Selena was the wrong woman for these crudities.

Selena Masters, Joe realized, was her own woman.

Other Chicano / Mexican American singers include Selena, who sang a variety of Mexican, Tejano, and American popular music, but was killed in 1995 at the age of 23 ; Zack de la Rocha, lead vocalist of Rage Against the Machine and social activist ; and Los Lonely Boys, a Texas style country rock band who have not ignored their Mexican American roots in their music.

* 1995 – Selena, an American singer, was murdered by her friend and employee of her boutiques Yolanda Saldívar who was embezzling money from the establishments.

" On November 10, 1998 a triple CD live album entitled Different Stages was released, dedicated to the memory of Selena and Jacqueline.

A stage partnership was formed with the young actress Selena Royle, who had already made her name on Broadway.

Selena Quintanilla-Pérez ( April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995 ), known simply as Selena, was an American singer-songwriter.

Selena was murdered at the age of 23 by Yolanda Saldívar, the president of her fan club.

Selena's life was also the basis of the musical Selena Forever starring Veronica Vazquez as Selena.

In June 2006 Selena was commemorated with a life-sized bronze statue ( Mirador de la Flor in Corpus Christi, Texas ) and a Selena museum opened there.

When she was nine years old, her father launched a vocal group consisting of several of his children, Selena y Los Dinos.

Selena was buried at Seaside Memorial Park, in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Selena was inducted into the " Latin Music Hall of Fame " that same year.

Under a judge's order, the gun used to kill Selena was destroyed in 2002, and the pieces thrown into Corpus Christi Bay.

Mirador de la Flor is a tourist attraction in Corpus Christi, Texas, that was unveiled in 1997 to honor Selena.

Selena was among two other Latin artists who had the best sales of records in 2001.

Selena Gomez's " Love You Like a Love Song " video was partly filmed in Malibu.

Selena mistakes Jim for an infected and raises her machete to kill him, but when she hesitates, Jim remarks, " That was longer than a heartbeat.

It was rejected for seeming too bleak ; the final exit from the hospital was intended to imply Selena and Hannah's survival, whereas test audiences felt that the women were marching off to certain death.

* Jon Seda ( born 1970 ), actor best known for his roles in NBC's Homicide: Life on the Street and the movie Selena.

Yolanda Saldívar ( born September 19, 1960 ) is a Mexican American woman who was convicted in 1995 for the murder of Tejano music singer Selena at a Days Inn motel in Corpus Christi, Texas, on March 31, 1995.

During pre-production, Mexican-American activists were highly critical that Jennifer Lopez, a New York City native born to Puerto Rican parents, was selected to play Selena.

Christopher Gilbert " Chris " Pérez ( born August 14, 1969 ) is an American guitarist and the widower of " The Queen of Tejano music " Selena.

His mother, Selena, vanished soon after he was born, leaving him in the care of her brother, Garrow, and Garrow's wife, Marian.

His amusingly masterful way with the animals impresses Selena, who tells him he is a born entertainer, and she teaches him to juggle.

* Selena Gomez ( born 1992 ), American actress and singer

Although, notably, Z100 snubbed several big pop hits at the time such as " Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman " by Bryan Adams, " You Are Not Alone " by Michael Jackson, and " I Could Fall In Love " by Selena.

Quintanilla & Kumbia All Starz sang songs like " Mami ", " Reggae Kumbia ", " Dijiste ", " Por Ti Baby " with Flex, they did a special tribute to Michael Jackson and Selena Quintanilla and " Parece Que Va A Llover ".

The group produced and wrote music for UTFO, Doctor Ice, Samantha Fox, Patti LaBelle, Jasmine Guy, The Force M. D. s, the R & B all-female group Ex Girlfriend, Britney Spears, James Brown, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, Backstreet Boys, La Toya Jackson, and Selena.

* March 31 – American Tejano pop singer Selena is murdered at a motel in Corpus Christi, Texas.

* October 23 – In Houston, Texas, Yolanda Saldivar is convicted of first degree murder in the shooting death of Selena Quintanilla Perez and three days later is sentenced to life in prison.

On April 12, 1995, two weeks after her death, George W. Bush, governor of Texas at the time, declared her birthday " Selena Day " in Texas.

On April 2, 1992, Selena and Pérez were married in Nueces County, Texas.

On April 12, 1995, George W. Bush, then Governor of Texas, declared Selena's birthday April 16 as " Selena Day " in Texas.

The term Tex-Mex is also used in American rock and roll for Tejano-influenced performers such as the Sir Douglas Quintet and the Texas Tornados ( featuring Flaco Jiménez, Freddy Fender, Augie Meyers, Doug Sahm ); Los Super Seven ; Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs ; Los Lobos and Latin Playboys ; Sunny and the Sunliners ; Louie and the Lovers ; The Champs ; Ry Cooder ; Calexico ; Cecilia with Viva Texas ; The Mars Volta ; Los Lonely Boys ; and Selena y Los Dinos.

Hill, Pee Wee Crayton, Harry Choates, Lightnin ' Hopkins, Gatemouth Brown, Leadbelly, Big Mama Thorton, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Sippie Wallace, Victoria Spivey, Mance Lipscomb, Scott Joplin, Hot Lips Page, Gene Ramey, Jack Teagarden, Teddy Wilson, Kenny Dorham, Ella Mae Morse, Charles Brown, Ernest Tubb, Lefty Frizzell, George Jones, Leon Payne, Tex Ritter, Roger Miller, Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson, Johnny Horton, George Strait, Jim Reeves, Waylon Jennings, Buck Owens, Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Ray Price, Doug Sahm / Sir Douglas Quintet / Texas Tornados, Clifton Chenier, T-Bone Burnett, Edgar Winter, Johnny Winter, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Johnny Taylor, Lydia Mendoza, Flaco Jimenez, Santiago Jimenez Sr., Beto Villa, Narcisco Martinez, Archie Bell & the Drells, Dustin Adams, Johnny Guitar Watson, Yolanda Adams, Ornette Coleman, King Curtis, Mickey Newbury, Phil Ochs, Townes Van Zandt, Selena Quintanilla, Pantera, Steve Miller Band, Boz Scaggs, Charlie Sexton, Janis Joplin, ZZ Top, Eric Johnson and many others.

He rejoined Selena y Los Dinos after he and Selena were married on April 2, 1992 in Nueces County, Texas, when she was 20.

Unfortunately, months before the release of her English album, Selena was murdered by her fan club president, on March 31, 1995, in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Also coming from his immediate hometown area in Texas are Kelly Clarkson, Selena Gomez, and Demi Lovato.

In April 2005, she participated in Selena ¡ VIVE !, a tribute concert held in honor of the 10th Anniversary of the death of Latino star Selena, the " Queen of Tejano music ", which was held on April 7, 2005 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas.

Most recently, in a 2009 interview, Selena Roberts of Sports Illustrated, when speaking about her latest book ' The Many Lives of Alex Rodriguez ' named Spencer in connection with A-Rod in " pitch tipping " allegations when the two played together in Texas.

Before Selena was signed with EMI, the band had sold more than 80, 000 copies in the state of Texas alone, with the Tejano labels GP, Cara Records, Manny, and Freddie Records before 1989.