I go up to him and I [tell] him, ‘Hey man, I love your shirt’ and he goes, ‘I love Selena so much. 1:37. R.i.p. “I was connected to her somehow, musically,” says A.B., who moved away from Corpus Christi when she passed and returned only after getting help to deal with the trauma of her death. Today marks 26 years since the tragic death of Tejano superstar Selena Quintanilla. Selena passed before finishing her crossover album, Dreaming of You. Text us for exclusive photos and videos, royal news, and way more. Selena, known as the "Queen of Tejano," died on March 31, 1995. Share. Selena Quintanilla's family is remembering the late singer on her 26th death anniversary. Watch later. (CNN) Selena Quintanilla Perez was poised to become a superstar across America when her sudden death rocked millions of people. “This girl admired the boots that she was wearing, and she took them off and gave them to her. “I’d get a knot in my throat because it was so amazing, electrifying to be there. On Facebook Wednesday, the Quintanillas live-streamed footage from the concert at which Selena wore the purple jacket outfit that was memorialized in her Madame Tussauds wax figure. Ahead of the show, her dad told PEOPLE she "would have been very excited for this honor, just like she was when she won her Grammy back in 1994.". Twenty-one years after her death, we look at … Subsequently, the two eloped on April 2, 1992 to prevent another forced break-up. We can have good days and horrible days when we miss her and it feels like she just passed.”, But she adds, smiling: “There are other days I see stuff on the internet, or I hear her music, and it makes me feel very proud and very happy that she is being remembered. "[We pick up the phone and say], ‘Hey, what are you doing?’ There is no ‘How are you doing’ — we don’t talk about it. Saldívar killed 23-year-old Selena after the late star learned that she had been embezzling money from her clothing boutiques. “It’s the definition of that American dream. She would make more fun of herself because it was said wrong. “There are a lot of families [who] think, ‘My kids are talented, they sing, they’re awesome,’ but [my dad], as a musician, saw something that we didn’t, and it wasn’t easy. Celebrating 25 years of Selena Quintanilla. At the time, the concert drew a record-breaking number of attendees to the venue. In October 1995, Saldívar, 60, was sentenced to life in prison. In this Nov. 14, 1994 file photo Selena Quintanilla-Perez performs during a concert at the Cunningham Elementary School in Corpus Christi, Texas. When her dad learned they were secretly seeing each other, he kicked Pérez out of the band. March 31, 2020 marks the anniversary of Selena Quintanilla-Pérez’s death. Today marks the 60th anniversary of the death of Dudley born Busby Babe Dun. Q Productions Tap to unmute. But there’s that call that says, ‘I know.’ We all know what’s going on,” admits Suzette. I did early on. Moon TV. The Quintanilla family and Chris Perez chose to bury Selena Quintanilla in a private ceremony at Seaside Memorial Cemetery in Corpus Christi. “I told my dad I should just go get a job at a grocery [store],” laughs A.B. On April 12, 1995—two weeks after her death—then- Texas governor George W. Bush declared her birthday Selena Day in Texas, offending some Americans because Selena Day that year coincided with Easter. Today, Selena's legacy is being explored in a two-part Netflix show. In past interviews, Selena revealed that the fan-favorite tune was about her grandmother who worked as a maid for a wealthy family and fell in love with their son, but their romance was "forbidden" and frowned upon because of her work. “Even to this day, you can still see the movie being played on television,” adds Suzette, who was the drummer in the band and today, as the CEO and president of her family’s company, helps her father manage everything related to her sister's legacy. People en Español may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Selena was fatally shot by her close friend and business partner, Yolanda Saldívar, on March 31, 1995, just two weeks ahead of what would have been her 24th birthday. An additional significance of the flower stems from a video recording of the Queen of Tex-Mex that was captured as she was driven out of her final televised concert at the Houston Astrodome on Feb. 26, 1995. “It’s not just a Latino thing, it’s a bicultural thing. If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device. “In a quirky way, just silly. “When Selena passed away, I told my family that I was going to try to keep Selena’s memory alive through her music, and 25 years later I think we as a family accomplished that,” says Abraham, who at 81 still has a commanding presence and booming voice. Engineer Creates App To Translate Your Cat, Find out what your cat is trying to tell you with a new cat app, The Sweetest Photos of Princes Harry with Diana, Princess Diana died when Harry was just 12 years old, Sean Connery's Cause of Death Revealed Weeks After He Dies at Age 90. Each one of us had a role and that was a beautiful thing.”, His father also encouraged them in times of doubt, especially when gigs were hard to come by and money was scarce. Today marks the 26th anniversary of Selena Quintanilla’s death | OnTrending News. ", He was 25 at the time of Selena's death and said in the episode, "I [still] miss her face, her laughter. Much like her grandmother's romance, Selena and her husband Pérez's relationship was also a forbidden love. Selena Quintanilla and husband Chris Pérez, Chris Pérez and his wife Selena Quintanilla. Late on the morning of March 31, 1995, a 23-year-old Selena — then a radiant Mexican-American singer and performer who, after conquering the … They love her, they’re carrying a piece of her with them.”. That’s how kindhearted she was,” says Marcella, whose quiet demeanor doesn’t do justice to her fierce love of family and the hard sacrifices she endured to help them succeed. ", He captioned his Instagram post, "Get away they said.....OK...just me and some music....and a few beers...to the place Selena and I came to film her Amor Prohibido video. As practicing Jehovah’s Witnesses, the family doesn’t celebrate birthdays or mark anniversaries, but on March 31 — the 25th anniversary of Selena’s death — … She is known as the Queen of Tejano. The guy from the movie?’ I said, ‘Yeah, that’s me, thank you for showing love for her and playing her music.’”, Selena wouldn’t believe how much her songs — and her life story — have impacted people, adds Suzette. on the bass. All Rights Reserved. She was killed 16 days before her 24 birthday, which means that Selena would be 49 years old in 2020. “And if you said something negative about somebody, she would say something positive. You'll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. I truly believe that.”, As practicing Jehovah’s Witnesses, the family doesn’t celebrate birthdays or mark anniversaries, but on March 31 — the 25th anniversary of Selena’s death — they will do what they do every year: check in with one another. She didn’t like negativity.”, On the road, she loved performing — but offstage she would lovingly fight her brother and sister for her mother’s lap, often beating them to the punch for a snuggle. Selena Quintanilla will posthumously be honored with the Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award during The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.. “She used to scratch our cocos [heads]; it was that whole vibe Mom would bring when we’d get off [the stage].” In those early days, Selena also would find comfort in looking over her right shoulder to find Suzette on the drums and over her left shoulder to get a glimpse of A.B. | Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection Selena Quintanilla-Pérez is being honored by her family on the 26th anniversary of her death. Her legacy continues to live on in the hearts of fans across the world even today. The rose is in remembrance of Selena's favorite flower, as well as a dream that Selena reportedly had many times before she was killed. Even her makeup case — the same one that the Tejano superstar took on the road with her family’s group, Selena y Los Dinos — sits next to Suzette’s desk. In honor of Selena Quintanilla’s 25th anniversary, M.A.C is honoring the Tejano legend with a brand new collection, four years after its first M.A.C x Selena collection debuted. To honor that love — and the fact that her fans have never forgotten her after her life was tragically cut short at the age of 23 — the Quintanilla family plans to honor Selena’s life and legacy all year long. The singer redefined Tejano music and was starting to crossover into the U.S. when she was fatally shot. She would always make us feel good. In the repeated dream (which was said to have frightened the late star) Selena reportedly saw a white rose that was thrown at her — but she could never catch the rose, nor see who threw it — and the dream was said to have ended with the appearance of a white light every time. Hot Latin Songs | Top Latin Album. MUST WATCH. She lured Selena to visit her at the Corpus Christi, Texas Days Inn where she fatally shot her in broad daylight by lying that she had been raped and said was going to present more documents regarding her misappropriation of funds. 1:31. You will play Disney World; you will play the Astrodome. In honor of his wife, Chris Pérez visited the Joshua Tree, California locale at which they filmed the now-iconic "Amor Prohibido" music video, which premiered on Valentine's Day in 1994. Selena Quintanilla's family is honoring the singer on the 26th anniversary of her death.Known as the "Queen of Tejano," Selena died on March 31, 1995. I think that along with her fans and everything we try to do, that’s why we’re here talking about her 25 years later.”, Her music — an infectious mix of Tejano, Latin pop, cumbia, R&B, synthpop, and even disco — also holds up in popularity and sales. And their parents say, ‘She watches the movie every day, two, three times.’ So all these new generations that were not born when Selena passed away are now becoming fans.”, The movie, of course, is the 1997 feature film that launched Jennifer Lopez’s career as an actress — and took Selena’s story from South Texas to the world. “She wasn’t fake, she was just like you and me; the only difference was she had a glittery outfit on and she sang,” she says. She captioned her Instagram post in her native language, writing, "Te amo y Te extrano ..." which means, "I love and miss you ...", Selena's brother A.B. Suzette Quintanilla sits in her office inside her family’s compound in Corpus Christi, Texas, and looks around the room searching for an answer. April 16 is Selena Day. In it, a fan is seen throwing a white rose to the star, but much like her dream, she does not see, nor catch the flower. This was particularly upsetting for some because one day prior would have been her third wedding anniversary. Suelta la sopa rompe el silencio y habla de la salida de Carolina Sandoval, Así es el departamento de dos pisos donde vive Clarissa Molina. “We share Selena on a big scale, we share her and we’re very grateful for that. “There are so many people in this world who come and go, and a lot of them [are] forgotten," says Suzette. Remembering Selena on the Anniversary of her Death. Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995) was an American singer, songwriter, spokesperson, businesswoman, model, ... 2005, a week after the 10th anniversary of her murder. Today Marks The 5th Anniversary Of Michael Jackson’s Death! I’d rather remember her alive. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia All Starz, after Selena’s passing and now tours as a solo act, admits he’s never been able to make music like he did with her. Sunday marks the 24th anniversary of the death of the Queen of Tejano music, Selena Quintanilla-Pérez. We’re grateful that people continue to love her.”. In a new documentary titled True Hollywood Story: Death of Innocence, Pérez revealed that Selena's death was traumatic for him. [In] any interview that you see, you see her so graceful, so innocent, so alive, so vibrant, and then to see that absolutely ripped away for no reason from the world, it’s such a tragedy. She was and always will be the ultimate artist, icon and inspiration for many of us. “I don’t really like to go to her grave. Everybody would be laughing. It then lands on the ground behind her as she smiles and waves goodbye to the audience at her last major performance. And that’s another reason people loved her.”, Adds Abraham: “If a person [would] tell Selena, ‘Those are beautiful earrings you got there,’ she would take them off and give it to them.” Marcella remembers how once she was left in her stockinged feet after meeting a fan. You will play.’” Adds a smiling Abraham, who performed with his own group, Los Dinos, in the late ’50s and ’60s: “They started as little kids and grew and became better musicians. Glass cases house her Tejano Music Awards, Billboard Latin Music Awards, Premio Lo Nuestro statues, and her 1994 Grammy for Best Mexican American Album for Live — the first time a female Tejano artist won in that category. RELATED: Selena Quintanilla-Perez 'Would Have Been Very Excited' to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award, Says Dad. María Celeste Arrarás comparte su carta más "íntima y personal" a su hijo Julián, ¡Es oficial! The official image of the 25th anniversary celebration of Selena's life and legacy, to be celebrated on May 9, 2020 at the San Antonio Alamodome. Additionally, because Selena adored her signature white roses, her dad and former manager Abraham Quintanilla, 82, asked fans to bring them to her April 3, 1995 funeral, where more than 60,000 people were reportedly in attendance. The Quintanilla family also included a white rose at the end of Selena, the biopic. Selena Quintanilla was already on her way to becoming both when she was shot dead on March 31, 1995. Introducing ... PEOPLE's Products Worth the Hype, Selena Quintanilla and husband Chris Perez, Selena Quintanilla-Perez 'Would Have Been Very Excited' to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award, Says Dad, Selena Quintanilla's Husband Chris Pérez Says Her Murder 'Was the Hardest Thing' He's Ever Dealt With, revealed that Selena's death was traumatic for him. She was just an amazing soul, an amazing spirit.". 5:39 PM PDT 3/31/2012 by Shirley Halperin FACEBOOK; TWITTER; EMAIL ME It just makes me feel weird. Today, Selena stands as one of the best-selling female artists in Latin music history, with more than 65 million units sold worldwide, according to her record label. During the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards on March 14, Selena was posthumously honored with the Recording Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award. 25 years ago today on March 31, 1995 the world lost the incomparable Selena Quintanilla. Credit: Cortesía de Q Productions/Oscar Williams. “I find it amazing that at the museum here, [her fans] come from different parts — Europe, the Caribbean, Australia — and they bring little girls dressed like Selena. They captioned the gripping imagery, "Remembering Selena's life and legacy. She made her recording debut in the 80s going on to become an award-winning recording artist in the Latin music scene with albums like Amor Prohibido and Selena Live. First up: a concert with Pitbull, Becky G, Los Tucanes de Tijuana, and other English- and Spanish-language superstars singing her music in the 64,000-capacity Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on May 9. He described it as "the hardest thing up until that point that I had ever had to go through. Selena insisted that he return. #Selena26#9497#QueenOfCumbia.". She rose to prominence in the 1990s as one of the genre's first major female stars. There was electricity in the air.”, A.B., who went on to create his own successful bands, Los Kumbia Kings and A.B. If you would like to opt out of browser push notifications, please refer to the following instructions specific to your device and browser: Selena Quintanilla-Pérez's Family Remembers Her 'Life and Legacy' 26 Years After Late Star's Death. At the time of Selena's death, Tejano music was one of the most popular Latin music subgenres in the United States. She was the best-selling Latin artist of the 90s and one of the most … The legendary Latina singer and fashion icon was fatally shot by the president of her fan club, Yolanda Saldivar, on March 31, 1995 — a few weeks shy of her 24th birthday. The Quintanilla family reflects on Selena's lasting legacy ahead of the 25th anniversary of her death. The … “Oh, man, me and Selena used to fight for her lap, like ‘Shotgun, Mom!’” recalls Suzette. Selena Quintanilla's seamstress remembers fond memories on the anniversary of her passing March 31, 2021, 7:57 PM Today the queen of Tejano … “This is a story about this beautiful, wonderful person and family that came from nothing, that struggled,” says actor Ricardo Chavira, who plays Selena’s father, Abraham Quintanilla. The private nature of the ceremony has kept many specific details of it from the public. Today marks the 21st anniversary of Selena Quintanilla Perez's death in Texas Madalyn Mendoza , San Antonio Express-News March 30, 2016 Updated: April 1, 2016 10:50 a.m. Selena's father, Abraham Quintanilla, told the Caller-Times in a phone interview in January that Fiesta de la Flor, a two-day music festival honoring the Queen of Cumbia, was "the last one.". Also this spring, MAC Cosmetics will launch a new limited-edition Selena collection, following in the footsteps of their 2016 collaboration that sold out in minutes. Offers may be subject to change without notice. Selena was born on April 16, 1971, in Lake Jackson, Texas. Several of her longtime music listeners believe it was a premonition of her death. Coyote Ugly Turns 20: Where Is the Cast Now? You will do things. Purple and black were also Selena's favorite colors. Selena Quintanilla-Pérez's widower, Chris Pérez, is reflecting on her death this month, which marks the 26th anniversary of her murder. 31 March 1995 was the saddest day for all fans of Selena. You want to honor it. Her mother, Marcella Ofelia Samora, is half Mexican American and half Cherokee Native American, while her father, Abraham Quintanilla Jr, is Mexican-American. Some days it seems like the Mexican American singer was here yesterday, Suzette finally says. “We were a team.”, In November 2019, in the days leading up to the Latin Grammys ceremony in Las Vegas, he found himself smiling as he and his wife, Angela, walked past a tiki bar on the Strip and heard one of their monster hits, “Como la flor.” “I see this kid, can’t be more than 23, 24 years of age, all tatted up, rocker type [DJ] and he’s got a Selena shirt on. .". Get push notifications with news, features and more. Copy link. Selena Quintanilla-Pérez is being honored by her family on the 26th anniversary of her death. RELATED: Selena Quintanilla's Husband Chris Pérez Says Her Murder 'Was the Hardest Thing' He's Ever Dealt With. “I’ve learned to accept this pain we carry. The Story of Selena Quintanilla” will be published in 2021 to coincide with what would have been Selena’s 50th birthday. The singer often joked that her grandma's romance was "like a telenovela," or Latin soap opera. Shopping. That same day, Selena's sister Suzette Arriaga, 53, shared a photo of a white rose in honor of the Grammy Award winner. You want to celebrate [her legacy].”, Selena’s father and brother, A.B., are both busy working on a new CD of Spanish-language songs that the Mexican American singer recorded at Q Productions — now home to the Selena Museum — when she was just a teenager. People en Español is part of the Meredith Latino Network. She would say a joke and it would be wrong and she would laugh at the fact that she said it wrong and then it just became even funnier. I would literally turn around and cry because it felt so good to see her succeed,” says A.B., who marvels still at how she worked the crowd and never got winded as she sang, danced, and did her signature spins. Always just trying to [be like], ‘Hey, how are you doing,’ and when she said, ‘Hey, how are you doing,’ or whenever she came up to a fan and she’d be like, ‘Oh, I love your necklace,’ she was saying it because she truly meant it. “Suzette always says it best: it’s our music, it was our family’s music,” says A.B., 56, who played bass guitar in the group and wrote or co-wrote and produced hits like “Amor prohibido” and “Como la flor” in his bedroom in the working-class Corpus Christi neighborhood of Molina, using a couple of $400 keyboards. “And he said: ‘It’s not that easy, son, it’s going to take a little bit, but have patience. Today marks the 24th anniversary of Selena Quintanilla's death. You can see here in my office I have so many great things made by so many different people, stuff from children, from everyone, and that just shows me that she’s loved. The concert, titled Selena ¡VIVE!, was broadcast live on Univision and achieved a 35.9 household rating. The walls of her museum — which had some 22,000 visitors in 2019 alone and houses her red Porsche, her iconic outfits, her Fabergé-style egg collection, and pictures with stars like Gloria and Emilio Estefan and Luis Miguel — are filled with gold, platinum, and diamond records for Dreaming of You, Ones, Selena Live, Amor prohibido, and Entre a mi mundo, among others. The doting lovebirds and bandmates had plans to celebrate their nuptials with an official ceremony on the fifth anniversary of their wedding, but Selena was killed before then. In Monday's installment of the E! For more on Selena, pick up the new issue of People en Español, available on newsstands this Friday. “I truly believe that if Selena were here, she would be totally freaked out about everything that is going on. 1:29. On Wednesday, the Quintanilla family paid homage to the late Queen of Tejano Music by sharing a symbolic video of a glowing purple rose that gradually fades to white. On Tuesday, the Quintanilla family company Q Productions announced the Selena XXV-Veinticinco Años concert, which will commemorate the 25th anniversary of Selena's death. this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. According to National Today, then-Governor of Texas George W. Bush declared Selena Quintanilla-Pérez's birthday as Selena Day two weeks after her untimely death. Copyright 2021 Meredith Corporation. “She had a big heart.”, “She was funny,” adds Suzette. Already a … Every inch of the space — her desk, her walls, her side tables, her chair — is filled with Selena memorabilia: posters, pictures, drawings, a pair of purple sneakers painted with Selena’s likeness. OnTrending. Later on this year, Netflix will debut a multipart series based on the Queen of Tex-Mex and her family’s struggle and rise to the top to become music royalty. Texas-born singer Selena Quintanilla Perez had found success singing in Spanish and was about to release her first English-language album when she was killed in 1995. The Quintanilla family paid tribute to the late Queen of Tejano Music on Wednesday by sharing a symbolic video of a glowing purple rose that fades to white. I can just go to YouTube and see her.”, So can her fans who have watched her live performances online millions of times, and for whom the family feels nothing but gratitude for remembering and loving their daughter and sister. She was shot and killed by the president of her fan club, Yolanda Saldívar, on March 31, 1995. “I cherish the memories I have of her; I always carry her with me, on the daily,” Suzette, 52, says of her baby sister, who was killed by the president of her fan club 25 years ago, in March 1995. While time has passed (the 24th anniversary of her death is March 31 and the 22nd anniversary of the film Selena is March 21), Selena's legacy … Quintanilla, 57, shared a vibrant painting of the songstress and simply captioned it, "Miss ya Sister...", Her husband and former Selena Y Los Diños guitarist Chris Pérez, 51, marked the anniversary of her death by visiting the Joshua Tree, California locale at which they filmed the music video for their smash hit song titled, "Amor Prohibido," which means "Forbidden Love. Other times it feels like a lifetime ago when she was in the building recording music, drawing sketches for her clothing line, cleaning her lipstick-smeared microphone with a toothbrush. You're signed out. People are digging the music here in the bar.’ I said, ‘I’m glad that you love my sister.’ He was like, ‘You’re A.B.? Info. Today marks the anniversary of the tragic death of singer Selena Quintanilla-Perez (1971-1995). Selena Quintanilla was born on Easter Day 16 April 1971 in Lake Jackson, Texas. Selena Quintanilla-Perez was an American singer, songwriter, spokesperson, model, actress, and fashion designer. Selena was raised as a Jehovah's Witness.. Abraham was a musician, but he abandoned his musical ambitions to support his family. And as they became adults, they became my friends.”, Besides finding her voice and working on her stage presence with her father’s help, Selena as a kid was funny, kindhearted, beloved by her siblings, and the family peacemaker, says her mother, Marcella, 75. 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