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Selena Quintanilla Perez
Birth: April 16, 1971 Death: March 31, 1995
Selena Quintanilla Perez was born in Lake Jackson, Texas and grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas. Her father, Abraham Quintanilla Jr., had his own latin band named Los Dinos from 1957- 1972. When he had kids, he tried to make them as interested in music as he was. Selena, her brother, Abe III, and her sister, Suzette, was the new Los Dinos after her father retired from the band. And two other people who were on guitar and piano. Her band and her started to practice everyday untill their father liked their music enough to let them play in his mexican resturant at age eight, and they did pretty well.. When she turned nine, she did her first recording. When her music was heard around the world, the band's popularity skyrocketed. After that, she released a lot of albums. A man named Chris Perez replaced the old guitarest. And they later married. A woman named Yolanda Saldivar was able to get hired from Selena and become the manager of Selena's fan club and boutiques and her best friend. 1995, Selena found out that Yolanda was taking money from all the events they did. Selena found out and fired Yolanda. On the morning of March 31, Selena agreed to Yolanda's invite to a room Yolanda and selena got into an argument and Yolanda shot Selena in the back. She was rushed to the hospitol. She later passed away in the hospitol at the age of 23. In Mexico and the U.S, the citizens held multipul memorials for selena. After her death, her album '' Dreaming of You '' came out and it had english and spanish version and was a hit in the #1 billboards music in the U.S. in 1995. Yolanda Saldivar was convicted guilty and was sentenced to life in prison and was able to have probation in 2025. One of her quotes are Whattaburgers for everyone. Another quotes was Be at your best at all times. With a positive attitude, you can be anything you want to be. Be strong minded and always think that the impossible is possible.You get a lot farther in life without drugs. The relation between Selena and me is our love for music. we both love to sing and listen to music. I did Selena Because I heard her story and was attached right away. www.selenaforever.com
By Brett Kaae
