Someone who is revolutionary is never forgotten and Selena Quintanilla’s legacy thrives as though as she’s still alive.We all know who Selena was, a young, talented Mexican-American woman who was transformative and let’s not forget about Jennifer Lopez portraying her in the movie “ Selena”. She was a cutting edge singer that broke the standard ways of Tejano. Today pop culture performers resemble her style and some even say she was a huge inspiration for them."I think she is a legend and I admire her. She was so talented. Even though she didn't know who I was… I was still so excited that I got the opportunity!"( Beyonce). Her career began as a child and from there she blossomed into a woman that would change the music scene forever. An amazing human being was taken from this world way too soon, but she was an unforgettable talent that had accepted who she was, and represented …show more content…
Selena is revolutionary because she fought for what was right and decided that there needed to be a change. Being revolutionary means to change the normal way and really impact the community. Selena’s death greatly impacted the world, a wonderful person was taken away from this universe.“ Selena’s funeral was attended by 60,000 mourners” (Enews). Selena Quintanilla’s legacy lives on today. We all know her story from the film “Selena”, it’s clear after over twenty years after her death, she will never be forgotten. Recently MAC cosmetics released a line influenced by the Tejano Queen. Her story lives on through her family and fans. Many young artist will look up to her as someone who changed the game, someone who wanted to be accepted my both of her cultures, someone that just wanted to perform for millions of people. Selena Quintanilla’s is a revolutionary artist that just wanted to perform, but achieved so much more in her short
Selena Quintanilla was born on April 16, 1971 in Lake Jackson, Texas. Her parents were Abraham Quintanilla and Marcella Ofelia Samora. She has one older brother, Abraham Quintanilla III and one older sister, Suzette Quintanilla.Selena Quintanilla Perez was a Latin recording artist born April 16,1971 in Lake Jackson, Texas and died March 31,1995 in Corpus Christi, Texas. With dying at the of 24 Selena didn't get to pursue her career very far. Yolanda Saldivar was the president and founder of her fan club but later then turned into a criminal. Selena was shot by Yolanda. You may ask yourself why would she have shot her. There is a story behind everything that happens. Yolanda was embezzling money and soon was going to get fired, before she
Selena (Quintanilla- Perez) was a Latin-American singer. She became famous because of her family’s band, Selena Y Los Dios. Her independent musical career as a singer thrived in the 80’s. She was born to Mexican- American parents, Marcela and Abraham Quintanilla, on April 16, 1971. She married Christopher Perez, guitarist and member of the band Selena y Los Dinos on April 2, 1992.
A woman who impact the world with her music, her voice, and fashion designer. Selena Quintanillawas a women who dream been on stage someday when she was a little girl. Selena was born in Lake Jackson, Texas April 16, 1971, she was the youngest child of the Quintanilla family. Selena grows as a singer, but her life as singer end in March 31,1995 she died of a gunshot in the back. Selena was a singer, she was the Queen of Tejano music, and she was killed by her best friend. She impacts the world with her music inspire many Latin people.
The Latin Queen, artist Selena Quintanilla-Perez was born on April 16, 1971 in Lake Jackson, Texas. Marcela and Abraham Quintanilla Jr. had three children. Selena was the infant of the gang. When she was born, her older brother Abraham Quintanilla III (otherwise called AB) was 8 and her older sister, Suzette, was 4. Selena was raised in Corpus Christi, Texas, where she started her musical career.
Selena Quintanilla was the daughter of Marcela and Abraham Quintanilla, Jr. She was born April 16, 1971, in Lake Jackson, Texas. Selena was the youngest out of three children. Her older siblings were Abraham III, and Suzette. Selena’s father discovered her talent one day while he sat in the living room playing the guitar and she came over and began to sing. Her voice was pure and perfect. “I could see it from day one”, her father said. Selena’s father quit his job in the plant he worked for and opened a restaurant where Selena performed every weekend with her brother and sister calling themselves “Selena y Los Dinos”. The restaurant went down after the Texas oil bust, putting Texas in a recession. Selena and her family then started touring all over Texas and the US performing at weddings and honky tonks.
In the first years of touring, the family sang for food and barely had enough money to pay for gasoline. Selena was discovered by Rick Trevi, founder of the Tejano Music Awards, where she won the Female Vocalist of the Year award in 1987 and for nine years in a row after. The band was often turned down by Texas music venues because of the members' ages and because Selena was their lead singer they didn’t like the fact that she was a girl. By 1988, Selena had released five more LP records; Alpha, Munequito de Trapo, and the Winner is... Preciosa, and Dulce
Selena Quintanilla was such an amazing person inside and out more known as the queen of tejano music. She won the hearts of many people young and old in the little time she was here on earth. Blessing many people with her contagious smile, and positive upbeat attitude. Selena has always had where to pull from when it came to being musically talented. Her father Abraham Quintanilla played in a band called Los Dinos which means the boys in Spanish. He had to give his life up as an artist because he got married and had his first kid. Therefore he had to find a better support system for his family. So when he saw that Selena had talent he focused all his goals and dreams on her. Therefore selena had to make a lot of sacrifices and not live a normal childhood.
The main character in the film “Selena” is a woman named Selena. Everyone else in the movie is a sub character that plays off of the role of Selena. The movie is about Selena’s life and the movie begins with her as a little girl and ends with her as a Mexican-American pop star loved by both the Mexican and American communities. Selena goes from being a young girl who’s band is compromised of her brothers and sisters to a mega star known by fans all over the world. As Selena became more successful she faced many obstacles in her career. First, Selena had to learn Spanish in order to sing in Spanish to connect with the Mexican community as her father felt she had the best chance to make it big if she tried to appeal to the Mexican community. Once she became a huge star with her Spanish singing music, she then did a crossover album in English, which helped to make her a pop star worldwide. Since Selena was Mexican-American, not Mexican, it was an obstacle for her to be seen as authentic by the Mexican community. Selena’s second big obstacle was that she was a woman. Mexico is traditionally a male dominant society and before Selena there had never been a Spanish singing female to evolve into a superstar. In the movie, Selena overcomes both of these obstacles and she does become one of the greatest
Imagine standing among a crowd of adoring fans cheering on a famous singer that is dancing and twirling on stage. This is what many of Selena Quintanilla fans experienced at her lively concerts. Selena Quintanilla was a Mexican - American singer that was on the verge of stardom before being tragically shot. She inspired many people and was a beloved idol. Selena Quintanilla is an influential person because of her upbringing, her singing legacy, her humanitarian work, and her death.
death of Selena and she is very missed even to this day. Her memorial and
could you Imagine what it would be like to grow up as a performer in a world that didn’t even except female Tejano singers? Can you imagine how much courage and work it would take to make it to the top? That’s was Selena Quintanilla Perez had to go through. Selena was born in Lake Jackson, Texas on April 6th, 1971 to Abraham and Marcella Quintanilla. Abraham was a shipping clerk for a chemical company and Marcella was a housewife. Abraham being a well respected Mexican musician, who only sang English songs, and had his career ruined because of that. American people didn’t respect him because he was Mexican, and the Mexican people did not respect them because they sang English songs. By the time Selena reached age 10, it became very
Born in Lake Jackson, Texas on April 16, 1971, Selena Quintanilla-Perez would come to be known as the “Queen of Tejano music.” With the help of different sources to provide evidence and support to my argument, the aim of this paper is to examine how Tejana singer, Selena was able to impact those around her with her career as a musician and through the medium of music. Selena rose to success by continuously crossing over to different markets. She not only impacted her fans one by one, but also brought about social and cultural changes by fleshing out tensions between Anglo and Latino communities by bringing people together through music.
Colombia is a country known for its ambition and drive, that legacy continues pushes generations toward not only a better future but towards the achievement of their goal. For many hard work and determination are the only parts needed on the trip to success and in Barranquilla, Colombia, one girl was able to understand. That girl put that theory into her own life in the hopes of accomplishing her only dream. Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll was born with a gift that she had not yet discovered and for most of her childhood dreamt she of stardom and the ability to not only spread her music through the world but also help people in need. Shakira made a bold step and for most of her adolescent life, she worked for that dream, a dream that not many believed could happen. Within
The latino population has influenced American ways of life . Latino’s have changed the United states. In areas such as arts, sports, movements, and income. Without their influence on american culture would be a much different place. The famous latina I have chosen to represent is Sofia Vergara. She is know as a triple threat ih her own way. Vergara is a model, actress, and former comedian. Sofia grew up in Barranquilla, Colombia and was born on July 10th, 1972, to the loving parents Margarita Vergara Davila de Vergara and Julio Enrique Vergara Robayo. Sofia Vergara is a great role model for all. She has influenced the nation in many different ways. Because of her humbleness it has brought great fortune for example her career skyrocketed by making insignificant commercials in Columbia, becoming a travel host, and her stardom can be associative with movies, Tv shows and modeling gigs.
There are many famous people around the world, and some of them are the singers. The singers are very important for the people thanks to their music. One of the persons that most people like because of her own style of music is the Latin girl Shakira. Thanks to all the things she did as a child, and to all the things she is going to do, she has become a star that we, the people who know her, love.