1. Selena Quintanilla Perez

2. 1971 Selena was born in Lake Jackson, Texas.
Her parents were Abraham Quintanilla Jr. and Marcella Ofelia Samora.
Her parents already had two other children, Abraham and Suzette.

3. This is a map of Lake Jackson where Selena was born.

4. 1974
When Selena was three years old she started to show an interest in singing.
When she was nine years old, her father started a band.
Her older brother was already in a band called “Los Dinos” meaning “The Boys”.
Selena’s brother changed his band’s name making it a family band called “Selena y Los Dinos”.

5. Young Selena

6. 1980 Selena Y Los Dinos had their first real performance.
It took place at the family restaurant named “Papa Gayos”.
Shortly after, the restaurant went bankrupt.

7. Papa Gayos the family restaurant

8. 1984 The family moved to Corpus Christi.
Selena recorded her first album called “Selena Y Los Dinos” which was on the Freddie Label.
One hit song was “Ya Se Va”.
The album did not sell very well so Selena’s brother Abraham moved the band from the Freddie Label to Cara Records.

9. Selena Y Los Dinos

10.
Selena released her second album called “The New Girl In Town”.
Her next album was “Alpha and Muñequito Ee Trapo”.
She was discovered by Rick Trevi and Johnny Canales who were two big names in the tejano music industry.
In 1986, Selena won the best female vocalist award at the Tejano Music Awards.

11. Hosts at the Tejano Music Festival

12. 1987-1989 Selena sold three other albums.
Jose Behar, who was the president of EMI Latin, saw her performance and signed her a contract.
This is when Selena released her first album as just Selena and not Selena Y Los Dinos.
She also became a spokesperson for coca cola.

13. Selena with Jose Behar

14.
Selena married Chris Perez who was the lead guitarist for her brother’s band, Los Dinos.
She won a grammy for Best Mexican-American performance.
Her album Amor Prohibido was then nominated for another grammy.

15. Selena and Chris at their wedding

16. 1995
Selena fired Yolanda ,the manager of her boutiques who was also the president of her fan club, for stealing money.
On March 31st Selena and Yolanda got into a fight.
Yolanda pulled out a gun and shot Selena in the back.
Selena was pronounced dead at the age of 23.

17. *all pictures were found on Google images
Selena’s grave
*all pictures were found on Google images

18. Made By: Hannah Langford
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Made By: Hannah Langford