Selena Quintanilla-Pérez
By Alex Lopez
Early Life
• Selena Quintanilla was born on April
16, 1971, in Lake Jackson, Texas.
• Her father, Abraham Quintanilla, Jr.,
worked as a shipping clerk.
• She has an older sister, Suzette, and
and older brother, Abraham III.
Early Life
• Selena started performing with a
band at the age of 6.
• Once her father heard her sing, he
knew that she was going to be great.
• She worked on music and would be
the reason why her family could
survive during the recession of the
1980s.
Road to Success
• After the recession, they moved to
Corpus Christi, Texas, and that’s
when Selena y Los Dinos hit the road
and performed.
• In 1987, she won an award for
Performer of the Year and Best
Female Vocalist, which got her
career going.
Fixing A Flat Tire
• On the road to success, Selena had a
problem with her singing because
she sung in Spanish, but she didn’t
know how to speak it.
• She had to take lessons so she could
project that Hispanic image.
• It worked.
Fan Club?
• Selena had numerous offers for fan clubs but
denied them all until Yolanda Saldivar came
into the picture.
• Yolanda was a huge fan of Selena and was
named President of her fan club.
• Even though Yolanda wasn’t paid Selena
bestowed many gifts on Yolanda.
Work and Songs
• Selena was a huge success and sold millions of
her albums.
• Some of the songs are, Como la Flor and La
Llamada.
• She was nominated for many awards and
recieved some.
• Selena was gaining so much success that she
opened up boutiques and promoted Saldivar
to a high position.
Accomplishments
• She had a movie about her life
called, Selena.
• She had won various awards and
received praise for her work in
music.
• She worked on issues that she cared
about like money to help AIDS
victims and donated to D.A.R.E.
Her downfall..
• Selena had been hearing complaints of
Saldivar and how she was manipulative and
mean and that also she was stealing money.
• Selena confronted Saldivar and asked her
where this money went to and she told her
that it was just a fluke.
• Selena’s father accused Saldivar of embezzling
the money.
Her death
• Selena was invited to talk to Saldivar and that
was the last time she would ever be seen alive
again.
• During Selena’s and Yolanda’s confrontation,
Yolanda shot Selena.
• Selena was then rushed to the hospital where
she died March 31, 1995.
The result…
• Saldivar was sentenced to life in prison.
• After her death, tons of people were
mourning her death from as far away as
Canada and Guatemala.
• People Magazine even did a whole story of
Selena and her life.
• The gun used to kill Selena was dismantled
and thrown into the ocean.
Legacy
• Selena left behind a legacy of music
and love for the people she sang to.
• She helped inspire the creation of
People en Español.
• She has inspired many women to
sing and pursue their dreams.
• She was given a tribute concert after
her death to celebrate her music
and her work.
Legacy
• She has left her music for many
generations to listen to and be
proud of.
• She has inspired a movie depicting
her rise and fall.
• She will always be known as the
“Queen of Tejano”
• She is one the biggest idols I’ve ever
had.