Yaneth verdin
Mrs.salinas
Final
5/15/18
Queen of tejano
“When you get hard work you get success, and we put a lot of years into it.” – Selena Quintanilla. A name which is well-known, an individual who is praised, a voice that is heard, and a legacy that lives on. Selena Quintanilla was the first female Tejano singer who built her own success and brought the Latino community together with her music, powerful voice, and positive spirit. Yet, what Selena also created and implemented in every aspect of her career, was a sense of confidence unlike any other. In fact, this picture of Selena represents how her fashion style truly created an impact by promoting body positivity and unique trends, the icon of identity and cultural representation she …show more content…
In other words, she carried the expectations and hope of Hispanics. Selena slowly but surely brought forward the idea of Hispanics being treated equally since, “The early 1990s, a time of Hispanic emergence in terms of politics and other aspects, were part of Selena’s success. But Selena made the wave her own.” (mySanAntonio.com) During the time of Selena, politicians increasingly targeted Latinx communities with an initiative to deny public services to undocumented immigrants, constant immigration raids, and policies were stirring fear into their lives. (PeopleEnEspanol.com) Selena managed to break through several barriers, she was a successful female performer in a male-dominated industry where she sold millions of albums and won prestigious music awards; she had won the acceptance in Mexico and America; and she destroyed the “Barbie doll” stereotype. In addition, she opened the eyes for not only the music industry, but also the industries of film, newspaper, magazine, etc., to clearly see that “Latinos are here in the U.S and that we will spend money on media that relate to us.” (Angel Figueroa, editor of People En Española) Hollywood tends to portray Latinos as maids, immigrants, drug dealers, etc., but fail to grasp the reality of a decent, hardworking Latino. Selena was a role model to many, she gave critical thinking into social class issues since she was from the working class and took pride of her ethnicity. She remains in our lives and reminds us that we need more representation of Latinas in mainstream spaces to depict empowerment and amplification of experiences and
Mrs.salinas
Final
5/15/18
Queen of tejano
“When you get hard work you get success, and we put a lot of years into it.” – Selena Quintanilla. A name which is well-known, an individual who is praised, a voice that is heard, and a legacy that lives on. Selena Quintanilla was the first female Tejano singer who built her own success and brought the Latino community together with her music, powerful voice, and positive spirit. Yet, what Selena also created and implemented in every aspect of her career, was a sense of confidence unlike any other. In fact, this picture of Selena represents how her fashion style truly created an impact by promoting body positivity and unique trends, the icon of identity and cultural representation she …show more content…
In other words, she carried the expectations and hope of Hispanics. Selena slowly but surely brought forward the idea of Hispanics being treated equally since, “The early 1990s, a time of Hispanic emergence in terms of politics and other aspects, were part of Selena’s success. But Selena made the wave her own.” (mySanAntonio.com) During the time of Selena, politicians increasingly targeted Latinx communities with an initiative to deny public services to undocumented immigrants, constant immigration raids, and policies were stirring fear into their lives. (PeopleEnEspanol.com) Selena managed to break through several barriers, she was a successful female performer in a male-dominated industry where she sold millions of albums and won prestigious music awards; she had won the acceptance in Mexico and America; and she destroyed the “Barbie doll” stereotype. In addition, she opened the eyes for not only the music industry, but also the industries of film, newspaper, magazine, etc., to clearly see that “Latinos are here in the U.S and that we will spend money on media that relate to us.” (Angel Figueroa, editor of People En Española) Hollywood tends to portray Latinos as maids, immigrants, drug dealers, etc., but fail to grasp the reality of a decent, hardworking Latino. Selena was a role model to many, she gave critical thinking into social class issues since she was from the working class and took pride of her ethnicity. She remains in our lives and reminds us that we need more representation of Latinas in mainstream spaces to depict empowerment and amplification of experiences and