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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 26 October 2024. 1995 murder in Corpus Christi, Texas, US Murder of Selena Quintanilla-Pérez Graffiti left by fans at the motel room door where Selena met with Saldívar before being shot by her Location Days Inn, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. Coordinates 27°48′05.6″N 97°27′15.2″W / 27. ...
Selena Quintanilla was born on April 16, 1971, at Freeport Community Hospital in Freeport, Texas. [10] [11] She was the youngest child of Marcella Ofelia Quintanilla (née Samora), who was Mexican-American with some Cherokee ancestry, [12] and Abraham Quintanilla Jr., a Mexican American former musician. [13]
Selena's posthumous honor receiving the Medal of the Arts shows the Queen of Tejano's enduring legacy as a musical and cultural Latina icon 30 years after her death.
Quintanilla eventually gave in to Saldívar's requests and she immediately became the club's president. [7] Saldívar was eventually promoted as manager of Selena's clothing boutiques, Selena Etc. [7] By 1993, the fan club had reached 1,500 members in less than four years, and eventually grew to over 5,000. It became one of the largest fan ...
Nearly three decades after the death of Selena Quintanilla Pérez, the woman convicted of her murder is speaking out in a new documentary. Yolanda Saldívar, 63, has been in prison since 1995 for ...
Selena Quintanilla-Pérez's widower Chris Pérez is reflecting on the singer's death, days before the 26th anniversary of her murder.
Mirador de la Flor (English: Overlook of the Flower [1] [2] [3]) is a monument in Corpus Christi, Texas, that honors Tejano musician Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, who was murdered on March 31, 1995 at age 23. About 30,000 people visit the monument every year, especially citizens of Corpus Christi and cities located in Texas. [4]
On March 31, 1995, Selena’s former friend and manager of Quintanilla’s Selena Etc. boutiques, Yolanda Saldívar, shot and killed Selena after being caught stealing funds from Quintanilla’s ...