Selena

Selena The movie “Selena” is based on a true story about Selena Quintanilla- Perez, a Texas born Tejano singer, who was on the rise of her career when tragedy struck and she was shot and killed by a close family friend and president of her fan club. The movie was written and directed by Gregory Nava in 1997. Selena was born on April 16, 1971 in Lake Jackson, Texas. Selena started her career at the age of 10, as lead singer in her family’s band, Selena y Los Dinos. Her father Abraham, produced the group while her brother was guitarist and her sister was the drummer. Selena Y Los Dinos started playing at weddings and clubs in Texas. As the movie begins, she is getting ready to perform at the Houston Astrodome, then the movie flashes back to Selena as a young girl and focuses on how the group started and the successes they reached. As Selena got older, more people were noticing her, she got crowds of people at concerts, and her records were having strong sales (Nava, Gregory). As recordings continued to have strong sales , she won the Grammy Award “ Best Mexican-American Album” in 1993 for her album Live. Selena was soon known as “The Queen of Tejano Music.” Quickly after the release of Live, Selena started working on her first English-language album. Unfortunately, she did not get to the success of it. Selena died on March 31,…

The movie Selena is about a Mexican- American girl who is raised at a young age to be a musician. The movie starts with her as a girl singing in her dad's restaurant and ends with her singing at some fairly large events. During her road to fame she endured a few hardships, like being evicted from the family home and also being told she can’t date or marry the lead guitarist. She is then tragically killed by the organizer of her fan club. In the movie, it is often referenced that Selena is a…

believe that the impossible is always the possible.” Those are words said by Selena Quintanilla, a famous Tejano, Mexican singer. It is crazy how a few strong words could be remembered for so long and perhaps even change history. According to Biography.com Selena Quintanilla was daughter of Marcella and Abraham Quintanilla who was a musician when Selena was young. Selena the was youngest sister of two; a brother named Abraham Quintanilla the III and a sister named Suzette Quintanilla. She was…

“If you have a dream, don’t let anybody take it away.” This is quote was said by no other than Selena, and i’m not talking about Selena Gomez, I’m talking about the queen of tejano music. She was also known as the “mexican version of madonna” for her bold outfits. Selena was born into a family of musicians. Selena Quintanilla was born on April 16th, 1971 in Lake Jackson, Texas. She didn’t know how to speak spanish at first but her dad taught her by music. One of her accomplishments in 1987,…

My essay will tell you about a talented Mexican American so stick around to this essay. Selena quintanilla or her married name Selena Perez was a very talented singer and dancer. Her life was filled with happiness, familia and music she had a happy life that made her a sensation. Unfortunately, Selena was shot and killed by her fan club president after a discussion about lost money. I am going to be telling you about her life from the beginning to the very end. The paragraph about how her…

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…

forever changed many people’s lives, Selena Quintanilla had been killed by her fan club manager and he friend Yolanda. Selena was also known as being “La Reina De Tex Mex” or the queen of Tex Mex. She was adored and admired by many Latin Americans all over the world. Still to this day her memory lives and there have been many special events that have occurred to honor the star. Selena Quintanilla was born April 16th 1971 in Lake Jackson Texas. She was daughter of Abraham and Marcella…

of Tejano Music, Selena Quintanilla-Perez allowed music to lead her into becoming one of the most celebrated Mexican-American entertainers of the late 20th century. Starting out as a very young girl, she flourished rapidly in the music industry. With albums receiving gold record status, Tejano awards of all sorts, the Grammy, etc., her thrill-filled career was unfortunately cut short when the president of her own fan club killed her. Her physical absence is felt, but Selena Quintanilla’s music…

Selena Quintanilla had different personality traits just like everyone else does as well. She was a very happy and extremely enthusiastic lady. Selena Quintanilla had a sweet personality. As a younger girl Selena did not really have the confidence to start signing out in public , like her brother Chris said she should. Selena was known as a very patient person as well. Although she had a lot of problems and she was always over thinking on things she knew how to stay patient , very patient. She…

“Selena Quintanilla Perez” by: Alex Burgess Not double spaced -1 Selena Quintanilla Perez was a Mexican American performer whose life was full of adventures with her family throughout her music career. Selena faced the troubles that had came with being a female, Latino entering the Tejano music business. Selena went from being just a young and courageous girl to being considered the “queen of Tejano music”. Selena first began recording in 1984 in corpus Christi, Texas. She recorded…