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Como la Flor" was the closing song on the Broadway musical Selena Forever (2000), starring Veronica Vasquez as Selena, [102] and in the Mexican musical Selena, El Musical (2006), which featured Lidia Ávila. [103] The recording is also the closing song of Selena ¡VIVE! (2005). [26]
Having reached a core fan base, the label aimed to broaden her appeal with the next studio release. Finding it challenging to write a follow-up hit after "Como la Flor" (1992), Selena's brother A. B. Quintanilla enlisted the assistance from band members Ricky Vela and Pete Astudillo with writing the album's songs.
Selena was featured on the Barrio Boyzz 1994 single "Donde Quiera Que Estés", which was written by K. C. Porter, Miguel Flores, and Desmond Child. Finding it challenging to write another successful song following "Como la Flor", A.B. enlisted Vela and Astudillo with writing Amor Prohibido (1994); the singer's fourth studio album. [17]
Como la Flor" became one of the most popular songs recorded by an artist of Mexican descent in the US. [70] It is widely considered to be Selena's signature song and her "trademark", "Como la Flor" has become a posthumous epithet and swan song, [71] [72] as well as her most popular recording.
Selena was shot and killed by Yolanda Saldívar, her friend and former manager of the singer's Selena Etc. boutiques, on March 31, 1995. [79] Four of her singles—"No Me Queda Más", "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom", "Como la Flor" and "Amor Prohibido"—reentered the Billboard Hot Latin Songs and Regional Mexican Airplay charts on April 15. [80]
Ones (Spanish: Unos) is a compilation album by American singer Selena, released in the United States on October 1, 2002 by EMI Latin. It was released on November 11, 2002 in Spanish-speaking countries, while the limited edition included a bonus DVD of her music videos. Ones was released building on the popularity of the 1997 biographical film ...
The next track "Como la Flor", became Selena's signature song with essayist Ilan Stavans suggesting the emergence of Latin pop in the United States in the 1990s is attributed to the popularity of "Como la Flor". [15] [16] The fourth song on the album, "I Could Fall in Love" was previously on the planned crossover album Dreaming of You.
It commences with "Como la Flor" (1992). The track became a commercially and critically acclaimed piece and is widely regarded as Selena's signature song. Billed as the singer's "trademark", "Como la Flor" has become a posthumous epithet and swan song, as well as her most renowned recording.