[100][101], Newsstands were swarmed by people looking for items concerning Selena. [172] By the mid-2000s, radio stations in the United States no longer played Tejano music, large auditoria stopped hosting Tejano artists by 2007,[186] and major record companies abandoned their Tejano artists after 1995. [125], The news of Selena's death deeply affected the Latino community; many people traveled thousands of miles to visit Selena's house, boutiques, and the crime scene. boutiques became shrines to the singer as fans left balloons, flowers, pictures, and poems.

It was important for her to not only show pride in her Latina roots but also to connect with her Spanish-speaking fans. [33] When Quintanilla, Jr. was trying to retrieve the fan club's bank statements, he said they had "vanished". [11][13] By 1994, Saldívar had signed up more than 8,000 fans. [97] Univision and Telemundo were among the first national news stations to arrive at the crime scene.

Selena's killer receives life sentence of prison. [167] Following Selena's death, cultural confrontations were reported. complained that Saldívar was always "nice" when Selena was around, but treated everyone terribly when Selena was away.

A maintenance worker at the Days Inn said he heard a loud boom that sounded “like a flat tire” before seeing a young woman in a jogging suit running and screaming. The musical ran from 1999-2001 in Texas and Los Angeles, and 95% of the cast members (and most of the attendees) were Latinx, which demonstrated that a lack of representation was not for lack of talent, Paradez wrote. Sears and McDonald's sent a letter expressing their disapproval of Stern's comments to the media because fans believed they sponsored his show. "[145] Other celebrities interviewed on radio stations, including Stefanie Ridel, Jaime DeAnda (of Los Chamacos), Elsa Garcia,[93] and Shelly Lares, expressed their thoughts about Selena's death. [105] This was followed by Newsweek en Español and Latina magazine.

[17] Saldívar told employees at Selena Etc. [244] The Mexican Mafia, a dominant gang in the Texas penal system, reportedly placed a price on her head and spread the word that anyone who committed the crime would be a hero. But then Selena's father heard complaints from fan club members about not receiving items they'd paid for. [84] Doctors said that if the bullet had been only one millimeter higher or lower, the wound would have been less severe. [144] Three albums, Entre a Mi Mundo (1992), Live!

On March 1, she attended the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, where she was nominated for Best Mexican-American Performance for her album Amor Prohibido. In 1994, Selena had opened Selena Etc.

She finds success and falls for her guitarist, Chris Perez (Jon Seda), who draws the ire of her father.

Gomez was relegated to a supporting role when Selena decided to design her clothes herself. Saldívar's fan club work had earned the trust of the Quintanilla family and resulted in her promotion to managing the boutiques. What Selena didn't know was that Saldívar was once more in possession of a gun.

[252] In his opening statement, Valdez said he believed Saldívar "deliberately killed Selena". [222] A special mass held the same day at Los Angeles Sports Arena drew a crowd of 4,000.

Billboard 200 chart. And just this past February, Selena’s father shared on his Facebook that he finished co-writing his own book with Nancy De Los Santos, who was a co-producer on the 1997 Selena biopic starring Jennifer Lopez that catapulted both the late singer and the actress into global recognition. Yolanda Saldívar first became acquainted with Selena as the president of the Selena Fan Club. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io, BTS Delivers A "Dynamite" Disco-Pop Summer Song, The True Story that Inspired a Taylor Swift Song, The 11 Best Blackpink Songs To Have On Repeat, Add These New Songs to Your Summer Playlist, How to Watch iHeartRadio's Can't Cancel Pride.

[48] She contacted Selena and told her she had been raped.

[9], Saldívar became the founder and acting president of the Selena fan club in San Antonio in June 1991. [21] Saldívar said her reason for distancing the employees from Selena was to "shield" the singer from the "petty issues" of managing her boutiques. [184], Within hours of Selena's murder, record stores sold out of her albums; EMI Latin began pressing several million CDs and cassettes to meet the expected demand. [161] On the same day, a crowd of three thousand attended an organized mass of the resurrection for Selena at Johnnyland Concert Park. In September 1994, Selena signed Saldívar as her registered agent in San Antonio. The band’s talent turned them into a popular local act at parties and events around Corpus Christi, where th… We Ask The Experts", "Billboard 200 Chart Moves: Ed Sheeran Scores His Second Million-Selling Album", "Selling like a dream - Selena CD outpaces previous top sellers", "AllMusic.com Folding Into AllRovi.com for One-Stop Entertainment Shop", "American certifications – Selena – Dreaming of You", "The Top 25 Biggest Selling Latin Albums of the Last 25 Years: Selena, Shakira & More", "Selena to be honored at Fiesta de la Flor in Corpus Christi", "Beloved Selena Enters The Latin Music Hall of Fame", "Tejano fans mourning for Selena—Yolanda Saldívar, who held a Corpus Christi police SWAT team at bay for nearly 10 hours after the shooting, has been charged with murder", "For Slain Singer's Father, Memories and Questions", "Saying goodbye: Thousands bid Selena farewell", "Mourning Selena : Nearly 4,000 Gather at L.A. Sports Arena Memorial for Slain Singer", "Drake pays tribute to Selena Quintanilla", "Univision's "Selena ¡Vive!"

We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we love. She also maintains that "further information" has come to light, which factored into her decision to re-release the book. [105] In the following months, the success of the Selena issue led the company to release People en Español aimed at the Latino market.

[144] The following week, the album rose to number 32 with 28,238 units sold representing a 135 percent increase. ", Selena's family, including her husband Chris Perez (c), at her funeral, Photo: Barbara Laing/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images. They accused Saldívar, who was promoted to manage the boutiques after her successful work with the club, of not sending fans items that they paid for, as well as embezzling $30,000, the Associated Press reported at the time. [221] A Jehovah's Witness minister from Lake Jackson preached in English, quoting Paul the Apostle's words in 1 Corinthians 15.

Selena screamed at the staff, telling them, "lock the door, she'll shoot me again". [138] She was more popular after her death than when she was alive.

[252] On October 23, 1995, the jury deliberated for two hours before finding Saldívar guilty of murder.

[227] Fans flocked to her statue and murals, seeing them as a symbols of self-identity, unionism, religious expression, resistance, self-expression, equality, liberation, passion, optimism, possibility, and "encouragement and hope to the poor". [5][6] Selena's popularity as a singer grew after she won the Tejano Music Award for Female Vocalist of the Year in 1987. This content is imported from YouTube. [238][239], In January 2015, it was announced that a two-day annual event called Fiesta de la Flor would be held in Corpus Christi by the Corpus Christi Visitors Bureau as a tribute to Selena. [167] Others complained to newspapers about the media interest in Selena's death.

[48] Saldívar asked Selena to visit her at her motel room alone, however, her husband, Chris Pérez, accompanied her. This person believed that Saldívar's goal was to "have more control over [the employees] and over Selena". A 911 call about the shooting was made at 11:50 a.m. Selena was quickly taken to a hospital, where she was given blood transfusions (contrary to her faith as a Jehovah's Witness) but an artery had been severed and the medical treatment couldn't save her. “And 25 years later I think we, as a family, accomplished that.”. [48], On March 30, Saldívar returned from her Monterrey trip and checked into a Days Inn motel. It was supposed to be the start of a bright new chapter. US Senator Kay Bailey Hutchisonnamed Selena one of "the spirited women who shaped [the United States]." Some Americans were offended because Selena Day that year coincided with Easter. [24] The employees then began to take their concerns to Quintanilla, Jr. who warned Selena that Saldívar might be a dangerous person.

[9] Quintanilla, Jr. contacted her to discuss her idea of starting a fan club. [209] In December 1999, she was named the "top Latin artist of the '90s" and "best-selling Latin artist of the decade" by Billboard for her fourteen top-ten singles—including seven number-one hits—in the Top Latin Songs chart. Later that afternoon, police drained the gasoline from the gas tank of Saldívar's car and turned on floodlights. [34] He further stated how Saldívar did not deny the accusations or said anything during the meeting but was "emotional at times [and at other times] just cool as ice. [16] Her room was covered with Selena posters and pictures, burning votive candles, and a library of Selena videos which she played to entertain guests. [145] Amor Prohibido, which was positioned at number four on March 31, peaked at number one on the Top Latin Albums chart in the issue dated April 15, 1995. According to the book Selena’s Secret: The Revealing Story Behind Her Tragic Death, Saldívar denied the accusations, but Abraham still threatened to turn her in to the police.

[23] The remaining employees began complaining to Selena about Saldívar, but Selena did not believe her friend would hurt her or her business. In 1994, Selena had opened Selena Etc. "When Tejano Ruled The Airways: The Rise and Fall of KQQK in Houston, Texas", Western Association of Schools and Colleges, "A Postmortem Star In death, Selena is a crossover success", "Tejano Music Awards: Bigger, But Not Necessarily Better", "Selena Quintanilla: Remembering The Queen Of Tejano Music On Her Birthday", "Outlaw Onda If you don't hear Tejano music on the radio, does it exist? [171], Musicians used music to express their thoughts about Selena or recorded compositions as tributes to her. Though she no longer wanted to work with Saldívar, Selena didn't completely cut ties with her. Meet Madame De Montespan, The Unofficial 'Queen Of Versailles' Dethroned By Rumors Of Infanticide, 648 Vultures Mysteriously Found Dead In Guinea-Bissau, What Stephen Hawking Thinks Threatens Humankind The Most, 27 Raw Images Of When Punk Ruled New York, Join The All That's Interesting Weekly Dispatch, Arlene Richie/Media Sources/The LIFE Images Collection via Getty Images.

[19] Staff at Selena Etc. [152] After an arrest warrant for disorderly conduct was issued for him, Stern made an on-air statement, in Spanish, saying his comments were not made to cause "more anguish to her family, friends and those who loved her". We may earn commission from the links on this page. She wore a now-iconic purple jumpsuit.

(Latin singer-rapper Ozuna broke her record with his debut album, Odisea.). [61] She also said the gun went off when Selena left. Selena also became one of the "most celebrated cultur…

[14] Saldívar gave up her career as an in-home nurse for patients with terminal cancer and respiratory diseases. [170] Americans felt the scene was "irrelevant" and "over dramatized".

", In 2016, Thomas talked to USA Today about Selena, saying, "I think, and I know a lot of people feel this way, that if she'd lived, she would have been a complete superstar. “Combining all that together, I think that’s why we’re still talking about her.”.