Selena Quintanilla

The 20-year-old Biopic On Tejana Star Selena Almost Didn't Happen

... an instant hit. That first weekend, the biopic starring Jennifer Lopez rang up more than $11 million in box office receipts, making it the No. 2 film in the country. Player utilities. It had only been two years since singer Selena Quintanilla-Perez died of a gunshot wound, and her most dedicated fans in Texas lined up by the thousands to buy a ticket. On Friday, in her hometown, Selena fans celebrated the 20 th anniversary of the movie with an outdoor screening hosted by the Corpus Christi Ride-In Theater. Before the movie's 1997 premiere, for Latinos in the US and across Latin America, Selena was a huge star; her Tex-Mex mashups of pop, cumbia, rancheras, and R&B were regularly heard blasting out of car radios, at weddings, and at quinceañeras. But for the rest of the United States, her music — because she sang in Spanish — was virtually unknown. Beyond chronicling Selena's start in the music industry (singing at her parents' restaurant as kid) and her eventual success in the Spanish-language market — No. 1 ...

Go Inside Selena Quintanilla's Memorial Museum

... hometown, Corpus Christi, Texas, the museum is a haven for fans. The Quintanilla family paid exceptionally close attention to detail while designing the space in 1998. The floors are lined with purple carpet (Selena's favorite color) and the room is energized by the sweet aroma of roses (Selena's favorite flower). It's a true Selena experience. Inside, thousands of iconic Selena items are pristinely showcased in protective glass structures, including the "Como La Flor" singer's 1994 GRAMMY for Best Mexican/American album for Live. Suzette recalls sitting in the audience at the awards show with her family that night, telling ET, "The whole row just jumped up and screamed, we freaked out. It was an amazing moment. I just remember Selena walking down the aisle, and she just looked so awesome, radiant.". The white beaded gown Selena wore to accept the award was particularly memorable for Suzette. "Honestly, I think it was the only time that I really got kind of choked up because she looked like perfection. She looked like a true artist, it was a really cool moment.". Fashion is a major focal point in the Selena Museum. Several of the entertainer's most ...

Social Media Is Getting Really Confused About This #ripselena Hashtag

... worldwide. They were concerned that the 24-year-old celebrity had abruptly passed away. But upon further inspection, it's clear that the viral movement wasn't to grieve Selena Gomez, who is definitely OK. Instead, it was meant to be a tribute to Mexican-American singer Selena Quintanilla, as the day marks 22 years since her untimely death. Meanwhile, Selena Quintanilla holds a special place in hearts of people familiar with the singer, those with Spanish-speaking parents likely to have heard her music playing in their household while growing up. Selena Quintanilla was dubbed the Queen of Trejo music, also called the "Tejano Madonna" for how she incorporated Mexican culture into her style and art. In 1992, she released Entre a Mi Mundo which included the single "Como La Flor," one of her most well-known songs. Selena won the Best Mexican/American Album award at the 1994 Grammys for her album Live. But she's perhaps most famous for her "Dreaming of You" , which was posthumously released in 1995 after she was shot and killed by a former friend and employee at 23 years old. Her birthday April 16 is now celebrated in her home state Texas as ...

For Its Fourth Annual Selena Party, Country Burger Is Getting A Selena Mural

... years ago during a casual chat among Don Juan (of the Dallas-based art collective Sour Grapes) and Trino Lopez of Faded Dee Jays. They knew they wanted to do something, but weren’t sure what. "We were talking about how much Dallas loves Selena, and we wanted to celebrate that," he says. They had different ideas of how to go about it, but eventually decided Country Burger made sense as a venue since it already celebrates Selena. Frozen in 1997, the humbly-named Country Burger is wallpapered with Selena posters, artist renderings and —naturally — a magazine photo of the late singer in her casket. A trip to Country Burger comes with the added bonus of singing "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" internally for the next week. And because nothing about Selena is small-scale, the party will stretch well into the evening after migrating over to Club Dada, where Faded Dee Jays and DJ Noe G will take care of the hoards of Selena devotees. ...

S.a. Man Working To Build A Selena Tribute In Her 'second Home

... Image 8 of 19. Crowd of fans paying tribute to Tejano singer Selena, who was shot to death by her former fan club pres. Yolanda Saldivar, outside Selena's family home. Photo: Barbara Laing, Getty Images. Image 9 of 19. Fans mourn Selena outside her fenced home in Corpus Christi in the days following her death. Photo: BOB OWEN, File Photo. Image 10 of 19. Pic of Tejano singer Selena signed by fans hanging on fence at the Quintanilla compound; Selena was shot to death by her fan club president Yolanda Saldivar. Photo: Barbara Laing, Getty Images. Image 11 of 19. Estella Leak (right) wipes away tears during a memorial tribute for the slain Grammy-winning pop star Selena 02 April at the Los Angeles Sports Arena. Tejano music queen Selena was shot to death 31 March in Corpus Christi, Texas. On the left is Estella Leak's sister, Olivia. less. Estella Leak ...

Remembering Selena On The 20th Anniversary Of 'selena,' The Movie

... A. B. Quintanilla, a man with a knack for penning winning hooks and choruses, wrote or co-wrote most of it. In addition to being the bassist for Los Dinos, he was also  the group’s (and later, Selena’s) producer, arranger and writer. There are early video snippets of a very young Selena, sporting short, short hair, and already wearing eye-catching outfits. She sings her early hits - songs like “Estoy Contigo” and “Sentimientos” - with delightful enthusiasm. Those were the songs that propelled her to win Tejano Music awards, one after another after another, and that finally brought her to the attention of EMI Latin. After catching the tail end of one of her Texas shows, then-president Jose Behar signed her on the spot. People who met Selena had an intense, visceral reaction. Few Latin female acts today that have that effect, perhaps because acts of Selena’s stature are usually untouchable divas that don’t interact with their fans at a grassroots level. Selena was fond of literally touching the people who went to see her, of talking to them, of making them dance. Death didn’t minimize Selena’s appeal, and over the years, her popularity has continued unabated, even though unlike ...

Jackie Cruz Bonds With Selena Quintanilla's Family

... family about who Selena was off the stage. "She always was what I imagined her to be. Just listening to her mom tell stories about __link__ was just," she paused before continuing, "She made me cry, she always makes me cry.". The actress recalled being a little girl and seeing Selena perform for the first time. It was in her grandmother's hometown of Santiago, Dominican Republic, that Cruz overheard her Abuela talking about a young singer that had died. She instantly sat before her grandmother's old TV set and watched Selena's final concert that was airing. "I knew I wanted to be a singer and an actress. It's a decision that I made when I was six years old. And as I watched her, I said, 'I want to be like her.'" Cruz remembered. "Ever since that moment, I never forgot Selena.". Additional Privacy Statement. Your information may be shared with other NBCUniversal businesses and used to better tailor our services and ...

20 Years Ago, ‘selena’ Gave Hollywood A Lesson It Still Hasn&rsquo

... it’s a mistake that Yolanda Saldívar (Lupe Ontiveros), the president of Selena’s fan club and, eventually her murderer, arrives in the movie only when it’s three-quarters over, and the relationship between the two women doesn’t have room to gel on screen. Still, looking back on “Selena” 20 years later, I’m still struck by how unique it feels: Other than “La Bamba,” which was released in 1987, I can’t think of another major Hollywood movie that treats a Hispanic or Latino pop-culture figure as worthy of feature-length examination, and “La Bamba” didn’t come out until 28 years after Ritchie Valens died in the plane crash that came to be known as “The Day the Music Died.”. Frankly, great starring roles for Hispanic and Latino actors are rare no matter the subject material. In an examination of 800 movies released between 2007 and 2015, researchers at the Media, Diversity and Social Change Initiative found that the percentage of speaking characters who were Latino was between 2.8 percent and 5.3 percent, even though as of 2015, 17.6 percent of the U. S. population was of Hispanic or Latino origin. Selena herself and “Selena” helped to demonstrate ...

If You Didn't Get A Special Edition Selena Cup, There's Still Hope

... in Stripes stores throughout the Rio Grande Valley, Laredo, Houston and select stores in Midland and Odessa. As the number of cups has dwindled, fans have commented up a storm on social media. Stripes issues an apology for shipment of commemorative Selena cups that did not make it to San Anotnio. (Photo: Instagram). San Antonio was initially included in the list of cities scheduled to receive cups, but Stripes responded on Instagram that there would not be any distributed there. "I am sorry to inform you that our San Antonio locations did not receive any cups and we do not have any additional cups to send. We apologize. As we understand how excited our customers are for these cups (sic)," Stripes posted on its official Instagram. Stripes will also have giveaways on its Facebook page throughout the week, officials said. But Facebook has been more than just a vehicle ...

Selena' Top 8 Moments In Honor Of Film's 20th Anniversary

... singing and dancing in only a "bra" - even after they try to explain to him that it's "one of those things. like all the girls are wearing.". "Busti-quela? It's a bra. Look at it.". Crowd Whisperer. During a packed concert at a fair, a rowdy crowd tries to force their way closer to the stage, squeezing everyone in front and almost breaking the stage. While Selena's dad wants to cancel the show, she is convinced she can calm them down with her song "Como la flor." And it works. "Anything for Salinas". It didn't take long before Selena started getting recognized by her fans on the street, but her encounter with these two cholos is pretty epic. Being Mexican-American is tough. This Abraham Quintanilla monologue pretty much sums up the Mexican-American experience. "We gotta prove to the Mexicans how Mexican we are and we gotta prove to the Americans how American we are.". Mall incident. A mall employee, who tried telling Selena that their dresses were "too expensive" for her, quickly learned that she was dealing with a music icon when fans started rushing into the store to get an autograph from the singer. Marrying boyfriend and band member Chris. After ...