An Essay On Selena Quintanilla

A sacred space is defined as a location that has been designated by a group as worthy of devotion or loyalty. A sacred space can be a cemetery, monument, or any type of location that represents a connection to an object of devotion. These sacred spaces link people of the present and future to the past and help them to remember something or someone that deserves their devotion, loyalty, and respect. A sacred space can be represented by a famous battle, building, location where a historical event occurred, or even a famous person who did something for their community. In my hometown of Corpus Christi, Texas one example of a sacred space would be a monument of a famous person who lived in the city, Selena Quintanilla. Selena was a Tejano singer

Selena began her singing career as part of her father’s band, Los Dinos, when she was young and only continued to grow in popularity as she grew up. What made Selena so interesting was the fact that even though she spoke English as her native tongue, her music was in Spanish. At first many thought that this would be a problem, due to the fact that they feared Selena would not be accepted by the Mexican community or the Tejano genre of music. However, Selena was the exception and rose to stardom in the Mexican community and became a cultural icon, bridging the gap between the Mexican and American culture. Selena was gaining widespread fame in Mexico, but she was also growing in popularity in the American music industry. A resident of Corpus Christi, Selena did many shows throughout Texas and was held in high regard to the Tejano community that occupied Texas. Selena was starting to make her transition into the American music industry and was in the process of creating her first English album when she was murdered on March 31st, 1995. Selena was murdered by the president of her fan club, Yolanda Saldivar. Saldivar had been taking money from Selena’s boutiques and from the fan club. On the morning of March 31st 1995, at a Days Inn motel in Corpus Christi, Saldivar pulled a gun and shot Selena. Selena would make it to the hospital but surgeons were unable to save her