Selena Quintanilla A musician with a tragic death. By: Shannon Sullivan pd. 3

~BIOGRAPHY —Selena Quintanilla nació en Lake House, Texas. She began singing around the age of ten in her family’s band. Selena had the first Tejano record to sell more than 500,000 copies. In 1992, while she was on a break from her music she married Chris Perez, who she met in her family’s band. Selena also won a Grammy award for having the Best Mexican- American Album in Unfortunately Selena did not get to see her English album’s success because Yolanda Saldivar, the founder of her fan cub, murdered her. Selena la música viva para siempre Selena and her family’s band.

~Accomplishment 1 Selena logra mucho en su vida. She became very popular among the Tejano music fans at a young age. Her father taught her to speak fluent Spanish when she was little. Selena sold over 60 million albums worldwide. Selena es muy popular. If she wasn’t murdered, she could have accomplished so much more.

~Accomplishment 2 Selena also had many other accomplishments. Ella también ganó 34 música Tejano premios. Many people are lucky to win just one of those awards. Two of her most famous Tejano Awards were, Best Female Vocalist of the Year and Performer of the Year. En su corta vida, ella logra tanto. Although she is not here today, she will be remembered forever.

~LEGACY Selena has left such a big influence in the Latin-American world. Selena mucho talentosa. She is sometimes referred to as the “Mexican Madonna” because of her dance moves. To this day, her music is still listened. Her albums have sold twenty-one million more copies after she died and are still selling today. Selena influences the Latin music constanly and is still being remembered today. Lamentablemente su vida termina corta.