Selena Alvarez Research Paper

First, the person who first found Selena’s ability and capability was her father. To be more specific, with her father’s entire support, Selena could tour country fairs and played school dances with her siblings. Her father, Abraham even opened a restaurant just in order to book his kids to perform in the place. In this process, there is a scene that Selena’s mom and dad had argument because her mom did not like Abraham strongly pushed her to be like a professional singer even though she is a little girl. Thus, her mom and dad had had opposite views. Her mom wanted Selena to enjoy when she sings, but her father wanted her to draw her heart/soul out to the audiences when she performs on the stage. There are a lot of people who have outstanding

life before fame. She debuted on the music scene in the 1980s as the lead

First, I will talk about her childhood and how she became famous. Selena Quintanilla was a Mexican singer. According to biography.com she was born on “April 16,1971, in Lake Jackson, Texas.” She was known as the “Queen of Tejano” which is a style of Mexican music such as country. Selena’s first language was English, but her father taught her to sing in Spanish, so she picked up on the language, and became a fluent Spanish speaker. At the age of 10 Selena was the lead singer in her family’s band known as “Selena Y Los Dinos.” They played in weddings and clubs in Texas but it was hard for them because a lot of people think that women can’t get the attention of men singing Tejano music, but she proved them wrong.

She became success when her first English- language album Dreaming of you came out. The sad part is Selena wasn’t able to celebrate that. The reason why she couldn’t celebrate that is because she was murder. She died right before the album released. The album “Dreaming of You” came out in July 18,1995. Her music remains popular to this

As well as being a singer, Selena Quintanilla also made her own fashion line and became a designer in 1993. Coca-Cola saw something in her and reached out asking for her to become a spokesperson for them in 1994. She even managed to snag a role in the movie Don Juan Demarco in 1995. Since Selena Quintanilla had to drop-out of school, she found it extremely important to stay in school. She went to tons of schools to inform them how important it is to stay in school. So to influence kids in a positive way she made educational videos titled My Music, and Selena Agrees. Selena Quintanilla also showed her support for CHC, homeless people, people in abusive relationships, and victims of Hurricane Andrew. She even helped raise funds for D.A.R.E, DEP corporation, and Teach the Children, by performing fund raising concerts. Overall, she was known as an amazing singer and an even better person.

I chose to watch Selena. Overall, the movie was really good. I chose it because it looked like a movie I would watch just for fun. I figured if the movie is good then the paper will be easier for me to write. I have also heard a lot about Selena, so the movie tied the pieces of information I already knew together. I feel like I learned a lot about her relationship with her family. She started out singing with her brother and sister in a band their dad made and named Selena y los Dinos (Selena and the Boys). Her brother, A.B., was the bass player, Selena did the lead vocals, and her sister, Suzette, played the drums. They started out playing at a Mexican restaurant their parents owned. However, they gained attention and developed a fan base from that. Eventually, they begin touring around Texas at State Fairs. Selena grows up and her music and style does too. She meets the love of her life, who also happened to be her guitarist. They get married even though Selena’s father did not allow her to see him. She is later killed by the president of her fan club over a paperwork dispute. Her music career is cut short and she died before she got the chance to make her way into mainstream pop music.

Selena Quintanilla was a Mexican-American singer that dramatically impacted the world of Tejano music. “Selena transformed Tejano music from a local genre performed on a circuit of small venues into an international form that expressed the aspirations of many in the latino community,” affirms The Nineties in America. She was born on April 16, 1971 in Lake Jackson, Texas and died on March 31, 1995 in Corpus Christi, Texas. The St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture states that, “she [Selena] was widely popular with Latino audiences, especially young women, who looked to her as a role model.” Although, Selena had a short life that did not prevent her from becoming a legend.

She was an education advocate for the Cunningham Middle School in Texas. She spoke to the students and urged them to “stay in school and stay away from drugs”. She influenced the students and inspired them to become successful in their lives. Selena opened her own boutique called “Selena Etc.” She dreamed of selling clothing and jewelry of her own since childhood.

Dia De Los Reyes is a Spanish name of the Christian holiday of Epiphany. Across Latin America and in Spain, this day is known as “Three Kings Day” as well as “Day of the Wise Men.” This holiday marks the end of the merry Christmas season, which started on December 16 with the holiday of Posadas. Depending on a tradition or a country, this holiday is celebrated either on January 6 or January 7. Also, across the countries it has different names: in some countries it is known as Los Reyes Magos, in others it is known as El Dia De Reyes, etc. This paper looks into how this holiday is celebrated in Spanish-speaking communities both in Latin America and in the Unites States.

On April 3, 1992, Selena married a guitar player named Chris Perez who was a part of her band. In 1990 a fan came up with idea of a fan club the person who thought of this was Yolando Salivate, who later became one of her good friend and her killer. In 1994 was when she really became a superstar, she released Amor Prohibido an album that was number one on the chart. Some of her other song where, Bidi Bidi Bom Bom, Fotos Y Recuerdos, No Me Queda Mas, El Chico Del Apartamento 512. Later that year she opened up a boutique that was her dream she loved clothes and fashion. Sadly Selena did not get any further she was shot and was pronounced dead at about 1:09 PM. After she died they released her first single off of her english album, it was called Dreaming for You. It went up the charts when it came out but sadly she was not there to see it but her legacy live on. In April 2005 there was a huge tribute concert for Selena, it was the week after her tenth month anniversary of her death. The event was called Selena Vive, many people can out to this to honor this singer who was taken from the earth too soon. She is remembered as a little girl who love to sing, had an amazing voice, and even though her family did not have enough money, she made her dream come

Tia Maria Torres was born in June 11, 1960, she grew up in a broken home in Southern California. When she was little her parents divorced, soon after her dad remarried and she was raised by her step mother. She adopted her step mother’s love for animals, Tia began to take in stray dogs and cats however times were very difficult both financially and physically and her step mom was having a difficult time taking care of them. Even through hardships her step mom always told her that if you have the loyalty of an animal companion, you don’t need much else. As a teenager, she was a rebel, she was involved in gangs, however she managed to stay away from drugs and alcohol, she was involved and witness fights at parties and was shot at many times,

Arcelia De La Cruz Hernandez Sanchez was born on May 2, 1973 in Mexico, Leon Guanajuato. She grew up on a ranch with her 3 sisters and 5 brothers. She only lived in Leon and the only time she moved was when she crossed the border to live in the United States. Her setting influenced who she is now because she is religious, cooks mexican foods, and responsible because she had to take care of her siblings being the fourth oldest. Her setting also influenced her to become independent because she started working since the age of 13 and hasn’t stopped. Arcelia was pregnant with a girl named Karen when she got married to my dad Gerrardo. Then she got pregnant with another girl named Sarai. Arcelia wanted a better life for her family so she and most

I am Estefani Ruiz, 32 years old I hold a CDL license and work as a school bus driver for the state of Connecticut for eleven years now. I have been close friend with Deysbel Rodriguez since the summer of 2002. As such, I have gotten to know Rodriguez and her family and their habits very well.

The young actress and singer helped try and advance woman's rights, the way she did this was by joining in on the woman's March movement, The famous actress donated money a couple times and responded to the cause. Although Selena has only been remembered for her acting, she also writes and sings original songs, which have always been known to inspire people all around the world. Each of her fans, boy and girl have been reminded they're beautiful and important, one particular song by Selena called "who says" has made many fans feel loved and important, i suggest listening to it.

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.