Selena Queen of Tejano Music Biografa Nombre Selena

Selena Queen of Tejano Music

Biografía Nombre: Selena Quintanilla Pérez Nombre artístico: Selena Fecha de nacimiento: April 16, 1971 Lugar de nacimiento: Lake Jackson, Texas

Familia Madre: Marcella Quintanilla Padre: Abraham Quintanilla Jr.

Hermanos Abraham Quintanilla III Suzette Quintanilla

Esposo: Christopher Pérez el 2 de abril de 1992

Niñez a) Her dad discovered her musical talent when she was 6 years old. b) At age 10 she became the lead singer of “Los Dinos”. c) Performed at her dad’s restaurant, as well as weddings and parties.

Niñez d) She was an English speaker who sang Spanish songs phonetically. e) Was bullied at school for not being able to speak Spanish. She later learned to speak it fluently.

Juventud a) She dropped out of school during her 8 th grade year. b) Earned her GED through correspondence courses in 1989.

Carrera Música: First Spanish language group to be signed by EMI recording company Televisión: Dos Mujeres y Un Camino (telenovela) Cine: Don Juan De. Marco

Reconocimientos • 1987 -Tejano Music Awards, “Best Female Vocalist of the Year” and “Performer of the Year” • 1990 -Album Ven Conmigo, first Tejano record to achieve Gold status. (sold more than 500, 000 copies) • 1993 -Grammy Award (Best Mexican-American album) “Live”

Selena ETC. - 1993 A dream come true

Discografía Mis Primeras Grabaciones Alpha

Discografía Selena 1989 Ven Conmigo 1990

Discografía Entre a mi Mundo 1992 Selena Live! 1993

Discografía Amor Prohibido 1994 Dreaming of You 1995

Discografía Siempre Selena 1996 Selena: Movie Soundtrack 1997

Discografía Greatest Hits Live: The Last Concert 2001

Discografía Mis Primeros Éxitos 2002 La Leyenda

Discografía Selena Ones Enamorada de Ti 2012

Su muerte • Selena died on March 31, 1995 in Corpus Christi, Texas after being shot by Yolanda Saldivar, the founder of the Selena Fan Club. • Yolanda was managing Selena’s boutique in San Antonio, and was about to be fired for

Su funeral

La película • Selena’s life was brought to the big screen in 1997. • Jennifer López portrayed the adult Selena. • Jennifer was the first Hispanic woman to earn a million dollars for a major movie role.

La película • Rebecca Lee Meza, a Harlingen native, portrayed young Selena. • The Quintanilla family was impressed with her resemblance to Selena and her personality. • She was chosen from among the 20, 000 girls that auditioned.

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