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Hey selena fans,

I would love to know who came by to visit,so if you could please sign the guestbook below,i apperciate and thank you in advance for doing so!!

Keeping selena's memory alive !

selena's blog adminstration

Featured poet: WE WISH YOU WAS HERE by Selena

Note to readers: This person who made this poem was named after selena quintanilla,so her real name is SELENA !

WE WISH YOU WAS HERE

SOMEHOW YOU WAS TAKEN FROM US

WATCHING US FROM UP ABOVE

SELENA WE KNOW THAT WE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN

WITHOUT YOU HERE



I STILL REMEMBER THAT DAY WHEN YOU WENT AWAY

ITS A DAY ILL NEVER FORGET

LOOKING AY YOUR PHOTOS AND HEARING YOU SING

SELENS WE KNOW THAT WE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN

WITHOUT YOU HERE



EVERYDAY IS A STRUGGLE TO MOVE ON

KNOWING WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN

SELENA ONLY GOD KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED THAT DAY

WHEN YOU WAS TAKING FROM US

SELENA JUST KNOW THAT

WE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN

WITHOUT YOU HERE



SELENA WE MISS YOU SO MUCH I THINK ABOUT YOU EVERYDAY I KNOW YOUR WATCHING OVER US. BUT IT STILL HURTS NOT TO HAVE YOU HERE B UT I KNOW IN THE END ILL SEE MY COUSIN AGAIN ONEDAY. UNTIL THEN I MUST BE STRONG AND LIVE EACH DAY LIKE ITS MY LAST. REST IN PEACE I KNOW ILL SEE YOU AGAIN SOON I LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU.



DEDICATED TO SINGER

SELENA QUINTANILLA PEREZ

APRIL 16 1971 TO MARCH 31 1995

(in spanish) sanantino boutique

selena's boutique

selena's family& friends talks about the boutique

selena live in miami

Selena "the Movie 10th Anniversary edition

address for selena's meseaum

5410 Leopard Street Corpus Christi, TX 78408

For more info:
Ph: (361) 289-9013
Fax: (361) 289-9012

selena foundation

The Selena Foundation Mission Statement:
"To offer the motivation that every child needs to complete their education, to live moral lives, to love their families, to respect human life and to sing whatever song they were born to sing."

Thank you for your interest in donating to The Selena Foundation. It is our pleasure to provide you with any information you need in making your proposed contribution.
The Selena Foundation was established in May 1995 to receive the donations that came to us shortly after Selena's death. Most contributions were sent with condolences to the family and simply said to please do something with the donation in Selena's memory. The Selena Foundation was established in response to those requests. We are honored to have had a generous response from many individuals as well as a number of corporate contributions. The following list will give you an idea of the diversity of our corporate donors.


SELENA FOUNDATION CORPORATE CONTRIBUTORS
Time, Inc. - General Mills - Q Productions, Inc. - Nations Bank - Spohn Health Systems - Intellistar - The Brownsville Herald - KRIO - 66th Street Auto Center, Houston - Tejano Ranch - Pittsburgh Agency - Hard Rock Cafe - J.C. Penney - Pace Productions - Nueces National Bank - General Motors - Selena, Etc., Inc. - El Paso Times - Fiesta Mart - Gallery Furniture (Astrodome Tribute) - PM Restaurant Group (Checkers-Houston)


Principal donations made by The Selena Foundation are:

(In spanish) selena's last moments & yolanda talks

This clip shows selena talking before her death and her killer also talking,as well as the attorney who defended selena's case ! ( its i spanish).

photos of selena made by others

Selena's Grammy Award Speech

This is a footage of selena at the 1994 Grammy -Award, in which she won for Best Mexican-American Female artist for her album "Selena Live".She was excited,in fact she was nominated for another Grammy in 1995 for her album "Amor Phrohibido, but do to her untimely death she was at a hault!

Selena's Movie appereance

Selena's only movie apperance in "Don Juan DeMarco with Faye Dunaway, Marlon Brando ,and Johnny Depp! She briefly dicuss the movie in which she plays a Marachi singer.

Mariah Carey talks about Selena

Singe Mariah Carey briefly talks about selena!!!

Before her passing:about her English album

AS we all know Selena was supposed to crossover and become a Mega-superstar,unfortunately she was unable to see what she was working as a child into adulthood:her dreams of becoming a crossover artist here's your chance to see a rare video of hertalking about the english ablum which would later become"Dreaming of You"



She was destined for great accomplishments in the english-Language market.

Selena Interview

This is a Selena interview in McAllen,Texas@ the interview.She had such a precense about her.Enjoy

Singing acapella

Here's ur chance to hear her sing without music.

Selena's museum: in video

In honor of Selena's Death , her family has put together items such as her concert outfits, her car, grammy award,and many more items. To help keep selena's memory alive ,and let fans visit. This video is in spanish!

A poem: a tribute to Selena

Angel in the Sky...

Angel in the sky, You have touched so many lives;Your angelic voice is no longer heard.You left without a word of good-bye, yet you embraced people with your generous ways.Angel in the sky,As you rest your head with God, you are being remembered through your music and the positive lifestyle you lived.Angel in the sky,The songbird that flew away too soon…The songbird that is loved by many, your fans love you and miss you.Angel in the sky,It is Thirteen years without your smile or personality. You are one of a kind;the artist that will never be forgotten,and will always be in our hearts forever.

Although some of us have just heard of you, Selena, you are the epiteme of an artist that was bound for sucess,and we wish you were here to witness your best.

Angel in the sky we will see you again one day... so, sleep peacefully and know that we will never forget the angel in the sky.

Selena's Timeline

1971
a April 16th - born in Lake Jackson, Texas

1975
a With her father, Selena forms the band "Selena y Los Dinos"a Selena Y Los Dinos make their first recording (on a tape recorder)

1980
a Selena makes her musical debut in her father's restaurant Papa Gayos

1984
a Selena y Los Dinos records 'Selena Y Los Dinos' on the Freddie Label. The album is not released until 1995 as 'Mis Primeras Grabaciones'

1986
a Selena y Los Dinos' first record is released 'Muñequito Ee Trapo'

1987
a Won for the first time Female Vocalist of the Year at the Tejano Music Awards.

1988
a In 1988, Selena met a guitarist named Chris Perez.

1989
a Signed by EMI Latin.a The Quintanilla family hires Chris Perez to be in the band (late 1989)

1990
a Her first EMI-Latin album, "Selena" is released.

1991
a First female Tejano recording artist to score a Gold Record with "Ven Conmigo".a Selena has her first #1 song, "Buenos Amigos" a duet with Alvaro Torres

1992
a April 2nd - marries Chris Perez

1993
a Selena Etc. clothing manufacturing business is launched.a Selena holds her first Mexican press conference in Monterreya Selena appears in the Mexican Soap Opera "Dos mujeres, un camino"

1994
a Selena receives a Double Platinum award for "Selena Live"a Selena receives a Quadruple Platinum award for "Amor Prohibido" which reached #1 on the Billboard Latin charta Grammy for best Mexican American performance for "Selena Live"a Won a role as singer in the film "Don Juan DeMarco"a Band debuted in New York, Los Angeles, Argentina & Puerto Ricoa Becomes the first female crossover Latin artist signed to SBK, sister label to EMI Latina November: Introduced an educational video for students at Cunningham Middle School, sponsored by Dep Corp

1995
a Was in process of recording her first English language album that was expected to launch her into a crossover careera Won six Tejano Music Awards, including top female vocalist for the eighth timea Nominated for a second Grammy for "Amor Prohibido"a Selena performs before a record-breaking crowd of more than 61,000 fans at the Houston Astrodome (February 26th)a Selena is murdered by her associate Yolanda Saldivar on Friday, March 31st

Boutiques in 08'

Selena's Boutique houses many of her clothing there used to be 3, 2 located in the U.S. and 1 in Mexico,when she was alive. Unfortunately currently there is only 1 open today in 2008.The Quintanilla family closed the San Antonio & Mexico Boutiques. The Current open boutique is located in her hometown of Corpus Christi,Texas where her sister manages the boutique. In there they sell : Shirts, Hats, Jackets, Pants ,and many other items.

The way the family wants her to be remembered

The Last Wordbelongs to A.B. Quintanilla III from 'Selena Remembered'

"The things she would want from her fans would be for her to never, to never go away and the way that would be possible is through her music and the work she has done; and letting the next generation know all about Selena and what a lovely and wonderful person she was."

her quotes

On Growing Up"I lost a lot out of my teenage hood but I gained a lot too. I can't really say that I lost because I got ahead of everyone as far as career and being more mature about business, even though I didn't know what the heck was going on." "I miss going to school and having friends; that's normal for anyone my age. I had a very boring childhood because I never had the opportunity to associate with anybody my own age due to my career. I miss being around kids my own age." "I loved Lake Jackson because of the green grass, the trees. I remember eating at the Sonic and Dairy Bar. I remember how it would flood where I lived, and my friends and I would play in the water. I was a little tomboy when I was growing up. I used to like to play football with the guys and you know, normal things like hide-and-seek, and get a hold of my brother's bike and try to teach myself how to ride it." "We used to get my mom's sheets, you know, the fitted sheets, and we used to go outside and hide from the cars on the front lawn. We would make bubbles and hide under there. And if we got seen we had to go stand on the corner and make these ugly faces.""We had these monkey bars in the back of my house and we used to get my mother's sheets and tie them to the bars and make little cocoons and just hang in there all day."
Selena's Advice To Kids of America"Be at your best at all times." "With a positive attitude, you can be anything you want to be." "Be strong minded and always think that the impossible is possible.""You get a lot farther in life without drugs."
On Her Grammy Experiences"We got up and we screamed. It was the pre-telecast part of the awards and there was maybe like 10 of us sitting in one row towards the back of the place, showed up kinda late. Like always, I'm always late for everything and they announced uh me as the winner and I was like oh my God and we all stood and we screamed and I was wearing this like crystal beaded gown and I remember going down, cause it's kind of on a slant, and thinking gee Selena if you fall you are gonna be so embarrassed don't fall cause it had like this fishtail in the back of it and I was trying to be all cool walking up there, but it was great and thinking back now...it's just an experience I will never forget.""So you can imagine how I felt when they called out my name. I cried in the back. It was just a great feeling." "I bought one of the cheapy cameras cause I wanted to get pictures of all the stars and they wouldn't let me take it in but this year I saw people with cameras. I was mad.""I really wanted to meet Andy Garcia."
On Tejano Music"When dad first introduced us to it we were like, no you can't make us play it. There were times we would come in to practice and we would start crying, 'We don't wanna learn this music.' But we learned it and now that's all we listen to on the radio and we like to play it." "Tejano music is a combination or should I say fusion of a lot of different types of music all rolled into one package. It's country music it's jazz, it has roots of German polka, it also has Mexican music in it.""Although my Spanish is a little weak I feel that I am Mexican. I'm very proud of my roots and ever since I was little we played English music and country music a side from Tejano. It was something very natural for us.""Tejano music is a very relaxing style and it reminds me of home."
On Her Success
"Thank goodness we stuck to it because we have come a long way, you know. Really and truly, I can't imagine myself having an everyday job and going into an office. I love business. I have my own business aside from singing, but I can't picture myself going to the same place everyday. I don't know, it would be kind of a drag to me, I guess I have gotten so used to traveling now. When I have the chance to relax, I'm real hyper and ready to go.""The reason I'm so appreciative of everything that's going on around me is cause I never expected it. Never dreamed...never in my wildest dreams thought I would come this far and I plan to keep that attitude." "We never thought we would ever come this far but...we're here." "A lot of people say..ya know that it's hard to work with family and what's good about our family is that we've all had the same goal and we all have the same respect for my father...so when we get into a discussion there's dad like good old times with a belt. "I think a lot of the musical talent came on my fathers part cause he used to be a musician many years ago when he had his own band named Los Dinos." "What's cool about our family is that we don't hold grudges and I think that's sort of been the key to the success. Ya know we have our disagreements but whether we're right or wrong we'll just go and apologize. That's just the way we are.""The family that plays together stays together." "I'm spoiled in the sense that now I get what I want but it's because I work for it."
On Performing"Well, when I'm singing I'm a completely different person. I could be very free, depending on the situation I could do what I want. I would have to deliver, like with many songs, a lot of emotion if a song is very sad, as with a very happy and excited song. It depends, it depends. Compared to when I'm my normal self, like whomever, of the public.""The life of an artist isn't all glamorous. It's a lot of work. A lot of people think it's very easy. They think you always stay in good hotels, you buy good things, but it's not like that. You have to work hard like everybody else." "What I do on stage, you won't catch me doing off stage. I mean, I think deep down I'm still kind of, like, timid and modest about a lot of things. But on stage, I release all that; I let it go."
About Spanish
"One thing is that if I ever have children later on, for sure I want my children to know Spanish. It only makes you a better person or even a smarter person to know 2 languages. If that barrier is not there you can cross both lines, talk to English and Spanish people and it gets you a lot farther in business and personal communication."
About Chris"Ever since I was a little girl, I'd dreamed of having a big, wonderful wedding, with a long white gown and a bouquet of flowers. But my love for Chris was so strong. I couldn't wait any longer for us to be husband and wife. I couldn't even wear my nicest dress because that would have made my father suspicious."
"We were friends. I never thought I'd wanna marry a musician."
About Overcoming ShynessWell I think that's cause of my dad and his belt. (Selena laughs and imitates her father) you're gonna sing little girl! (shaking her hands in front of her and laughing). Boy, I was very shy but when a person grows up you change and those things do too."
About Motorcycles"Chris wanted to show me first how to change gears. So later on down the road I'll be cruising on a Harley hopefully."
About Respect"We grew up with morals and also respect for everyone. My father always treated us equal and we're not different. We all have talent even if they are in different aspects."
Filming The "No Me Queda Mas" Video"This is what happens when you gain weight before a video."
"They're putting more powder on me because I have very oily skin. That's why we're coming out with the Selena line of makeup."
The Early Years"We were playing gigs that we could get at the time. We'd get like a hundred dollars a gig for playing 4 hours and be like oh god this is cool (she laughs) now it's like...ahhh...(she laughs again) but you know you just take what you can get when you're starting out and we got laughed at we uh...my father was told that we would never make it." "It was kinda hard at first, cause I knew it was uh.. a means of putting food on the table for the whole family. You know we did it to make a living." "So the only way we could put bread on the table was try to sing and do music professionally and make a living off of it."
About The Fan Club"There's a fan club and it's based out of here in San Antonio and it carries the Mexican...for Mexico.. la gente de Mexico.. and tambien. .tambien all the United States, and what they do is they send out a newsletter each month telling you where we're gonna play and tambien there's also a fan club where you can pay a fee and you get the newsletter plus interviews with the band members and different stuff like that. T-shirts and all that junk."
About her family
"We're a very unified family. Within the family we have aggressive and dominating personalities, but we believe the family is the most important thing of all.""I think I'm very a kindhearted person. Um, I don't like to hurt people's feelings. If I do, it's not intentionally. I'm sincere and very honest. And I feel that now days a lot of people have lost that, but I think that starts in the home. My parents have taught me that. Being fair with people."
About dancing"As for dancing, I only dance with people I know. I don't dance with strangers unless they ask my dad for permission. I also enjoy seeing other people dance. Then I go backstage and practice the steps I saw."

Biography of Selena

She was born Selena Quintanilla to Mexican-American parents in Lake Jackson, TX. Before her birth, her father Abraham had been a member of Los Dinos. When Selena began performing at the age of ten, her father became her manager and Los Dinos became her backing band. She made her recording debut in 1983 after appearing on popular the radio show of L.A. deejay Johnnie Canales. While Selena grew up understanding Spanish, English was her first language. Her first records were recorded in Spanish and she sang the words phonetically. After her music began to catch on, she began learning Spanish formally and by the time of her death, she was fluent in the language.
In 1987, she was named Female Vocalist of the Year and Performer of the Year at the Tejano Music Awards. Two years later she signed with EMI Latin and in 1990, she and Los Dinos released their eponymous debut album. Later that year she released a singles compilation, Personal Best, and she also released Ven Conmigo. In 1991 the title track of the latter became the first Tejano record to go gold. Selena also released two more albums, including one of Cumbia music, Baila Esta Cumbia that year. Selena married Los Dinos' lead guitarist Chris Perez in April of 1992. Other group members included her brother, Abraham Quintanilla, III, who played bass and penned many of her songs, and her sister Suzette, the drummer. She won a Grammy in 1993 for Best Mexican American Performance for her album Selena Live. That same year, she released an album of love songs, Quiero, and she also opened Selena Etc, a clothing manufacturing business. In 1994, she made her feature-film debut in Don Juan DeMarco, in which she played a singer. Later that year, she and her band embarked upon a tour of New York, LA, Argentina, and Puerto Rico. Amor Prohibido was released in 1994; it was nominated for a Grammy and went gold. In 1995, Selena began preparing to make her breakthrough into the American pop mainstream.
In the spring of that year she was working on her first English-language album, when she went to a motel room in Corpus Christi, TX, to fire 34-year-old Yolanda Saldivar, the woman who managed Selena's boutique in San Antonio, and the founder of the Selena fan club. A few days before the confrontation Selena's father had unearthed paperwork proving that Saldivar had been embezzling from the fan club. Saldivar and Selena argued and as the singer left, she was shot in the back. Selena didn't die right away and managed to stagger into the lobby where she named Saldivar as the killer. An hour later, Selena died in a local hospital.
It was a death that rocked the entire Latino music industry. Saldivar was convicted for the murder of Selena on October 23rd, 1995. Three days later she was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for at least 30 years.
A special service was held in the Los Angeles Colliseum where she was to give a concert. Less than a month later, Texas governor George W. Bush declared April 16, "Selena Day," in her honor. Dreaming of You, her final album, was released posthumously in the early summer. It became the first Tejano album to reach number one in America and was double platinum by the end of the year.