Selena Quintanilla-Pérez By Isabel Kiser

Why was Selena famous? Selena is famous because she was known as the “Queen of Tejano Music.” She’s been called “Mexican Madonna” for her sexy outfits and dance moves.

First female Latin American to make it as a singer. Accomplishments First female Latin American to make it as a singer. Selena won the Tejano Music Award for Best Female Vocalist running every through 1986 to 1996. Selena has sold approximately 20,000,000 albums in 6 years. (3 million albums each year)

Accomplishment Rating First female Latin American to make it as a singer. ①①①①① Selena won the Tejano Music Award for Best Female Vocalist running every through 1986 to 1996. ①①①① Selena has sold approximately 20,000,000 albums in 6 years. ①①①

Personal Life Born on April 16, 1971 in Lake Jackson, TX Started performing at age 10 Lead singer in family band, Selena Y Los Dinos She grew up speaking English Father taught her to sing in Spanish, she eventually learned to speak Spanish In 1987, she won both “Best Female Vocalist of the Year” and “Performer of the Year” awards Her 1990 album, Ven Conmigo, was the first to sell more than 500,000 copies Selena married Chris Pérez in April, 1992 In 1993, she won the Grammy Award Died on March 31, 1995 (24) in Corpus Christi, TX by the founder of Selena’s fan club

Opinions Her story sounds amazing and she deserves to be remembered because she earned it. I also think it’s sad to think even the people who think they like her can even do such a thin to get rid of her.

Citation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKGbjJarMeA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRU2qs82DAg http://www.biography.com/people/selena-189149