Selena Quintanilla Perez
1971 - 1995
Name : Selena Quintanilla Perez
Born : April 16, 1971 in Lake Jackson, Texas,USA
Family : Father: Abraham, Mother: Marcella
Sister: Suzette, Brother: A.B. III
Married : April 2, 1992 to Chris Perez
Selena's Highlights : 1971 Selena is born
1980 Selena y Los Dinos performing for their first time.
1983 First recording from Selena y Los Dinos.
1987 Received their first success with Female Vocalist of the Year and the Performer of the Year awards at the Tejano Music Awards.
1989 Signed by EMI Latin.
1990 Her first EMI-Latin album, "Selena y Los Dinos" is released.
1991 First female Tejano recording artist to score a Gold Record with "Ven Conmigo".
1993 Grammy for best Mexican American performance for "Selena Live".
Selena Etc. clothing manufacturing business begun.
1994 Won a role as singer in the film "Don Juan DeMarco". Due in theaters in April 7.
Band debuted in New York, Los Angeles, Argentina & Puerto Rico.
Became the first female crossover Latin artist signed to SBK, sister label to EMI Latin.
Nov, Introduced an educational video for students at Cunningham Middle School, sponsored by Dep Corp.
1995 Was in process of recording her first English language album that was expected to launch her into a crossover career.
Won six Tejano Music Awards, including top female vocalist for the eighth time.
Nominated for a second Grammy for "Amor Prohibido".
Hispanic Business magazine reports Selena has assests worth $5 Million dollars.
31 March 1995 Selena Quintanilla-Perez died after been gunned down outside the Days Inn Hotel at Navigation Boulevard. She became only 23 years old. The killer was here former president of Selena's fan club Yolanda Saldivar. Yolanda has ruin a family and taken a great life away from every one. She has not only taken that she has allso taken a big musican star from oure heart and music. Ho could ever take a life in that way, ho could kill another one.
WE MISS YOU SELENA. YOU ALWAY'S IN OUR HEART.
