 Selena  Executive Producer
1997 Selena Remembered  Producer
2003 Greatest Hits DVD  Producer
Television

Year
Title
Role
Notes
1995–present Tejano Music Awards himself, receiving awards for Selena TV appearances
1998 American Justice: Selena episode himself
1998 Behind The Music: Selena the movie himself
1999 Corpus: A Home Video for Selena himself
2004 Noche de estrellas: Premio lo Nuestro 2004 himself, receiving awards for Selena
2005 Don Francisco presenta himself
2005 Selena: Noche de estrellas himself
2005 Selena !VIVE! himself
2005 Selena ¡vive!, acceso total himself
2007 Selena: Queen of Tejano himself
2007 Making of Selena: 10 Years Later himself
Notes[edit]
^a In his book Selena Como La Flor, Patoski says Give Me One Chance‍ '​s putative sales of 150,000 may have been exaggerated by Manny Guerra.[27]
References[edit]
1.^ Jump up to: a b c "Abraham Quintanilla's filmography". imdb.com. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
2.^ Jump up to: a b Patoski page 2
3.^ Jump up to: a b Patoski page 9
4.^ Jump up to: a b Patoski page 33
5.^ Jump up to: a b c d Patoski page 10
6.Jump up ^ Patoski page 21
7.Jump up ^ Patoski page 22
8.Jump up ^ Patoski page 23
9.Jump up ^ Patoski page 29
10.^ Jump up to: a b Patoski page 30
11.Jump up ^ Patoski page 34
12.Jump up ^ Patoski page 37
13.Jump up ^ Patoski page 38
14.^ Jump up to: a b Patoski page 39
15.Jump up ^ Patoski page 40
16.Jump up ^ Patoski page 42
17.Jump up ^ "Fans, Family Remember Selena". CBSNews.com, October 17, 2002. Retrieved on July 9, 2006.
18.^ Jump up to: a b Mitchell, Rick. "Selena" at the Wayback Machine (archived July 9, 2007). Houston Chronicle, May 21, 1995. Retrieved on February 1, 2008.
19.Jump up ^ Sam Howe Verhovek (April 1, 1995). "Grammy Winning Singer Selena Killed in Shooting at Texas Motel". The New York Times. p. 1.
20.Jump up ^ RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database – Amor Prohibido. RIAA.com.
21.Jump up ^ Patoski page 47
22.Jump up ^ Richmond page 36
23.Jump up ^ Richmond page 201
24.Jump up ^ "The Selena Foundation". Retrieved January 2, 2011.
25.^ Jump up to: a b "Management of Q-Productions". Retrieved January 2, 2011.
26.Jump up ^ 30th Tejano Music Awards (Television production) (in Spanish). July 11, 2010. 80 minutes in.
27.Jump up ^ Patoski page 8
Works cited[edit]
Joe Nick Patoski. Selena Como La Flor. Little Brown and Company. ISBN 0-316-69378-2.
Clint Richmond. Selena: The Phenomenal Life and Tragic Death of the Tejano Music Queen/Selena!. Pocket Books. ISBN 0-671-54522-1. du
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IMDB profile
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Selena y Los Dinos (Stylized as Selena & The Dinos)
Selenaylosdinos1995.jpg
The Original members from 1990-1995

Background information

Origin
Lake Jackson, Texas, United States
Genres
Tejano, pop music, traditional rock
Years active
1982–1995, 2005, 2015
Labels
Freddie Records (1983-1985), Cara Records (1985-1985), GP Records (1986-1989), EMI Latin (1989-present).
Associated acts
Pete Astudillo
Alvaro Torres
 Ida Saenz
Abraham Quintanilla III
Ricky Vela
Juan Gabriel
 Jose Behar
 Frane Goldb
Tom Snow
Keith Thomas
 Norman Saleet
Edward James Olmos
Tony Joe White
Barrio Boyzz
Chris Pérez
 Buffy
Wyclef Jean
Website
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Past members
Selena (Deceased)
Abraham Quintailla III
Suzette Quintanilla
 Rena Dearman
 Rodney Pyeatt
Mike Dean
 Del Balint
Ricky Vela
Roger Garcia
 Joe Ortega
Pete Astudillo
 Mike Orosco
Chris Pérez
Arturo Meza
 Don Shelton (Deceased)
Freddie Corea
Selena y Los Dinos (English: Selena and the Guys) was the band in which Tejano music singer Selena performed, until her murder on March 31, 1995.[1] Selena fronted the band since 1980, started by her father Abraham Quintanilla, Jr.. When Selena was signed with EMI Latin,[1] EMI president Jose Behar told Selena that the world wanted Selena, not Los Dinos. Selena then began releasing her studio albums under her own logo title Selena and not Selena y Los Dinos.[1] Before Selena was signed with EMI, the band had sold more than 80,000 copies in the state of Texas alone, with the Tejano labels GP, Cara Records, Manny, and Freddie Records before 1989.[1]


Contents  [hide]
1 Band history 1.1 Beginnings (1957–1982)
1.2 Mainstream success (1982–1988)
1.3 Chris Pérez (1988–)
1.4 The Reunion: Selena ¡Vive! (2005)
2 Band members
3 Discography
4 References

Band history[edit]
Beginnings (1957–1982)[edit]
Between 1957 and 1971, Selena's father, Abraham Quintanilla, Jr. had played with Los Dinos. He loved to play music, and even persuade Selena to play music until she actually loved to play.[1] Selena herself joined the family band at the age of eight, and they turned professional two years later.[1] Selena not only sang in some concerts that her father arranged, but she also sang in school whenever she was asked.[2] Selena's father discovered her amazing voice, and spread musical talents (which he pursued himself in his earlier days) among his two other children: Abraham III (A.B.), was put on the bass guitar,[2] and Suzette, was put on drums.[2] The family first showcased their band on street corners, at quinceañeras, and at other family gatherings until Selena's father opened up a much-needed Mexican restaurant in Lake Jackson, Texas called Papágayos (English: Parrots) in 1980.[3] While her parents took care of the restaurant, Selena performed for the first time in public at the age of ten[4] with her siblings to entertain the diners.[2] However, the restaurant began to lose its customers when the recession of 1982 hit south Texas [2] and the restaurant was forced into foreclosure. Soon after the restaurant's closure, Selena's family moved their musical aspirations to Corpus Christi, Texas. There, Selena began to gain popularity and respect as a child singer.[2]
Within a year, the family's restaurant went bankrupt[5] and the family was forced to move in with relatives, as Abraham[5] had quit his job to manage the restaurant full-time.[5] The band then performed wherever they could, including weddings, street corners, fairs, and Quinceañeras. At some places, the band began to gain a lot of appreciation, while at other performances, where Mexican-Americans were not accepted, it began to be booed. On one occasion while performing at a wedding, the band was booed and then food was thrown on stage.[5]
Mainstream success (1982–1988)[edit]
In 1982, Corpus Christi, Texas-based Freddie Records signed Selena y Los Dinos to a recording contract.[5] By 1983, the label began promoting the yet-to-be released debut album by selling singles from tracks off the album in local stores. Selena y Los Dinos began to perform in more local Texas clubs and fairs as their names began to spread around Texas. In 1984, Freddie released the band's very first full-length album entitled Selena y Los Dinos.[5] When the album was completed, the president and owner of Freddie Records told Abraham that his band, Selena y Los Dinos, were not professionally ready to record and release a full-length album. Undeterred, Abraham dropped the record deal with Freddie Records and walked out. While still under the record deal, Selena's father came upon another small local Texas record company called Cara Records. The rumored album The New Girl in Town was never sold in stores, but singles from Cara Records were sold separately and promotionally around the state of Texas. In 1986, GP Productions, which discovered Selena y Los Dinos performing, signed the group for a yearly record contract. Selena y Los Dinos were in the recording studio soon after the agreement. That same year, Selena y Los Dinos recorded their first full-length album Alpha (A in the Greek alphabet), which was the first album to be released without legal actions or threats.[5]
In 1987, Munequito De Trapo (Rag Doll) was released and an increase in sales began to spread the news about the band, which was promoted and showcased in the Tejano Music Awards,.[5] Selena won best "Female Vocalist of The Year",[5] which she then won eight consecutive times.[5] The band as well received and won awards separately. In 1987, Abraham Quintanilla, Jr., who was proud of the band's winnings and awards, released And The Winner Is... and made Selena sing more Tejano and Mexican songs which followed their roots in order to gain more recognition in the Tejano world.[5] In 1988, Selena y Los Dinos released Preciosa (Precious), a nickname that was given to Selena as a child, which sold 20,000 units in Texas alone. No other record or single sales were ever documented outside the U.S.[5] By 1988, Selena's albums began to sell 20,000 units apiece.[5] Selena y Los Dinos' last independent studio album was released in 1988 under the title Dulce Amor (Sweet Love). The album helped Selena to be noticed during the 1989 Tejano Music Awards by Jose Behar, who had just opened the Latin division of EMI Records; EMI Latin. Jose Behar recalled seeing Selena perform and the whole place "blew up" from so much excitement and enthusiasm emanating from the charismatic Selena. Soon after her performance, Behar signed Selena as a solo artist.[5] Selena began releasing her albums with her new logo titled after her name, while the band Los Dinos was still beside Selena in concerts.[5]
Chris Pérez (1988–)[edit]
Selena's brother A.B. met Chris Pérez in 1988 and they became fast friends. When one of the guitar players for the band would leave, Abraham Quintanilla Jr. would let out an open call for anyone in the state of Texas who was willing to participate with them and tour alongside the band. Pérez was interviewed and performed for one of the open calls at Abraham Quintanilla's house.[5] A.B., who had told Chris to come, was confronted by his father, who did not like the energy and image of Chris Pérez, who had his own Rock band and performed entirely in the English-language. A.B. insisted that Pérez would learn the music quickly, convincing him to hire Pérez as the new lead guitarist.[5] Pérez's addition to the band proved to be more than anticipated. He and Selena fell in love, but her father, who wanted to keep the band's clean-cut image, only saw envy in Pérez. He confronted Pérez and Selena and told them that the relationship had to end or the band would break up.[5] Pérez quit, while Selena stayed with the band. However, they were secretly married on April 2, 1992, and Selena added Perez's last name to hers.[5] She tried to hide the marriage from the rest of the family, but the news quickly spread to radio stations and newscasts.[5] The senior Quintanilla later accepted Pérez into the family and allowed him to re-join the band.[5] Soon after Selena's murder, Pérez left to form the "Chris Pérez Project". He dedicated a song to his late wife, calling it "The Best I Can". That band broke up in 2002, and he joined with Selena's brother A.B. in the Kumbia All Starz. A.B. is now honoring Selena by using her name in his songs.
The Reunion: Selena ¡Vive! (2005)[edit]
The surviving band members reunited for a historic massive tribute concert in honor of Selena on April 7, 2005.[5] The concert, Selena ¡VIVE!, was held at the Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas.The event not only sold out, but it became the highest-rated and most viewed Spanish-language TV special ever.[5][6] In attendance were Gloria Estefan, Kumbia Kings, and an introduction by Jennifer Lopez, who portrayed Selena in the film made about her life. Suzette Quintanilla, Selena's sister, the former drum player for Selena y Los Dinos, announced that the band Los Dinos were reuniting to record a new song for A.B. Quintanilla's group Kumbia All Starz with surprise guest recording artists on the album La Vida De Un Genio.
Band members[edit]
Selena - lead singer
Chris Pérez[7] - lead & rhythm guitars (1989–1995)
Ricky Vela[7] - keyboards
Joe Ojeda[7] - keyboards
A.B. Quintanilla[7] - bass, backing vocals
Suzette "Suzy" Quintanilla[7] - drums, percussion, backing vocals
Jesse "O'Jay" Martinez[7]- drums, percussion
Arturo Meza[7] - percussion, congas
Pete Astudillo[7] - backing vocals
Don Shelton[7] - backing vocals
Freddie Corea[7] - backing vocals
Discography[edit]
Main articles: Selena y Los Dinos discography and Selena albums discography
Independent studio albumsSelena y Los Dinos/Mis Primeras Grabaciones (1984)
The New Girl in Town (1985)
Alpha (1986)
Munequito De Trapo (1986)
And The Winner Is... (1987)
Preciosa (1988)
Dulce Amor (1988)
Selena solo albums
Selena
Ven Conmigo
Entre A Mi Mundo
Selena Live!
Amor Prohibido
Dreaming of You
References[edit]
1.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "QUINTANILLA PÉREZ, SELENA", Handbook of Texas Online, Texas State Historical Assoc., 2011, webpage: TH: noted Tejano labels GP, Cara, Manny, and Freddie before 1989.
2.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Selena - Biography of Queen of Tejano Music Selena". About.com. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
3.Jump up ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press.
4.Jump up ^ Harkin, Colin (2006). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press.
5.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Sutherland, William. "Selena Biography". Selena Forever. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
6.Jump up ^ "Selena Vive Breaks Audience Records". Spanishtown.ca. April 11, 2005. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
7.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j "Los Dinos". Selena Forever. Retrieved July 10, 2011.


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Selena y Los Dinos

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Selena y Los Dinos (Stylized as Selena & The Dinos)
Selenaylosdinos1995.jpg
The Original members from 1990-1995

Background information

Origin
Lake Jackson, Texas, United States
Genres
Tejano, pop music, traditional rock
Years active
1982–1995, 2005, 2015
Labels
Freddie Records (1983-1985), Cara Records (1985-1985), GP Records (1986-1989), EMI Latin (1989-present).
Associated acts
Pete Astudillo
Alvaro Torres
 Ida Saenz
Abraham Quintanilla III
Ricky Vela
Juan Gabriel
 Jose Behar
 Frane Goldb
Tom Snow
Keith Thomas
 Norman Saleet
Edward James Olmos
Tony Joe White
Barrio Boyzz
Chris Pérez
 Buffy
Wyclef Jean
Website
[1]


Past members
Selena (Deceased)
Abraham Quintailla III
Suzette Quintanilla
 Rena Dearman
 Rodney Pyeatt
Mike Dean
 Del Balint
Ricky Vela
Roger Garcia
 Joe Ortega
Pete Astudillo
 Mike Orosco
Chris Pérez
Arturo Meza
 Don Shelton (Deceased)
Freddie Corea
Selena y Los Dinos (English: Selena and the Guys) was the band in which Tejano music singer Selena performed, until her murder on March 31, 1995.[1] Selena fronted the band since 1980, started by her father Abraham Quintanilla, Jr.. When Selena was signed with EMI Latin,[1] EMI president Jose Behar told Selena that the world wanted Selena, not Los Dinos. Selena then began releasing her studio albums under her own logo title Selena and not Selena y Los Dinos.[1] Before Selena was signed with EMI, the band had sold more than 80,000 copies in the state of Texas alone, with the Tejano labels GP, Cara Records, Manny, and Freddie Records before 1989.[1]


Contents  [hide]
1 Band history 1.1 Beginnings (1957–1982)
1.2 Mainstream success (1982–1988)
1.3 Chris Pérez (1988–)
1.4 The Reunion: Selena ¡Vive! (2005)
2 Band members
3 Discography
4 References

Band history[edit]
Beginnings (1957–1982)[edit]
Between 1957 and 1971, Selena's father, Abraham Quintanilla, Jr. had played with Los Dinos. He loved to play music, and even persuade Selena to play music until she actually loved to play.[1] Selena herself joined the family band at the age of eight, and they turned professional two years later.[1] Selena not only sang in some concerts that her father arranged, but she also sang in school whenever she was asked.[2] Selena's father discovered her amazing voice, and spread musical talents (which he pursued himself in his earlier days) among his two other children: Abraham III (A.B.), was put on the bass guitar,[2] and Suzette, was put on drums.[2] The family first showcased their band on street corners, at quinceañeras, and at other family gatherings until Selena's father opened up a much-needed Mexican restaurant in Lake Jackson, Texas called Papágayos (English: Parrots) in 1980.[3] While her parents took care of the restaurant, Selena performed for the first time in public at the age of ten[4] with her siblings to entertain the diners.[2] However, the restaurant began to lose its customers when the recession of 1982 hit south Texas [2] and the restaurant was forced into foreclosure. Soon after the restaurant's closure, Selena's family moved their musical aspirations to Corpus Christi, Texas. There, Selena began to gain popularity and respect as a child singer.[2]
Within a year, the family's restaurant went bankrupt[5] and the family was forced to move in with relatives, as Abraham[5] had quit his job to manage the restaurant full-time.[5] The band then performed wherever they could, including weddings, street corners, fairs, and Quinceañeras. At some places, the band began to gain a lot of appreciation, while at other performances, where Mexican-Americans were not accepted, it began to be booed. On one occasion while performing at a wedding, the band was booed and then food was thrown on stage.[5]
Mainstream success (1982–1988)[edit]
In 1982, Corpus Christi, Texas-based Freddie Records signed Selena y Los Dinos to a recording contract.[5] By 1983, the label began promoting the yet-to-be released debut album by selling singles from tracks off the album in local stores. Selena y Los Dinos began to perform in more local Texas clubs and fairs as their names began to spread around Texas. In 1984, Freddie released the band's very first full-length album entitled Selena y Los Dinos.[5] When the album was completed, the president and owner of Freddie Records told Abraham that his band, Selena y Los Dinos, were not professionally ready to record and release a full-length album. Undeterred, Abraham dropped the record deal with Freddie Records and walked out. While still under the record deal, Selena's father came upon another small local Texas record company called Cara Records. The rumored album The New Girl in Town was never sold in stores, but singles from Cara Records were sold separately and promotionally around the state of Texas. In 1986, GP Productions, which discovered Selena y Los Dinos performing, signed the group for a yearly record contract. Selena y Los Dinos were in the recording studio soon after the agreement. That same year, Selena y Los Dinos recorded their first full-length album Alpha (A in the Greek alphabet), which was the first album to be released without legal actions or threats.[5]
In 1987, Munequito De Trapo (Rag Doll) was released and an increase in sales began to spread the news about the band, which was promoted and showcased in the Tejano Music Awards,.[5] Selena won best "Female Vocalist of The Year",[5] which she then won eight consecutive times.[5] The band as well received and won awards separately. In 1987, Abraham Quintanilla, Jr., who was proud of the band's winnings and awards, released And The Winner Is... and made Selena sing more Tejano and Mexican songs which followed their roots in order to gain more recognition in the Tejano world.[5] In 1988, Selena y Los Dinos released Preciosa (Precious), a nickname that was given to Selena as a child, which sold 20,000 units in Texas alone. No other record or single sales were ever documented outside the U.S.[5] By 1988, Selena's albums began to sell 20,000 units apiece.[5] Selena y Los Dinos' last independent studio album was released in 1988 under the title Dulce Amor (Sweet Love). The album helped Selena to be noticed during the 1989 Tejano Music Awards by Jose Behar, who had just opened the Latin division of EMI Records; EMI Latin. Jose Behar recalled seeing Selena perform and the whole place "blew up" from so much excitement and enthusiasm emanating from the charismatic Selena. Soon after her performance, Behar signed Selena as a solo artist.[5] Selena began releasing her albums with her new logo titled after her name, while the band Los Dinos was still beside Selena in concerts.[5]
Chris Pérez (1988–)[edit]
Selena's brother A.B. met Chris Pérez in 1988 and they became fast friends. When one of the guitar players for the band would leave, Abraham Quintanilla Jr. would let out an open call for anyone in the state of Texas who was willing to participate with them and tour alongside the band. Pérez was interviewed and performed for one of the open calls at Abraham Quintanilla's house.[5] A.B., who had told Chris to come, was confronted by his father, who did not like the energy and image of Chris Pérez, who had his own Rock band and performed entirely in the English-language. A.B. insisted that Pérez would learn the music quickly, convincing him to hire Pérez as the new lead guitarist.[5] Pérez's addition to the band proved to be more than anticipated. He and Selena fell in love, but her father, who wanted to keep the band's clean-cut image, only saw envy in Pérez. He confronted Pérez and Selena and told them that the relationship had to end or the band would break up.[5] Pérez quit, while Selena stayed with the band. However, they were secretly married on April 2, 1992, and Selena added Perez's last name to hers.[5] She tried to hide the marriage from the rest of the family, but the news quickly spread to radio stations and newscasts.[5] The senior Quintanilla later accepted Pérez into the family and allowed him to re-join the band.[5] Soon after Selena's murder, Pérez left to form the "Chris Pérez Project". He dedicated a song to his late wife, calling it "The Best I Can". That band broke up in 2002, and he joined with Selena's brother A.B. in the Kumbia All Starz. A.B. is now honoring Selena by using her name in his songs.
The Reunion: Selena ¡Vive! (2005)[edit]
The surviving band members reunited for a historic massive tribute concert in honor of Selena on April 7, 2005.[5] The concert, Selena ¡VIVE!, was held at the Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas.The event not only sold out, but it became the highest-rated and most viewed Spanish-language TV special ever.[5][6] In attendance were Gloria Estefan, Kumbia Kings, and an introduction by Jennifer Lopez, who portrayed Selena in the film made about her life. Suzette Quintanilla, Selena's sister, the former drum player for Selena y Los Dinos, announced that the band Los Dinos were reuniting to record a new song for A.B. Quintanilla's group Kumbia All Starz with surprise guest recording artists on the album La Vida De Un Genio.
Band members[edit]
Selena - lead singer
Chris Pérez[7] - lead & rhythm guitars (1989–1995)
Ricky Vela[7] - keyboards
Joe Ojeda[7] - keyboards
A.B. Quintanilla[7] - bass, backing vocals
Suzette "Suzy" Quintanilla[7] - drums, percussion, backing vocals
Jesse "O'Jay" Martinez[7]- drums, percussion
Arturo Meza[7] - percussion, congas
Pete Astudillo[7] - backing vocals
Don Shelton[7] - backing vocals
Freddie Corea[7] - backing vocals
Discography[edit]
Main articles: Selena y Los Dinos discography and Selena albums discography
Independent studio albumsSelena y Los Dinos/Mis Primeras Grabaciones (1984)
The New Girl in Town (1985)
Alpha (1986)
Munequito De Trapo (1986)
And The Winner Is... (1987)
Preciosa (1988)
Dulce Amor (1988)
Selena solo albums
Selena
Ven Conmigo
Entre A Mi Mundo
Selena Live!
Amor Prohibido
Dreaming of You
References[edit]
1.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "QUINTANILLA PÉREZ, SELENA", Handbook of Texas Online, Texas State Historical Assoc., 2011, webpage: TH: noted Tejano labels GP, Cara, Manny, and Freddie before 1989.
2.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Selena - Biography of Queen of Tejano Music Selena". About.com. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
3.Jump up ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press.
4.Jump up ^ Harkin, Colin (2006). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press.
5.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Sutherland, William. "Selena Biography". Selena Forever. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
6.Jump up ^ "Selena Vive Breaks Audience Records". Spanishtown.ca. April 11, 2005. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
7.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j "Los Dinos". Selena Forever. Retrieved July 10, 2011.


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A.B. Quintanilla

Birth name
Abraham Isaac Quintanilla III
Also known as
A.B. Quintanilla III
 A.B. Quintanilla
 King of Kumbia
Born
December 13, 1963 (age 51)
Toppenish, Washington, United States
Origin
Lake Jackson, Texas, United States
Genres
Cumbia, Tejano, Reggae, Latin pop, R&B
Occupation(s)
Record producer, songwriter, composer, musician
Instruments
Bass guitar, guitar, vocals
Years active
1982–present
Labels
EMI Latin (1989–present)
Capitol Latin (2009–present)
Universal Music Latin Entertainment (2012–present)
Associated acts
Selena, Selena y Los Dinos, Abraham Quintanilla, Jr., Chris Pérez, Cruz Martínez, Frankie J, DJ Kane, Abel Talamantez, Pee Wee, Melissa Jiménez, Kumbia Kings, Kumbia All Starz, Los Super Reyes
Website
http://www.abquintanilla3.com
Abraham Isaac Quintanilla III (born December 13, 1963), better known as A.B. Quintanilla III or A.B. Quintanilla, is an American record producer, songwriter, and musician. He is the older brother of "The Queen of Tejano music" Selena. Along with Selena, his other sister Suzette, and his father Abraham, he became a member of Los Dinos in 1980 which would later include Selena's husband (later widower) Chris Pérez as a guitarist. As a member of Los Dinos, A.B. would play bass guitar, produce and write songs for Selena which became successful singles such as "Como La Flor", "Amor Prohibido" and "No Me Queda Más".


Contents  [hide]
1 Career
2 Personal life
3 Discography
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

Career[edit]
While living in Lake Jackson, Texas, A.B. learned to play the guitar and bass. Alongside Selena, his sister Suzette, and their father, Abraham, he became a member of the successful band Los Dinos. A.B. also became Selena's producer.
He co-wrote Selena's hit songs like "Como La Flor" (Like A Flower) and "Amor Prohibido" (Forbidden Love).
A.B.'s sister, Selena, was murdered on March 31, 1995, which greatly devastated him. He helped produce "Como Te Extraño" (How I Miss You) by Pedro "Pete" Astudillo, which was written for Selena as well as Astudillo's late grandmother. The song earned Astudillo a Premios Lo Nuestro award for Best Song of the Year in 1996.[1]
A.B. Quintanilla later resurfaced with the Kumbia Kings, which mixed cumbia and pop music. Kumbia Kings went on an international tour, had several CD releases and participated on such shows as Cristina Saralegui's El Show de Cristina. Quintanilla also produced for such entertainers as Thalía, Alicia Villarreal, Verónica Castro and Cristian Castro.
He produced and arranged the 2004 CD, A.B. Quintanilla III Presents Joe Lopez, which includes "Cuando Estoy Contigo" [When I Am With You] and "Soy Tan Feliz" [I'm So Happy], co-written by Quintanilla and Luigi Giraldo.
A.B. Quintanilla left Kumbia Kings in mid-2006 due to a controversy with member Cruz Martínez. A.B., along with new members and ex-Kumbia Kings Chris Pérez (A.B.'s brother-in-law, Selena's widower) and Pee Wee; started the group Kumbia All Starz in 2006. This new group had hits such as "Chiquilla", "Parece Que Va a Llover", and "Speedy Gonzales". The Kumbia All Starz have become immensely popular in South America, especially in Bolivia, where they are performing a series of concerts in 2014.
Personal life[edit]
Quintanilla has eight children, including sons Svani (b. about 1991) and Gianni (b. about 2000)[2] as well as four other sons and two daughters born between 1990 and 2007.[2] He is the oldest of the three children of Abraham Quintanilla Jr., including Selena Quintanilla and Suzette Quintanilla. He married his longtime girlfriend Rikkie Leigh Robertson on November 12, 2011. [3] In the movie describing Selena's life, A.B. was played by Mexican-born American actor Jacob Vargas (Rafael Tamayo played the part of A.B. when he was a child).
Discography[edit]
Main article: A.B. Quintanilla discography
See also: Selena albums discography, Kumbia Kings discography and Kumbia All Starz discography
Albums with SelenaMis Primeras Grabaciones (1984)
The New Girl in Town (1985)
Alpha (1986)
Muñequito de Trapo (1987)
And the Winner Is... (1987)
Preciosa (1988)
Dulce Amor (1988)
Selena (1989)
Ven Conmigo (1990)
Entre a Mi Mundo (1992)
Selena Live! (1993)
Amor Prohibido (1994)
Dreaming of You (1995)
Albums with Kumbia KingsAmor, Familia y Respeto (1999)
Shhh! (2001)
All Mixed Up: Los Remixes (2002)
4 (2003)
Presents Kumbia Kings (2003)
La Historia (2003)
Los Remixes 2.0 (2004)
Fuego (2004)
Duetos (2005)
Kumbia Kings Live (2006)
Greatest Hits (2007)
Albums with Kumbia All StarzAyer Fue Kumbia Kings, Hoy Es Kumbia All Starz (2006)
Planeta Kumbia (2008)
La Vida de un Genio (2010)
Blanco y Negro (2013)
Éxitos En Vivo (2014)
See also[edit]

Portal icon Biography portal
Kumbia All Starz
Kumbia Kings
Selena
Latin American music
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ "Lo Nuestro 1996". Premios Lo Nuestro. Univision. Retrieved 2007-06-06.
2.^ Jump up to: a b (No author.) "A.B. Quintanilla poses with sons for People en Espanol," People.com, "Moms & Babies" section, 7 April 2008.
3.Jump up ^ "A.B. Quintanilla Marries Girlfriend! (Photos)". January 27, 2012. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
External links[edit]
Official website
A.B. Quintanilla at the Internet Movie Database
A.B. Quintanilla at Allmusic


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A.B. Quintanilla

Birth name
Abraham Isaac Quintanilla III
Also known as
A.B. Quintanilla III
 A.B. Quintanilla
 King of Kumbia
Born
December 13, 1963 (age 51)
Toppenish, Washington, United States
Origin
Lake Jackson, Texas, United States
Genres
Cumbia, Tejano, Reggae, Latin pop, R&B
Occupation(s)
Record producer, songwriter, composer, musician
Instruments
Bass guitar, guitar, vocals
Years active
1982–present
Labels
EMI Latin (1989–present)
Capitol Latin (2009–present)
Universal Music Latin Entertainment (2012–present)
Associated acts
Selena, Selena y Los Dinos, Abraham Quintanilla, Jr., Chris Pérez, Cruz Martínez, Frankie J, DJ Kane, Abel Talamantez, Pee Wee, Melissa Jiménez, Kumbia Kings, Kumbia All Starz, Los Super Reyes
Website
http://www.abquintanilla3.com
Abraham Isaac Quintanilla III (born December 13, 1963), better known as A.B. Quintanilla III or A.B. Quintanilla, is an American record producer, songwriter, and musician. He is the older brother of "The Queen of Tejano music" Selena. Along with Selena, his other sister Suzette, and his father Abraham, he became a member of Los Dinos in 1980 which would later include Selena's husband (later widower) Chris Pérez as a guitarist. As a member of Los Dinos, A.B. would play bass guitar, produce and write songs for Selena which became successful singles such as "Como La Flor", "Amor Prohibido" and "No Me Queda Más".


Contents  [hide]
1 Career
2 Personal life
3 Discography
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

Career[edit]
While living in Lake Jackson, Texas, A.B. learned to play the guitar and bass. Alongside Selena, his sister Suzette, and their father, Abraham, he became a member of the successful band Los Dinos. A.B. also became Selena's producer.
He co-wrote Selena's hit songs like "Como La Flor" (Like A Flower) and "Amor Prohibido" (Forbidden Love).
A.B.'s sister, Selena, was murdered on March 31, 1995, which greatly devastated him. He helped produce "Como Te Extraño" (How I Miss You) by Pedro "Pete" Astudillo, which was written for Selena as well as Astudillo's late grandmother. The song earned Astudillo a Premios Lo Nuestro award for Best Song of the Year in 1996.[1]
A.B. Quintanilla later resurfaced with the Kumbia Kings, which mixed cumbia and pop music. Kumbia Kings went on an international tour, had several CD releases and participated on such shows as Cristina Saralegui's El Show de Cristina. Quintanilla also produced for such entertainers as Thalía, Alicia Villarreal, Verónica Castro and Cristian Castro.
He produced and arranged the 2004 CD, A.B. Quintanilla III Presents Joe Lopez, which includes "Cuando Estoy Contigo" [When I Am With You] and "Soy Tan Feliz" [I'm So Happy], co-written by Quintanilla and Luigi Giraldo.
A.B. Quintanilla left Kumbia Kings in mid-2006 due to a controversy with member Cruz Martínez. A.B., along with new members and ex-Kumbia Kings Chris Pérez (A.B.'s brother-in-law, Selena's widower) and Pee Wee; started the group Kumbia All Starz in 2006. This new group had hits such as "Chiquilla", "Parece Que Va a Llover", and "Speedy Gonzales". The Kumbia All Starz have become immensely popular in South America, especially in Bolivia, where they are performing a series of concerts in 2014.
Personal life[edit]
Quintanilla has eight children, including sons Svani (b. about 1991) and Gianni (b. about 2000)[2] as well as four other sons and two daughters born between 1990 and 2007.[2] He is the oldest of the three children of Abraham Quintanilla Jr., including Selena Quintanilla and Suzette Quintanilla. He married his longtime girlfriend Rikkie Leigh Robertson on November 12, 2011. [3] In the movie describing Selena's life, A.B. was played by Mexican-born American actor Jacob Vargas (Rafael Tamayo played the part of A.B. when he was a child).
Discography[edit]
Main article: A.B. Quintanilla discography
See also: Selena albums discography, Kumbia Kings discography and Kumbia All Starz discography
Albums with SelenaMis Primeras Grabaciones (1984)
The New Girl in Town (1985)
Alpha (1986)
Muñequito de Trapo (1987)
And the Winner Is... (1987)
Preciosa (1988)
Dulce Amor (1988)
Selena (1989)
Ven Conmigo (1990)
Entre a Mi Mundo (1992)
Selena Live! (1993)
Amor Prohibido (1994)
Dreaming of You (1995)
Albums with Kumbia KingsAmor, Familia y Respeto (1999)
Shhh! (2001)
All Mixed Up: Los Remixes (2002)
4 (2003)
Presents Kumbia Kings (2003)
La Historia (2003)
Los Remixes 2.0 (2004)
Fuego (2004)
Duetos (2005)
Kumbia Kings Live (2006)
Greatest Hits (2007)
Albums with Kumbia All StarzAyer Fue Kumbia Kings, Hoy Es Kumbia All Starz (2006)
Planeta Kumbia (2008)
La Vida de un Genio (2010)
Blanco y Negro (2013)
Éxitos En Vivo (2014)
See also[edit]

Portal icon Biography portal
Kumbia All Starz
Kumbia Kings
Selena
Latin American music
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ "Lo Nuestro 1996". Premios Lo Nuestro. Univision. Retrieved 2007-06-06.
2.^ Jump up to: a b (No author.) "A.B. Quintanilla poses with sons for People en Espanol," People.com, "Moms & Babies" section, 7 April 2008.
3.Jump up ^ "A.B. Quintanilla Marries Girlfriend! (Photos)". January 27, 2012. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
External links[edit]
Official website
A.B. Quintanilla at the Internet Movie Database
A.B. Quintanilla at Allmusic


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Chris Pérez
Man in jeans and T-shirt playing red electric guitar
Pérez in 2012

Background information

Birth name
Christopher Gilbert Pérez
Born
August 14, 1969 (age 45)
San Antonio, Texas
Genres
Heavy metal,[1] rock, Latin rock, cumbia, Tejano
Occupation(s)
Guitarist, songwriter, author
Instruments
Electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Years active
1986–present
Labels
EMI Latin, Hollywood, Q-Zone
Associated acts
Selena, Selena y Los Dinos, A.B. Quintanilla, Kumbia Kings, Kumbia All Starz, Shelly Lares, Elida Reyna, The Chris Pérez Band, The Chris Pérez Project
Christopher Gilbert "Chris" Pérez (born August 14, 1969) is an American guitarist, songwriter and author best known as lead guitarist for the Tejano band Selena y Los Dinos. He married the frontwoman of the group, Selena, on April 2, 1992. Pérez grew up in San Antonio, Texas as one of two children of Gilbert Pérez and Carmen Medina. In 1986, he joined Shelly Lares' band. By the late 1980s, Pérez was reputed among Tejano musicians for his guitar skills. This caught A.B. Quintanilla's attention; at the time, Quintanilla was seeking another guitarist for the band he produced, Selena y Los Dinos. Shortly after Pérez joined the band, he and Selena began a personal relationship.
Selena's father, Abraham Quintanilla, Jr., forced them to end their relationship because he felt Pérez' image might damage Selena's career. They ignored his threats to disband the group, and continued their relationship. Quintanilla Jr. fired Pérez from the band, forbidding Selena to go with him. They later eloped, and Selena's father accepted the relationship. Pérez was asked to collaborate on several of Selena's songs with A.B. and other members of the band, using his guitar to piece out melodies and incorporating a number of musical genres into their songs.
During the early 1990s Pérez was arrested for driving under the influence in San Antonio, but was released without charge. Within months of his first arrest, Pérez was involved in a trashed-hotel-room incident; he and two members of Selena y Los Dinos were intoxicated and began wrestling in a room, breaking the door and punching holes in the walls. On March 31, 1995 Selena was killed by her former friend and former manager of her boutiques, Yolanda Saldivar. Her death devastated Pérez, who began abusing drugs and alcohol.
In 1998 he met Venessa Villanueva through his friend John Garza, and began dating her. That year, Pérez formed the Chris Pérez Band and began writing songs for their debut album. They signed with Hollywood Records and released their first album, Resurrection, which won a Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album. The band disbanded after their second album, Una Noche Mas (2002), was released. Pérez and Villanueva had two children, Cassie and Noah, before divorcing in 2008. Pérez continued in the music business and often played with A.B.'s groups, the Kumbia Kings and the Kumbia All-Starz. He left both groups and formed another band (the Chris Pérez Project, which included Puerto Rican singer Angel Ferrer) in 2010. In 2012 Pérez wrote a book about his and Selena's relationship entitled To Selena, With Love, which received a positive reception from critics and fans.


Contents  [hide]
1 Early life
2 Career 2.1 1989—1995: Selena y Los Dinos and legal problems 2.1.1 Relationship with Selena
2.2 1995–1998: After Selena, remarriage and fatherhood
2.3 1999–2009: Chris Perez Band and other projects
2.4 2010 to present
3 Personality and musical influences
4 Discography
5 Published works
6 References
7 Bibliography
8 External links

Early life[edit]
Chris Pérez was born on August 14, 1969 in San Antonio, Texas to Gilbert Pérez, a computer programmer,[2] and Carmen Medina. He is of Mexican American ancestry. Perez's parents divorced in 1974, when he was four years old. His mother remarried in 1978.[3]
Chris Perez learned to play the French horn in middle school and joined his school's concert band with his mother's support. He decided to teach himself to play electric guitar despite his mother's disapproval due to the negative stereotypes associated with the rock-and-roll world.[4]
[5] Pérez's favorite musicians were Van Halen, Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard,[6] Kiss,[7] the Scorpions,[8] Ozzy Osbourne and Iron Maiden.[2] He also grew to admire Ricky Martin during the 1990s.[9] Many of his guitar solos are inspired by Carlos Santana.[10]
Chris Perez wanted to run away to Los Angeles, California to start a rock band when he was seventeen. At the time he shared an apartment with his father and worked at a library.[6][11] Pérez was asked by Tony Lares to join his cousin Shelly Lares' band in 1986.[12] Tony Lares told Pérez that Shelly performed Tejano music—a mixture of traditional Mexican folk music, polkas and country music sung in Spanish or English. Chris disliked Tejano music and wrote in To Selena, With Love that he joined Shelly's band with "foot-dragging resistance" because this job paid more than working at the library.[13] He became Shelly's musical director after Tony left the group, [14] and co-wrote three songs for Shelly's debut album in 1998.[15] His guitar playing received a positive reception from the band and its fans.[16] Around this time he also formed a rock band with two friends and planned to leave Shelly's band.[17]
Career[edit]
1989—1995: Selena y Los Dinos and legal problems[edit]
Roger Garcia, lead guitarist for Selena y Los Dinos, married and left the music business in 1989.[16] The group's bassist, A.B. Quintanilla III, had heard good things about Pérez from other Tejano groups. He and other band members went to watch Chris rehearse with Shelly.[16][12] Quintanilla invited Chris to one of Selena's performances, and asked if he was interested in playing with Selena y Los Dinos. Chris accepted.[17] His decision was based on Los Dinos's sound, which was more "hip and sophisticated" than other Tejano bands, and he hoped to learn more about musical arrangement from A.B., whose work he admired).[17]
Chris auditioned for the group's manager, A.B.'s father Abraham Quintanilla, Jr. Abraham Sr. initially disliked Chris' rocker image and insisted that he change his appearance for the band. The elder Quintanilla feared that allowing Pérez in the group might affect his daughter Selena's "perfect image" and ruin her career. A.B. Jr. convinced his father to accept Pérez,[18][12]and encouraged Chris to explore different musical genres and mold their sounds to his own tastes.[19] He and A.B became close friends occasionally collaborated on writing songs for Selena's next recording.[20] Chris, like Selena, knew little Spanish, and lead keyboardist Ricky Vela tutored him.[21]
In 1991, Chris was arrested for driving under the influence and speeding in San Antonio, Texas. A police officer became involved in an altercation with his cousin, and Chris came to his cousin's aid.[22] After the brawl, police handcuffed Chris and his cousin but freed their friend, telling him to "run, don't walk" and to "not even turn around". When Chris was booked, police reported that they initiated a high-speed chase and were following his car. Chris Perez reported that the officers were lying, but decided not to pursue the matter because it would be "[his] word against theirs."[23] He was released without charges, but told Selena and Abraham about his run-in with the police. They appreciated being informed and this helped gain their trust.[24]
Several months after his arrest, he was sharing a hotel room with two road crew members of Selena y Los Dinos when the two brothers (who were intoxicated), began wrestling. Chris was also drunk and joined in.the rough horseplay. One brother knocked the door off its hinges, and holes in the wall were found inside the room. Chris decided to sleep at home instead of at the hotel.[20] Abraham Sr. fired the brothers from the band the next morning, but accepted Chris' apology and gave him another chance.[25]
Relationship with Selena[edit]
In 1989 Chris and A.B. wrote Selena's Coca-Cola commercial jingle. After the company accepted the lyrics and Selena filmed the commercial, A.B. treated the band to a vacation in Acapulco, Mexico.[18] During the trip Chris realized he was attracted to Selena although he had a girlfriend in San Antonio.[11] Chris thought it best for both of them if he tried to distance himself from her, but found it difficult and decided to try building a relationship with her.[26] They expressed their feelings for each other at a Pizza Hut restaurant, and shortly afterwards became a couple.[27][28] They hid their relationship from her father out of fear that Abraham would try to break them up.[29][30] This stressed Selena, who did not want to hide her feelings.[24]
The band's drummer, Selena's sister Suzette Quintanilla, found them flirting with each other.[31] Suzette reported this to Abraham, who took Chris off the bus and informed him that the relationship was over.[32] The couple continued their relationship secretly despite Abraham's disapproval.[33][34] Selena took hope from the fact that her mother Marcella approved of their courtship, until[35] one day when Abraham stopped the tour bus and went to the back where Chris and Selena were sitting. He shouted that their relationship was over and Selena screamed back at him. Chris tried to calm them both down, but joined in the argument after Abraham insulted him by calling him a "cancer in my family."[36] Finally Abraham threatened to disband the group if they didn't break up. Intimidated, Selena and Chris backed off. Abraham fired him from the band and prevented Selena from running off with him.[37]
After he was fired from the band,[38] he moved back in with his father and began playing music wherever he could. He wrote that "free of that nerve-racking situation with her father and the other members of Los Dinos, I started enjoying my life again." Selena, however, suffered from their separation and the two tried to keep in touch while she was touring.[39] On the morning of April 2, 1992, Selena pounded on his hotel-room door. She forced her way in and began to cry, saying she could not go on without him. Selena wanted to get married that day, but Chris argued it wasn't the right thing to do at the moment. Selena insisted her father would never accept their relationship, and would not attend any wedding they planned.[40] Chris agreed and they eloped in Nueces County, Texas.[41][36]
Selena was sure her father would leave them alone if they were married, and they could be together openly.[42] They planned to keep the elopement a secret until she found the right moment to reveal her marriage, but the media announced their elopement over the radio within hours of the marriage ceremony.[43] Selena's family tried to track her down. Abraham did not take the news well, and alienated himself for a time.[43] Selena and Pérez moved into an apartment in Corpus Christi.[44] until Abraham approached them, apologized, accepted the marriage and Chris back into the band.[45]
Chris became a fully accepted member of the Quintanilla family after the marriage, and Abraham Sr. asked Chris to write songs for a rock band he was managing after he opened a recording studio, Q-Productions, in late 1993.[46]
That collaboration resulted in a posthumous recording for Selena when the lead vocalist for that rock group, Nando "Guerro" Dominguez, went to Selena's house to begin a recording. Chris was ending the recording session several hours later when Selena asked to record Dominguez' demo.[47] Her version of the song was unreleased until 2004, when it was added to her posthumous compilation album Momentos Intimos as "Puede Ser". A.B. wrote "Ya No", the last recording for Selena's studio album Amor Prohibido (1994). He wanted to turn it into a rock song and asked for Pérez' assistance.[48]
1995–1998: After Selena, remarriage and fatherhood[edit]
Main article: Murder of Selena
In spring 1995 Abraham found out Yolanda Saldívar, who managed Selena's boutiques and fan club, was embezzling money. They held a meeting in early March, with Saldivar denying she had anything to do with fiscal discrepancies in checks that were found written in her name. Selena tried to repair her friendship with Saldivar despite her father's warnings.[49] On March 30, 1995, Selena and Chris met with Saldivar at a motel to recover missing financial papers for tax purposes.[50] When Selena arrived home she found that Saldivar did not give her the correct documents. She phoned Saldivar, who tried to convince Selena to return to her motel room alone. Chris insisted that it was too late, and he did not want Selena driving alone at night. Selena then agreed to meet with Saldivar the next morning.
On March 31, she met with Saldivar, who delayed the transfer of papers with a story about having been raped in Mexico.[51] Selena took Saldivar to a local hospital, where doctors found no evidence of rape. When they returned to the motel room, Selena ended their four-year working relationship. As she turned to leave, Saldivar reached into her handbag, pulled out a Taurus Model 85 .38 caliber revolver, pointed it at Selena and pulled the trigger.[52] The bullet pierced Selena's aorta. She ran to the motel lobby and as she collapsed named Saldivar as her assailant.[53] Selena was transferred to a nearby hospital, where doctors found the damage irreparable. She was pronounced dead within the hour.[54]
Chris couldn't eat for two days after his wife's murder.[55] In his book he says that when he could not sleep he began abusing alcohol and other drugs,[56] and went into seclusion. Family members noticed he was rapidly losing weight.[57] Chris felt guilty for not protecting Selena from Saldivar.[58]
In 1996, he moved out of his Corpus Christi house and back in with his father in San Antonio. John Garza introduced him to Venessa Villanueva, and after getting to know each other they became a couple in 1998.[2][59] In 2001 Chris married Villanueva and they had two children, a boy and a girl.[34][60]
Although it was rumored that Villanueva did not want to divorce, and wanted to try and work things out in their relationship, the couple finally decided their relationship was irreconcilable. They filed for divorce in 2008.[61][62]
1999–2009: Chris Perez Band and other projects[edit]




"Best I Can"







The rock ballad[63] "Best I Can", which centers around the difficulty of Pérez' life without Selena, was received favorably by critics.[64][65] Vocals by John Garza, with lyrics by Pérez[66]

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Chris friend, John Garza moved in with him six months after Selena's death. They began writing music, which Chris found healing.[67] In 1998 he formed a rock band with Garza, Rudy Martinez (former member of La Mafia) on bass, former Selena y Los Dinos keyboardist Joe Ojeda and Jesse Esquivel on drums. The band's name (the Chris Pérez Band) was chosen by Garza, Martinez, Ojeda and Esquivel.[68] Chris preferred the name Cinco Souls, but the other band members wanted to utilize his "reluctant celebrity."[2] The band was signed to Hollywood Records, and went to A&M Studios (now Henson Studios) in Los Angeles to begin recording their debut album. Chris wrote the song "Best I Can" to explore his feelings about losing Selena and his struggle to continue without her.[69][64] The song was not planned for the album, for fear that listeners would think he included the track for commercial reasons, but Hollywood Records and the band convinced him to include it on the album after hearing the demo.[70]
"Another Day" (about devotion to Selena) was included on the album.[70] Ojeda wrote "Solo Tu", a romantic ballad which Chris changed into a rock song.[68] Resurrection was released on May 18, 1999, and won the 2000 Grammy Award for Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album.[34] The record company released two promotional singles (one English and one Spanish: the title track and the ballad "Por Que Tu Fuiste") to radio stations with intent to appeal to both audiences.[71] The Los Angeles Times wrote that the album was "upbeat and danceable, the lyrics speak almost uniformly of loss, anger, violence and abandonment".[2] The Chris Perez Band was the opening act for Mexican band Mana. In March 2000, Chris began preparing for his second studio album;[72] On April 16, the band released its second and final album, Una Noche Más, before breaking up.[73] Chris joined his brother-in-law A.B.'s band, the Kumbia All-Starz, in 2005 and left it in 2009 to form his own band.[73][74] On April 7, 2005, Los Dinos reunited at the Selena ¡VIVE! tribute concert.[75]
2010 to present[edit]
In the early 2010s he formed a new group (the Chris Pérez Project) with Puerto Rican singer Angel Ferrer, releasing "Todo es Diferente".[76]
In March 2012 Chris published To Selena, With Love, which described their relationship and struggles.[77] He had been reluctant to write the book, saying that fans asked him to write it.[62][78] He didn't seek the approval of the Quintanilla family's approval to write To Selena, With Love and did not disclose the project in fear of their reaction.[34] He approached Abraham after the book was finished. Abraham approved of it.[34] In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Chris said writing To Selena, With Love helped him "move forward".[34] The book was praised by critics and fans.[58][61][79] To Selena, With Love dispelled the rumor that Selena was pregnant when she died (which had appeared in media reports after her death).[80]
Personality and musical influences[edit]
According to The Dallas Morning News,[65] Hollywood.com,[81] Justice for Selena,[82] They Died Too Young[30] and Selena: Como La Flor,[83] Chris Pérez is a shy person. He was the antithesis of Abraham Qunintanilla's "clean-cut, nice kids" in his early career as a guitarist for Selena y Los Dinos,[84] a rebellious rocker and a "long-haired tough guy".[81] In an interview with the Corpus Christi Caller-Times, he admitted discomfort at being an entertainer.[78] Until the release of his book, he had kept quiet about his personal life and shied away from media attention.[36][85][86] Carlos Valdez, the District Attorney who prosecuted Yolanda Saldivar, described Chris as "shy and uncomfortable when in the spotlight", and this was echoed by the Corpus Christi Caller-Times.[78] His inability to talk about himself when interviewed was also discussed in Valdez' book. Valdez said the music business was not work for Chris, who enjoyed being a guitarist and called it his "reason for [his] existence". Valdez considers him "honest, sincere, and someone who could be trusted and believed [in]."[82]
Leila Cobo of Billboard magazine believed his musical styles included contemporary cumbia music, reminiscent of music produced by A.B., R&B, rap and funk music.[87] Chuck Taylor, a Billboard editor, called The Chris Pérez Project debut album a "lot of classic rock elements".[88] David Cazares of the Sun Sentinel called Pérez' debut album "average rock" music.[89] The San Antonio Express-News said that Resurrection was a fusion of "pop rock grooves and Tejano soul".[90] Pérez is known for tapping into Latin genres, such as cumbia and Latin rock.[88][91]
Discography[edit]
Selena y Los DinosVen Conmigo (1990)
Entre a Mi Mundo (1992)
Selena Live! (1993)
Amor Prohibido (1994)
Dreaming of You (1995)
Chris Perez BandResurrection (1999)
Una Noche Más (2002)
 Kumbia KingsDuetos (2005)
Kumbia All-StarzAyer Fue Kumbia Kings, Hoy Es Kumbia All Starz (2006)
Planeta Kumbia (2008)
La Vida De Un Genio (2010)

Published works[edit]
To Selena, With Love (2012)
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20.^ Jump up to: a b Pérez 2012, p. 61.
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49.Jump up ^ Patoski 1996, p. 183.
50.Jump up ^ "Testimony of Richard Fredrickson". Houston Chronicle, October 13, 1995. Retrieved February 1, 2008.
51.Jump up ^ "12 October 1995 testimony of Carla Anthony". Houston Chronicle, October 12, 1995. Retrieved May 21, 2008.
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63.Jump up ^ "music: Chris Perez (Photo Only)". San Antonio Express-News. 28 April 2000. Retrieved 11 June 2013. (subscription required)
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66.Jump up ^ Torres, Richard (2 May 1999). "The Best of Selena Lives On". Newsday. Retrieved 11 June 2013. (subscription required)
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78.^ Jump up to: a b c "Chris Perez, Selena's husband, authors book about their lives together due out Tuesday". Corpus Christi Caller Times. 3 March 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
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84.Jump up ^ Patoski 1997, p. 120.
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86.Jump up ^ Aquino, Lydia. "Chris Perez: All About Selena". Entertainment Affair.com. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
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91.Jump up ^ Burr, Ramiro (19 April 2003). "Winners Unveiled At Tejano Awards". Billboard 115 (16). Retrieved 9 June 2013.
Bibliography[edit]
Patoski, Joe (1997), Selena Como La Flor, Little, Brown and Company, p. 356, ISBN 978-0-316-69378-3
Pérez, Chris (2012), To Selena, With Love, Celebra Books, p. 294, ISBN 0-451-41404-7
Ruiz, Vickie; Sánchez Korrol, Virginia (2006), Latinas in the United States, set: A Historical Encyclopedia, Indiana University Press, p. 944, ISBN 0253111692
Valdez, Carlos (2005), Justice for Selena: The State Versus Yolanda Saldivar, Trafford Publishing, p. 428, ISBN 1412065259
Novas, Himilce; Silva, Rosemary (1995), Remembering Selena: A Tribute In Pictures & Words / Recordando Selena: Un Tributo en Palabras y Fotos, St. Martin's Press, p. 128, ISBN 9780312141608
Jones, Veda (2000), They Died Too Young, Chelsea House Publications, p. 48, ISBN 0791052303
External links[edit]
Chris Pérez on Facebook
Chris Pérez's channel on YouTube
Chris Pérez at the Internet Movie Database
Chris Pérez at AllMusic
Chris Pérez at VH1.com


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Chris Pérez

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Chris Pérez
Man in jeans and T-shirt playing red electric guitar
Pérez in 2012

Background information

Birth name
Christopher Gilbert Pérez
Born
August 14, 1969 (age 45)
San Antonio, Texas
Genres
Heavy metal,[1] rock, Latin rock, cumbia, Tejano
Occupation(s)
Guitarist, songwriter, author
Instruments
Electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Years active
1986–present
Labels
EMI Latin, Hollywood, Q-Zone
Associated acts
Selena, Selena y Los Dinos, A.B. Quintanilla, Kumbia Kings, Kumbia All Starz, Shelly Lares, Elida Reyna, The Chris Pérez Band, The Chris Pérez Project
Christopher Gilbert "Chris" Pérez (born August 14, 1969) is an American guitarist, songwriter and author best known as lead guitarist for the Tejano band Selena y Los Dinos. He married the frontwoman of the group, Selena, on April 2, 1992. Pérez grew up in San Antonio, Texas as one of two children of Gilbert Pérez and Carmen Medina. In 1986, he joined Shelly Lares' band. By the late 1980s, Pérez was reputed among Tejano musicians for his guitar skills. This caught A.B. Quintanilla's attention; at the time, Quintanilla was seeking another guitarist for the band he produced, Selena y Los Dinos. Shortly after Pérez joined the band, he and Selena began a personal relationship.
Selena's father, Abraham Quintanilla, Jr., forced them to end their relationship because he felt Pérez' image might damage Selena's career. They ignored his threats to disband the group, and continued their relationship. Quintanilla Jr. fired Pérez from the band, forbidding Selena to go with him. They later eloped, and Selena's father accepted the relationship. Pérez was asked to collaborate on several of Selena's songs with A.B. and other members of the band, using his guitar to piece out melodies and incorporating a number of musical genres into their songs.
During the early 1990s Pérez was arrested for driving under the influence in San Antonio, but was released without charge. Within months of his first arrest, Pérez was involved in a trashed-hotel-room incident; he and two members of Selena y Los Dinos were intoxicated and began wrestling in a room, breaking the door and punching holes in the walls. On March 31, 1995 Selena was killed by her former friend and former manager of her boutiques, Yolanda Saldivar. Her death devastated Pérez, who began abusing drugs and alcohol.
In 1998 he met Venessa Villanueva through his friend John Garza, and began dating her. That year, Pérez formed the Chris Pérez Band and began writing songs for their debut album. They signed with Hollywood Records and released their first album, Resurrection, which won a Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album. The band disbanded after their second album, Una Noche Mas (2002), was released. Pérez and Villanueva had two children, Cassie and Noah, before divorcing in 2008. Pérez continued in the music business and often played with A.B.'s groups, the Kumbia Kings and the Kumbia All-Starz. He left both groups and formed another band (the Chris Pérez Project, which included Puerto Rican singer Angel Ferrer) in 2010. In 2012 Pérez wrote a book about his and Selena's relationship entitled To Selena, With Love, which received a positive reception from critics and fans.


Contents  [hide]
1 Early life
2 Career 2.1 1989—1995: Selena y Los Dinos and legal problems 2.1.1 Relationship with Selena
2.2 1995–1998: After Selena, remarriage and fatherhood
2.3 1999–2009: Chris Perez Band and other projects
2.4 2010 to present
3 Personality and musical influences
4 Discography
5 Published works
6 References
7 Bibliography
8 External links

Early life[edit]
Chris Pérez was born on August 14, 1969 in San Antonio, Texas to Gilbert Pérez, a computer programmer,[2] and Carmen Medina. He is of Mexican American ancestry. Perez's parents divorced in 1974, when he was four years old. His mother remarried in 1978.[3]
Chris Perez learned to play the French horn in middle school and joined his school's concert band with his mother's support. He decided to teach himself to play electric guitar despite his mother's disapproval due to the negative stereotypes associated with the rock-and-roll world.[4]
[5] Pérez's favorite musicians were Van Halen, Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard,[6] Kiss,[7] the Scorpions,[8] Ozzy Osbourne and Iron Maiden.[2] He also grew to admire Ricky Martin during the 1990s.[9] Many of his guitar solos are inspired by Carlos Santana.[10]
Chris Perez wanted to run away to Los Angeles, California to start a rock band when he was seventeen. At the time he shared an apartment with his father and worked at a library.[6][11] Pérez was asked by Tony Lares to join his cousin Shelly Lares' band in 1986.[12] Tony Lares told Pérez that Shelly performed Tejano music—a mixture of traditional Mexican folk music, polkas and country music sung in Spanish or English. Chris disliked Tejano music and wrote in To Selena, With Love that he joined Shelly's band with "foot-dragging resistance" because this job paid more than working at the library.[13] He became Shelly's musical director after Tony left the group, [14] and co-wrote three songs for Shelly's debut album in 1998.[15] His guitar playing received a positive reception from the band and its fans.[16] Around this time he also formed a rock band with two friends and planned to leave Shelly's band.[17]
Career[edit]
1989—1995: Selena y Los Dinos and legal problems[edit]
Roger Garcia, lead guitarist for Selena y Los Dinos, married and left the music business in 1989.[16] The group's bassist, A.B. Quintanilla III, had heard good things about Pérez from other Tejano groups. He and other band members went to watch Chris rehearse with Shelly.[16][12] Quintanilla invited Chris to one of Selena's performances, and asked if he was interested in playing with Selena y Los Dinos. Chris accepted.[17] His decision was based on Los Dinos's sound, which was more "hip and sophisticated" than other Tejano bands, and he hoped to learn more about musical arrangement from A.B., whose work he admired).[17]
Chris auditioned for the group's manager, A.B.'s father Abraham Quintanilla, Jr. Abraham Sr. initially disliked Chris' rocker image and insisted that he change his appearance for the band. The elder Quintanilla feared that allowing Pérez in the group might affect his daughter Selena's "perfect image" and ruin her career. A.B. Jr. convinced his father to accept Pérez,[18][12]and encouraged Chris to explore different musical genres and mold their sounds to his own tastes.[19] He and A.B became close friends occasionally collaborated on writing songs for Selena's next recording.[20] Chris, like Selena, knew little Spanish, and lead keyboardist Ricky Vela tutored him.[21]
In 1991, Chris was arrested for driving under the influence and speeding in San Antonio, Texas. A police officer became involved in an altercation with his cousin, and Chris came to his cousin's aid.[22] After the brawl, police handcuffed Chris and his cousin but freed their friend, telling him to "run, don't walk" and to "not even turn around". When Chris was booked, police reported that they initiated a high-speed chase and were following his car. Chris Perez reported that the officers were lying, but decided not to pursue the matter because it would be "[his] word against theirs."[23] He was released without charges, but told Selena and Abraham about his run-in with the police. They appreciated being informed and this helped gain their trust.[24]
Several months after his arrest, he was sharing a hotel room with two road crew members of Selena y Los Dinos when the two brothers (who were intoxicated), began wrestling. Chris was also drunk and joined in.the rough horseplay. One brother knocked the door off its hinges, and holes in the wall were found inside the room. Chris decided to sleep at home instead of at the hotel.[20] Abraham Sr. fired the brothers from the band the next morning, but accepted Chris' apology and gave him another chance.[25]
Relationship with Selena[edit]
In 1989 Chris and A.B. wrote Selena's Coca-Cola commercial jingle. After the company accepted the lyrics and Selena filmed the commercial, A.B. treated the band to a vacation in Acapulco, Mexico.[18] During the trip Chris realized he was attracted to Selena although he had a girlfriend in San Antonio.[11] Chris thought it best for both of them if he tried to distance himself from her, but found it difficult and decided to try building a relationship with her.[26] They expressed their feelings for each other at a Pizza Hut restaurant, and shortly afterwards became a couple.[27][28] They hid their relationship from her father out of fear that Abraham would try to break them up.[29][30] This stressed Selena, who did not want to hide her feelings.[24]
The band's drummer, Selena's sister Suzette Quintanilla, found them flirting with each other.[31] Suzette reported this to Abraham, who took Chris off the bus and informed him that the relationship was over.[32] The couple continued their relationship secretly despite Abraham's disapproval.[33][34] Selena took hope from the fact that her mother Marcella approved of their courtship, until[35] one day when Abraham stopped the tour bus and went to the back where Chris and Selena were sitting. He shouted that their relationship was over and Selena screamed back at him. Chris tried to calm them both down, but joined in the argument after Abraham insulted him by calling him a "cancer in my family."[36] Finally Abraham threatened to disband the group if they didn't break up. Intimidated, Selena and Chris backed off. Abraham fired him from the band and prevented Selena from running off with him.[37]
After he was fired from the band,[38] he moved back in with his father and began playing music wherever he could. He wrote that "free of that nerve-racking situation with her father and the other members of Los Dinos, I started enjoying my life again." Selena, however, suffered from their separation and the two tried to keep in touch while she was touring.[39] On the morning of April 2, 1992, Selena pounded on his hotel-room door. She forced her way in and began to cry, saying she could not go on without him. Selena wanted to get married that day, but Chris argued it wasn't the right thing to do at the moment. Selena insisted her father would never accept their relationship, and would not attend any wedding they planned.[40] Chris agreed and they eloped in Nueces County, Texas.[41][36]
Selena was sure her father would leave them alone if they were married, and they could be together openly.[42] They planned to keep the elopement a secret until she found the right moment to reveal her marriage, but the media announced their elopement over the radio within hours of the marriage ceremony.[43] Selena's family tried to track her down. Abraham did not take the news well, and alienated himself for a time.[43] Selena and Pérez moved into an apartment in Corpus Christi.[44] until Abraham approached them, apologized, accepted the marriage and Chris back into the band.[45]
Chris became a fully accepted member of the Quintanilla family after the marriage, and Abraham Sr. asked Chris to write songs for a rock band he was managing after he opened a recording studio, Q-Productions, in late 1993.[46]
That collaboration resulted in a posthumous recording for Selena when the lead vocalist for that rock group, Nando "Guerro" Dominguez, went to Selena's house to begin a recording. Chris was ending the recording session several hours later when Selena asked to record Dominguez' demo.[47] Her version of the song was unreleased until 2004, when it was added to her posthumous compilation album Momentos Intimos as "Puede Ser". A.B. wrote "Ya No", the last recording for Selena's studio album Amor Prohibido (1994). He wanted to turn it into a rock song and asked for Pérez' assistance.[48]
1995–1998: After Selena, remarriage and fatherhood[edit]
Main article: Murder of Selena
In spring 1995 Abraham found out Yolanda Saldívar, who managed Selena's boutiques and fan club, was embezzling money. They held a meeting in early March, with Saldivar denying she had anything to do with fiscal discrepancies in checks that were found written in her name. Selena tried to repair her friendship with Saldivar despite her father's warnings.[49] On March 30, 1995, Selena and Chris met with Saldivar at a motel to recover missing financial papers for tax purposes.[50] When Selena arrived home she found that Saldivar did not give her the correct documents. She phoned Saldivar, who tried to convince Selena to return to her motel room alone. Chris insisted that it was too late, and he did not want Selena driving alone at night. Selena then agreed to meet with Saldivar the next morning.
On March 31, she met with Saldivar, who delayed the transfer of papers with a story about having been raped in Mexico.[51] Selena took Saldivar to a local hospital, where doctors found no evidence of rape. When they returned to the motel room, Selena ended their four-year working relationship. As she turned to leave, Saldivar reached into her handbag, pulled out a Taurus Model 85 .38 caliber revolver, pointed it at Selena and pulled the trigger.[52] The bullet pierced Selena's aorta. She ran to the motel lobby and as she collapsed named Saldivar as her assailant.[53] Selena was transferred to a nearby hospital, where doctors found the damage irreparable. She was pronounced dead within the hour.[54]
Chris couldn't eat for two days after his wife's murder.[55] In his book he says that when he could not sleep he began abusing alcohol and other drugs,[56] and went into seclusion. Family members noticed he was rapidly losing weight.[57] Chris felt guilty for not protecting Selena from Saldivar.[58]
In 1996, he moved out of his Corpus Christi house and back in with his father in San Antonio. John Garza introduced him to Venessa Villanueva, and after getting to know each other they became a couple in 1998.[2][59] In 2001 Chris married Villanueva and they had two children, a boy and a girl.[34][60]
Although it was rumored that Villanueva did not want to divorce, and wanted to try and work things out in their relationship, the couple finally decided their relationship was irreconcilable. They filed for divorce in 2008.[61][62]
1999–2009: Chris Perez Band and other projects[edit]




"Best I Can"







The rock ballad[63] "Best I Can", which centers around the difficulty of Pérez' life without Selena, was received favorably by critics.[64][65] Vocals by John Garza, with lyrics by Pérez[66]

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Chris friend, John Garza moved in with him six months after Selena's death. They began writing music, which Chris found healing.[67] In 1998 he formed a rock band with Garza, Rudy Martinez (former member of La Mafia) on bass, former Selena y Los Dinos keyboardist Joe Ojeda and Jesse Esquivel on drums. The band's name (the Chris Pérez Band) was chosen by Garza, Martinez, Ojeda and Esquivel.[68] Chris preferred the name Cinco Souls, but the other band members wanted to utilize his "reluctant celebrity."[2] The band was signed to Hollywood Records, and went to A&M Studios (now Henson Studios) in Los Angeles to begin recording their debut album. Chris wrote the song "Best I Can" to explore his feelings about losing Selena and his struggle to continue without her.[69][64] The song was not planned for the album, for fear that listeners would think he included the track for commercial reasons, but Hollywood Records and the band convinced him to include it on the album after hearing the demo.[70]
"Another Day" (about devotion to Selena) was included on the album.[70] Ojeda wrote "Solo Tu", a romantic ballad which Chris changed into a rock song.[68] Resurrection was released on May 18, 1999, and won the 2000 Grammy Award for Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album.[34] The record company released two promotional singles (one English and one Spanish: the title track and the ballad "Por Que Tu Fuiste") to radio stations with intent to appeal to both audiences.[71] The Los Angeles Times wrote that the album was "upbeat and danceable, the lyrics speak almost uniformly of loss, anger, violence and abandonment".[2] The Chris Perez Band was the opening act for Mexican band Mana. In March 2000, Chris began preparing for his second studio album;[72] On April 16, the band released its second and final album, Una Noche Más, before breaking up.[73] Chris joined his brother-in-law A.B.'s band, the Kumbia All-Starz, in 2005 and left it in 2009 to form his own band.[73][74] On April 7, 2005, Los Dinos reunited at the Selena ¡VIVE! tribute concert.[75]
2010 to present[edit]
In the early 2010s he formed a new group (the Chris Pérez Project) with Puerto Rican singer Angel Ferrer, releasing "Todo es Diferente".[76]
In March 2012 Chris published To Selena, With Love, which described their relationship and struggles.[77] He had been reluctant to write the book, saying that fans asked him to write it.[62][78] He didn't seek the approval of the Quintanilla family's approval to write To Selena, With Love and did not disclose the project in fear of their reaction.[34] He approached Abraham after the book was finished. Abraham approved of it.[34] In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Chris said writing To Selena, With Love helped him "move forward".[34] The book was praised by critics and fans.[58][61][79] To Selena, With Love dispelled the rumor that Selena was pregnant when she died (which had appeared in media reports after her death).[80]
Personality and musical influences[edit]
According to The Dallas Morning News,[65] Hollywood.com,[81] Justice for Selena,[82] They Died Too Young[30] and Selena: Como La Flor,[83] Chris Pérez is a shy person. He was the antithesis of Abraham Qunintanilla's "clean-cut, nice kids" in his early career as a guitarist for Selena y Los Dinos,[84] a rebellious rocker and a "long-haired tough guy".[81] In an interview with the Corpus Christi Caller-Times, he admitted discomfort at being an entertainer.[78] Until the release of his book, he had kept quiet about his personal life and shied away from media attention.[36][85][86] Carlos Valdez, the District Attorney who prosecuted Yolanda Saldivar, described Chris as "shy and uncomfortable when in the spotlight", and this was echoed by the Corpus Christi Caller-Times.[78] His inability to talk about himself when interviewed was also discussed in Valdez' book. Valdez said the music business was not work for Chris, who enjoyed being a guitarist and called it his "reason for [his] existence". Valdez considers him "honest, sincere, and someone who could be trusted and believed [in]."[82]
Leila Cobo of Billboard magazine believed his musical styles included contemporary cumbia music, reminiscent of music produced by A.B., R&B, rap and funk music.[87] Chuck Taylor, a Billboard editor, called The Chris Pérez Project debut album a "lot of classic rock elements".[88] David Cazares of the Sun Sentinel called Pérez' debut album "average rock" music.[89] The San Antonio Express-News said that Resurrection was a fusion of "pop rock grooves and Tejano soul".[90] Pérez is known for tapping into Latin genres, such as cumbia and Latin rock.[88][91]
Discography[edit]
Selena y Los DinosVen Conmigo (1990)
Entre a Mi Mundo (1992)
Selena Live! (1993)
Amor Prohibido (1994)
Dreaming of You (1995)
Chris Perez BandResurrection (1999)
Una Noche Más (2002)
 Kumbia KingsDuetos (2005)
Kumbia All-StarzAyer Fue Kumbia Kings, Hoy Es Kumbia All Starz (2006)
Planeta Kumbia (2008)
La Vida De Un Genio (2010)

Published works[edit]
To Selena, With Love (2012)
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Bibliography[edit]
Patoski, Joe (1997), Selena Como La Flor, Little, Brown and Company, p. 356, ISBN 978-0-316-69378-3
Pérez, Chris (2012), To Selena, With Love, Celebra Books, p. 294, ISBN 0-451-41404-7
Ruiz, Vickie; Sánchez Korrol, Virginia (2006), Latinas in the United States, set: A Historical Encyclopedia, Indiana University Press, p. 944, ISBN 0253111692
Valdez, Carlos (2005), Justice for Selena: The State Versus Yolanda Saldivar, Trafford Publishing, p. 428, ISBN 1412065259
Novas, Himilce; Silva, Rosemary (1995), Remembering Selena: A Tribute In Pictures & Words / Recordando Selena: Un Tributo en Palabras y Fotos, St. Martin's Press, p. 128, ISBN 9780312141608
Jones, Veda (2000), They Died Too Young, Chelsea House Publications, p. 48, ISBN 0791052303
External links[edit]
Chris Pérez on Facebook
Chris Pérez's channel on YouTube
Chris Pérez at the Internet Movie Database
Chris Pérez at AllMusic
Chris Pérez at VH1.com


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Murder of Selena
Selena Quintanilla-Perez's grave.jpg
Selena's grave site in Corpus Christi, Texas, where fans have left flowers and coins.

Location
Days Inn, Corpus Christi, Texas
Coordinates
27°48′08″N 97°27′12″WCoordinates: 27°48′08″N 97°27′12″W
Date
March 31, 1995
 11:48 am (CST) (Central Time Zone)
Target
Selena (possible others)

Attack type
 Murder by revolver
Weapons
.38 special caliber
Deaths
1 (Selena)

Non-fatal injuries
 0
Perpetrator
Yolanda Saldívar
Selena (April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995) was an American musician, spokesperson, actress, and fashion designer, who gained worldwide fame as one of the members of Selena y Los Dinos and for her subsequent solo career. Her father and manager Abraham Quintanilla, Jr. decided to appoint Yolanda Saldívar as president of Selena's fan club in 1991, after Saldívar constantly asked permission to start one. In January 1994, she was promoted to manager of the singer's boutiques. Selena began receiving complaints from employees, her fashion designer, and her cousin about Saldívar's managing styles. In January 1995, Quintanilla, Jr. began receiving phone calls and letters from angry fans who sent in their membership payments and received nothing. He began an investigation and found evidence that Saldívar had embezzled $60,000 in forged checks from the fan club and the boutiques. Saldívar bought a gun after she was confronted by the Quintanilla family. She lured Selena into her Days Inn motel room and shot the singer in the back. After doctors tried to revive Selena for 50 minutes, she was pronounced dead at 1:05 pm (CST) from loss of blood and cardiac arrest.
The Hispanic community were the most affected by the news of the singer's death. Many traveled thousands of miles to the singer's house, boutiques, and the crime scene, while churches with a high population of Hispanics held prayers in her name. All major networks in the United States interrupted their regular programming to break the news. Her death reactions was compared to the reactions following the deaths of musicians John Lennon, Elvis Presley, and US president John F. Kennedy. Some White and European Americans reacted to the news differently, calling the event "not important" and telling Hispanics to "get over it". Radio personality Howard Stern mocked Selena's murder and burial, poked fun at her mourners, criticized her music, and played her songs with gunshots in the background, causing an uproar among the Hispanic population. On April 12, 1995, two weeks after her death, George W. Bush—governor of Texas at the time—declared her birthday Selena Day in Texas. This caused a negative reaction from some Americans who were offended that Selena Day fell on Easter Sunday.
At the time of Selena's death, Tejano music was among the most popular Latin music subgenres in the United States. She was called the "Queen of Tejano music" and became the first Hispanic artist to have a predominately Spanish-language album debut and peak at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart with Dreaming of You (1995). After her death, Tejano music suffered and its popularity waned. Saldívar claimed that in an attempt to end her own life she accidentally shot Selena, but the jury at her trial did not believe her; she was sentenced to life imprisonment. The Selena murder trial was called the "trial of the century" and the most important trial to the Hispanic population. Jennifer Lopez was cast to play the role of Selena in the 1997 biopic film about her life, and was elevated to fame after the film's release. Spanish-language networks often air documentaries on Selena annually marking the anniversary of her death. They are among the most-watched programs in the history of American television, and often score record ratings for networks.


Contents  [hide]
1 Events preceding her death 1.1 The Selena fan club
1.2 Selena Etc. boutiques
1.3 Selena and Saldívar's relationship
1.4 Saldívar's termination of employment
1.5 Failed attempts to kill Selena
2 Murder 2.1 Standoff and post-mortem examination
3 Impact 3.1 Media response
3.2 Hispanic community
3.3 Celebrities and politicians reactions
3.4 Other reactions
3.5 Music industry
4 Funeral and tributes
5 Trial
6 See also
7 Notes
8 References 8.1 Sources


Events preceding her death[edit]
The Selena fan club[edit]
Selena was born on April 16, 1971 in Lake Jackson, Texas to Abraham Quintanilla, Jr., a former musician, and Marcella Ofelia Quintanilla (née Samora).[1][2] Selena was introduced into the music industry by Quintanilla, Jr. who said in interviews that he saw "a way back into the music business" after discovering Selena's "perfect timing and pitch".[3] He quickly organized his children into a band called Selena y Los Dinos, which included A.B. Quintanilla III on bass, Suzette Quintanilla on drums, and Selena as their lead singer.[3] The band became the family's primary source of income after they were evicted from their home during the Texas oil bust of 1982.[3] They filed for bankruptcy after Quintanilla, Jr.'s Mexican restaurant suffered as a result of the oil bust. The family relocated to Corpus Christi, Texas and Selena y Los Dinos began recording music professionally.[3][4] In 1984, the band released their first LP record, Selena y Los Dinos, with a small independent record company.[5] Quintanilla, Jr. wanted his children to record Tejano music—a male-dominated music genre popularized by Mexican Americans in the United States.[6][7] Selena's popularity as a singer grew after she won the Tejano Music Award for Female Vocalist of the Year in 1987.[8] She landed her first major record deal with Capitol EMI Latin in 1989.[9]
In mid-1991, Yolanda Saldívar attended one of Selena's concerts in San Antonio, Texas.[10] Saldívar had become a fan of Tejano music in the mid 1980s.[10][11] Saldívar disliked Selena because she had won awards over Saldívar's favorite Tejano musicians at the time.[12] She decided to give Selena a try after her niece invited her to the concert.[10] After attending the concert, Saldívar became an ardent fan of Selena and expressed that she enjoyed the singer's stage presence.[10] She especially liked "Baila Esta Cumbia" from Selena.[12] The following day, Saldívar tried searching newsstands for anything to do with the concert as a souvenir, to no avail.[10] She got the idea of starting a Selena fan club in her area since the newspaper was not promoting the singer.[10] According to Quintanilla, Jr. Saldívar tried contacting him and left him a total of 15 messages; Saldívar said she left only three.[10] Quintanilla, Jr. contacted Saldívar who requested his permission to start a fan club in the San Antonio area.[10] Quintanilla, Jr. decided to set up a meeting with Saldívar, during which he approved of her intentions and the two parted with a mutual agreement.[10]
Saldívar became the founder and acting president of the Selena fan club in San Antonio in June 1991. As president, she was responsible for membership benefits, collecting a $22 fee in exchange for members to receive products promoting Selena,[13] a T-shirt bearing the singer's name, exclusive interviews with the band, a fact sheet about Selena y Los Dinos, and notifications of upcoming concerts.[12] Proceeds of the fan club were donated to charities.[13] Suzette was the contact person between Saldívar and the Quintanilla family. She did not meet Selena until December 1991.[13] The two became close friends and she was trusted by the Quintanilla family.[12][14] Saldívar successfully had more than 8,000 people sign up to the Selena fan club by 1994.[13] According to news reporter and TV anchorwoman María Celeste Arrarás in her book, Saldívar had become Selena's "most efficient assistant" that the singer ever had.[15] She wrote that people noticed how eager Saldívar was in trying to impress Selena, who did anything the singer told her to do. One person told Arrarás that "if Selena would say, 'Jump!', [Saldívar] would jump three times."[15] Saldívar gave up her career as an in-home nurse for patients with terminal cancer and as a nurse who took care of patients with respiratory diseases, tuberculosis, and lung cancer.[16] She decided to fully invest herself to the Selena fan club, although she was earning less than her job as a nurse.[17]
Selena Etc. boutiques[edit]
In 1994, Selena opened two boutiques equipped with in-house beauty salons called Selena Etc. in Corpus Christi and one in San Antonio. Quintanilla, Jr. appointed Saldívar as a potential candidate to run the businesses, because the family would be touring the country.[14] He believed Saldívar was the best choice because of her successful job of running the Selena fan club. The family agreed, and in January 1994, Saldívar became the manager of both the Selena fan club and both Selena Etc. boutiques. In September 1994, Selena signed Saldívar as her registered agent in San Antonio, Texas.[18] After being hired for the boutiques, Saldívar moved from South San Antonio to Corpus Christi to be closer to Selena. In an interview with Primer Impacto in 1995, Quintanilla, Jr. expressed that he "always mistrusted Saldívar", though the family never found anything odd about Saldívar's behavior.[14] Saldívar was given authorization of writing and cashing checks and had access to all bank accounts associated with the fan club and boutiques.[19]
Selena gave Saldívar her American Express card for the purpose of conducting company business. Saldívar used the credit card to rent Lincoln Town Cars, entertain associates in fancy restaurants and purchase two cellular phones which she carried.[20] She also altered Ellen Tracy designer jackets made for the boutiques, backing up her authority to do so with the card.[20] Staff members at Selena Etc. complained that Saldívar was always "nice" when Selena was around; when she was not, Saldívar treated everyone terribly.[21][22] In December 1994, the boutiques began to suffer. The company's bank accounts lacked sufficient funds to pay checks ordered by the bank.[23] Staff at both stores had been reduced from 38 to 14 employees, largely because Saldívar fired anyone she did not personally like.[24] The remaining employees began complaining to Selena about Saldívar, but Selena did not believe that her friend would do anything to hurt her or her business.[24] The employees then began to take their concerns to Quintanilla, Jr., who cautioned Selena that Saldívar might be a dangerous person. Selena did not suspect that Saldívar would turn on her because her father had always distrusted people.[24]
Debra Ramirez, Selena's cousin, was hired to work in the boutiques in January 1995, and to help Selena expand the fashion venture into Mexico.[22] Ramirez quit within a week, telling Saldívar that she was dissatisfied with staff members' failure to report sales.[25] She also found receipts related to the sale of several items from the boutiques missing.[22] Saldívar told her to "mind [her] business" and that it was not her concern.[22] Martin Gomez, fashion designer for Selena, and Saldívar frequently clashed, with Gomez complaining that Saldívar was mismanaging Selena's affairs. Their animosity intensified during Selena's fashion shows; Gomez accused Saldívar of mutilating (or destroying) some of his original creations, and claiming that she never paid bills.[25] Gomez stated that Saldívar had "established a reign of terror", and the two were constantly complaining about each other to Selena.[19] Saldívar began recording Gomez's conversations without his consent.[19] She wanted to convince Selena that Gomez was not looking out for the boutiques' best interest. Gomez was then demoted to supporting role, as Selena was convinced that she should design her clothes on her own.[19] Between late 1994 and early 1995, Saldívar often traveled to Monterrey, Mexico to expedite the process of opening another Selena Etc. store.[26] When Saldívar visited the factory in Mexico, she intimidated the seamstresses by telling them to either leave or side with her.[25]
Selena and Saldívar's relationship[edit]
Saldívar was receiving "tokens of affection from [Selena]", which Saldívar was not accustomed to.[17] Saldívar's room was covered with Selena posters and pictures, burning votive candles and a library of Selena videos (which she used to entertain guests). During an interview with Saldívar in 1995, reporters from The Dallas Morning News believed that Saldívar's devotion to Selena bordered on obsession.[18] Employees at Selena Etc. were told by Saldívar that she wanted to "be like Selena".[20] According to an unnamed former employee, Saldívar was "possessive" of her relationship with Selena, who tried to distance Selena from other employees. The unnamed former employee believed that Saldívar's goal was to "have more control over [the employees] and over Selena."[22] Saldívar claimed that her reasons for distancing the employees from Selena were to "shield" the singer from the "petty issues" of managing her boutiques.[22] Among the responsibilities of running the boutiques, Saldívar accompanied Selena on trips and had keys to the singer's house.[19]
When Saldívar became a business associate, their relationship began to fall apart.[18] In September 1994, Selena met Dr. Ricardo Martinez, who lived in Monterrey, Mexico.[27] Selena wanted to mass market her boutiques and wanted to open her Selena Etc. store in Monterrey.[27] According to Martinez, he had contacts in Mexico who could help Selena open a store without being overwhelming for her.[27] Martinez became a business adviser for Selena,[27] though her family disputes any connections Martinez had with Selena besides being a fan who posed in several pictures with her. Saldívar became envious of Selena's dependency on Martinez,[28] who began sending flowers to Selena's hotel room. Saldívar warned the singer that the doctor might have had unprofessional intentions.[28] Selena began visiting Monterrey more frequently in disguise.[28] Sebastian D'Silva, the then-assistant of Martinez, would often pick up Selena from the airport and reported that he noticed she was wearing wigs and using her husband's Chris Pérez's surname so that others would not know who she was.[28] According to Martinez, he had lent several thousand dollars to Selena because she was short on cash.[23]
Saldívar's termination of employment[edit]
Starting in January 1995, Quintanilla, Jr. began receiving phone calls and letters from angry fans who claimed to have paid their enrollment fee and had not received the promised memorabilia.[29] Upon investigation, Quintanilla, Jr. discovered that Saldívar had embezzled more than $60,000 in forged checks from both the fan club and the boutiques.[30] Saldívar's brother, Armando Saldívar, supposedly contacted Gomez and "made up a story" that Saldívar was stealing money from the fan club.[29] Gomez then contacted one of Selena's uncles about the phone call who then in turn told Quintanilla, Jr.[29] Armando stated that he was angry with Saldívar about an issue he had with her, he did not want the issue between them to be made public, and later said he felt guilty for starting the rumor.[29] He went on Primer Impacto where reporters found his comments illogical.[29]
Quintanilla, Jr. held a closed meeting the night of March 9, 1995 with Selena and Suzette Quintanilla, at Q-Productions to confront Saldívar.[31][32] Quintanilla, Jr. presented Saldívar with the inconsistencies concerning the disappearing funds.[31] He reported that Saldívar simply stared at him without answering any of his questions.[31] Quintanilla, Jr. told Saldívar that if she didn't come up with evidence that disproved his accusations, then he was going to get the police involved.[31] When Quintanilla, Jr. asked her why fans were not receiving their promised gift packages, Saldívar claimed that those fans were trying to get them for free.[32] Quintanilla, Jr. found out Saldívar had opened the fan club's bank account under the name "Maria Elida", which was Saldívar's sister.[33] He asked her why she had done so, she replied that the bank did not allow her to open a bank account under her name, which she didn't know why the bank refused to do so.[33] Without saying a word, Saldívar abruptly got up and left the meeting. Quintanilla, Jr. then banned Saldívar from contacting Selena. However, Selena did not want to dissolve their friendship; she felt that Saldívar was essential to whether the clothing line would take off in Mexico. Selena also wanted to keep Saldívar close because she had bank records, statements and financial records necessary for tax preparation.[31]
After the meeting, Quintanilla, Jr. found out that the fan club's checks were signed with Maria Elida's signature, which was identical to Saldívar's handwriting.[33] Quintanilla, Jr.'s conclusion was that Saldívar was writing forged checks using her sister's name and then cashing them and keeping the funds.[30] When Quintanilla, Jr. was trying to retrieve the fan club's bank statements, he reported that they "vanished".[34] A letter found by Quintanilla, Jr. with Saldívar's handwriting was found. In it, the letter states that Maria Elida had to close the bank account because of a major problem.[34] According to the letter, a member of the fan club Yvonne Perales, was sent to the bank to deposit $3,000, however, Perales did not deposit the money and was nowhere to be found.[34] The letter states that Maria Elida found out about the situation "too late" and that Perales and the money were missing, she then wrote checks to be cashed by Saldívar, even though the bank account had no funds.[34] She then explains in the letter for that reason she is closing the account and the bank would have to cover the checks.[34] Quintanilla, Jr. confronted Saldívar about who Perales was, he said that Saldívar did not know anything about her.[34] Quintanilla, Jr. reported that Saldívar did not trust the treasurer of the fan club, but she trusted a complete stranger to deposit three thousand dollars. He told Saldívar to "tell that lie to someone else."[34] He concluded that Perales did not exist since no one who worked in the fan club had ever met her.[35]
Failed attempts to kill Selena[edit]



 6.5×55mm hollow-point bullet before and after expanding. This type of bullets is specifically designed to expand the type of injury that a normal bullet would inflict, potentially causing more severe damage.
The day after Saldívar was banned from contacting Selena, Quintanilla, Jr. drove to Q-Productions and chased her off the premises.[31] He told her that she was no longer welcome there.[31] The same day, Selena and Saldívar engaged in an argument over the phone; Selena hung up and told Pérez that she could no longer trust Saldívar.[31] According to Quintanilla, Jr., there were four attempts to murder Selena.[36] Selena removed Saldívar's name off the boutique's bank account on March 10, 1995,[36] and she was replaced as fan club president by Irene Herrera.[37] The next day, Saldívar purchased a gun at A Place To Shoot,[36] a gun shop and shooting range in south San Antonio, and bought a Taurus Model 85 snub-nosed .38-caliber revolver.[31] She also bought .38 caliber hollow-point bullets.[31] Hollow-point bullets are specifically designed to expand the type of injury that a normal bullet would inflict, potentially causing more severe damage.[31] Saldívar told the clerk that she needed protection for her job (as an in-home nurse caring for terminally ill patients), because a patient's relatives had threatened her.[31]
On March 13, Saldívar went to her lawyer and wrote her resignation, which Quintanilla, Jr. believed was her alibi.[36] That same day, Saldívar drove to Corpus Christi and checked into the Sand and Sea motel.[38] However, the singer was in Miami, Florida at the time. Quintanilla, Jr. believed this would have been the first attempt to kill Selena.[38] When Selena arrived in Corpus Christi on March 14, Saldívar contacted Selena to schedule a meeting with her.[38] Saldívar told Selena that there was too much traffic and had asked her to meet her at a parking lot, which was 25 miles away from Corpus Christi.[38] Upon arriving, Selena told Saldívar that she could remain in charge of her business affairs in Mexico.[38] According to Quintanilla, Jr., Selena wanted to keep Saldívar until she could find someone else to replace her. Saldívar showed Selena the gun that she bought. Selena told her to "get rid of it" and that she would protect Saldívar from her father, according to Saldívar and Pérez.[38][39][40] This, Quintanilla, Jr. believed, had calmed Saldívar down and was the reason why she did not kill Selena at the parking lot.[38] The next day, Saldívar returned the gun,[38] claiming that her father had given her a .22-caliber pistol.[37] On March 26, Saldívar stole a perfume sample and more bank statements from Selena in Mexico.[41]
Saldívar accompanied Selena to her Tennessee trip so that the singer could finish recording one of her songs for her crossover album.[38] Selena told Saldívar that there were bank statements missing and asked her to return them to her as soon as they arrived back to Texas.[38] Saldívar then bought the gun back on March 27 and asked Selena to meet with her alone at a motel room, her second attempt to kill her.[38] When Selena arrived, news about her arrival spread and she was soon mobbed by fans.[42] Quintanilla, Jr. believed that it was her fans who saved her that day as there were "too many witnesses".[42] The third attempt to kill Selena, according to Quintanilla, Jr. was one of Saldívar's trip to Monterrey in the last week of March.[42] Dr. Martinez received phone calls from Saldívar hysterically crying that she had been raped[42] on March 29.[41] The next day, Saldívar made another call to Dr. Martinez, who said that the calls seemed as though someone was snatching the phone away from Saldívar.[42] He sent an employee to Saldívar's motel room to investigate and found out Saldívar had left the motel a few minutes earlier.[42]
On March 30, Saldívar returned from her Monterrey trip and checked into the Days Inn motel.[42] She contacted Selena and told her that she had been raped.[42] According to Quintanilla, Jr. this was the last message they received from Saldívar, which he believed was her new alibi.[42] Saldívar asked Selena to visit her at her motel room alone, however, Perez accompanied her.[43] According to Perez, he waited by his truck as Selena went alone inside Saldívar's motel room.[43] As Perez was driving back to their house, Selena noticed that Saldívar failed to give her the right bank statements she needed. Saldívar tried contacting Selena through her beeper, she desperately wanted the singer to take her to a hospital that night.[43] She told Selena that she was bleeding due to her rape, Quintanilla, Jr. believed that Saldívar was trying to get Selena to return to the motel alone.[43] Pérez told Selena that it was "too late" and did not want her to go out alone.[43] Selena agreed to meet her the next morning, unbeknownst to Pérez.[43][44]
Murder[edit]



 An example of a Days Inn motel with a pool area, similar to the one in Corpus Christi where Selena ran past after she was shot.
On March 30, 1995, Selena contacted Leonard Wong about the perfume designs he had made for her.[45] According to Wong, Selena told him that she would be meeting with Saldívar the next morning to pick up the perfume samples she stole from her.[45] She told another employee at the boutiques that same day that she is expecting to fire Saldívar.[46] At 7:30 am (CST) March 31, Selena got out of bed and wore green workout sweats and departed from her home to Saldívar's motel room.[47] At the motel, Saldívar told Selena that she had been raped in Mexico.[48][49] The singer took her to Doctors Regional Hospital, where medical staff noticed that Saldívar showed symptoms of depression.[50] Saldívar claimed that she bled out "a little" to the doctor.[50] The physician noticed that Selena was angry at Saldívar and told him that she claimed she was bleeding copiously the day before.[50] At the hospital, the doctor did not find any evidence of rape and told Saldívar that she had to go to San Antonio to get a gynecological exam. According to Texas law on rape cases, they were unable to perform the exam because Saldívar was a resident of San Antonio and the rape occurred outside the country.[50][48][51] While driving back to the Days Inn motel, Selena told Saldívar that it would be best if they stay apart for a while so that Quintanilla, Jr. would not get mad.[48] According to Dr. Martinez, Selena had tried contacting him that morning but was unable to get to the phone as he was performing surgery.[52] At 10:00 am (CST), Quintanilla, Jr. contacted Pérez regarding the whereabouts of Selena; she was due to record a song at Q-Productions that morning and had not showed up.[48] Pérez called Selena on her cell phone and told her about the scheduled recording, she told him "Oh no, I forgot", and told him that she was "taking care of one last business" and that she would be at Q-Productions soon after. This was the last phone call Selena answered, and was the last time Pérez heard her voice.[48]
Back at the motel room, Selena and Saldívar began arguing.[48] Motel guests complained about loud noises coming from Saldívar's motel room. They said that they heard two women arguing over business-related material. Selena told Saldívar that she could no longer be trusted,[53] and demanded Saldívar give back her financial papers.[4] The singer then dumped Saldívar's satchel that contained bank statements onto the bed and Selena saw the gun. At 11:48 am (CST), Saldívar pointed it at Selena.[48][4] As Selena attempted to flee, Saldívar shot her once on the right lower shoulder,[48][54] severing an artery and resulting in a massive loss of blood.[53] Trinidad Espinoza, the hotel's janitor, reported a "loud bang", believing it might have been a light blowout.[55] Critically wounded, Selena ran towards the lobby, leaving a trail of blood 392 feet (119 m) long.[53] She was seen clutching her chest screaming "Help me! Help me! I've been shot!" while Saldívar was still chasing after her with a gun, pointing at her and calling her a "bitch".[56][57][58] Selena collapsed on the floor as Barbara Schultz, hotel clerk of the Days Inn, called 9-1-1. The singer identified Saldívar as her assailant and gave the room number where she had been shot.[56][59][60] Selena arrived at the lobby at 11:49 am (CST) as Shawna Vela and hotel manager Ruben DeLeon tried stopping the outpouring of blood.[56] Selena's condition began to deteriorate rapidly as motel staff attended to her.[53] Selena screamed to hotel staff telling them to "lock the door, she'll shoot me again".[61] DeLeon tried to talk to her, but noted that she was beginning to fade away; he stated that she was moaning and moving less.[53] DeLeon noticed that Selena's eyes rolled back and that she went limp.[55]



 This computer animation still from Famous Crime Scene, showing how the bullet entered and exited Selena's chest cavity as she attempted to flee her assailant.
An ambulance arrived at the scene in one minute and 55 seconds.[53] The paramedics ripped the green sweater where the bleeding was taking place and applied a Vaseline gauze to Selena's wound, which stopped the surface bleeding.[53][62] By now Selena's heartbeat was very slow, and a paramedic performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation to keep her blood circulating.[53] According to paramedic Richard Fredrickson, "it was too late" when he arrived in the lobby, finding blood as "thick from her neck to her knees, all the way around on both sides." Fredrickson could not locate a pulse; when he placed his fingers on her neck, he felt only muscle twitches.[63]
During this time, a paramedic tried inserting an IV needle into Selena, but due to the massive blood loss and low (or no) blood pressure, her veins had collapsed making the insertion extremely difficult.[53] Navigation Boulevard was shut down by local police.[53] When paramedics delivered Selena to Corpus Christi Memorial Hospital at 12:00 pm (CST), her pupils were fixed and dilated, there was no evidence of neurological function, and she had no vital signs.[64] Doctors were able to establish an "erratic heartbeat" long enough to transfer Selena to the trauma room.[65] Doctors and surgeons began blood transfusions in an attempt to reestablish blood circulation after opening Selena's chest and finding massive internal bleeding.[53] Selena's right lung was damaged, her collarbone was shattered, and her veins were emptied of blood.[64] Doctors widened her chest and administered drugs into her heart and applied pressure on her wounds. Dr. Louis Elkins said that a "pencil-size artery leading from the heart had been cut in two by the hollow-point bullet" and that six units of blood from the transfusion had spilled out and were not in her blood system.[66] After 50 minutes the doctors realized that the damage was irreparable.[53] Selena was pronounced dead at 1:05 pm (CST) from blood loss and cardiac arrest.[53][67][68][69]
Standoff and post-mortem examination[edit]
Saldívar got into her pickup truck and attempted to leave the motel after the shooting occurred.[53] Motel employee Rosario Garza saw Saldívar come out of her motel room with a wrapped towel.[58][70] It was believed that she was on her way to Q-Productions to shoot Quintanilla, Jr. and others who were waiting for Selena to arrive.[71] However, she was spotted by a responding police cruiser. An officer emerged from the cruiser, drew his gun and ordered Saldívar to come out of the truck. Saldívar did not comply. Instead, she backed up and parked adjacent to two cars, with her truck then being blocked in by the police cruiser.[53] Saldívar then picked up the pistol, pointed it at her right temple, and threatened to commit suicide.[69] A SWAT team and the FBI Crisis Negotiation Unit were brought in.[69] Musicologist Himilce Novas commented that the event was reminiscent of O.J. Simpson's planned suicide ten months earlier.[72]
Larry Young and Issac Valencia began negotiating with Saldívar. They ran a phone line to their base of operations (adjacent to Saldívar's pickup truck) as the standoff continued.[53] Lead negotiator Young tried to establish a rapport with Saldívar and persuade her to give herself up.[53] Valencia suggested that the shooting was accidental; Saldívar later changed her story, claiming that the "gun went off" by itself.[53] Motel guests were ordered to remain in their rooms until police escorted them out.[73] During the third hour, an autopsy was performed due to overwhelming media interest.[53] It revealed that the bullet had entered Selena's lower back, passed through her chest cavity (severing the right subclavian artery) and exited her right upper chest.[53] Doctors also found that if the bullet had been only one millimeter higher or lower, the wound would not have been as severe.[53]
After the standoff entered its fourth hour, Valencia succeeded in getting Saldívar to confess that she had intended to shoot herself.[53] Saldívar claimed that Selena tried to tell her not to kill herself, while Saldívar pointed the gun to her head. When Selena opened the door to leave, Saldívar stated that she told Selena to close it.[53] Saldívar also claimed that the gun went off when Selena left. During the sixth hour, Saldívar agreed to give herself up; however, when she saw a police officer pointing a rifle at her, she panicked and ran back to her truck, picked up the revolver and placed it on her head again.[53] Saldívar finally surrendered, after nearly nine-and-a-half hours.[4] By that time, hundreds of fans had gathered at the scene; many wept as police took Saldívar away.[4][53] Within hours of Selena's murder, a press conference was called. Assistant Police Chief Ken Bung and Quintanilla, Jr., informed the press that the possible motive was that Selena went to the Days Inn motel to terminate "her" employment; Saldívar was still unidentified by name in media reports. Rudy Treviño, director of the Texas Talent Music Association and sponsor of the Tejano Music Awards, declared that March 31, 1995 would be known as "Black Friday".[74][75][76]
Impact[edit]
Media response[edit]
When radio station KEDA-AM broke the news, many people accused the staff of lying, considering the following day after her death was April Fool's Day.[77] In San Antonio, major Spanish-language radio stations (including Tejano 107, KXTN-FM, KRIO-FM and KEDA-AM) began monitoring the developments on Selena's death.[77] All major networks in the United States interrupted their regular programming to break the news.[78] The lead item on national network evening news programs in Corpus Christi had been the end of the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike; within thirty minutes, Selena's murder was the lead item on all television stations in South Texas.[74] Her death was front-page news in The New York Times for two days,[79] and was featured prominently on the BBC World News.[80] News of the singer's death reached Japan, where David Byrne first heard of the shooting.[81] Local news reporters began pouring into the crime scene after hearing of the shooting.[82] Univision and Telemundo were among the first major news stations to have arrived at the crime scene.[82] Newsstands were swarmed for anything concerning Selena.[83] A People magazine issue was released several days after her murder. Its publishers believed that interest would soon wane; they released a commemorative issue within a week when it became apparent that it was growing. The issue sold nearly a million copies,[84] selling the entire first and second run within two weeks. It became a collector's item, a first in the history of People.[85] Betty Cortina, editor of People, told Biography that they never had an issue that was completely sold out; "it was unheard of".[85] In the following months the company released People en Español (aimed at the Hispanic market), due to the success of the Selena issue.[85] This was followed by Newsweek en Espanol and Latina magazine.[86] Puerto Rican American actress Jennifer Lopez was cast to play the role of Selena in the 1997 biopic film about her life, which drew criticism because of her ancestry.[87] After the film's release, fans changed their views on Lopez after seeing her performance in the movie.[88][89] Lopez was elevated to fame after the film's release.[90][91][92][93][94]
Selena's life and career was covered by a number of programs, including The Oprah Winfrey Show,[95] E! True Hollywood Story, VH1's Behind The Music, American Justice, Snapped, and Famous Crime Scene.[96][97][98] Other networks to have aired specials on Selena include MTV,[96] Investigation Discovery, The Biography Channel, A&E Network,[97][99] while Spanish-language networks often air specials on Selena annually marking her death anniversary.[100] Spanish-language documentaries airing on the death anniversary of Selena are among the most-watched programs in the history of American television, and often score record ratings for networks.[101][102][103] One of the first documentary on Selena was on Univison's Primer Impacto on 4 April 1995.[104] The documentary, titled Selena, A Star is Dimmed, was viewed by 2.09 million people becoming the second most viewed Spanish-language show in the history of American television, at the time.[104] Networks were competing with each other to interview Saldívar about the shooting.[105] When news broke that Arrarás was able to interview Saldívar, Univision's phone line were inundated with phone calls from major networks as far as Germany, requesting to use the interview on their networks.[105] The interview on Primer Impacto was watched by 4.5 million viewers, becoming the number one program that night according to Nielsen ratings, and was among the most-watched Spanish-language program in American television history.[102]
Hispanic community[edit]
The news struck the Hispanic community extremely hard; many traveled thousands of miles to Selena's house, boutiques and the crime scene.[77][106] By mid-afternoon, police were asked to form a detour as a line of automobiles began backing up traffic from the Quintanillas' houses.[74] On the street where Selena had lived, gang graffiti and cacti distinguished the blue-collar community from other subdivisions across America.[74] The chain-link fence in front of Selena's house became a shrine, festooned with mementoes.[107] Fans from Puerto Rico and Wisconsin left messages and notes to Selena and the Quintanilla family.[108] The majority of cars in Corpus Christi and cars traveling to Interstate 37 from Mexico turned their headlights on in her memory.[80] Fans scribbled notes and messages on the door where Selena had been shot, and left handwritten messages on the doorstep.[109] Soon after learning of Selena's death, people began theorizing about who had murdered her. Emilio Navaira's wife was believed to have shot Selena by fans, since many believed she was jealous of Selena and Navaira's relationship.[77] Johnny Pasillas, Emilio's brother-in-law and manager, frantically called radio stations in an attempt to quash the jealous-lover rumor.[77] Among the celebrities who believed in the rumor were record producer Manny Guerra, Pete Rodriguez, and American singer Ramon Hernandez.[110] According to anchorwoman Arrarás, the death of Selena became "the most important news of the year for Hispanics."[111] Texas Monthly editor Pamela Colloff wrote that the death reactions of Selena was equivalent of the reactions of a political assassination.[112]
She had a "cult-like" following among Hispanics.[113][114] She became a household name in the United States following her death and became part of the American pop culture.[115] She became more popular in death than when she was alive.[116][112] Her death reaction was compared to the deaths of musicians John Lennon, Elvis Presley, and the assassination of US president John F. Kennedy.[117][118] Selena became a cultural icon for Latinos who was seen as "a woman who was proud of her roots and achieved her dreams."[119] According to Antonio Lopez of the Santa Fe New Mexican, the day Selena was killed "is a bookmark in time in the memories of many Latinos."[120] According to Arrarás, "women imitated her, men worshiped her".[121] Two deaths in California were reported following the outbreak of Selena's death.[122] A drag queen planned to dress up as Selena for one of his upcoming performances, he was hit by a car and was left to die.[122] Gloria de la Cruz auditioned for the role of Selena, she was later found dumped in a Los Angeles dumpster. Her killer had strangled her and set her body on fire.[122]
Celebrities and politicians reactions[edit]
See also: List of people influenced by Selena
Spanish singer Julio Iglesias interrupted a recording session in Miami for a moment of silence. Among the celebrities who contacted the Quintanilla family following the news were Gloria Estefan, Celia Cruz, Iglesias, and Madonna.[82] Concerts throughout Texas were canceled.[107] La Mafia canceled their Guatemala concert and flew back to Texas.[107] Tejano singer Ramiro Herrera and dozens of other Tejano artists canceled their concerts.[123] American singer-songwriter Rhett Lawrence published an ad on Billboard magazine's 22 April 1995 issue that said "music I heard with you was more than music. You will be deeply missed."[124] Other celebrities took to radio stations to expressed their thoughts about Selena's death, including Stefanie Ridel, Jaime DeAnda (of Los Chamacos), and Shelly Lares.[107] Talk show host Oprah Winfrey called Selena's life "short but significant" during her March 1997 episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show.[95] American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey told MTV that Selena's death was shocking to her because of "the way it had happened so abruptly in a young life."[125] State senator Carlos Truan and state representative Solomon P. Ortiz reportedly mourned Selena's death.[126] American music industry executive Daniel Glass told Texas Monthly that he believed Selena would have enjoyed greater career success had it not been for her death.[112]
A few days later, Howard Stern mocked Selena's murder and burial, poked fun at her mourners, and criticized her music. Stern said, "This music does absolutely nothing for me. Alvin and the Chipmunks have more soul ... Spanish people have the worst taste in music. They have no depth." Stern's comments outraged and infuriated the Hispanic community in Texas.[127] Stern played Selena's songs with gunshots in the background.[128][129] After a disorderly conduct arrest warrant was issued in his name, Stern made an on-air statement, in Spanish, for his comments that he stressed were not made to cause "more anguish to her family, friends and those who loved her."[130][131] The League of United Latin American Citizens boycotted Stern's show, finding his apology unacceptable.[132] Texas retailers removed any products that were related to Stern. Sears and McDonalds sent out a disapproval letter to the media that addressed their stance against Stern's comments after fans believed they sponsored his show.[133] Within a week, on NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Stern and Robin Quivers (his African-American co-host) were asked if Stern's remarks about Selena were acceptable. Quivers decided not to talk about the situation, to avoid arguing with Stern. When Linda Ronstadt (a pop singer of Mexican-American heritage) appeared on the show, she and Quivers quickly got into an argument when Ronstadt defended Selena.[134]
Other reactions[edit]



I grew up around these people. The reaction was typical of the majority of Texans, to whom the murder of Selena was just another senseless shooting. To those people, though, the five million Texans of Mexican descent, the death of Selena was Black Friday, a day of infamy even darker and more evil than the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
European American Selena fan, explaining differences in reaction to the death of Selena between European-Americans and Mexican-Americans in Texas.[135]
On April 12, 1995, two weeks after her death, George W. Bush (governor of Texas at the time) declared her birthday Selena Day in Texas.[136][137][138] Bush said that Selena represented "the essence of south Texas culture."[139] On Selena Day, 1,000 fans gathered at her grave and began to sing traditional Mexican folk songs; police were brought in to control the crowd.[140] On the same day, a crowd of 3,000 attended an organized mass of the resurrection for Selena at Johnnyland Concert Park.[140]
Some European Americans in Texas wrote to the editor of the Brazosport Facts during April and May, asking what the big deal was; some were also offended that Selena Day fell on Easter Sunday. Others agreed that "Easter is more important than Selena Day", and believed that everyone should let Selena rest in peace and go on with their lives.[141] Mexican Americans in Texas wrote vociferously to the newspaper. Some agreed that others were too critical of Selena Day, and stated that they did not need to celebrate the day and should not have responded so rudely.[142] Hispanic filmmaker Lourdes Portillo expressed that she didn't know who Selena was when everyone around her were saying that Selena was shot.[143]
White Americans reported that when the news of Selena's death broke out, many of them asked who Selena was and said she was "not that important", telling Hispanics to "get over it".[144][145] Author and Texas Monthly magazine contributor Joe Nick Patoski said that Anglo-Americans and Mexican Americans were divided in their reactions to Selena's death. Patoski said that Anglo-Americans "didn't understand what all the fuss was about."[112] The line "Who's Selena?" was used in the 1997 biopic film on Selena when a White American store manager asked Hispanics running towards the singer for an autograph.[146] White Americans felt that the scene with the White manager and Selena was "irrelevant" and "over dramatized", who were seen by Hispanic crowds as the only topic that they gathered from the movie.[147] One fan expressed that to Hispanics the scene "happens all the time" to them and their friends and that they feel their community has been "ignored".[147] Lauraine Miller also expressed that "Selena has opened my eyes", stating that she had become "more American". Another fan commented that in the United States "nobody ever lets you forget you are Mexican American."[147]
Music industry[edit]
At the time of Selena's death, 52% of all Latin music sales were generated by regional Mexican music, mostly Tejano music, which became one of the most popular Latin music genres.[148][149] Selena catapulted the genre into its 1990s renaissance and brought Tejano music into its first marketable era.[123][150][151][152][153] She was called the "Queen of Tejano music" by many media outlets.[a] Major record companies including EMI Records, SBK Records, Warner Music Group, CBS Records, and Sony Music began signing Tejano artists to compete in the Latin music industry.[154][155][156] The Tejano market suffered and its popularity waned following Selena's death. Radio stations in the United States that played Tejano music switched to regional Mexican music, and by 1997, KQQK was the only radio station in the United States that played Tejano music non-stop.[148] By the mid 2000s, radio stations in the United States no longer played Tejano music, larger auditoriums stopped hosting Tejano artists by 2007,[157] and major record companies abandoned their Tejano artists after 1995.[158] Selena remains the best-selling Tejano artist of all time,[150][159][160] who continues to outsell living Tejano artists,[155] and the last Tejano musician to have appeared on the US Billboard 200 chart since 2000.[155] After Selena's death, Tejano music was replaced with Latin pop in the United States as the most popular Latin music genre.[155]
On the day Selena was killed, record stores sold out of Selena's albums within hours; EMI Latin began pressing several million CDs and cassettes to meet the expected demand.[123][80] Gloria Ballesteros, a sales representative of Southwestern Wholesalers in San Antonio, told Billboard that their inventory of 5,000 copies of Selena albums was sold out by the afternoon of Selena's death.[123] Record stores who ordered more copies of the singer's recordings were told by EMI Latin representatives that they wouldn't be able to restock for a few days.[123] EMI Latin shipped 500,000 units of Selena's recordings to record stores in two weeks following Selena's death.[124] Her song, "Fotos y Recuerdos", was number four on the US Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart the day Selena was killed, and it peaked at number one on 15 April 1995.[123] Four of her singles, "No Me Queda Mas", "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom", "Como la Flor", and "Amor Prohibido", re-entered the Hot Latin Tracks and the Regional Mexican Airplay chart on the issue dated 15 April 1995 on Billboard magazine.[123] Selena's 1994 album, Amor Prohibido, re-entered the Billboard 200 chart at number 92, representing a 520% increase in sales with 12,040 units sold in the week Selena was murdered.[123] The following week, the album rose to number 32 with 28,238 units sold, representing a 135% increase.[124] Amor Prohibido, which was positioned at number four on March 31, took the first slot on the Top Latin Albums chart on the issue dated 15 April 1995.[123] Three other recordings including, Entre a Mi Mundo (1992), Live! (1993), and 12 Super Exitos (1994), re-entered the Top Latin Albums chart, while Selena's albums took the numbers one through four slots on the Regional Mexican Albums chart that same week.[123] Her albums sparked a buying frenzy for Latin music in Japan, Germany, and China.[161]
Selena's crossover album that she was working on at the time of her death, Dreaming of You, was released in July 1995. The recording sold 175,000 copies its day of release in the U.S.—a then-record for a female vocalist—and sold 331,000 copies its first week.[162][163] Selena became the third female artist in history to sell over 300,000 units in one week, after Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey.[164] It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, becoming the first album by a Hispanic artist to do so.[165][166][167] Dreaming of You helped Selena to become the first solo artist to debut a posthumous album at number one.[168] The recording was among the top ten best-selling debuts for a musician, and was the best-selling debut by a female act.[169] Dreaming of You joined five of Selena's studio albums on the Billboard 200 chart simultaneously, making Selena the first female artist in Billboard history to accomplish this feat.[170] The album was certified 35x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipping more than 3.5 million copies in the U.S. alone.[171][172] As of 2015, the recording has sold five million copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling Latin album of all-time in the United States.[173] Five of Selena's albums generated $4 million in sales within five years.[174] Selena was inducted into the Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame,[175] the Hard Rock Cafe's Hall of Fame in 1995,[176] the South Texas Music Hall of Fame,[177] and the Tejano Music Hall of Fame in 2001.[178] In December 1999, Selena was named the "top Latin artist of the '90s" and "Best selling Latin artist of the decade" by Billboard for her fourteen top-ten singles in the Top Latin Songs chart, including seven number-one hits.[179]
Funeral and tributes[edit]



 Selena's tombstone in Seaside Memorial Cemetery in Corpus Christi
On the day Selena was killed, vigils and memorials were held throughout the states of Texas and California.[109] Tejano 107 sponsored a candlelight vigil at the Sunken Gardens, while KRIO-FM sponsored its own at South Park Mall which was attended by 5,000 on March 31.[107] Radio stations in Texas played her music non-stop.[49] On April 1, Bayfront Plaza in Corpus Christi held a vigil which drew 3,000 fans.[180][181] During the event, it was announced that a public viewing of the casket would be held at the Bayfront Auditorium the following day. Fans lined up for almost a mile.[180] An hour before the doors opened rumors began circulating that the casket was empty, which prompted the Quintanilla family to have an open-casket viewing.[80][182] About 30,000 to 40,000 fans passed by Selena's coffin.[182][183][184] More than 78,000 signatures were signed in a condolence book.[185] The same day an unannounced bilingual Sunday morning mass for Selena was held at the San Fernando Cathedral in downtown San Antonio, featuring a mariachi choir.[180] Churches in the United States with a high population of Hispanics, Mexico, and Spain, held prayers for Selena.[186] A reporter noticed the overflow of "mythic symbols" that were "attached to Selena" by fans such as the Christian symbols of angel, saint, healer, and savior.[187] There was a tribute for the singer during a St. Patrick's Day celebration in a Catholic church in Houston, Texas.[188] Father Sal DeGeorge decided to have a tribute to Selena on that day after people and especially children asked him what was being planned for the singer.[188] That same day, a disc-jockey played Selena's music near the Church in a small park.[188]
On April 3, 1995, six hundred guests (mostly family members) attended the burial of Selena at Seaside Memorial Park, which was broadcast live by a Corpus Christi and San Antonio radio station without the consent of her family.[189] A Jehovah's Witness minister from Lake Jackson preached in English, quoting Paul the Apostle's words in 1 Corinthians 15.[189] Hundreds of cars began circling the area.[189] A special mass at the Los Angeles Sports Arena the same day drew a crowd of 4,000.[190] Selena had been booked there that night for her Amor Prohibido Tour.[80] The promoter charged admission, which upset Quintanilla, Jr.[80] Modesto Lopez Portillo drove from El Salvador to Los Angeles to be the officiating priest for the gathering; the consul general of El Salvador attended as well.[190] In Lake Jackson, 1,000 fans and friends gathered at the municipal park in neighboring Clute (where she had played at the Mosquito Festival in July 1994).[191] The next day Our Lady of the Pillar, a church in Spain, held a mass for Selena which drew 450 people to their 225-seat church.[186] In the weeks following her death, cars throughout Texas were seen painted with Selena's picture on them.[188] On April 28, during a fireworks display for Buccaneer Days in Corpus Christi, the music was reworked to include "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" in memory of Selena.[192] Selena Etc. became a shrine to the singer as fans left balloons, flowers, pictures, and poems.[147] Street murals across Texas were found after Selena's death.[147] In the months following her death, an average of 12,000 people visited her grave site and the Days Inn motel.[185] The motel's manager rearranged the room numbers preventing people who did not want to sleep in the room where Selena had been shot.[193] The singer became part of the Day of the dead celebration.[147] In 1997 Selena was commemorated with a museum and a bronze life-sized statue (Mirador de la Flor in Corpus Christi), which are visited by hundreds of fans each week.[194] Fans flocked to her statue and murals as a symbolism of self-identity, unionism, religious expression, resistance, self-expression, equality, liberation, passion, optimism, possibility, and "encouragement and hope to the poor."[147]



 The Mirador de la Flor was erected in 1997 and is located near the Corpus Christi Bay.
Musicians took to music to express their thoughts on Selena or recorded compositions as tributes to the singer. Singers such as American country artist Tony Joe White,[195] Haitian singer-songwriter Wyclef Jean,[196] American tejano artists Pete Astudillo, Puerto Rican American group the Barrio Boyzz, Mexican American singer Graciela Beltran, American tejano artist Jennifer Pena, American hip-hop singer Lil Ray, American tejano artists Emilio Navaria, Bobby Pulido,[197] Cuban salsa singer Celia Cruz, Dominican salsa singer José Alberto "El Canario", Puerto Rican American salsa singers Ray Sepulveda, Michael Stuart, Manny Manuel, Puerto Rican American jazz singer Hilton Ruiz,[198] American singer Jenni Rivera,[199] Mexican singer Lupillo Rivera,[200] Venezuelan rock singer Mikel Erentxun,[201] Puerto Rican American singer Tony Garcia,[202] and American rapper King L.[203]
Selena's family and her former band, Los Dinos, held a tribute concert a week after the 10th anniversary of her murder on April 7, 2005. The concert, entitled Selena ¡VIVE!, was broadcast live on Univision and achieved a 35.9 household rating.[101][204] It was the highest-rated and most-viewed Spanish-language television special in the history of American television.[173] The special was also the number-one program (regardless of language) among adults ages 18 to 34 in Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco; it tied for first in New York, beating that night's episode of Fox's American Idol.[101] Among Hispanic viewers, Selena ¡VIVE! outperformed Super Bowl XLV between the Packers and the Steelers and the telenovela Soy Tu Dueña during the "most-watched NFL season ever among Hispanics".[205][206]
In January 2015, it was announced that Selena would be celebrated with a two-day event called Fiesta de la Flor to mark two decades since her death in Corpus Christi. It is believed by the Corpus Christi Convention & Visitors Bureau that the event will attract about 50,000 visitors and bring $1 million to the local economy. Musical acts include Kumbia All-Starz, Perez, Los Lobos, Jay Perez, Little Joe y la Familia, Los Palominos, Stefani Montiel of Las 3 Divas, Girl in a Coma's Nina Diaz, Las Fenix, and previous The Voice competitor Clarissa Serna.[207][208][209]
Trial[edit]

Brick wall and arch sign reading "Mountain View Unit"

Mountain View Unit where Saldívar is being held
Main article: People of the State of Texas v. Yolanda Saldívar
Within 20 minutes of Saldívar's surrender, she was taken to the downtown police station and placed in an interrogation room with Paul and Ray Rivera.[210] Paul Rivera, who had investigated homicides since 1978, informed Saldívar of her right to an attorney, which she waived.[210] When police investigators surrounded Saldívar's truck she had cried out, "I can't believe I killed my best friend".[211] Within hours, she claimed that the shooting was accidental.[212] Saldívar's bond was initially set at $100,000, but District Attorney Carlos Valdez had it raised to $500,000.[210] When the bail was announced, people asked why the death penalty was not requested for Saldívar.[213] The Nueces County jail was deluged with death threats and public calls for vigilante justice. Even some gang members in Texas were reported to have taken up collections to raise the bond for Saldívar so they could kill her when she was released.[210] In prison, she faced more death threats from inmates.[210] The Mexican Mafia, a dominant gang in the Texas penal system, reportedly placed a price on her head and spread the word that anyone who committed the crime would be a hero.[210]
Saldívar's crime was punishable to up to 99 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.[214] Saldívar was kept at Nueces County jail under a suicide watch before her trial.[182] The state had difficulty arranging defense counsel for Saldívar;[215] a spokesperson commented that any lawyer defending Saldívar could face death threats.[215] She was assigned to Douglas Tinker, paid by the people of Texas. His wife was fearful that they would suffer from community retribution, she asked Tinker not to take the case.[216] Arnold Garcia, a former district prosecutor, was chosen by Tinker as his legal counsel.[217] Valdez, who lived a few blocks away from the Quintanilla family, chose Mark Skurka as his legal counsel in the case.[217] Mike Westergren presided over the case, which was moved to the Harris County Courthouse in Houston, Texas in fear that the case would not have an impartial jury.[217] According to the Chicago Tribune, the Selena murder trial's publicity "rivaled that of the O.J. Simpson proceedings."[218] Westergren ordered that the entire trial would not be televised or be taped recorded and limited the number of reporters in the courtroom to avoid a "repeat of the Simpson circus".[218] The Chicago Tribune noticed how the divide in interest to the Selena murder trial was among Hispanics and White Americans. Donna Dickerson, a White American magazine publisher, told the Chicago Tribune that she had no interest in the trial because of Selena's "Hispanic background" and argued that Mexican Americans did not show the same enthusiasm when Elvis Presley was found dead.[218] The Selena murder trial was called the "trial of the century" and the most important trial to the Hispanic population.[147][219][220][221] The trial generated interest from Europe, South America, Australia, and Japan.[112]
Saldívar pleaded not guilty, explaining that the shooting was accidental.[218] In his opening statement, Valdez said he believed Saldívar "deliberately killed Selena." Valdez also called it a "senseless and cowardly" act because Selena was shot in the back.[218] Tinker said that the shooting was accidental and denied rumors that Saldívar wanted to be romantically involved with Selena.[218] On October 23, 1995, the jury deliberated for two hours before finding Saldívar guilty of murder.[222] She received the maximum sentence of life in prison with parole eligibility in 30 years.[223] On November 22, 1995, she arrived at the Gatesville Unit (now the Christina Crain Unit) in Gatesville, Texas, for processing.[224] Saldívar is currently serving her sentence at Mountain View Unit in Gatesville, operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. She will be eligible for parole on March 30, 2025.[225] Because of multiple internal death threats from incarcerated Selena fans, Saldívar was placed in isolation and spends 23 of every 24 hours alone in her 9 by 6 feet (2.7 by 1.8 m) cell.[226]
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Notes[edit]
a.Jump up ^ Outlets describing Selena as "Queen of Tejano music" includes: Entertainment Weekly,[227] Billboard magazine,[228] Los Angeles Magazine,[229] Vibe magazine,[230] The Huffington Post,[231] and The New York Times.[4]
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1.Jump up ^ Pérez Dávila, Angie (31 March 2005). "A 10 años de la muerte de Selena". Noticieros Televisa (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 October 2011.
2.Jump up ^ "Selena, the Queen of Tejano Music". Legacy.com. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
3.^ Jump up to: a b c d Hewitt, Bill (17 April 1995). "Before Her Time". People (Time Inc.) 43 (15). Retrieved 29 January 2015.
4.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Sam Howe Verhovek (April 1, 1995). "Grammy Winning Singer Selena Killed in Shooting at Texas Motel". The New York Times. p. 1. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
5.Jump up ^ Schone, Mark (31 October 2004). "Sweet Music". Bloomberg Businessweek (Bloomberg L.P.). Retrieved 29 January 2015.
6.Jump up ^ Miguel 2002, p. 118.
7.Jump up ^ Latin Music USA. 30 minutes in. PBS. "Selena wanted to sing American pop music, but her father had learned some hard lessons playing music in Texas with a band he'd had years before called Los Dinos"
8.Jump up ^ Morales, Tatiana (16 October 2002). "Fans, Family Remember Selena". CBS News. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
9.Jump up ^ Lopetegui, Enrique (8 April 1995). "A Crossover Dream Halted Prematurely, Tragically Some Ambitious Plans Were Under Way to Bring Selena to Mainstream U.S. Audience". Los Angeles Times (Austin Beutner). Retrieved 21 July 2011.
10.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i Arrarás 1997, p. 72.
11.Jump up ^ Patoski 1996, p. 110.
12.^ Jump up to: a b c d Patoski 1996, p. 111.
13.^ Jump up to: a b c d Arrarás 1997, p. 73.
14.^ Jump up to: a b c Arrarás 1997, p. 77.
15.^ Jump up to: a b Arrarás 1997, p. 74.
16.Jump up ^ Arrarás 1997, pp. 71, 75.
17.^ Jump up to: a b Arrarás 1997, p. 75.
18.^ Jump up to: a b c Patoski 1996, p. 146.
19.^ Jump up to: a b c d e Arrarás 1997, p. 79.
20.^ Jump up to: a b c Patoski 1996, p. 147.
21.Jump up ^ Patoski 1996, p. 169.
22.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Arrarás 1997, p. 78.
23.^ Jump up to: a b Arrarás 1997, p. 82.
24.^ Jump up to: a b c Patoski 1996, p. 182.
25.^ Jump up to: a b c Patoski 1996, p. 170.
26.Jump up ^ Arrarás 1997, p. 83.
27.^ Jump up to: a b c d Arrarás 1997, p. 80.
28.^ Jump up to: a b c d Arrarás 1997, p. 81.
29.^ Jump up to: a b c d e Arrarás 1997, p. 84.
30.^ Jump up to: a b Arrarás 1997, pp. 228-229.
31.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l Patoski 1996, p. 183.
32.^ Jump up to: a b Arrarás 1997, p. 85.
33.^ Jump up to: a b c Arrarás 1997, p. 228.
34.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Arrarás 1997, p. 229.
35.Jump up ^ Arrarás 1997, p. 230.
36.^ Jump up to: a b c d Arrarás 1997, p. 231.
37.^ Jump up to: a b Patoski 1996, p. 184.
38.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k Arrarás 1997, p. 232.
39.Jump up ^ Arrarás 1997, p. 86.
40.Jump up ^ "Chris Perez publishes Selena book". San Antonio Current (Michael Wagner). 28 February 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
41.^ Jump up to: a b Patoski 1996, p. 185.
42.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i Arrarás 1997, p. 233.
43.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Arrarás 1997, p. 234.
44.Jump up ^ "Testimony of Richard Fredrickson". Houston Chronicle, October 13, 1995. Retrieved February 1, 2008.
45.^ Jump up to: a b Patoski 1996, p. 157.
46.Jump up ^ Patoski 1996, p. 158.
47.Jump up ^ Patoski 1996, p. 159.
48.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Patoski 1996, p. 160.
49.^ Jump up to: a b Mitchell, Rick. "Selena". Houston Chronicle, May 21, 1995. Retrieved February 1, 2008.
50.^ Jump up to: a b c d Arrarás 1997, pp. 39-40.
51.Jump up ^ "12 October 1995 testimony of Carla Anthony". Houston Chronicle, October 12, 1995. Retrieved May 21, 2008.
52.Jump up ^ Arrarás 1997, p. 181.
53.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y Famous Crime Scene. Season 1. Episode 105. March 12, 2010. 30 minutes in. VH1.
54.Jump up ^ Doeden 2012, p. 39.
55.^ Jump up to: a b Erin Brockovich (producer) (2012). "Selena: Death of a Superstar". Reel Crime Reel Story. Season 1. Episode 104. 60 minutes in. Investigation Discovery.
56.^ Jump up to: a b c Patoski 1996, p. 161.
57.Jump up ^ "12 October 1995, the testimony of Norma Martinez". Houston Chronicle, October 12, 1995. Retrieved February 1, 2008.
58.^ Jump up to: a b Arrarás 1997, p. 37.
59.Jump up ^ "Friday, 13 October, testimony of Shawna Vela". Houston Chronicle, October 13, 1995. Retrieved February 1, 2008.
60.Jump up ^ Arrarás 1997, p. 132.
61.Jump up ^ Arrarás 1997, p. 133.
62.Jump up ^ Arrarás 1997, p. 134.
63.Jump up ^ Schwartz, Mike; Jaimeson, Wendell (14 October 1995). "Selena's Last Cries Shot Singer Begged Help, Named Suspect". New York Daily News. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
64.^ Jump up to: a b Arrarás 1997, p. 154.
65.Jump up ^ Mitchel, Rick (25 March 2005). "In life, she was the queen of Tejano music. In death, the 23-year-old singer became a legend". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
66.Jump up ^ Reinert, Patty (19 October 1995). "Selena was beyond aid, doctor says". Houston Chronicle.
67.Jump up ^ Villafranca, Armando and Reinert, Patty. "Singer Selena shot to death". Houston Chronicle, April 1, 1995. Retrieved February 1, 2008.
68.Jump up ^ Arrarás 1997, p. 155.
69.^ Jump up to: a b c Patoski 1996, p. 162.
70.Jump up ^ Novas 1995, p. 8.
71.Jump up ^ Arrarás 1997, p. 235.
72.Jump up ^ Novas 1995, p. 10.
73.Jump up ^ Novas 1995, p. 12.
74.^ Jump up to: a b c d Patoski 1996, p. 200.
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76.Jump up ^ Corcoran, Michael (3 April 2005). "Dreaming of Selena". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 14 November 2011. (subscription required)
77.^ Jump up to: a b c d e Patoski 1996, p. 199.
78.Jump up ^ "In the spirit of Selena: Tributes, a book and an impending film testify to the Tejano singer's enduring". by Gregory Rodriguez. Pacific News, March 21, 1997. Retrieved on July 18, 2006.
79.Jump up ^ Patoski 1996, p. 174.
80.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Patoski 1996, p. 211.
81.Jump up ^ Patoski 1996, p. 164.
82.^ Jump up to: a b c Patoski 1996, p. 165.
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Murder of Selena
Selena Quintanilla-Perez's grave.jpg
Selena's grave site in Corpus Christi, Texas, where fans have left flowers and coins.

Location
Days Inn, Corpus Christi, Texas
Coordinates
27°48′08″N 97°27′12″WCoordinates: 27°48′08″N 97°27′12″W
Date
March 31, 1995
 11:48 am (CST) (Central Time Zone)
Target
Selena (possible others)

Attack type
 Murder by revolver
Weapons
.38 special caliber
Deaths
1 (Selena)

Non-fatal injuries
 0
Perpetrator
Yolanda Saldívar
Selena (April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995) was an American musician, spokesperson, actress, and fashion designer, who gained worldwide fame as one of the members of Selena y Los Dinos and for her subsequent solo career. Her father and manager Abraham Quintanilla, Jr. decided to appoint Yolanda Saldívar as president of Selena's fan club in 1991, after Saldívar constantly asked permission to start one. In January 1994, she was promoted to manager of the singer's boutiques. Selena began receiving complaints from employees, her fashion designer, and her cousin about Saldívar's managing styles. In January 1995, Quintanilla, Jr. began receiving phone calls and letters from angry fans who sent in their membership payments and received nothing. He began an investigation and found evidence that Saldívar had embezzled $60,000 in forged checks from the fan club and the boutiques. Saldívar bought a gun after she was confronted by the Quintanilla family. She lured Selena into her Days Inn motel room and shot the singer in the back. After doctors tried to revive Selena for 50 minutes, she was pronounced dead at 1:05 pm (CST) from loss of blood and cardiac arrest.
The Hispanic community were the most affected by the news of the singer's death. Many traveled thousands of miles to the singer's house, boutiques, and the crime scene, while churches with a high population of Hispanics held prayers in her name. All major networks in the United States interrupted their regular programming to break the news. Her death reactions was compared to the reactions following the deaths of musicians John Lennon, Elvis Presley, and US president John F. Kennedy. Some White and European Americans reacted to the news differently, calling the event "not important" and telling Hispanics to "get over it". Radio personality Howard Stern mocked Selena's murder and burial, poked fun at her mourners, criticized her music, and played her songs with gunshots in the background, causing an uproar among the Hispanic population. On April 12, 1995, two weeks after her death, George W. Bush—governor of Texas at the time—declared her birthday Selena Day in Texas. This caused a negative reaction from some Americans who were offended that Selena Day fell on Easter Sunday.
At the time of Selena's death, Tejano music was among the most popular Latin music subgenres in the United States. She was called the "Queen of Tejano music" and became the first Hispanic artist to have a predominately Spanish-language album debut and peak at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart with Dreaming of You (1995). After her death, Tejano music suffered and its popularity waned. Saldívar claimed that in an attempt to end her own life she accidentally shot Selena, but the jury at her trial did not believe her; she was sentenced to life imprisonment. The Selena murder trial was called the "trial of the century" and the most important trial to the Hispanic population. Jennifer Lopez was cast to play the role of Selena in the 1997 biopic film about her life, and was elevated to fame after the film's release. Spanish-language networks often air documentaries on Selena annually marking the anniversary of her death. They are among the most-watched programs in the history of American television, and often score record ratings for networks.


Contents  [hide]
1 Events preceding her death 1.1 The Selena fan club
1.2 Selena Etc. boutiques
1.3 Selena and Saldívar's relationship
1.4 Saldívar's termination of employment
1.5 Failed attempts to kill Selena
2 Murder 2.1 Standoff and post-mortem examination
3 Impact 3.1 Media response
3.2 Hispanic community
3.3 Celebrities and politicians reactions
3.4 Other reactions
3.5 Music industry
4 Funeral and tributes
5 Trial
6 See also
7 Notes
8 References 8.1 Sources


Events preceding her death[edit]
The Selena fan club[edit]
Selena was born on April 16, 1971 in Lake Jackson, Texas to Abraham Quintanilla, Jr., a former musician, and Marcella Ofelia Quintanilla (née Samora).[1][2] Selena was introduced into the music industry by Quintanilla, Jr. who said in interviews that he saw "a way back into the music business" after discovering Selena's "perfect timing and pitch".[3] He quickly organized his children into a band called Selena y Los Dinos, which included A.B. Quintanilla III on bass, Suzette Quintanilla on drums, and Selena as their lead singer.[3] The band became the family's primary source of income after they were evicted from their home during the Texas oil bust of 1982.[3] They filed for bankruptcy after Quintanilla, Jr.'s Mexican restaurant suffered as a result of the oil bust. The family relocated to Corpus Christi, Texas and Selena y Los Dinos began recording music professionally.[3][4] In 1984, the band released their first LP record, Selena y Los Dinos, with a small independent record company.[5] Quintanilla, Jr. wanted his children to record Tejano music—a male-dominated music genre popularized by Mexican Americans in the United States.[6][7] Selena's popularity as a singer grew after she won the Tejano Music Award for Female Vocalist of the Year in 1987.[8] She landed her first major record deal with Capitol EMI Latin in 1989.[9]
In mid-1991, Yolanda Saldívar attended one of Selena's concerts in San Antonio, Texas.[10] Saldívar had become a fan of Tejano music in the mid 1980s.[10][11] Saldívar disliked Selena because she had won awards over Saldívar's favorite Tejano musicians at the time.[12] She decided to give Selena a try after her niece invited her to the concert.[10] After attending the concert, Saldívar became an ardent fan of Selena and expressed that she enjoyed the singer's stage presence.[10] She especially liked "Baila Esta Cumbia" from Selena.[12] The following day, Saldívar tried searching newsstands for anything to do with the concert as a souvenir, to no avail.[10] She got the idea of starting a Selena fan club in her area since the newspaper was not promoting the singer.[10] According to Quintanilla, Jr. Saldívar tried contacting him and left him a total of 15 messages; Saldívar said she left only three.[10] Quintanilla, Jr. contacted Saldívar who requested his permission to start a fan club in the San Antonio area.[10] Quintanilla, Jr. decided to set up a meeting with Saldívar, during which he approved of her intentions and the two parted with a mutual agreement.[10]
Saldívar became the founder and acting president of the Selena fan club in San Antonio in June 1991. As president, she was responsible for membership benefits, collecting a $22 fee in exchange for members to receive products promoting Selena,[13] a T-shirt bearing the singer's name, exclusive interviews with the band, a fact sheet about Selena y Los Dinos, and notifications of upcoming concerts.[12] Proceeds of the fan club were donated to charities.[13] Suzette was the contact person between Saldívar and the Quintanilla family. She did not meet Selena until December 1991.[13] The two became close friends and she was trusted by the Quintanilla family.[12][14] Saldívar successfully had more than 8,000 people sign up to the Selena fan club by 1994.[13] According to news reporter and TV anchorwoman María Celeste Arrarás in her book, Saldívar had become Selena's "most efficient assistant" that the singer ever had.[15] She wrote that people noticed how eager Saldívar was in trying to impress Selena, who did anything the singer told her to do. One person told Arrarás that "if Selena would say, 'Jump!', [Saldívar] would jump three times."[15] Saldívar gave up her career as an in-home nurse for patients with terminal cancer and as a nurse who took care of patients with respiratory diseases, tuberculosis, and lung cancer.[16] She decided to fully invest herself to the Selena fan club, although she was earning less than her job as a nurse.[17]
Selena Etc. boutiques[edit]
In 1994, Selena opened two boutiques equipped with in-house beauty salons called Selena Etc. in Corpus Christi and one in San Antonio. Quintanilla, Jr. appointed Saldívar as a potential candidate to run the businesses, because the family would be touring the country.[14] He believed Saldívar was the best choice because of her successful job of running the Selena fan club. The family agreed, and in January 1994, Saldívar became the manager of both the Selena fan club and both Selena Etc. boutiques. In September 1994, Selena signed Saldívar as her registered agent in San Antonio, Texas.[18] After being hired for the boutiques, Saldívar moved from South San Antonio to Corpus Christi to be closer to Selena. In an interview with Primer Impacto in 1995, Quintanilla, Jr. expressed that he "always mistrusted Saldívar", though the family never found anything odd about Saldívar's behavior.[14] Saldívar was given authorization of writing and cashing checks and had access to all bank accounts associated with the fan club and boutiques.[19]
Selena gave Saldívar her American Express card for the purpose of conducting company business. Saldívar used the credit card to rent Lincoln Town Cars, entertain associates in fancy restaurants and purchase two cellular phones which she carried.[20] She also altered Ellen Tracy designer jackets made for the boutiques, backing up her authority to do so with the card.[20] Staff members at Selena Etc. complained that Saldívar was always "nice" when Selena was around; when she was not, Saldívar treated everyone terribly.[21][22] In December 1994, the boutiques began to suffer. The company's bank accounts lacked sufficient funds to pay checks ordered by the bank.[23] Staff at both stores had been reduced from 38 to 14 employees, largely because Saldívar fired anyone she did not personally like.[24] The remaining employees began complaining to Selena about Saldívar, but Selena did not believe that her friend would do anything to hurt her or her business.[24] The employees then began to take their concerns to Quintanilla, Jr., who cautioned Selena that Saldívar might be a dangerous person. Selena did not suspect that Saldívar would turn on her because her father had always distrusted people.[24]
Debra Ramirez, Selena's cousin, was hired to work in the boutiques in January 1995, and to help Selena expand the fashion venture into Mexico.[22] Ramirez quit within a week, telling Saldívar that she was dissatisfied with staff members' failure to report sales.[25] She also found receipts related to the sale of several items from the boutiques missing.[22] Saldívar told her to "mind [her] business" and that it was not her concern.[22] Martin Gomez, fashion designer for Selena, and Saldívar frequently clashed, with Gomez complaining that Saldívar was mismanaging Selena's affairs. Their animosity intensified during Selena's fashion shows; Gomez accused Saldívar of mutilating (or destroying) some of his original creations, and claiming that she never paid bills.[25] Gomez stated that Saldívar had "established a reign of terror", and the two were constantly complaining about each other to Selena.[19] Saldívar began recording Gomez's conversations without his consent.[19] She wanted to convince Selena that Gomez was not looking out for the boutiques' best interest. Gomez was then demoted to supporting role, as Selena was convinced that she should design her clothes on her own.[19] Between late 1994 and early 1995, Saldívar often traveled to Monterrey, Mexico to expedite the process of opening another Selena Etc. store.[26] When Saldívar visited the factory in Mexico, she intimidated the seamstresses by telling them to either leave or side with her.[25]
Selena and Saldívar's relationship[edit]
Saldívar was receiving "tokens of affection from [Selena]", which Saldívar was not accustomed to.[17] Saldívar's room was covered with Selena posters and pictures, burning votive candles and a library of Selena videos (which she used to entertain guests). During an interview with Saldívar in 1995, reporters from The Dallas Morning News believed that Saldívar's devotion to Selena bordered on obsession.[18] Employees at Selena Etc. were told by Saldívar that she wanted to "be like Selena".[20] According to an unnamed former employee, Saldívar was "possessive" of her relationship with Selena, who tried to distance Selena from other employees. The unnamed former employee believed that Saldívar's goal was to "have more control over [the employees] and over Selena."[22] Saldívar claimed that her reasons for distancing the employees from Selena were to "shield" the singer from the "petty issues" of managing her boutiques.[22] Among the responsibilities of running the boutiques, Saldívar accompanied Selena on trips and had keys to the singer's house.[19]
When Saldívar became a business associate, their relationship began to fall apart.[18] In September 1994, Selena met Dr. Ricardo Martinez, who lived in Monterrey, Mexico.[27] Selena wanted to mass market her boutiques and wanted to open her Selena Etc. store in Monterrey.[27] According to Martinez, he had contacts in Mexico who could help Selena open a store without being overwhelming for her.[27] Martinez became a business adviser for Selena,[27] though her family disputes any connections Martinez had with Selena besides being a fan who posed in several pictures with her. Saldívar became envious of Selena's dependency on Martinez,[28] who began sending flowers to Selena's hotel room. Saldívar warned the singer that the doctor might have had unprofessional intentions.[28] Selena began visiting Monterrey more frequently in disguise.[28] Sebastian D'Silva, the then-assistant of Martinez, would often pick up Selena from the airport and reported that he noticed she was wearing wigs and using her husband's Chris Pérez's surname so that others would not know who she was.[28] According to Martinez, he had lent several thousand dollars to Selena because she was short on cash.[23]
Saldívar's termination of employment[edit]
Starting in January 1995, Quintanilla, Jr. began receiving phone calls and letters from angry fans who claimed to have paid their enrollment fee and had not received the promised memorabilia.[29] Upon investigation, Quintanilla, Jr. discovered that Saldívar had embezzled more than $60,000 in forged checks from both the fan club and the boutiques.[30] Saldívar's brother, Armando Saldívar, supposedly contacted Gomez and "made up a story" that Saldívar was stealing money from the fan club.[29] Gomez then contacted one of Selena's uncles about the phone call who then in turn told Quintanilla, Jr.[29] Armando stated that he was angry with Saldívar about an issue he had with her, he did not want the issue between them to be made public, and later said he felt guilty for starting the rumor.[29] He went on Primer Impacto where reporters found his comments illogical.[29]
Quintanilla, Jr. held a closed meeting the night of March 9, 1995 with Selena and Suzette Quintanilla, at Q-Productions to confront Saldívar.[31][32] Quintanilla, Jr. presented Saldívar with the inconsistencies concerning the disappearing funds.[31] He reported that Saldívar simply stared at him without answering any of his questions.[31] Quintanilla, Jr. told Saldívar that if she didn't come up with evidence that disproved his accusations, then he was going to get the police involved.[31] When Quintanilla, Jr. asked her why fans were not receiving their promised gift packages, Saldívar claimed that those fans were trying to get them for free.[32] Quintanilla, Jr. found out Saldívar had opened the fan club's bank account under the name "Maria Elida", which was Saldívar's sister.[33] He asked her why she had done so, she replied that the bank did not allow her to open a bank account under her name, which she didn't know why the bank refused to do so.[33] Without saying a word, Saldívar abruptly got up and left the meeting. Quintanilla, Jr. then banned Saldívar from contacting Selena. However, Selena did not want to dissolve their friendship; she felt that Saldívar was essential to whether the clothing line would take off in Mexico. Selena also wanted to keep Saldívar close because she had bank records, statements and financial records necessary for tax preparation.[31]
After the meeting, Quintanilla, Jr. found out that the fan club's checks were signed with Maria Elida's signature, which was identical to Saldívar's handwriting.[33] Quintanilla, Jr.'s conclusion was that Saldívar was writing forged checks using her sister's name and then cashing them and keeping the funds.[30] When Quintanilla, Jr. was trying to retrieve the fan club's bank statements, he reported that they "vanished".[34] A letter found by Quintanilla, Jr. with Saldívar's handwriting was found. In it, the letter states that Maria Elida had to close the bank account because of a major problem.[34] According to the letter, a member of the fan club Yvonne Perales, was sent to the bank to deposit $3,000, however, Perales did not deposit the money and was nowhere to be found.[34] The letter states that Maria Elida found out about the situation "too late" and that Perales and the money were missing, she then wrote checks to be cashed by Saldívar, even though the bank account had no funds.[34] She then explains in the letter for that reason she is closing the account and the bank would have to cover the checks.[34] Quintanilla, Jr. confronted Saldívar about who Perales was, he said that Saldívar did not know anything about her.[34] Quintanilla, Jr. reported that Saldívar did not trust the treasurer of the fan club, but she trusted a complete stranger to deposit three thousand dollars. He told Saldívar to "tell that lie to someone else."[34] He concluded that Perales did not exist since no one who worked in the fan club had ever met her.[35]
Failed attempts to kill Selena[edit]



 6.5×55mm hollow-point bullet before and after expanding. This type of bullets is specifically designed to expand the type of injury that a normal bullet would inflict, potentially causing more severe damage.
The day after Saldívar was banned from contacting Selena, Quintanilla, Jr. drove to Q-Productions and chased her off the premises.[31] He told her that she was no longer welcome there.[31] The same day, Selena and Saldívar engaged in an argument over the phone; Selena hung up and told Pérez that she could no longer trust Saldívar.[31] According to Quintanilla, Jr., there were four attempts to murder Selena.[36] Selena removed Saldívar's name off the boutique's bank account on March 10, 1995,[36] and she was replaced as fan club president by Irene Herrera.[37] The next day, Saldívar purchased a gun at A Place To Shoot,[36] a gun shop and shooting range in south San Antonio, and bought a Taurus Model 85 snub-nosed .38-caliber revolver.[31] She also bought .38 caliber hollow-point bullets.[31] Hollow-point bullets are specifically designed to expand the type of injury that a normal bullet would inflict, potentially causing more severe damage.[31] Saldívar told the clerk that she needed protection for her job (as an in-home nurse caring for terminally ill patients), because a patient's relatives had threatened her.[31]
On March 13, Saldívar went to her lawyer and wrote her resignation, which Quintanilla, Jr. believed was her alibi.[36] That same day, Saldívar drove to Corpus Christi and checked into the Sand and Sea motel.[38] However, the singer was in Miami, Florida at the time. Quintanilla, Jr. believed this would have been the first attempt to kill Selena.[38] When Selena arrived in Corpus Christi on March 14, Saldívar contacted Selena to schedule a meeting with her.[38] Saldívar told Selena that there was too much traffic and had asked her to meet her at a parking lot, which was 25 miles away from Corpus Christi.[38] Upon arriving, Selena told Saldívar that she could remain in charge of her business affairs in Mexico.[38] According to Quintanilla, Jr., Selena wanted to keep Saldívar until she could find someone else to replace her. Saldívar showed Selena the gun that she bought. Selena told her to "get rid of it" and that she would protect Saldívar from her father, according to Saldívar and Pérez.[38][39][40] This, Quintanilla, Jr. believed, had calmed Saldívar down and was the reason why she did not kill Selena at the parking lot.[38] The next day, Saldívar returned the gun,[38] claiming that her father had given her a .22-caliber pistol.[37] On March 26, Saldívar stole a perfume sample and more bank statements from Selena in Mexico.[41]
Saldívar accompanied Selena to her Tennessee trip so that the singer could finish recording one of her songs for her crossover album.[38] Selena told Saldívar that there were bank statements missing and asked her to return them to her as soon as they arrived back to Texas.[38] Saldívar then bought the gun back on March 27 and asked Selena to meet with her alone at a motel room, her second attempt to kill her.[38] When Selena arrived, news about her arrival spread and she was soon mobbed by fans.[42] Quintanilla, Jr. believed that it was her fans who saved her that day as there were "too many witnesses".[42] The third attempt to kill Selena, according to Quintanilla, Jr. was one of Saldívar's trip to Monterrey in the last week of March.[42] Dr. Martinez received phone calls from Saldívar hysterically crying that she had been raped[42] on March 29.[41] The next day, Saldívar made another call to Dr. Martinez, who said that the calls seemed as though someone was snatching the phone away from Saldívar.[42] He sent an employee to Saldívar's motel room to investigate and found out Saldívar had left the motel a few minutes earlier.[42]
On March 30, Saldívar returned from her Monterrey trip and checked into the Days Inn motel.[42] She contacted Selena and told her that she had been raped.[42] According to Quintanilla, Jr. this was the last message they received from Saldívar, which he believed was her new alibi.[42] Saldívar asked Selena to visit her at her motel room alone, however, Perez accompanied her.[43] According to Perez, he waited by his truck as Selena went alone inside Saldívar's motel room.[43] As Perez was driving back to their house, Selena noticed that Saldívar failed to give her the right bank statements she needed. Saldívar tried contacting Selena through her beeper, she desperately wanted the singer to take her to a hospital that night.[43] She told Selena that she was bleeding due to her rape, Quintanilla, Jr. believed that Saldívar was trying to get Selena to return to the motel alone.[43] Pérez told Selena that it was "too late" and did not want her to go out alone.[43] Selena agreed to meet her the next morning, unbeknownst to Pérez.[43][44]
Murder[edit]



 An example of a Days Inn motel with a pool area, similar to the one in Corpus Christi where Selena ran past after she was shot.
On March 30, 1995, Selena contacted Leonard Wong about the perfume designs he had made for her.[45] According to Wong, Selena told him that she would be meeting with Saldívar the next morning to pick up the perfume samples she stole from her.[45] She told another employee at the boutiques that same day that she is expecting to fire Saldívar.[46] At 7:30 am (CST) March 31, Selena got out of bed and wore green workout sweats and departed from her home to Saldívar's motel room.[47] At the motel, Saldívar told Selena that she had been raped in Mexico.[48][49] The singer took her to Doctors Regional Hospital, where medical staff noticed that Saldívar showed symptoms of depression.[50] Saldívar claimed that she bled out "a little" to the doctor.[50] The physician noticed that Selena was angry at Saldívar and told him that she claimed she was bleeding copiously the day before.[50] At the hospital, the doctor did not find any evidence of rape and told Saldívar that she had to go to San Antonio to get a gynecological exam. According to Texas law on rape cases, they were unable to perform the exam because Saldívar was a resident of San Antonio and the rape occurred outside the country.[50][48][51] While driving back to the Days Inn motel, Selena told Saldívar that it would be best if they stay apart for a while so that Quintanilla, Jr. would not get mad.[48] According to Dr. Martinez, Selena had tried contacting him that morning but was unable to get to the phone as he was performing surgery.[52] At 10:00 am (CST), Quintanilla, Jr. contacted Pérez regarding the whereabouts of Selena; she was due to record a song at Q-Productions that morning and had not showed up.[48] Pérez called Selena on her cell phone and told her about the scheduled recording, she told him "Oh no, I forgot", and told him that she was "taking care of one last business" and that she would be at Q-Productions soon after. This was the last phone call Selena answered, and was the last time Pérez heard her voice.[48]
Back at the motel room, Selena and Saldívar began arguing.[48] Motel guests complained about loud noises coming from Saldívar's motel room. They said that they heard two women arguing over business-related material. Selena told Saldívar that she could no longer be trusted,[53] and demanded Saldívar give back her financial papers.[4] The singer then dumped Saldívar's satchel that contained bank statements onto the bed and Selena saw the gun. At 11:48 am (CST), Saldívar pointed it at Selena.[48][4] As Selena attempted to flee, Saldívar shot her once on the right lower shoulder,[48][54] severing an artery and resulting in a massive loss of blood.[53] Trinidad Espinoza, the hotel's janitor, reported a "loud bang", believing it might have been a light blowout.[55] Critically wounded, Selena ran towards the lobby, leaving a trail of blood 392 feet (119 m) long.[53] She was seen clutching her chest screaming "Help me! Help me! I've been shot!" while Saldívar was still chasing after her with a gun, pointing at her and calling her a "bitch".[56][57][58] Selena collapsed on the floor as Barbara Schultz, hotel clerk of the Days Inn, called 9-1-1. The singer identified Saldívar as her assailant and gave the room number where she had been shot.[56][59][60] Selena arrived at the lobby at 11:49 am (CST) as Shawna Vela and hotel manager Ruben DeLeon tried stopping the outpouring of blood.[56] Selena's condition began to deteriorate rapidly as motel staff attended to her.[53] Selena screamed to hotel staff telling them to "lock the door, she'll shoot me again".[61] DeLeon tried to talk to her, but noted that she was beginning to fade away; he stated that she was moaning and moving less.[53] DeLeon noticed that Selena's eyes rolled back and that she went limp.[55]



 This computer animation still from Famous Crime Scene, showing how the bullet entered and exited Selena's chest cavity as she attempted to flee her assailant.
An ambulance arrived at the scene in one minute and 55 seconds.[53] The paramedics ripped the green sweater where the bleeding was taking place and applied a Vaseline gauze to Selena's wound, which stopped the surface bleeding.[53][62] By now Selena's heartbeat was very slow, and a paramedic performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation to keep her blood circulating.[53] According to paramedic Richard Fredrickson, "it was too late" when he arrived in the lobby, finding blood as "thick from her neck to her knees, all the way around on both sides." Fredrickson could not locate a pulse; when he placed his fingers on her neck, he felt only muscle twitches.[63]
During this time, a paramedic tried inserting an IV needle into Selena, but due to the massive blood loss and low (or no) blood pressure, her veins had collapsed making the insertion extremely difficult.[53] Navigation Boulevard was shut down by local police.[53] When paramedics delivered Selena to Corpus Christi Memorial Hospital at 12:00 pm (CST), her pupils were fixed and dilated, there was no evidence of neurological function, and she had no vital signs.[64] Doctors were able to establish an "erratic heartbeat" long enough to transfer Selena to the trauma room.[65] Doctors and surgeons began blood transfusions in an attempt to reestablish blood circulation after opening Selena's chest and finding massive internal bleeding.[53] Selena's right lung was damaged, her collarbone was shattered, and her veins were emptied of blood.[64] Doctors widened her chest and administered drugs into her heart and applied pressure on her wounds. Dr. Louis Elkins said that a "pencil-size artery leading from the heart had been cut in two by the hollow-point bullet" and that six units of blood from the transfusion had spilled out and were not in her blood system.[66] After 50 minutes the doctors realized that the damage was irreparable.[53] Selena was pronounced dead at 1:05 pm (CST) from blood loss and cardiac arrest.[53][67][68][69]
Standoff and post-mortem examination[edit]
Saldívar got into her pickup truck and attempted to leave the motel after the shooting occurred.[53] Motel employee Rosario Garza saw Saldívar come out of her motel room with a wrapped towel.[58][70] It was believed that she was on her way to Q-Productions to shoot Quintanilla, Jr. and others who were waiting for Selena to arrive.[71] However, she was spotted by a responding police cruiser. An officer emerged from the cruiser, drew his gun and ordered Saldívar to come out of the truck. Saldívar did not comply. Instead, she backed up and parked adjacent to two cars, with her truck then being blocked in by the police cruiser.[53] Saldívar then picked up the pistol, pointed it at her right temple, and threatened to commit suicide.[69] A SWAT team and the FBI Crisis Negotiation Unit were brought in.[69] Musicologist Himilce Novas commented that the event was reminiscent of O.J. Simpson's planned suicide ten months earlier.[72]
Larry Young and Issac Valencia began negotiating with Saldívar. They ran a phone line to their base of operations (adjacent to Saldívar's pickup truck) as the standoff continued.[53] Lead negotiator Young tried to establish a rapport with Saldívar and persuade her to give herself up.[53] Valencia suggested that the shooting was accidental; Saldívar later changed her story, claiming that the "gun went off" by itself.[53] Motel guests were ordered to remain in their rooms until police escorted them out.[73] During the third hour, an autopsy was performed due to overwhelming media interest.[53] It revealed that the bullet had entered Selena's lower back, passed through her chest cavity (severing the right subclavian artery) and exited her right upper chest.[53] Doctors also found that if the bullet had been only one millimeter higher or lower, the wound would not have been as severe.[53]
After the standoff entered its fourth hour, Valencia succeeded in getting Saldívar to confess that she had intended to shoot herself.[53] Saldívar claimed that Selena tried to tell her not to kill herself, while Saldívar pointed the gun to her head. When Selena opened the door to leave, Saldívar stated that she told Selena to close it.[53] Saldívar also claimed that the gun went off when Selena left. During the sixth hour, Saldívar agreed to give herself up; however, when she saw a police officer pointing a rifle at her, she panicked and ran back to her truck, picked up the revolver and placed it on her head again.[53] Saldívar finally surrendered, after nearly nine-and-a-half hours.[4] By that time, hundreds of fans had gathered at the scene; many wept as police took Saldívar away.[4][53] Within hours of Selena's murder, a press conference was called. Assistant Police Chief Ken Bung and Quintanilla, Jr., informed the press that the possible motive was that Selena went to the Days Inn motel to terminate "her" employment; Saldívar was still unidentified by name in media reports. Rudy Treviño, director of the Texas Talent Music Association and sponsor of the Tejano Music Awards, declared that March 31, 1995 would be known as "Black Friday".[74][75][76]
Impact[edit]
Media response[edit]
When radio station KEDA-AM broke the news, many people accused the staff of lying, considering the following day after her death was April Fool's Day.[77] In San Antonio, major Spanish-language radio stations (including Tejano 107, KXTN-FM, KRIO-FM and KEDA-AM) began monitoring the developments on Selena's death.[77] All major networks in the United States interrupted their regular programming to break the news.[78] The lead item on national network evening news programs in Corpus Christi had been the end of the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike; within thirty minutes, Selena's murder was the lead item on all television stations in South Texas.[74] Her death was front-page news in The New York Times for two days,[79] and was featured prominently on the BBC World News.[80] News of the singer's death reached Japan, where David Byrne first heard of the shooting.[81] Local news reporters began pouring into the crime scene after hearing of the shooting.[82] Univision and Telemundo were among the first major news stations to have arrived at the crime scene.[82] Newsstands were swarmed for anything concerning Selena.[83] A People magazine issue was released several days after her murder. Its publishers believed that interest would soon wane; they released a commemorative issue within a week when it became apparent that it was growing. The issue sold nearly a million copies,[84] selling the entire first and second run within two weeks. It became a collector's item, a first in the history of People.[85] Betty Cortina, editor of People, told Biography that they never had an issue that was completely sold out; "it was unheard of".[85] In the following months the company released People en Español (aimed at the Hispanic market), due to the success of the Selena issue.[85] This was followed by Newsweek en Espanol and Latina magazine.[86] Puerto Rican American actress Jennifer Lopez was cast to play the role of Selena in the 1997 biopic film about her life, which drew criticism because of her ancestry.[87] After the film's release, fans changed their views on Lopez after seeing her performance in the movie.[88][89] Lopez was elevated to fame after the film's release.[90][91][92][93][94]
Selena's life and career was covered by a number of programs, including The Oprah Winfrey Show,[95] E! True Hollywood Story, VH1's Behind The Music, American Justice, Snapped, and Famous Crime Scene.[96][97][98] Other networks to have aired specials on Selena include MTV,[96] Investigation Discovery, The Biography Channel, A&E Network,[97][99] while Spanish-language networks often air specials on Selena annually marking her death anniversary.[100] Spanish-language documentaries airing on the death anniversary of Selena are among the most-watched programs in the history of American television, and often score record ratings for networks.[101][102][103] One of the first documentary on Selena was on Univison's Primer Impacto on 4 April 1995.[104] The documentary, titled Selena, A Star is Dimmed, was viewed by 2.09 million people becoming the second most viewed Spanish-language show in the history of American television, at the time.[104] Networks were competing with each other to interview Saldívar about the shooting.[105] When news broke that Arrarás was able to interview Saldívar, Univision's phone line were inundated with phone calls from major networks as far as Germany, requesting to use the interview on their networks.[105] The interview on Primer Impacto was watched by 4.5 million viewers, becoming the number one program that night according to Nielsen ratings, and was among the most-watched Spanish-language program in American television history.[102]
Hispanic community[edit]
The news struck the Hispanic community extremely hard; many traveled thousands of miles to Selena's house, boutiques and the crime scene.[77][106] By mid-afternoon, police were asked to form a detour as a line of automobiles began backing up traffic from the Quintanillas' houses.[74] On the street where Selena had lived, gang graffiti and cacti distinguished the blue-collar community from other subdivisions across America.[74] The chain-link fence in front of Selena's house became a shrine, festooned with mementoes.[107] Fans from Puerto Rico and Wisconsin left messages and notes to Selena and the Quintanilla family.[108] The majority of cars in Corpus Christi and cars traveling to Interstate 37 from Mexico turned their headlights on in her memory.[80] Fans scribbled notes and messages on the door where Selena had been shot, and left handwritten messages on the doorstep.[109] Soon after learning of Selena's death, people began theorizing about who had murdered her. Emilio Navaira's wife was believed to have shot Selena by fans, since many believed she was jealous of Selena and Navaira's relationship.[77] Johnny Pasillas, Emilio's brother-in-law and manager, frantically called radio stations in an attempt to quash the jealous-lover rumor.[77] Among the celebrities who believed in the rumor were record producer Manny Guerra, Pete Rodriguez, and American singer Ramon Hernandez.[110] According to anchorwoman Arrarás, the death of Selena became "the most important news of the year for Hispanics."[111] Texas Monthly editor Pamela Colloff wrote that the death reactions of Selena was equivalent of the reactions of a political assassination.[112]
She had a "cult-like" following among Hispanics.[113][114] She became a household name in the United States following her death and became part of the American pop culture.[115] She became more popular in death than when she was alive.[116][112] Her death reaction was compared to the deaths of musicians John Lennon, Elvis Presley, and the assassination of US president John F. Kennedy.[117][118] Selena became a cultural icon for Latinos who was seen as "a woman who was proud of her roots and achieved her dreams."[119] According to Antonio Lopez of the Santa Fe New Mexican, the day Selena was killed "is a bookmark in time in the memories of many Latinos."[120] According to Arrarás, "women imitated her, men worshiped her".[121] Two deaths in California were reported following the outbreak of Selena's death.[122] A drag queen planned to dress up as Selena for one of his upcoming performances, he was hit by a car and was left to die.[122] Gloria de la Cruz auditioned for the role of Selena, she was later found dumped in a Los Angeles dumpster. Her killer had strangled her and set her body on fire.[122]
Celebrities and politicians reactions[edit]
See also: List of people influenced by Selena
Spanish singer Julio Iglesias interrupted a recording session in Miami for a moment of silence. Among the celebrities who contacted the Quintanilla family following the news were Gloria Estefan, Celia Cruz, Iglesias, and Madonna.[82] Concerts throughout Texas were canceled.[107] La Mafia canceled their Guatemala concert and flew back to Texas.[107] Tejano singer Ramiro Herrera and dozens of other Tejano artists canceled their concerts.[123] American singer-songwriter Rhett Lawrence published an ad on Billboard magazine's 22 April 1995 issue that said "music I heard with you was more than music. You will be deeply missed."[124] Other celebrities took to radio stations to expressed their thoughts about Selena's death, including Stefanie Ridel, Jaime DeAnda (of Los Chamacos), and Shelly Lares.[107] Talk show host Oprah Winfrey called Selena's life "short but significant" during her March 1997 episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show.[95] American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey told MTV that Selena's death was shocking to her because of "the way it had happened so abruptly in a young life."[125] State senator Carlos Truan and state representative Solomon P. Ortiz reportedly mourned Selena's death.[126] American music industry executive Daniel Glass told Texas Monthly that he believed Selena would have enjoyed greater career success had it not been for her death.[112]
A few days later, Howard Stern mocked Selena's murder and burial, poked fun at her mourners, and criticized her music. Stern said, "This music does absolutely nothing for me. Alvin and the Chipmunks have more soul ... Spanish people have the worst taste in music. They have no depth." Stern's comments outraged and infuriated the Hispanic community in Texas.[127] Stern played Selena's songs with gunshots in the background.[128][129] After a disorderly conduct arrest warrant was issued in his name, Stern made an on-air statement, in Spanish, for his comments that he stressed were not made to cause "more anguish to her family, friends and those who loved her."[130][131] The League of United Latin American Citizens boycotted Stern's show, finding his apology unacceptable.[132] Texas retailers removed any products that were related to Stern. Sears and McDonalds sent out a disapproval letter to the media that addressed their stance against Stern's comments after fans believed they sponsored his show.[133] Within a week, on NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Stern and Robin Quivers (his African-American co-host) were asked if Stern's remarks about Selena were acceptable. Quivers decided not to talk about the situation, to avoid arguing with Stern. When Linda Ronstadt (a pop singer of Mexican-American heritage) appeared on the show, she and Quivers quickly got into an argument when Ronstadt defended Selena.[134]
Other reactions[edit]



I grew up around these people. The reaction was typical of the majority of Texans, to whom the murder of Selena was just another senseless shooting. To those people, though, the five million Texans of Mexican descent, the death of Selena was Black Friday, a day of infamy even darker and more evil than the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
European American Selena fan, explaining differences in reaction to the death of Selena between European-Americans and Mexican-Americans in Texas.[135]
On April 12, 1995, two weeks after her death, George W. Bush (governor of Texas at the time) declared her birthday Selena Day in Texas.[136][137][138] Bush said that Selena represented "the essence of south Texas culture."[139] On Selena Day, 1,000 fans gathered at her grave and began to sing traditional Mexican folk songs; police were brought in to control the crowd.[140] On the same day, a crowd of 3,000 attended an organized mass of the resurrection for Selena at Johnnyland Concert Park.[140]
Some European Americans in Texas wrote to the editor of the Brazosport Facts during April and May, asking what the big deal was; some were also offended that Selena Day fell on Easter Sunday. Others agreed that "Easter is more important than Selena Day", and believed that everyone should let Selena rest in peace and go on with their lives.[141] Mexican Americans in Texas wrote vociferously to the newspaper. Some agreed that others were too critical of Selena Day, and stated that they did not need to celebrate the day and should not have responded so rudely.[142] Hispanic filmmaker Lourdes Portillo expressed that she didn't know who Selena was when everyone around her were saying that Selena was shot.[143]
White Americans reported that when the news of Selena's death broke out, many of them asked who Selena was and said she was "not that important", telling Hispanics to "get over it".[144][145] Author and Texas Monthly magazine contributor Joe Nick Patoski said that Anglo-Americans and Mexican Americans were divided in their reactions to Selena's death. Patoski said that Anglo-Americans "didn't understand what all the fuss was about."[112] The line "Who's Selena?" was used in the 1997 biopic film on Selena when a White American store manager asked Hispanics running towards the singer for an autograph.[146] White Americans felt that the scene with the White manager and Selena was "irrelevant" and "over dramatized", who were seen by Hispanic crowds as the only topic that they gathered from the movie.[147] One fan expressed that to Hispanics the scene "happens all the time" to them and their friends and that they feel their community has been "ignored".[147] Lauraine Miller also expressed that "Selena has opened my eyes", stating that she had become "more American". Another fan commented that in the United States "nobody ever lets you forget you are Mexican American."[147]
Music industry[edit]
At the time of Selena's death, 52% of all Latin music sales were generated by regional Mexican music, mostly Tejano music, which became one of the most popular Latin music genres.[148][149] Selena catapulted the genre into its 1990s renaissance and brought Tejano music into its first marketable era.[123][150][151][152][153] She was called the "Queen of Tejano music" by many media outlets.[a] Major record companies including EMI Records, SBK Records, Warner Music Group, CBS Records, and Sony Music began signing Tejano artists to compete in the Latin music industry.[154][155][156] The Tejano market suffered and its popularity waned following Selena's death. Radio stations in the United States that played Tejano music switched to regional Mexican music, and by 1997, KQQK was the only radio station in the United States that played Tejano music non-stop.[148] By the mid 2000s, radio stations in the United States no longer played Tejano music, larger auditoriums stopped hosting Tejano artists by 2007,[157] and major record companies abandoned their Tejano artists after 1995.[158] Selena remains the best-selling Tejano artist of all time,[150][159][160] who continues to outsell living Tejano artists,[155] and the last Tejano musician to have appeared on the US Billboard 200 chart since 2000.[155] After Selena's death, Tejano music was replaced with Latin pop in the United States as the most popular Latin music genre.[155]
On the day Selena was killed, record stores sold out of Selena's albums within hours; EMI Latin began pressing several million CDs and cassettes to meet the expected demand.[123][80] Gloria Ballesteros, a sales representative of Southwestern Wholesalers in San Antonio, told Billboard that their inventory of 5,000 copies of Selena albums was sold out by the afternoon of Selena's death.[123] Record stores who ordered more copies of the singer's recordings were told by EMI Latin representatives that they wouldn't be able to restock for a few days.[123] EMI Latin shipped 500,000 units of Selena's recordings to record stores in two weeks following Selena's death.[124] Her song, "Fotos y Recuerdos", was number four on the US Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart the day Selena was killed, and it peaked at number one on 15 April 1995.[123] Four of her singles, "No Me Queda Mas", "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom", "Como la Flor", and "Amor Prohibido", re-entered the Hot Latin Tracks and the Regional Mexican Airplay chart on the issue dated 15 April 1995 on Billboard magazine.[123] Selena's 1994 album, Amor Prohibido, re-entered the Billboard 200 chart at number 92, representing a 520% increase in sales with 12,040 units sold in the week Selena was murdered.[123] The following week, the album rose to number 32 with 28,238 units sold, representing a 135% increase.[124] Amor Prohibido, which was positioned at number four on March 31, took the first slot on the Top Latin Albums chart on the issue dated 15 April 1995.[123] Three other recordings including, Entre a Mi Mundo (1992), Live! (1993), and 12 Super Exitos (1994), re-entered the Top Latin Albums chart, while Selena's albums took the numbers one through four slots on the Regional Mexican Albums chart that same week.[123] Her albums sparked a buying frenzy for Latin music in Japan, Germany, and China.[161]
Selena's crossover album that she was working on at the time of her death, Dreaming of You, was released in July 1995. The recording sold 175,000 copies its day of release in the U.S.—a then-record for a female vocalist—and sold 331,000 copies its first week.[162][163] Selena became the third female artist in history to sell over 300,000 units in one week, after Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey.[164] It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, becoming the first album by a Hispanic artist to do so.[165][166][167] Dreaming of You helped Selena to become the first solo artist to debut a posthumous album at number one.[168] The recording was among the top ten best-selling debuts for a musician, and was the best-selling debut by a female act.[169] Dreaming of You joined five of Selena's studio albums on the Billboard 200 chart simultaneously, making Selena the first female artist in Billboard history to accomplish this feat.[170] The album was certified 35x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipping more than 3.5 million copies in the U.S. alone.[171][172] As of 2015, the recording has sold five million copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling Latin album of all-time in the United States.[173] Five of Selena's albums generated $4 million in sales within five years.[174] Selena was inducted into the Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame,[175] the Hard Rock Cafe's Hall of Fame in 1995,[176] the South Texas Music Hall of Fame,[177] and the Tejano Music Hall of Fame in 2001.[178] In December 1999, Selena was named the "top Latin artist of the '90s" and "Best selling Latin artist of the decade" by Billboard for her fourteen top-ten singles in the Top Latin Songs chart, including seven number-one hits.[179]
Funeral and tributes[edit]



 Selena's tombstone in Seaside Memorial Cemetery in Corpus Christi
On the day Selena was killed, vigils and memorials were held throughout the states of Texas and California.[109] Tejano 107 sponsored a candlelight vigil at the Sunken Gardens, while KRIO-FM sponsored its own at South Park Mall which was attended by 5,000 on March 31.[107] Radio stations in Texas played her music non-stop.[49] On April 1, Bayfront Plaza in Corpus Christi held a vigil which drew 3,000 fans.[180][181] During the event, it was announced that a public viewing of the casket would be held at the Bayfront Auditorium the following day. Fans lined up for almost a mile.[180] An hour before the doors opened rumors began circulating that the casket was empty, which prompted the Quintanilla family to have an open-casket viewing.[80][182] About 30,000 to 40,000 fans passed by Selena's coffin.[182][183][184] More than 78,000 signatures were signed in a condolence book.[185] The same day an unannounced bilingual Sunday morning mass for Selena was held at the San Fernando Cathedral in downtown San Antonio, featuring a mariachi choir.[180] Churches in the United States with a high population of Hispanics, Mexico, and Spain, held prayers for Selena.[186] A reporter noticed the overflow of "mythic symbols" that were "attached to Selena" by fans such as the Christian symbols of angel, saint, healer, and savior.[187] There was a tribute for the singer during a St. Patrick's Day celebration in a Catholic church in Houston, Texas.[188] Father Sal DeGeorge decided to have a tribute to Selena on that day after people and especially children asked him what was being planned for the singer.[188] That same day, a disc-jockey played Selena's music near the Church in a small park.[188]
On April 3, 1995, six hundred guests (mostly family members) attended the burial of Selena at Seaside Memorial Park, which was broadcast live by a Corpus Christi and San Antonio radio station without the consent of her family.[189] A Jehovah's Witness minister from Lake Jackson preached in English, quoting Paul the Apostle's words in 1 Corinthians 15.[189] Hundreds of cars began circling the area.[189] A special mass at the Los Angeles Sports Arena the same day drew a crowd of 4,000.[190] Selena had been booked there that night for her Amor Prohibido Tour.[80] The promoter charged admission, which upset Quintanilla, Jr.[80] Modesto Lopez Portillo drove from El Salvador to Los Angeles to be the officiating priest for the gathering; the consul general of El Salvador attended as well.[190] In Lake Jackson, 1,000 fans and friends gathered at the municipal park in neighboring Clute (where she had played at the Mosquito Festival in July 1994).[191] The next day Our Lady of the Pillar, a church in Spain, held a mass for Selena which drew 450 people to their 225-seat church.[186] In the weeks following her death, cars throughout Texas were seen painted with Selena's picture on them.[188] On April 28, during a fireworks display for Buccaneer Days in Corpus Christi, the music was reworked to include "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" in memory of Selena.[192] Selena Etc. became a shrine to the singer as fans left balloons, flowers, pictures, and poems.[147] Street murals across Texas were found after Selena's death.[147] In the months following her death, an average of 12,000 people visited her grave site and the Days Inn motel.[185] The motel's manager rearranged the room numbers preventing people who did not want to sleep in the room where Selena had been shot.[193] The singer became part of the Day of the dead celebration.[147] In 1997 Selena was commemorated with a museum and a bronze life-sized statue (Mirador de la Flor in Corpus Christi), which are visited by hundreds of fans each week.[194] Fans flocked to her statue and murals as a symbolism of self-identity, unionism, religious expression, resistance, self-expression, equality, liberation, passion, optimism, possibility, and "encouragement and hope to the poor."[147]



 The Mirador de la Flor was erected in 1997 and is located near the Corpus Christi Bay.
Musicians took to music to express their thoughts on Selena or recorded compositions as tributes to the singer. Singers such as American country artist Tony Joe White,[195] Haitian singer-songwriter Wyclef Jean,[196] American tejano artists Pete Astudillo, Puerto Rican American group the Barrio Boyzz, Mexican American singer Graciela Beltran, American tejano artist Jennifer Pena, American hip-hop singer Lil Ray, American tejano artists Emilio Navaria, Bobby Pulido,[197] Cuban salsa singer Celia Cruz, Dominican salsa singer José Alberto "El Canario", Puerto Rican American salsa singers Ray Sepulveda, Michael Stuart, Manny Manuel, Puerto Rican American jazz singer Hilton Ruiz,[198] American singer Jenni Rivera,[199] Mexican singer Lupillo Rivera,[200] Venezuelan rock singer Mikel Erentxun,[201] Puerto Rican American singer Tony Garcia,[202] and American rapper King L.[203]
Selena's family and her former band, Los Dinos, held a tribute concert a week after the 10th anniversary of her murder on April 7, 2005. The concert, entitled Selena ¡VIVE!, was broadcast live on Univision and achieved a 35.9 household rating.[101][204] It was the highest-rated and most-viewed Spanish-language television special in the history of American television.[173] The special was also the number-one program (regardless of language) among adults ages 18 to 34 in Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco; it tied for first in New York, beating that night's episode of Fox's American Idol.[101] Among Hispanic viewers, Selena ¡VIVE! outperformed Super Bowl XLV between the Packers and the Steelers and the telenovela Soy Tu Dueña during the "most-watched NFL season ever among Hispanics".[205][206]
In January 2015, it was announced that Selena would be celebrated with a two-day event called Fiesta de la Flor to mark two decades since her death in Corpus Christi. It is believed by the Corpus Christi Convention & Visitors Bureau that the event will attract about 50,000 visitors and bring $1 million to the local economy. Musical acts include Kumbia All-Starz, Perez, Los Lobos, Jay Perez, Little Joe y la Familia, Los Palominos, Stefani Montiel of Las 3 Divas, Girl in a Coma's Nina Diaz, Las Fenix, and previous The Voice competitor Clarissa Serna.[207][208][209]
Trial[edit]

Brick wall and arch sign reading "Mountain View Unit"

Mountain View Unit where Saldívar is being held
Main article: People of the State of Texas v. Yolanda Saldívar
Within 20 minutes of Saldívar's surrender, she was taken to the downtown police station and placed in an interrogation room with Paul and Ray Rivera.[210] Paul Rivera, who had investigated homicides since 1978, informed Saldívar of her right to an attorney, which she waived.[210] When police investigators surrounded Saldívar's truck she had cried out, "I can't believe I killed my best friend".[211] Within hours, she claimed that the shooting was accidental.[212] Saldívar's bond was initially set at $100,000, but District Attorney Carlos Valdez had it raised to $500,000.[210] When the bail was announced, people asked why the death penalty was not requested for Saldívar.[213] The Nueces County jail was deluged with death threats and public calls for vigilante justice. Even some gang members in Texas were reported to have taken up collections to raise the bond for Saldívar so they could kill her when she was released.[210] In prison, she faced more death threats from inmates.[210] The Mexican Mafia, a dominant gang in the Texas penal system, reportedly placed a price on her head and spread the word that anyone who committed the crime would be a hero.[210]
Saldívar's crime was punishable to up to 99 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.[214] Saldívar was kept at Nueces County jail under a suicide watch before her trial.[182] The state had difficulty arranging defense counsel for Saldívar;[215] a spokesperson commented that any lawyer defending Saldívar could face death threats.[215] She was assigned to Douglas Tinker, paid by the people of Texas. His wife was fearful that they would suffer from community retribution, she asked Tinker not to take the case.[216] Arnold Garcia, a former district prosecutor, was chosen by Tinker as his legal counsel.[217] Valdez, who lived a few blocks away from the Quintanilla family, chose Mark Skurka as his legal counsel in the case.[217] Mike Westergren presided over the case, which was moved to the Harris County Courthouse in Houston, Texas in fear that the case would not have an impartial jury.[217] According to the Chicago Tribune, the Selena murder trial's publicity "rivaled that of the O.J. Simpson proceedings."[218] Westergren ordered that the entire trial would not be televised or be taped recorded and limited the number of reporters in the courtroom to avoid a "repeat of the Simpson circus".[218] The Chicago Tribune noticed how the divide in interest to the Selena murder trial was among Hispanics and White Americans. Donna Dickerson, a White American magazine publisher, told the Chicago Tribune that she had no interest in the trial because of Selena's "Hispanic background" and argued that Mexican Americans did not show the same enthusiasm when Elvis Presley was found dead.[218] The Selena murder trial was called the "trial of the century" and the most important trial to the Hispanic population.[147][219][220][221] The trial generated interest from Europe, South America, Australia, and Japan.[112]
Saldívar pleaded not guilty, explaining that the shooting was accidental.[218] In his opening statement, Valdez said he believed Saldívar "deliberately killed Selena." Valdez also called it a "senseless and cowardly" act because Selena was shot in the back.[218] Tinker said that the shooting was accidental and denied rumors that Saldívar wanted to be romantically involved with Selena.[218] On October 23, 1995, the jury deliberated for two hours before finding Saldívar guilty of murder.[222] She received the maximum sentence of life in prison with parole eligibility in 30 years.[223] On November 22, 1995, she arrived at the Gatesville Unit (now the Christina Crain Unit) in Gatesville, Texas, for processing.[224] Saldívar is currently serving her sentence at Mountain View Unit in Gatesville, operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. She will be eligible for parole on March 30, 2025.[225] Because of multiple internal death threats from incarcerated Selena fans, Saldívar was placed in isolation and spends 23 of every 24 hours alone in her 9 by 6 feet (2.7 by 1.8 m) cell.[226]
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Notes[edit]
a.Jump up ^ Outlets describing Selena as "Queen of Tejano music" includes: Entertainment Weekly,[227] Billboard magazine,[228] Los Angeles Magazine,[229] Vibe magazine,[230] The Huffington Post,[231] and The New York Times.[4]
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1.Jump up ^ Pérez Dávila, Angie (31 March 2005). "A 10 años de la muerte de Selena". Noticieros Televisa (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 October 2011.
2.Jump up ^ "Selena, the Queen of Tejano Music". Legacy.com. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
3.^ Jump up to: a b c d Hewitt, Bill (17 April 1995). "Before Her Time". People (Time Inc.) 43 (15). Retrieved 29 January 2015.
4.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Sam Howe Verhovek (April 1, 1995). "Grammy Winning Singer Selena Killed in Shooting at Texas Motel". The New York Times. p. 1. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
5.Jump up ^ Schone, Mark (31 October 2004). "Sweet Music". Bloomberg Businessweek (Bloomberg L.P.). Retrieved 29 January 2015.
6.Jump up ^ Miguel 2002, p. 118.
7.Jump up ^ Latin Music USA. 30 minutes in. PBS. "Selena wanted to sing American pop music, but her father had learned some hard lessons playing music in Texas with a band he'd had years before called Los Dinos"
8.Jump up ^ Morales, Tatiana (16 October 2002). "Fans, Family Remember Selena". CBS News. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
9.Jump up ^ Lopetegui, Enrique (8 April 1995). "A Crossover Dream Halted Prematurely, Tragically Some Ambitious Plans Were Under Way to Bring Selena to Mainstream U.S. Audience". Los Angeles Times (Austin Beutner). Retrieved 21 July 2011.
10.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i Arrarás 1997, p. 72.
11.Jump up ^ Patoski 1996, p. 110.
12.^ Jump up to: a b c d Patoski 1996, p. 111.
13.^ Jump up to: a b c d Arrarás 1997, p. 73.
14.^ Jump up to: a b c Arrarás 1997, p. 77.
15.^ Jump up to: a b Arrarás 1997, p. 74.
16.Jump up ^ Arrarás 1997, pp. 71, 75.
17.^ Jump up to: a b Arrarás 1997, p. 75.
18.^ Jump up to: a b c Patoski 1996, p. 146.
19.^ Jump up to: a b c d e Arrarás 1997, p. 79.
20.^ Jump up to: a b c Patoski 1996, p. 147.
21.Jump up ^ Patoski 1996, p. 169.
22.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Arrarás 1997, p. 78.
23.^ Jump up to: a b Arrarás 1997, p. 82.
24.^ Jump up to: a b c Patoski 1996, p. 182.
25.^ Jump up to: a b c Patoski 1996, p. 170.
26.Jump up ^ Arrarás 1997, p. 83.
27.^ Jump up to: a b c d Arrarás 1997, p. 80.
28.^ Jump up to: a b c d Arrarás 1997, p. 81.
29.^ Jump up to: a b c d e Arrarás 1997, p. 84.
30.^ Jump up to: a b Arrarás 1997, pp. 228-229.
31.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l Patoski 1996, p. 183.
32.^ Jump up to: a b Arrarás 1997, p. 85.
33.^ Jump up to: a b c Arrarás 1997, p. 228.
34.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Arrarás 1997, p. 229.
35.Jump up ^ Arrarás 1997, p. 230.
36.^ Jump up to: a b c d Arrarás 1997, p. 231.
37.^ Jump up to: a b Patoski 1996, p. 184.
38.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k Arrarás 1997, p. 232.
39.Jump up ^ Arrarás 1997, p. 86.
40.Jump up ^ "Chris Perez publishes Selena book". San Antonio Current (Michael Wagner). 28 February 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
41.^ Jump up to: a b Patoski 1996, p. 185.
42.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i Arrarás 1997, p. 233.
43.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Arrarás 1997, p. 234.
44.Jump up ^ "Testimony of Richard Fredrickson". Houston Chronicle, October 13, 1995. Retrieved February 1, 2008.
45.^ Jump up to: a b Patoski 1996, p. 157.
46.Jump up ^ Patoski 1996, p. 158.
47.Jump up ^ Patoski 1996, p. 159.
48.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Patoski 1996, p. 160.
49.^ Jump up to: a b Mitchell, Rick. "Selena". Houston Chronicle, May 21, 1995. Retrieved February 1, 2008.
50.^ Jump up to: a b c d Arrarás 1997, pp. 39-40.
51.Jump up ^ "12 October 1995 testimony of Carla Anthony". Houston Chronicle, October 12, 1995. Retrieved May 21, 2008.
52.Jump up ^ Arrarás 1997, p. 181.
53.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y Famous Crime Scene. Season 1. Episode 105. March 12, 2010. 30 minutes in. VH1.
54.Jump up ^ Doeden 2012, p. 39.
55.^ Jump up to: a b Erin Brockovich (producer) (2012). "Selena: Death of a Superstar". Reel Crime Reel Story. Season 1. Episode 104. 60 minutes in. Investigation Discovery.
56.^ Jump up to: a b c Patoski 1996, p. 161.
57.Jump up ^ "12 October 1995, the testimony of Norma Martinez". Houston Chronicle, October 12, 1995. Retrieved February 1, 2008.
58.^ Jump up to: a b Arrarás 1997, p. 37.
59.Jump up ^ "Friday, 13 October, testimony of Shawna Vela". Houston Chronicle, October 13, 1995. Retrieved February 1, 2008.
60.Jump up ^ Arrarás 1997, p. 132.
61.Jump up ^ Arrarás 1997, p. 133.
62.Jump up ^ Arrarás 1997, p. 134.
63.Jump up ^ Schwartz, Mike; Jaimeson, Wendell (14 October 1995). "Selena's Last Cries Shot Singer Begged Help, Named Suspect". New York Daily News. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
64.^ Jump up to: a b Arrarás 1997, p. 154.
65.Jump up ^ Mitchel, Rick (25 March 2005). "In life, she was the queen of Tejano music. In death, the 23-year-old singer became a legend". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
66.Jump up ^ Reinert, Patty (19 October 1995). "Selena was beyond aid, doctor says". Houston Chronicle.
67.Jump up ^ Villafranca, Armando and Reinert, Patty. "Singer Selena shot to death". Houston Chronicle, April 1, 1995. Retrieved February 1, 2008.
68.Jump up ^ Arrarás 1997, p. 155.
69.^ Jump up to: a b c Patoski 1996, p. 162.
70.Jump up ^ Novas 1995, p. 8.
71.Jump up ^ Arrarás 1997, p. 235.
72.Jump up ^ Novas 1995, p. 10.
73.Jump up ^ Novas 1995, p. 12.
74.^ Jump up to: a b c d Patoski 1996, p. 200.
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76.Jump up ^ Corcoran, Michael (3 April 2005). "Dreaming of Selena". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 14 November 2011. (subscription required)
77.^ Jump up to: a b c d e Patoski 1996, p. 199.
78.Jump up ^ "In the spirit of Selena: Tributes, a book and an impending film testify to the Tejano singer's enduring". by Gregory Rodriguez. Pacific News, March 21, 1997. Retrieved on July 18, 2006.
79.Jump up ^ Patoski 1996, p. 174.
80.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Patoski 1996, p. 211.
81.Jump up ^ Patoski 1996, p. 164.
82.^ Jump up to: a b c Patoski 1996, p. 165.
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