Can you imagine how much courage and strength it takes to fight your way through a world where being a Tejano singer as a woman is unfathomable? Selena Quintanilla did just that, struggling through her hero’s journey fighting sexism, discrimination, and camouflaged betrayal to rise to stardom and persevere, paving a path of hope for the millions of women she inspired and becoming a beacon in the evolution of the female industry. Selena’s Ordinary world was with her family in her hometown of Lake Jackson, Texas right next to Houston where she was born on April 16, 1971 to her parents, Abraham Jr. and Marcella Quintanilla (“Selena Biography - life, family, children, parents, story, death, school, old, information, born, movie”). One of her father’s passions, music, led him to have created a band in the 1950s and 1960s (“Los Dinos | Discography”), which played traditional Mexican music mixed with early rock and roll songs and other themes such as western or country, the style
Maria De Jesus Martinez died saturday night by a drunk driver. She was 19 years old. She had 4 brothers and 2 sisters. She was the second youngest of the Martinez family. Her oldest of the family was her brother Samuel (28) after him is Jose (27) than her sister ( 25) than her other sister Blanca (23) than her other brother Cam (22) and at last her little brother Daniel (12).
Sofia De La Torre is currently a hardworking, 16-year-old junior at Victory Early College. Sofia was born and raised in Houston, Texas by her parents who are persistent about her getting an education. Her goal is to complete high school with her Associates Degree along with a high G.P.A. Her dream is to become a pediatrician and have many scholarships that would cover most of the expenses for college. Sofia in the end intends to be the second person in her family to complete high school and go to college where she would graduate as a Pediatrician. Her favorite activities include swimming and reading.
Selena also became the first Hispanic singer to have an album sung mostly in Spanish to reach number one. She also became the first female to place five albums at the same time on the Billboard 200 chart. The only other artists to have done this were Elvis Presley, The Beatles and Garth Brooks. Billboard wrote that the release of Dreaming of You was "a historic day in Latin music history". The album helped Selena to become the second-fastest selling female artist that year, behind Janet Jackson.
Dolores Clara Fernandez Huerta was born on April 10, 1930 in Dawson, New Mexico. Huerta is an American labor leader, civil rights activists, and was the co-founder of the National Farmworkers Association. Huerta’s father, Juan Fernandez, was a miner and a farm worker and later became the State Assemblyman of New Mexico. At an early age her parents divorced. Huerta lived most of her years with her mother, Alicia Chavez, and two brothers in Stockton, California.
In 1994 her band toured all over New York, California, Puerto Rico, and Argentina, her album “Amor prohibido” was released that same year and went gold. Soon after lives release, Selena began working hard on a English language album. She hoped the album would help her rocket to the top of America's pop music charts. Tragically, Selena never lived to see the success of her cross over album. Selena died on March 31, 1995, in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Selena Quintanilla-Perez was a Latino and Texas popstar. Selena was born in Lake Jackson, Texas, on April 16, 1971. She was murdered by the president of her fan club in 1995. Music ran in Selena’s family, her father, Abraham Quintanilla, was in a band “Los Dinos” during the late 50’s and 60’s.
She was a Cuban-American singer and recorded 23 gold albums. A gold album is an award for a musician which they receive when 500,000 of their albums are sold. She performed more than 40 years professionally. After she stopped performing, she still continuously throughout her life, amused many Hispanics and non-Hispanics around the world with all of her rhythms and albums. Cruz loved music as a young girl and carried it all throughout her life.
Apparently Yolanda was stealing money from Selena’s fan club and was trying to hide it. Selena’s father, Abraham, informs Selena about this and they confront Yolanda together. Obviously Yolanda wouldn 't admit to it right away. In a panic, knowing that she was found, Yolanda met with Selena and ended up shooting her in the back. The accident became fatal and Selena passed away.
The legend of the Virgen de Guadalupe has become a common symbol of hope to many incoming immigrants of Latin American countries. Due to U.S. governmental and economic interventions in Latin American countries, it has caused many people to migrate as refuges and flee unstable environments. These mass migrations have been followed by torturous trails and stories that many times end in death or abuse, however, other times it has allowed refugees to move away and live stable lives in the U.S. However, once in the U.S., these immigrants are faced with discriminatory policy based on false accusations that makes their lives unsafe and unprotected. Therefore, Latinx religious faith becomes a strong component of community for these groups.
Selena Quintanilla-Perez was a talented Mexican-American singer, songwriter, spokesperson, and fashion designer. On top of her career, she had respect, and was admired as a great role model by Mexican Americans. The “Queen of Tejano” music, her contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most celebrated Mexican-American entertainers of the late 20th century. Billboard magazine named her the “Top Latin Artist of the 90s” and then “Best Selling Latin Artist of the decade”. Selena ranks among the most influential Latin artists of all time and is credited for catapulting a music genre into the mainstream market.
With these achievements, this made Selena the first women to achieve huge success in Tejano and the first Tejano artist to win a Grammy award and have albums go gold. After achieving so much success in Tejano music Selena wanted to crossover to American music. She started recording the album “Dreaming of you” but sadly she did live to see her album success. Selena was murder on March 31, 1995. Even though Selena died the album “Dreaming of you” was released.
Whitney was in a new musical film called “Sparkle”, starring Jordin Sparks. Whitney was approached to become a x-factor judge, but Whitney did live long enough to become a judge. Whitney died on February 11, 2012 at the age of 48. Whitney was in Los Angeles for a grammy party, that she was going to sing at the night she died. She was staying in Beverly Hilton Hotel.
You Do You and I’ll Do Me Lana Del Rey killed at the age of 3. She shone during her audition at her community theater’s production of “Annie”. She was a true performer at such a young age. Unfortunately her life did not continue to be as sweet as pie.
Selena Gomez is a mix former of a disney star of t.v. shows, movies and music. She was born July 22, 1992 in Grand Prairie, Texas (Biography.com.) Selena is a great model for every child and teenager. She inspires everyone in their own ways. Selena is a good role model for us and for our generation.
