Selena Quintanilla

Go Inside Selena Quintanilla's Memorial Museum

... saw Selena kind of roll up and tie, they were Chris's shirts.". From clothing… to cars. "Everybody kind of freaks out when they walk in and see [Selena's] red Porsche. She liked to cruise down by the water [in Corpus Christi] with the top off," Suzette shared, adding with a laugh, "She definitely liked to speed! I think she got a couple of tickets.". Additional items inside the museum include Selena's very vintage cell phone, funky jewelry, dolls from childhood, bedazzled bustiers, music awards, sales achievement plaques and her Faberge egg collection. Suzette says the family plans to add more memorabilia this year, focusing on mementos that honor "Not so much the artist, but Selena the person.". EXCLUSIVE: Jennifer Lopez Remembers Selena Quintanilla in Emotional 1996 Set Visit: 'It's Such a Blessing'. However, there is one item you will not find ...

If You Didn't Get A Special Edition Selena Cup, There's Still Hope

... (Photo: Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times). 118 CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN COMMENTEMAILMORE. Less than 24 hours after Stripes put them on shelves, Selena commemorative cups became hard to find. But there's still at least one place you can get them. The two Stripes Laredo Taco Co. food trucks will sell 2,500 of the signature cups at the upcoming Fiesta De La Flor, a festival honoring Tejano icon Selena Quintanilla Perez. "If you didn't get it, here's your chance," said Elvia Aguilar, director of brand management at the Corpus Christi Convention and Visitors Bureau. The cups will be available on both days of the festival, March 24-25. The cups, designed by Suzette Quintanilla and  Q-Productions  graphic designers, went on sale Wednesday in Stripes stores throughout the Rio Grande Valley, Laredo, Houston and select stores in Midland and Odessa. As the number of cups has dwindled, fans have commented up a storm on ...

The 20-year-old Biopic On Tejana Star Selena Almost Didn't Happen

... at her parents' restaurant as kid) and her eventual success in the Spanish-language market — No. 1 singles, multi-platinum records, and a Grammy — the glittery biopic also catapulted Selena into the mainstream. Suddenly, everyone knew who she was. Fans of the late singer went from being mostly Latino to a multihued rainbow of white, brown, and black. The production team behind "Selena," themselves bicultural Latinos, set out to take a story that was deeply rooted in Tejano culture and transform it into something universal. They wanted the film to be just like the singer: Mexican and American at the same time. After Selena's untimely death, her father Abraham Quintanilla received offers from several producers looking to secure the rights to her story. The man he said yes to, Moctesuma Esparza, may have never reached out were it not for the insistence of his teenage daughter, Tonantzin. Esparza, producer of "The Milagro Beanfield War" and "Gettysburg," didn't know much about Selena. But his daughter ...

S.a. Man Working To Build A Selena Tribute In Her 'second Home

... in the motel's parking lot. less. A Corpus Christi police officer leaves his patrol car enroute back to the scene of a standoff between police and Yolanda Saldivar Friday afternoon, March 31, 1995. Saldivar held police at bay for over nine. more. Photo: BOB OWEN, File Photo. Image 5 of 19. Abraham Quintanilla, father of Tejano music recording star Selena, pauses as he answers questions about his daughter's death as he leaves his home Saturday, April 1, 1995, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Selena was fatally shot at Corpus Christi hotel Friday. less. Abraham Quintanilla, father of Tejano music recording star Selena, pauses as he answers questions about his daughter's death as he leaves his home Saturday, April 1, 1995, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Selena was. more. Photo: DAVID J. PHILLIP, File Photo. Image 6 of 19. Trini, a worker at the Days Inn where Selena was shot, mops up the blood stains at the hotel door on April 1, 1995, where Selena was hit by the bullet that killed her. In the forground at left is Angel Resendez who brought his family from Port Arthur. less. Trini, a worker at the Days Inn where Selena was ...

Jackie Cruz Bonds With Selena Quintanilla's Family

... "Como la Flor," which she described as her way of honoring the singer. "Selena went through all my break ups with me. I would always listen to 'Como la Flor' because it's a song about someone that you love, but he wasn't for you and he's happier with someone else. Even though you love him and want to see him happy, it hurts," she said. "I had a relationship like that and that's why I would always listen to that song.". Cruz has been able to hear firsthand from Selena's family about who Selena was off the stage. "She always was what I imagined her to be. Just listening to her mom tell stories about __link__ was just," she paused before continuing, "She made me cry, she always makes me cry.". The actress recalled being a little girl and seeing Selena perform for the first time. It was in her grandmother's hometown of Santiago, Dominican Republic, that Cruz overheard her Abuela talking about a young ...

Selena' Top 8 Moments In Honor Of Film's 20th Anniversary

... in the movie. After starting to perform at a very young age with her brother and sister in a male-dominated genre, Selena quickly gained popularity and charmed the crowd with her talent and personality. Selena was known for rocking the bustier, but at first, her father, Abraham Quintanilla, wasn't too happy to see his daughter singing and dancing in only a "bra" - even after they try to explain to him that it's "one of those things. like all the girls are wearing.". "Busti-quela? It's a bra. Look at it.". Crowd Whisperer. During a packed concert at a fair, a rowdy crowd tries to force their way closer to the stage, squeezing everyone in front and almost breaking the stage. While Selena's dad wants to cancel the show, she is convinced she can calm them down with her song "Como la flor." And it works. "Anything for Salinas". It didn't take long before Selena started getting recognized by her fans on the street, but her encounter with these two cholos is pretty epic. Being Mexican-American is tough. This Abraham Quintanilla monologue pretty much ...

Anything For Selenas:' A Selena Quintanilla Celebration Weekend

... at 10 pm. All of the events at the Glass Half Full on Saturday, April 1 are free to the public. The festival wraps up on Sunday, April 2 with an outdoor performance by Texas’ premiere Selena tribute band Bidi Bidi Banda (based out of Austin, TX). The concert begins at 6 pm and will take place outside of the Alamo Drafthouse Montecillo. Each ticket sold to a screening of SELENA March 31 – April 2 includes access to the Bidi Bidi Banda concert on Sunday. Guests will need to show their SELENA movie ticket stubs to gain access to the concert. If guests wish to only attend the Bidi Bidi Banda concert they can purchase a ticket for $5 HERE. “Selena has left an indelible impression in the hearts of many people and for Alamo it’s a privilege to be able to honor her legacy and celebrate her talent,” says Alamo Drafthouse Montecillo Creative Manager, Kyle Alvarado. “This festival will offer something special for her fans and help keep the ...

Social Media Is Getting Really Confused About This #ripselena Hashtag

... up. Selena Quintanilla was dubbed the Queen of Trejo music, also called the "Tejano Madonna" for how she incorporated Mexican culture into her style and art. In 1992, she released Entre a Mi Mundo which included the single "Como La Flor," one of her most well-known songs. Selena won the Best Mexican/American Album award at the 1994 Grammys for her album Live. But she's perhaps most famous for her "Dreaming of You" , which was posthumously released in 1995 after she was shot and killed by a former friend and employee at 23 years old. Her birthday April 16 is now celebrated in her home state Texas as Selena Day. In a 2016 interview with Doug Lazy of Sacramento’s NOW 100.5 radio station, Selena Gomez talked about how she was actually named after the legendary Quintanilla. She said, "My dad and mom were huge fans. My name was going to be Priscilla, but my cousin actually took the name when she was born six months before me. They actually loved her music, so they just named me after her.”. With the confusion surrounding #RIPSelena, many fans of Selena Quintanilla were quick to defend her. In ...

Anything For Selenas’ Celebration This Weekend In El Paso

... followed by Selena Karaoke at 8 pm, and a special Selena performance and look-a-like contest led by entertainer and Selena impersonator Diamond at 10 pm. All of the events at the Glass Half Full on Saturday, April 1 are free to the public. The festival wraps up on Sunday, April 2 with an outdoor performance by Texas’ premiere Selena tribute band Bidi Bidi Banda (based out of Austin, TX). The concert begins at 6 pm and will take place outside of the Alamo Drafthouse Montecillo. Each ticket sold to a screening of SELENA March 31 – April 2 includes access to the Bidi Bidi Banda concert on Sunday. Guests will need to show their SELENA movie ticket stubs to gain access to the concert. If guests wish to only attend the Bidi Bidi Banda concert they can purchase a ticket for $5 here. “Selena has left an indelible impression in the hearts of many people and for Alamo it’s a ...

Remembering Selena On The 20th Anniversary Of 'selena,' The Movie

... albums have gone to No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Latin Albums chart since her death, the most recent in 2012. Two posthumous singles have made it to No. 1 on Hot Latin Songs. On March 31, 1995, Selena was slated to record in English. The month before, she’d picked up her first Grammy award on national television, and her crossover album was almost done. Dreaming of You wasn’t released until almost five months after her death, but it still debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Chart, a first for Latin female act. Ironically, only Jennifer López would equal this feat, years later, after her role in the film “Selena” jump-started her singing career. The film, which was released 20 years ago today, continues to air like clockwork on the anniversary of Quitanilla’s death. “She had a sense of living in the moment, living in the present and following her heart,” Lopez tells Billboard on the anniversary of Quintanilla’s death.  “For me that was the biggest lesson [of playing her].". Those ...