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Selena Quintanilla was born on April 16, 1971 to Abraham and Marcella Quintanilla in Lake Jackson, Texas. After learning that
she had much singing talent,her father began to teach her how to sing in Spanish. Her oldest sister Suzette already knew how
toplaythe drums and her older brother A.B. knew how to play the guitar. Together they formed a family band. They named it
"Selena y Los Dinos". They made their first recording in 1984 when Selena was just twelve years old. Slowly they
started to become famous.Selena y Los Dinos made their hit album in 1986. That year Selena won "Female Vocalist of the
Year" and "performer of the Year" at the Tejano Music Awards.
In 1992, Selena and Los Dino's guitarrist Chris Perez eloped after her father forbid them to see each other. Her family
later welcomed him into the family.
Later she opend "Selena Ect.", two fashion boutiques located in Texas. Her outstanding concerts and new boutiques
attracted many fans, including Yolanda saldivar who later became her fan club president.
In 1994, Selena won a Grammy for "BestMexican/American Album" for her album "Selena:Live". It was
her first time ever being nominated for a Grammy.
Selena then signed a major world wide English-language crossover album recording contract "Dreaming of You",
wich was released in 1995, was the only semi-completed album.
In February of 1995, Selena held a record breaking concert at the Houston Astrodome where over 61,000 fans attended. After
the concert, Selena and her father discovered that Yolanda saldivar had been embezzling funds from her boutiques. Selena went
the Hotel at wich Yolanda was staying to see had recovered the missing documents. It was said that the two women argued loudly
and Yolanda pulled out a handgun and shot Selena as she was leaving.
Selena ran to the hotel's lobby where a worker made the 911 call. A badly bleeding Selena was rushed to the Memorial Hospital
in Corpus Christi, but unfortunately could not survive the mass amounts of blood she had lost. She died March 31, 1995 at
1:05pm.
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