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{{Short description|American singer (1971–1995)}}
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| name               = Selena
| image              = File:Selena Quintanilla-Pérez.jpg
| caption            = Selena in 1994
| birth_name         = Selena Quintanilla
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1971|4|16}}
| birth_place        = [[Lake Jackson, Texas]]{{sfn|Patoski|1996|pp=29-30}}<!-- Do not change location until consensus can be made on the talk page -->
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|1995|3|31|1971|4|16}}
| death_place        = [[Corpus Christi, Texas]], U.S.
| death_cause        = [[Murder of Selena|Gunshot wound]]
| resting_place      = Seaside Memorial Park, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
| monuments          = [[Mirador de la Flor]]
| other_names        = Selena Quintanilla-Pérez<!--this field is only for professional and legal names, not nicknames, honorary or otherwise-->
| alma_mater         = [[California Miramar University|Pacific Western University]] ([[Bachelor of Business Administration|BBA]])
| occupation         = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|fashion designer|dancer|model|entrepreneur}}
| years_active       = 1981–1995
| works              = {{Hlist|[[Selena albums discography|Albums]]|[[Selena singles discography|singles]]|[[Selena videography|videography]]}}
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Chris Pérez]]|1992<!--Omitted when marriage ends with death of subject per Template:Marriage instructions-->}}
| parents            = {{ubl|Marcella Ofelia Samora|[[Abraham Quintanilla|Abraham Isaac Quintanilla Jr.]]}}
| relations          = {{unbulleted list|[[A.B. Quintanilla]] (brother)|[[Suzette Quintanilla]] (sister)}}
| awards             = [[List of awards and nominations received by Selena|Full list]]
| website            = {{URL|www.q-productions.com}}
| module             = {{Infobox musical artist
| embed              = yes
| genre              = {{flatlist|
* [[Tejano music|Tejano]]
* [[Mexican cumbia|Tex-Mex cumbia]]
* [[Latin pop]]
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| label              = {{flatlist|
* [[Q-Productions]]
* [[Capitol Latin]]
* [[EMI]]
* [[Universal Music Latin Entertainment|Universal Music Latin]]
* [[SBK Records]]<!--Selena was signed to EMI America Records at the same time also, and posthumously she was signed to Capitol Latin and currently to Universal Music Latin in which her recordings are fully managed by.-->
}}
| past_member_of     = {{flatlist|
* [[Selena y Los Dinos]]
}}
}}
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'''Selena Quintanilla-Pérez'''{{sfn|Pérez|2012|p=7}} ({{IPA|es-419|seˈlena kintaˈniʝa ˈpeɾes}}; April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995) was an American singer-songwriter. Known as the "[[Honorific nicknames in popular music|Queen of Tejano Music]]", her contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most celebrated Mexican-American entertainers of the late 20th century.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 22, 2024 |title=Selena's enduring legacy as a music icon is evident in her posthumous Medal of Arts |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/selena-medal-arts-posthumous-queen-tejano-rcna176505 |access-date=February 9, 2025 |agency=NBC News}}</ref> In 2020, ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine put her in third place on their list of "Greatest Latino Artists of All Time", based on both Latin albums and Latin songs chart.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ramirez|first=Sonia|date=October 26, 2020|title=Selena comes in at No. 3 on Billboard's|url=https://www.chron.com/culture/main/article/Selena-tops-Billboard-s-chart-of-greatest-15675321.php|access-date=October 14, 2021|website=Chron}}</ref> Media outlets called her the "[[Tejano music|Tejano]] [[Madonna]]" for her clothing choices.{{efn|Media outlets that called Selena the "Mexican American equivalent" of Madonna include ''[[The Victoria Advocate]]'',<ref name="victoria">{{cite news|last1=Martin|first1=Dale|title=Selena Album Goes Mainstream|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pSVSAAAAIBAJ&pg=1065,2597826&dq=selena+dreaming+of+you+song&hl=en|access-date=April 7, 2015|work=[[The Victoria Advocate]]|date=July 16, 1999}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'',<ref name=NewYorkTimes /> [[MTV News]],<ref name="Murder Trial">{{cite news|title=Selena Murder Trial Begins Monday|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/504751/selena-murder-trial-begins-monday/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705165054/http://www.mtv.com/news/504751/selena-murder-trial-begins-monday/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 5, 2015|publisher=MTV News|access-date=March 26, 2015}}</ref> and [[Rhapsody (online music service)|Rhapsody]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Palomares|first1=Sugey|title=Hispanic Icons: Selena|url=http://www.rhapsody.com/blog/post/hispanic-icons-selena-2015|website=[[Rhapsody (online music service)|Rhapsody.com]]|access-date=April 15, 2015}}</ref>}} She also ranks among the most influential Latin artists of all time and is credited for catapulting the Tejano genre into the mainstream market.<ref name="mainstream">{{cite news|last1=Flores |first1=Daniel |title=Selena's Legacy: Queen of Tejano still reigns |url=http://www.valleymorningstar.com/premium/article_0e819d08-d5c3-11e4-806c-031857bcc64a.html |access-date=April 29, 2015 |work=Valley Star News |date=March 28, 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150429230406/http://www.valleymorningstar.com/premium/article_0e819d08-d5c3-11e4-806c-031857bcc64a.html |archive-date=April 29, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="influential">{{cite magazine|title=The 30 Most Influential Latin Artists of All-Time|url=http://www.billboard.com/photos/6546212/most-influential-latin-artists?i=553955|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 29, 2015}}</ref>

The youngest child of the Quintanilla family, she debuted in the music scene as a member of the band [[Selena y Los Dinos]], which also included her elder siblings [[A.B. Quintanilla]] and [[Suzette Quintanilla]]. In the 1980s, she was often criticized and was refused bookings at venues across Texas for performing Tejano music—a male-dominated music genre. However, her popularity grew after she won the [[Tejano Music Award for Female Vocalist of the Year]] in 1987, which she won nine consecutive times. She signed with [[Capitol Latin|EMI Latin]] in 1989 and released her [[Selena (album)|self-titled debut album]] the same year, while her brother became her principal music producer and songwriter.

Selena released ''[[Entre a Mi Mundo]]'' (1992), which peaked at number one on the US ''Billboard'' [[Regional Mexican Albums]] chart for eight consecutive months. The album's commercial success led music critics to call it the "breakthrough" recording of her musical career. One of its singles, "[[Como la Flor]]", became one of her most popular [[signature song]]s. ''[[Selena Live!|Live!]]'' (1993) won [[Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album|Best Mexican/American Album]] at the [[36th Grammy Awards|1994 Grammy Awards]], becoming the first recording by a female [[Tejanos|Tejano]] artist to do so. In 1994, she released ''[[Amor Prohibido]]'', which became one of the [[List of best-selling Latin albums in the United States|best-selling Latin albums in the United States]]. It was critically acclaimed as being responsible for Tejano music's first marketable era as it became one of the most popular [[Latin music (genre)|Latin music]] subgenres at the time.

Selena was [[Murder of Selena|shot and killed]] on March 31, 1995, by [[Yolanda Saldívar]], her friend and the former manager of her [[Selena Etc.|Selena Etc. boutiques]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 6, 2024 |title=Selena's killer, Yolanda Saldívar, speaks out in Oxygen series about the murder case |url=https://www.khou.com/article/news/entertainment-news/yolanda-saldivar-selena-parole-oxygen-special/285-8409ad88-1fd6-4b40-a739-15f4547cfd93 |access-date=February 8, 2025 |agency=KHOU}}</ref> Saldívar was subsequently convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison with possible parole after 30 years. Two weeks after Selena's murder, Texas governor [[George W. Bush]] declared April 16 as Selena Day in Texas. Her posthumous [[Crossover (music)|crossover]] album, ''[[Dreaming of You (Selena album)|Dreaming of You]]'' (1995), debuted atop the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], making Selena the first Latin artist to accomplish this feat. In 1997, [[Warner Bros.]] released ''[[Selena (film)|Selena]]'', a film about her life and career, which starred a then-unknown [[Jennifer Lopez]] as Selena, catapulting Lopez into fame. In 2020, [[Netflix]] released ''[[Selena: The Series]]'' starring [[Christian Serratos]]. Selena has sold around 18 million records worldwide,<!--Do not change the sales figures without getting consensus at the talk page.-->  making her one of the [[List of best-selling Latin music artists|best-selling female artists in Latin music]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Navarro|first=Heather|date=March 31, 2020|title=Selena Remembered 25 Years After Death|url=https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/selena-remembered-25-years-after-death/2338321/|access-date=October 14, 2021|agency=[[KNBC]]}}</ref>

== Life and career ==

=== 1971–1988: Early life and career beginnings ===
Selena Quintanilla was born on April 16, 1971, at Freeport Community Hospital in [[Lake Jackson, Texas]].{{sfn|Patoski|1996|pp=29-30}}<!-- Refrain from reverting to Freeport, Texas, until consensus can be made on the talk page --> She was the youngest child of Marcella Ofelia Quintanilla (née Samora), who was Mexican-American with some [[Cherokee ancestry]],{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=20|ps=: "she was Mexican-American (and part Cherokee Indian)"}} and [[Abraham Quintanilla|Abraham Quintanilla Jr.]], a [[Mexican American]] former musician.<ref name=biographyselena>{{cite web|title=Selena, the Queen of Tejano Music|url=http://www.legacy.com/ns/news-story.aspx?t=selena-the-queen-of-tejano-music&id=312|publisher=[[Legacy.com]]|access-date=October 11, 2011}}</ref> The obstetrician-gynecologist at her birth was future [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] member [[Ron Paul]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|last=Guerra |first=Joey |url=https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/selena/the-doctor-who-delivered-a-baby-selena-was-17001553 |title=The doctor who delivered a baby Selena was presidential hopeful Ron Paul &#124; Datebook |publisher=Preview.houstonchronicle.com |date= |accessdate=April 1, 2022}}</ref> Selena was raised as a [[Jehovah's Witness]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Ellen |last=Bernstein |work=[[Corpus Christi Caller-Times]] |url=http://www.caller.com/news/1997/apr/16/birthday-hoopla-prohibited/ |title=Birthday hoopla is prohibited |date=April 16, 1997 |location=Corpus Christi, Texas |access-date=August 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090403065442/http://www.caller.com/ccct/home/article/0%2C1641%2CCCCT_800_3654650%2C00.html |archive-date=April 3, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Quintanilla Jr. noticed her musical abilities when she was six years old. He told ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine, "Her timing, her pitch were perfect, I could see it from day one." In 1980, Quintanilla Jr. opened his first Tex-Mex restaurant in [[Lake Jackson, Texas|Lake Jackson]], Papa Gayo's, where Selena and her siblings [[A.B. Quintanilla|Abraham III]] (on bass guitar) and Suzette Quintanilla (on drums) would often perform.<ref name=people>{{cite magazine|last1=Hewitt|first1=Bill|title=Before Her Time|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=April 17, 1995|volume=43|issue=15|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20105524,00.html|access-date=January 29, 2015}}</ref> The following year, the restaurant was forced to close after a recession caused by the [[1980s oil glut]]. The family declared bankruptcy and were evicted from their home.<ref name=people /><ref name="Daily News of Los Angeles">{{cite news|title=Viva Selena!|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LA&p_theme=la&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EF66AFD71CC58A3&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|access-date=October 10, 2011|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Daily News]]|date=August 24, 1994|archive-date=October 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021190041/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LA&p_theme=la&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EF66AFD71CC58A3&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|url-status=dead}}</ref> They settled in [[Corpus Christi, Texas]]; Quintanilla Jr. became manager of the newly formed band [[Selena y Los Dinos]] and began promoting it.<ref name=NewYorkTimes>{{Cite news|title=Grammy Winning Singer Selena Killed in Shooting at Texas Motel|page=1|author=Howe Verhovek, Sam|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=April 1, 1995}}</ref><ref name=people /><ref name="The Milwaukee Sentinel">{{Cite news |date=April 1, 1995 |title=Latin singer Selena killed in Texas motel |url=https://www.genealogybank.com/newspaper-clippings/title/hpcdygdpscgufbnrlerhnohlbvxptilv_ip-10-166-46-95_1744251459469 |access-date=April 10, 2025 |work=[[Milwaukee Sentinel]] |page=2A |via=[[GenealogyBank.com]] |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> They needed the money and played on street corners, weddings, [[quinceañera]]s, and fairs.<ref name=people />{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=53}}

As her popularity as a singer grew, the demands of Selena's performance and travel schedule began to interfere with her education. Her father took her out of school when she was in the eighth grade.<ref name="queen">{{cite news |last=Mitchell|first=Rick|title=Selena, the making of the queen of Tejano |url=http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/metropolitan/selena/95/05/21/legend.html |newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=May 21, 1995|access-date=February 1, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070709024550/http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/metropolitan/selena/95/05/21/legend.html|archive-date=July 9, 2007}}</ref> Her teacher Marilyn Greer disapproved of Selena's musical career.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Ong |first=Danielle |date=February 14, 2020 |title=The Untold Truth About Selena Quintanilla: The Mexican Madonna |url=https://www.latinpost.com/articles/143584/20200214/selena-quintanilla-the-mexican-madonna.htm |access-date=August 11, 2024 |website=Latin Post}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Dixon |first=Christine Liwag |date=February 12, 2020 |title=The Untold Truth Of Selena Quintanilla |url=https://www.thelist.com/188362/the-untold-truth-of-selena-quintanilla/ |access-date=February 9, 2025 |website=The List |language=en-US}}</ref> She threatened to report Quintanilla Jr. to the [[Texas Board of Education]], believing the conditions to which Selena was exposed were inappropriate for a girl her age.<ref name=":2" /> Quintanilla Jr. told Greer to "mind her business". Other teachers expressed their concerns when they noticed how tired Selena appeared when she arrived at school.{{sfn|Arrarás|1997|p=58}} At seventeen, Selena earned a high school diploma from the [[American School of Correspondence]] in [[Chicago]]{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=59}} and was also accepted at [[Louisiana State University]].{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=111}} She enrolled at [[California Miramar University|Pacific Western University]], taking up business administration as her major subject.<ref name="biotexas">{{cite web|last1=Orozco |first1=Cynthia |author-link=Cynthia Orozco|date=August 31, 2010 |title=Selena Biography |url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fquxg |access-date=September 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908063732/https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fquxg |archive-date=September 8, 2015 |url-status=live |website=Texas State Historical Association}}</ref>

Quintanilla Jr. refurbished an old bus; he named it "Big Bertha" and the family used it as their tour bus.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barba |first=Joanna |date=September 1, 2023 |title=Is That Big Bertha at the Selena Museum? A.B. Clears It Up |url=https://klaq.com/tour-buses-at-the-selena-museum/ |access-date=February 9, 2025 |website=95.5 KLAQ |language=en}}</ref> In the first years of touring, the family sang for food and barely had enough money to pay for gasoline.{{sfn|Arrarás|1997|p=56}} In 1984, Selena recorded her first [[LP record]], ''[[Selena y Los Dinos (album)|Selena y Los Dinos]]'', for Freddie Records.<ref>{{cite news|last=Schone|first=Mark|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/bw/stories/2004-10-31/sweet-music |title=Sweet Music|newspaper=[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]|date=October 31, 2004|access-date=January 29, 2015}}</ref> Despite wanting to record English-language songs, Selena recorded [[Tejano music]] compositions; a male-dominated, Spanish-language genre{{sfn|Miguel|2002|p=118}} with German influences{{sfn|Sobek|2012|p=631}} of [[polka]], [[jazz]], and [[country music]], popularized by Mexicans living in the United States.{{sfn|Miguel|2002|p=3}}

Quintanilla Jr. believed that Selena should record musical compositions related to her heritage.<ref name=pbs>{{Cite episode |number=3|title=The Chicano Wave|series=Latin Music USA |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/latinmusicusa/index.html#/en/wat/03/07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922192001/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/latinmusicusa/index.html#/en/wat/03/07|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 22, 2009|access-date=April 19, 2015 |network=[[PBS]] |minutes=30 |quote=Selena wanted to sing American pop music, but her father had learned some hard lessons playing music in Texas with a band he'd had years before called Los Dinos.}}</ref> During the recording sessions for the album, Selena had to learn Spanish phonetically with guidance from her father.{{sfn|Arrarás|1997|p=256}} In 1985, to promote the album, Selena appeared on the ''[[Johnny Canales|Johnny Canales Show]]'', a popular Spanish-language radio program, on which she continued to appear for several years. Selena was discovered by musician Rudy Trevino, founder of the [[Tejano Music Awards]], where she won the [[Tejano Music Award for Female Vocalist of the Year|Female Vocalist of the Year]] award in 1987 and for nine consecutive years after.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Morales |first1=Tatiana|title=Fans, Family Remember Selena|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/fans-family-remember-selena/|access-date=January 29, 2015|publisher=[[CBS News]]|date=October 16, 2002}}</ref>

The band was often turned down by Texas music venues because of the members' ages and because Selena was their lead singer.{{sfn|Arrarás|1997|pp=56–57}} Her father was often told by promoters that Selena would never be successful because she was a woman in a genre historically dominated by men.{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=112}} By 1988, Selena had released five more LP records; ''[[Alpha (Selena album)|Alpha]]'' (1986), ''[[Muñequito de Trapo]]'' (1987), ''[[And the Winner Is... (Selena album)|And the Winner Is...]]'' (1987), ''[[Preciosa (album)|Preciosa]]'' (1988), and ''[[Dulce Amor (album)|Dulce Amor]]'' (1988).{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=63}}

=== 1989–1991: ''Selena'', ''Ven Conmigo'', and relationship with Chris Pérez ===
[[File:Chris Pérez 2012.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Chris Pérez]] ''(pictured in 2012)'' and Selena began a relationship, despite her father's disapproval]]
[[José Behar]] of newly formed label [[EMI Latin]] Records, together with the new head of [[Sony Music Latin]], watched Selena perform at the [[1989 Tejano Music Awards]]. Behar was searching for new Latin acts and wanted to sign Selena to EMI's label Capitol Records, while Sony Music Latin offered Quintanilla Jr. twice Capitol's signing fee.<ref>{{cite AV media |people=Cecilia Miniucchi (director), [[Edward James Olmos]] (narrator), Jeffrey Coulter (producer) |year=1997 |title=[[Selena Remembered]] |language=en, es |medium=[[VHS]]/[[DVD]] |time=60 minutes|publisher=[[EMI Latin]], [[Q-Productions]]}}</ref> Behar thought he had discovered the "next [[Gloria Estefan]]" but his superior called Behar illogical because he had been in South Texas less than a week.<ref name="queen"/><ref name="The Queen of Tejano Music">{{Cite AV media| title =Queen of Tejano Music, Selena special | publisher=Q-Productions |location=Corpus Christi| date=2007| minutes=18|medium=Part of the 10th anniversary of the ''Selena'' DVD movie }}</ref> Quintanilla Jr. chose EMI Latin's offer because of the potential for a [[crossover (music)|crossover]] album and wanted his children to be the first musicians to sign to the label.<ref name="Legacyrick">{{cite news |last=Gershman |first=Rick |date=March 18, 1997 |title=Selena's legacy |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1997/03/18/selena-s-legacy/ |access-date=April 10, 2025 |newspaper=[[St. Petersburg Times]]}}</ref>

Before Selena began recording for her debut album, Behar and [[Stephen Finfer]] requested a crossover album for her.<ref name="Stephen Finfer">{{cite news |last=Lopetegui |first=Enrique |date=April 8, 1995 |title=A Crossover Dream Halted Prematurely, Tragically Some Ambitious Plans Were Under Way to Bring Selena to Mainstream U.S. Audience |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-04-08-ca-52230-story.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=April 10, 2025 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> She recorded three English-language compositions for the heads of EMI's pop division. Behar and Finfer's request for a crossover album was denied and Selena was told she needed a bigger fan base to sell such an album.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.taxi.com/music-business-faq/ar/behar.html |title=Jose Behar, interview |author=Minnick, Doug |date=September 24, 2010 |publisher=Taxi A&R |access-date=September 24, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150130193334/http://www.taxi.com/music-business-faq/ar/behar.html}}</ref> Behar thought EMI Records and the public did not believe that a Mexican American woman could have "crossover potential" after [[Charles Koppelman]] denied the project.<ref name="The Queen of Tejano Music"/>

Selena released her [[Selena (album)|self-titled debut album]] on October 17, 1989.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Minsker |first=Evan |date=October 17, 2017 |title=Selena Honored With Animated Google Doodle: Watch |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/selena-gets-animated-google-doodle-tribute-watch/ |access-date=February 8, 2025 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Google celebrates Selena's 1989 debut album with a new Doodle |url=https://www.thefader.com/2017/10/17/google-doodle-selena-1989-debut-album |access-date=February 8, 2025 |website=The FADER |language=en}}</ref> The singer recorded most of the songs at AMEN Studios in [[San Antonio|San Antonio, Texas]]; "[[Sukiyaki (Selena song)|Sukiyaki]]" and "My Love" were recorded at Sunrise Studios in [[Houston]]. Selena wrote "My Love" and wanted the song to be included on the album. Her brother A.B., became Selena's principal record producer and songwriter for most of her musical career,{{sfn|Morales|2003|p=266}} though did not write the tracks "Sukiyaki", "[[Selena (album)|Contigo Quiero Estar]]", and "No Te Vayas". "Sukiyaki" was originally recorded in Japanese in the 1960s by [[Kyu Sakamoto]]; Selena used a translation into Spanish of an English version of the song by [[A Taste of Honey (band)|Janice Marie Johnson]].<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000078350}}</ref> ''Selena'' peaked at number seven on the US ''Billboard'' [[Regional Mexican Albums]] chart,<ref>{{cite magazine |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=selena|chart=all}} |title=Selena (artist): Chart history: Regional Mexican Albums: Selena |magazine=Billboard |access-date=May 16, 2012}}</ref> becoming Selena's first recording to debut on a national music chart. The album performed better than other recordings from other contemporaneous female Tejano singers.{{sfn|Peña|1999|p=205}}

In the same year, [[Coca-Cola]] wanted Selena to become one of their spokespeople in Texas.<ref name="biotexas"/> The jingle used in her first two commercials for the company was composed by A.B. and [[Chris Pérez]]—the latter of whom had joined Selena y Los Dinos several months earlier as the band's new guitarist.{{sfn|Pérez|2012|p=9}} Pérez began having romantic feelings for Selena, despite having a girlfriend in San Antonio.{{sfn|Pérez|2012|p=12}} After a trip down to Mexico with the band, Pérez thought it would be best for them both to distance themselves, but he found that impossible and chose to try to build a relationship with her.{{sfn|Pérez|2012|p=28}} They expressed their feelings for each other at a [[Pizza Hut]] restaurant and shortly afterward became a couple.{{sfn|Novas|1995|p=50}}{{sfn|Pérez|2012|p=49}} Pérez and Selena hid their relationship, fearing Quintanilla Jr. would try to break it up.{{sfn|Pérez|2012|p=52}}{{sfn|Jones|2000|p=23}}

Selena released her second studio album, ''[[Ven Conmigo (album)|Ven Conmigo]]'', in September 1990.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 5, 2016 |title=Selena Quintanilla: The tragic Latin pop icon who still inspires |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-37563550 |access-date=February 9, 2025 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> Three tracks from ''Ven Conmigo'' were released as singles; "Ya Ves", "La Tracalera", and "[[Baila Esta Cumbia]]".<ref name=disco>{{cite magazine|title=Selena > Discography|date=June 10, 1995|magazine=Billboard|volume=107 |issue=23|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0QsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA64|access-date=October 10, 2014}}</ref> The latter, a [[Mexican cumbia|Tejano cumbia]] song, became one of Selena's most successful singles. Its popularity grew in Mexico, where a compilation album bearing the single's name was released there, which was certified platinum by the [[Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas]] (AMPROFON), denoting sales of 150,000 units.<ref>{{harvnb|Castrellón|2007|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=pT3SO9XeUbQC&pg=PT22 NA]}}. "El motivo era celebrar que Selena había ganado su primer Disco de Oro al rabasar las 150 mil copias vendidas de su disco Baila Esta Cumbia, el primero que salio en Mexico. [The occasion was to celebrate that Selena had won her first gold record of 150 thousand copies sold of her album Baila Esta Cumbia, who first came to Mexico.]"</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Disco de Oro y Platino a Viene de la Uno|work=[[El Siglo de Torreón]]|date=December 13, 1993|language=es |url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1993/12/13&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar05010&PageLabel=50|access-date=October 10, 2014}}</ref>

A registered nurse and fan named [[Yolanda Saldívar]] asked Quintanilla Jr. to start a fan club in San Antonio.{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=134}} Saldívar had the idea after she had attended one of Selena's concerts. Quintanilla Jr. approved Saldívar's request; he believed the fan club would bring more exposure for the band. Saldívar soon became a close friend to Selena and the family; she was trusted and became the acting president of the fan club in 1991.<ref name="orlando">{{cite news |date=April 1, 1995 |title=Gunshot Silences Singing Sensation Selena At Age 23 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-gunshot-silences-si/169967387/ |access-date=April 10, 2025 |newspaper=Orlando Sentinel |pages=[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/169967387/ A1], [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/169967434/ A5]}}</ref> That same year, [[List of Salvadorans|Salvadoran]] singer [[Álvaro Torres]] composed a duet he wanted to record with Selena. The song, "[[Buenos Amigos]]", was produced by Enrique Elizondo and was released on Torres' tenth studio album ''[[Nada Se Compara Contigo]]'' (1991).<ref>{{cite news|last=Soto |first=Manuel |title=Alvaro Torres: el antigalán de la canción |date=December 30, 2004 |url=http://www.hoy.com.do/areito/2004/12/30/32744/print |access-date=May 7, 2012 |newspaper=[[Hoy (U.S. newspaper)|Hoy]] |language=es |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006111739/http://hoy.com.do/areito/2004/12/30/32744/print}}</ref>

"[[Buenos Amigos]]" peaked at number one on the US ''Billboard'' Top Latin Songs chart, giving Selena her first number-one single.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=March 30, 2020 |title=All Selena Quintanilla's Hot Latin Songs Hits |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/selena-hot-latin-songs-hits/ |access-date=February 9, 2025 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> The song's music video earned Selena and Torres two nominations at the 1992 [[Billboard Music Awards|''Billboard'' Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Peniston Leads Music Video Nominees|magazine=Billboard|date=October 17, 1992|volume=104|issue=42|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EBIEAAAAMBAJ&q=Selena+Torres+Buenos+Amigos&pg=RA1-PA80|access-date=May 5, 2013}}</ref> The track was also nominated for Duo of the Year at the [[1992 Tejano Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tejanomusicawards.com/awards-show/past-award-winners/ |title=Past Tejano Music Awards Winners |website=TejanoMusicAwards.com |publisher=Texas Talent Association |access-date=May 5, 2013 |archive-date=September 17, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120917144800/http://www.tejanomusicawards.com/awards-show/past-award-winners/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Biographer Deborah Parédez wrote that the track enabled Selena to tour the west and east coasts of the United States.{{sfn|Parédez|2009|p=259}} According to John Lannert of ''Billboard'' magazine, "Buenos Amigos" was helped by increased airplay on regional Mexican and Tejano radio stations, which had previously dismissed Selena's recordings.<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Lannert, John |date=June 10, 1995 |title=Beloved Selena Enters Latin Music Hall of Fame |magazine=Billboard |volume=107 |issue=23 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0QsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA58 |access-date=May 2, 2013}}</ref>

=== 1992–1993: Elopement, ''Entre a Mi Mundo'', and ''Selena Live'' ===
[[File:Selena Signature.svg|upright|thumb|Trademark logo used by Selena]]
Selena's sister Suzette claimed to have caught Selena and Pérez flirting with each other and immediately informed their father.{{sfn|Pérez|2012|p=72}}{{Efn|According to Pérez in that book, Suzette freaked out when she got on Big Bertha, the band's tour bus, seeing him and Selena together, but they actually never flirted with each other when they were on the bus alone before Suzette's bare arrival.}} Quintanilla Jr. took Pérez off the bus and told him his relationship with Selena was over.{{sfn|Pérez|2012|p=73}} Selena and Pérez continued their relationship despite Quintanilla Jr's disapproval;{{sfn|Pérez|2012|p=75}}<ref name=hollywoodreporter>{{cite news|last=Aguila|first=Justino|title=Selena's Widower Shows a Different Side of Singer in New Book (Q&A)|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/selena-chris-perez-book-to-selena-with-love-303434|access-date=June 9, 2013|newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=March 22, 2012}}</ref> Selena's mother Marcella approved of their relationship.{{sfn|Novas|1995|p=53}} Quintanilla Jr. saw Selena and Pérez romantically together on the bus after he informed them of his disapproval; he pulled over and an argument between him and Selena ensued. He called Pérez a "cancer in my family" and threatened to disband the group if they continued their relationship.<ref name="cnn">{{cite news|last=Gostin|first=Nicki|title=Chris Perez on his book 'To Selena, With Love'|url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/30/showbiz/celebrity-news-gossip/chris-perez-selena-book/|access-date=June 9, 2013|publisher=CNN|date=March 30, 2012}}</ref>

Selena and Pérez relented; Quintanilla Jr. fired Pérez from the band and prevented Selena from leaving with him.{{sfn|Pérez|2012|p=79}} After his dismissal, Pérez and Selena secretly continued their relationship. On the morning of April 2, 1992, Selena and Pérez decided to [[elopement (marriage)|elope]], believing Quintanilla Jr. would never approve of their relationship.{{sfn|Pérez|2012|p=93}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2, 1992 |title=Selena and Chris' marriage certificate {{!}} State of Texas |url=https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C8dXWJQUIAA4T-2.jpg |website=}}</ref> Selena thought her father would have to accept them if they were married and would not have to hide their feelings for each other. Within hours of their marriage, the media announced the couple's elopement.{{sfn|Pérez|2012|p=99}}

Selena's family tried to find her; Quintanilla Jr. did not take the news well and alienated himself for some time.{{sfn|Pérez|2012|p=99}} Selena and Pérez moved into an apartment in Corpus Christi.{{sfn|Jones|2000|p=26}} In interviews, Quintanilla Jr. expressed how he feared Pérez could be a ''[[machismo|machista]]'' (Spanish for a male chauvinist), who would force Selena to end her career and music goals, a move that prevented Quintanilla Jr. to accept Pérez as being suitable for Selena at the time.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Behar|first1=Deider|title=Exclusive: 'Selena' Turns 20! Her Family Reflects on the Movie and Her Legacy: 'In My Mind, She's Still Alive'|website=E! |date=March 21, 2017 |url=http://www.etonline.com/news/213379_exclusive_selena_turns_20_her_family_reflects_on_the_movie_and_her_legacy_in_my_mind_she_still_alive|access-date=September 13, 2017}}</ref> Quintanilla Jr. later approached Pérez, apologized, accepted the marriage, and took Pérez back into the band.{{sfn|Pérez|2012|p=105}}

A month after her elopement, Selena released her third studio album, ''[[Entre a Mi Mundo]]'', in May 1992.<ref>{{Cite magazine |author1=Marjua Estevez |author2=Suzy Exposito |author3=Andrew Casillas |author4=Isabela Raygoza |author5=John Ochoa|date=July 9, 2018 |title=50 Greatest Latin Pop Songs |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin-lists/50-greatest-latin-pop-songs-695776/selena-como-la-flor-1989-695887/ |access-date=February 9, 2025 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> The album was critically acclaimed as her "breakthrough album".<ref>{{cite news|last=Tarradell|first=Mario|title=Dreaming of Selena A new album celebrates what she was but only hints at what she could have become|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED3D5DDAA01CD52&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|access-date=November 18, 2011|newspaper=The Dallas Morning News|date=July 16, 1995|url-access=subscription|archive-date=July 11, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120711194432/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED3D5DDAA01CD52&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Mitchell |first=Rick |date=April 12, 1995 |title=Record company planning Selena retrospective |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-record-company/169967519/ |access-date=April 10, 2025 |newspaper=[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]] |page=A14 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Burr|first=Ramiro|title=Selena crosses over to pop&nbsp;– Posthumous release a reminder of talent cut short|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SAEC&p_theme=saec&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAFE768CABF14E6&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|access-date=November 18, 2011|newspaper=San Antonio-Express News|date=July 18, 1995|url-access=subscription|archive-date=July 11, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120711233500/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SAEC&p_theme=saec&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAFE768CABF14E6&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|url-status=dead}}</ref> The recording peaked at number one on the US ''Billboard'' Regional Mexican Albums chart for eight consecutive months;<ref>{{cite news|last=Burr|first=Ramiro|title=Awards recognize Latin musicians|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AASB&p_theme=aasb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAD91C1E2B25377&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|access-date=November 18, 2011|newspaper=Austin American Statesmen|date=May 20, 1993|url-access=subscription}}</ref> it was certified 10× platinum by the RIAA for sales of 600,000 [[album-equivalent unit]]s,<ref name="RIAA">{{Cite certification|region=United States|artist=Selena|Spanish=yes|access-date=September 5, 2015}}</ref> while in Mexico, the album sold 385,000 units.{{sfn|Arrarás|1997|p=104}} ''Entre a Mi Mundo'' became the first Tejano album by a female artist to sell over 300,000 copies.{{efn|According to a book written by Stacy Lee, she reported sales of 300,000 units,{{sfn|Stacy|2002|p=746}} while [[María Celeste Arrarás]] wrote in her book that the album sold 385,000 units in Mexico.{{sfn|Arrarás|1997|p=104}}}}

Selena was booked for a high-profile border press tour in [[Monterrey]], Mexico, with music media figures in a meet-and-greet conference. At the time, Tejanos were looked down on as "hayseed pochos" among Mexican citizens. The singer's Spanish was far from fluent;{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=102}} EMI Latin executives were "terrified" about the singer's limited Spanish during the press conference for the album in Mexico.<ref>{{cite news |last=Deggans |first=Eric |date=July 21, 1995 |title=Latin Diva's Legacy Lives Through Music |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/asbury-park-press-latin-divas-legacy-li/169967625/ |access-date=April 10, 2025 |work=[[Asbury Park Press]] |page=E5}}</ref> According to Patoski, Selena "played her cards right" during the conference and won over the Mexican media after newspapers hailed her as "an artist of the people". The newspapers found her to be a refreshing change from Mexican [[telenovela]] actors "who were fair-skinned, blond-haired, and green-eyed."{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=103}}

After her publicity press, Selena was booked to play at several concerts throughout Mexico, including a performance at Festival Acapulco in May 1993, which garnered her critical acclaim.{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=113}} Her performance in [[Nuevo León]] on September 17, 1993, was attended by 70,000 people, garnering her the title of the biggest Tejano act in Mexico.{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=103}} The album produced four singles; "[[Como la Flor]]", "[[¿Qué Creías?]]", "[[La Carcacha]]", and "[[Amame (song)|Amame]]". "Como la Flor" became Selena's [[signature song|signature recording]];{{sfn|Clark|2013|p=120}} it was critically acclaimed by music critics as a career launcher for Selena.<ref>{{cite news|last=Tarradell|first=Mario|title=Selena's Power: Culture Fusion |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED3D8F8378AECD7&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |access-date=November 18, 2011|newspaper=The Dallas Morning News|date=March 16, 1997|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

"Como la Flor" helped Selena to dominate the Latin music charts and become immensely popular in Mexico—where Mexican-Americans were generally not liked among citizens—and was well received by critics.{{sfn|Malone|2003|p=158}} The track was nominated for [[Tejano Music Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]] at the [[1993 Tejano Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Music Scene |newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB2A4E4926B97BE&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |access-date=November 18, 2011|date=May 23, 1993|url-access=subscription}}</ref> The single peaked at number six on the US ''Billboard'' Top Latin Songs chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Billboard Charts > Selena > Top Latin Songs|magazine=Billboard|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/278615/selena/chart?page=1&f=363 |access-date=January 30, 2015}}</ref> In 1994, ''Entre a Mi Mundo'' ranked as the second best-selling regional Mexican album of all-time.{{sfn|Lannert|Bronson|Mayfield|1995|p=72, 80, 82}}

Selena released ''[[Selena Live!|Live!]]'' a year after ''Entre a Mi Mundo''; it was recorded during a free concert at the [[Memorial Coliseum (Corpus Christi)|Memorial Coliseum]] in Corpus Christi, on February 7, 1993.{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=135}} The album included previously released tracks that were sung live and three studio recordings; "[[No Debes Jugar]]", "[[La Llamada]]", and "Tú Robaste Mi Corazón"—a duet with Tejano musician [[Emilio Navaira]]. The tracks "No Debes Jugar" and "La Llamada" peaked within the top five on the US ''Billboard'' Top Latin Songs chart.<ref>{{cite web|title=Allmusic > Selena Awards |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/selena-mn0000004852/awards|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=June 21, 2012}}</ref> ''Live!'' won the [[Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album|Best Mexican/American Album]] at the [[36th Annual Grammy Awards|36th Grammy Awards]].{{sfn|Stacy|2002|p=746}}

In May 1994, ''Live!'' was named Album of the Year by the [[Billboard Latin Music Awards|''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Lannert|first=John |title=Latin Music Conference|magazine=Billboard|date=May 21, 1994|volume=106|issue=21|page=112 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TAgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA49|access-date=November 6, 2011}}</ref> At the [[1994 Tejano Music Awards]], ''Live!'' won [[Tejano Music Award for Album of the Year — Orchestra|Album of the Year]],<ref name="TMAs">{{cite web|title=Tejano Music Awards Past Award Winners |publisher=TejanoMusicAwards.com |url=http://www.tejanomusicawards.com/winners.html |access-date=August 23, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815054136/http://www.tejanomusicawards.com/winners.html |archive-date=August 15, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> while at the [[Premio Lo Nuestro 1994|1994 Lo Nuestro Awards]], it was nominated for [[Lo Nuestro Award for Regional Mexican Album of the Year|Regional Mexican Album of the Year]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=González|first1= Fernando |title=Lo Nuestro, Billboard Honor Latin Singers |newspaper=[[The Miami Herald]] |date=May 16, 1994}}</ref> ''Live!'' was certified gold by the RIAA for shipments of 500,000 copies, while in Mexico it sold 250,000 units.<ref name="RIAA"/><ref name=phenomenon>{{cite magazine|last=Lannert|first=John|title=The Selena Phenomenon|magazine=Billboard |date=September 2, 1995|volume=107|issue=35|page=120|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xw0EAAAAMBAJ&q=Selena+Live%21&pg=PA41|access-date=November 6, 2011}}</ref> Selena briefly appeared opposite [[Erik Estrada]] in a Mexican telenovela titled ''[[Dos Mujeres, Un Camino]]''. In 1995 she entered negotiations to star in another telenovela produced by [[Emilio Larrosa]]. She appeared in two episodes, which garnered record ratings for the series.{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=134}}

=== 1994–1995: Fashion venture, film debut, and ''Amor Prohibido'' ===
[[File:Selena etc. Logo.jpg|thumb|upright|The logo used by Selena for her [[Selena Etc.|boutiques]]]]
Aside from music, in 1994 Selena began designing and manufacturing a line of clothing; she opened two boutiques called [[Selena Etc.]], one in Corpus Christi and the other in San Antonio. Both were equipped with in-house beauty salons.{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=120}} By the end of 1994, Selena Etc. had held two fashion shows to showcase their clothing line. Selena (alongside her band, Selena y Los Dinos) held a concert after Selena Etc.'s second fashion show on December 3, 1994, at the Hemisfair Arena in San Antonio. She was in negotiations to open more stores in [[Monterrey]], Mexico, and [[Puerto Rico]].{{sfn|Jasinski|2012}} Saldívar managed both boutiques after the Quintanilla family were impressed with the way she managed the fan club.{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=146}}

''Hispanic Business'' magazine reported that the singer earned over five million dollars from these boutiques.<ref name="Fivemillion">{{cite web|url=http://www.caller.com/ccct/home/article/0,1641,CCCT_800_3654650,00.html |title=Selena&nbsp;– Life Events |website=Corpus Christi Caller Times |date=March 27, 2005 |access-date=June 7, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060513034837/http://www.caller.com/ccct/home/article/0%2C1641%2CCCCT_800_3654650%2C00.html |archive-date=May 13, 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She was ranked among the twentieth-wealthiest Hispanic musicians who grossed the highest income in 1993 and 1994.{{sfn|Arrarás|1997|p=51}} Selena released her fourth studio album, ''[[Amor Prohibido]]'', in March 1994.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Roiz |first=Jessica |date=March 14, 2019 |title=Selena's 'Amor Prohibido' Celebrates 25 Years |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/selena-amor-prohibido-album-celebrates-25-years/ |access-date=February 8, 2025 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=July 23, 2024 |title=Selena's 'Amor Prohibido' lives on in chart-topping success |url=https://www.latimes.com/delos/story/2024-07-23/selena-amor-prohibido-lives-on-in-chart-topping-success |access-date=February 8, 2025 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> The recording debuted at number three on the US [[Billboard Top Latin Albums|''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums]] chart<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Top Latin Albums > Week of April 9, 1994|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/1994-04-09/latin-albums|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 29, 2012}}</ref> and number one on the US ''Billboard'' Regional Mexican Albums charts.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Regional Mexican Albums > Week of April 9, 1994|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/1994-04-09/regional-mexican-albums|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 29, 2012}}</ref> After peaking at number one on the Top Latin Albums, the album remained in the top five for the rest of the year and into early 1995.<ref name=albumsales>{{cite magazine|last1=Lannert|first1=John|title=Selena's Albums Soar|magazine=Billboard|date=April 22, 1995|volume=107|issue=16|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5QsEAAAAMBAJ&q=Selena|access-date=March 9, 2015}}</ref>

''Amor Prohibido'' became the second Tejano album to reach year-end sales of 500,000 copies, which had previously only been accomplished by [[La Mafia]].{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=152}}<ref name=soared>{{cite news|last=Tarradell|first=Mario|title=Singer soared beyond traditional limits on Tejano music|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED3D5B623415D08&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|access-date=November 4, 2011|newspaper=The Dallas Morning News|date=April 1, 1995|url-access=subscription|archive-date=July 12, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712003632/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED3D5B623415D08&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|url-status=dead}}</ref> It became one of the [[List of best-selling Latin albums in the United States|best-selling Latin albums in the United States]].{{sfn|Parédez|2009|p=47}}{{sfn|Arrarás|1997|p=34}} ''Amor Prohibido'' spawned four number-one singles; the [[Amor Prohibido (song)|title track]], "[[Bidi Bidi Bom Bom]]", "[[No Me Queda Más]]", and "[[Fotos y Recuerdos]]".{{efn|"Fotos y Recuerdos" peaked at number one posthumously in April 1995.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Lannert|first=John|title=Beloved Selena Enters The Latin Music Hall of Fame|magazine=Billboard|date=June 10, 1995|volume=107|issue=23|page=112|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0QsEAAAAMBAJ&q=Selena+songwriting+controversy+fotos+y+recuerdos&pg=PA58|access-date=December 26, 2011}}</ref> "Amor Prohibido", "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom", and "No Me Queda Mas" peaked at number one before Selena's death.<ref name=charthistory>{{cite magazine|title=Selena's Chart Performance|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=selena|chart=all}}|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 23, 2011}}</ref>}} ''Amor Prohibido'' was among the [[List of best-selling albums in the United States|best selling U.S. albums]] of 1995,<ref name="bestseller">{{cite news |title=Five Selena albums reach Billboard 200 |first=Ramiro|last=Burr |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SAEC&p_theme=saec&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAFE755195D0535&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |newspaper=[[San Antonio Express-News]] |date=April 14, 1995 |access-date=August 14, 2011|url-access=subscription}}</ref> and has been certified 36× platinum by the RIAA for sales of 2.16 million album-equivalent units in the United States.<ref name="RIAA"/> The album was named on Tom Moon's list of the ''1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die: A Listener's Life List'' (2008).{{sfn|Moon|2008|p=990}}

''Amor Prohibido'' popularized Tejano music among a younger and wider audience than at any other time in the genre's history.{{sfn|Miguel|2002|p=110}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Born on the Border|work=[[Newsweek]] |date=October 22, 1995|url=http://www.newsweek.com/born-border-184270|access-date=February 28, 2015}}</ref> The two singles, "Amor Prohibido" and "No Me Queda Más", were the most successful US Latin singles of [[Billboard Top Latin Songs Year-End Chart|1994 and 1995]], respectively.<ref name="billboardmag">
{{Cite magazine
| date = November 28, 1998
| title = Topping The Charts Year By Year
| magazine = Billboard
| volume = 110
| issue = 48
| page = LMQ3
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=MAoEAAAAMBAJ&q=rudy+la+scala&pg=RA1-PA38
| access-date =March 3, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Remembering Selena's Trailblazing Music |author=Rivas, Jorge |url=http://colorlines.com/archives/2011/03/16th_anniversary_of_selenas_death.html |newspaper=Colorlines |date=March 31, 2011 |access-date=April 14, 2011 |archive-date=July 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701170710/http://www.colorlines.com/articles/remembering-selenas-trailblazing-music |url-status=dead }}</ref> The album's commercial success led to a Grammy nomination for Best Mexican/American Album at the [[37th Grammy Awards]] in 1995.<ref>{{cite news |last=Valdes |first=Alisa |date=April 7, 1995 |title=Loving Selena, fans loved themselves |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-loving-selena-fans-lov/169967690/ |access-date=April 10, 2025 |newspaper=[[Boston Globe]]}}</ref> It won Record of the Year at the [[1995 Tejano Music Awards]]<ref name="TMAs" /> and Regional/Mexican Album of the Year at the [[Premio Lo Nuestro 1995|1995 Lo Nuestro Awards]].{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=152}} Selena was named "one of Latin music's most successful touring acts" during her ''Amor Prohibido'' tour.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Harrington|first1=Richard|title=Slain Tejano Singer's Album Tops Pop Chart |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/review97/selenaalbum.htm|access-date=February 28, 2015|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=July 26, 1995}}</ref>

After ''Amor Prohibido''{{'}}s release, Selena was considered "bigger than Tejano itself", and broke barriers in the Latin music world.<ref name="Newsday">{{cite news |last=Schone |first=Mark |date=April 20, 1995 |title=A Postmortem Star In death, Selena is a crossover success |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/newsday-a-postmortem-star-in-death-sel/142411788/ |access-date=April 10, 2025 |newspaper=Newsday |page=B3 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> She was called the "Queen of Tejano Music" by many media outlets.{{efn|Outlets describing Selena as "Queen of Tejano Music" include: ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Cortina|first=Betty|title=A Sad Note|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=March 26, 1999|issue=478|url=https://ew.com/article/1999/03/26/four-years-after-selenas-death/|access-date=September 11, 2012|archive-date=June 23, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623104918/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,274898,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Billboard'' magazine,<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Lannert|first=John |title=Tejano Music Awards: Bigger, But Not Necessarily Better |magazine=Billboard|date=April 6, 1996 |volume=108|issue=14|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Tw0EAAAAMBAJ&q=Selena+Queen+of+Tejano+Music&pg=PA37 |access-date=September 11, 2012}}</ref> ''[[Los Angeles (magazine)|Los Angeles Magazine]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Katz|first=Jesse|title=The Curse of Zapata|magazine=[[Los Angeles (magazine)|Los Angeles Magazine]] |date=December 2002 |volume=47 |issue=12 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7V0EAAAAMBAJ&q=Selena+Queen+of+Tejano+Music&pg=PA104|access-date=September 11, 2012}}</ref> ''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]'' magazine,<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Year In Review|magazine=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|date=September 1998|volume=6|issue=7|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lywEAAAAMBAJ&q=Selena+Queen+of+Tejano+Music&pg=PA167|access-date=September 11, 2012}}{{Dead link|date=January 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ''[[The Huffington Post]]'',<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hernandez|first1=Lee |title=Selena Quintanilla: Remembering The Queen Of Tejano Music On Her Birthday|date=April 15, 2012 |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/15/selena-quintanilla-birthday-tejano_n_1425195.html |access-date=January 30, 2015 |work=[[The Huffington Post]]}}</ref> and ''The New York Times''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Verhovek|first1=Sam|title=Grammy-Winning Singer Selena Killed in Shooting at Texas Motel |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/01/obituaries/grammy-winning-singer-selena-killed-in-shooting-at-texas-motel.html|access-date=January 30, 2015|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=April 1995 }}</ref>}} ''Billboard'' magazine ranked ''Amor Prohibido'' among the most essential Latin recordings of the past 50 years<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The 50 Greatest Latin Albums of the Past 50 Years |url=http://www.billboard.com/photos/6686047/50-most-essential-latin-albums-past-50-years/45 |magazine=Billboard |date=September 17, 2015 |access-date=August 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604223334/http://www.billboard.com/photos/6686047/50-most-essential-latin-albums-past-50-years/45 |archive-date=June 4, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> and included it on its list of the top 100 albums of all-time.{{sfn|Roiz|2015 (b)}} In 2017, [[NPR]] ranked ''Amor Prohibido'' at number 19 on their list of the 150 greatest albums made by women.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Diaz-Hurtado |first1=Jessica|title=The 150 Greatest Albums Made By Women |url=https://www.npr.org/2017/07/20/538317263/turning-the-tables-150-greatest-albums-made-by-women-page-14 |work=[[NPR]]|date=July 24, 2017|access-date=July 24, 2017}}</ref> Sales of the album and its titular single represented Tejano music's first commercial success in Puerto Rico.<ref name=Newsday /> Selena recorded a duet titled "[[Donde Quiera Que Estés]]" with the [[Barrio Boyzz]], which was released on their album of the same name in 1994. The song reached number one on the Top Latin Songs chart,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allrovi.com/name/The-Barrio-Boyzz-p448538?r=allmovie |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130116171505/http://www.allrovi.com/name/The-Barrio-Boyzz-p448538?r=allmovie |archive-date=January 16, 2013 |title=Chart history > Selena > Donde Quiera Que Estes|website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=July 13, 2011}}</ref> which enabled Selena to tour in New York City, Argentina, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Central America, where she was not well known.{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=123}}{{sfn|Jones|2013|p=14}}

In late 1994, EMI chairman Charles Koppelman decided Selena had achieved her goals in the Spanish-speaking market. He wanted to promote her as an English-language solo pop artist. Selena continued touring while EMI began preparing the crossover album, engaging Grammy Award-winning composers.{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=115}} By the time Selena performed to a record-breaking, sold-out concert at the [[Houston Astrodome]] in February 1995, work had already begun on her crossover album.{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=115}} In 1995, she made a [[cameo appearance]] in ''[[Don Juan DeMarco]]'', which starred [[Marlon Brando]], [[Johnny Depp]], and [[Faye Dunaway]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Dollar |first=Steve |last2=DeVault |first2=Russ |date=April 5, 1995 |title=Selena: Singer was on the verge of mainstream stardom |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-journal-selena-singer-was-o/169967816/ |access-date=April 10, 2025 |newspaper=The Atlanta Journal |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

== Murder ==
{{Main|Murder of Selena}}

{{See also|Trial of Yolanda Saldívar}}
The Quintanilla family appointed Yolanda Saldívar as manager of Selena's boutiques in early 1994.<ref name=orlando /> Eight months later, Selena signed Saldívar as her [[registered agent]] in San Antonio, Texas. After the agreement, Saldívar moved from San Antonio to [[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi]] to be closer to Selena.{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=146}} In December 1994, the boutiques began to suffer after the number of staff for both stores had decreased.{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=182}} According to staff members, Saldívar often dismissed employees she disliked. Employees at the stores regularly complained about Saldívar's behavior to Selena, who dismissed the claims, believing Saldívar would not negatively impose erratic decisions on Selena's fashion venture.{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=170}}

According to Quintanilla Jr., the staff later turned their attention to him and began informing him about Saldívar's behavior. Quintanilla Jr. took the claims seriously; he told Selena to "be careful" and said Saldívar might not be a good influence. Selena dismissed her father's inquiries because he had often distrusted people in the past.{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=170}} By January 1995, Selena's fashion designer Martin Gomez, her cousin Debra Ramirez, and clients had expressed their concerns over Saldívar's behavior and management skills.{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=170}}{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=171}} During an interview with Saldívar in 1995, reporters from ''[[The Dallas Morning News]]'' said her devotion to Selena bordered on obsession.{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=146}}

According to Quintanilla Jr., in January 1995, he began receiving telephone calls from fans who said they had paid for membership in the Selena fan club and had received nothing in return for it, and he began an investigation.{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=183}} Quintanilla Jr. discovered that Saldívar had embezzled more than $30,000 via forged checks from both the fan club and the boutiques.{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=183}}<ref>{{cite web|last1=Liebrum|first1=Jennifer|last2=Jamieson|first2=Wendell|title=Selena's Killer Gets 30 Years|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/selena-killer-30-years-article-1.703778|website=NY Daily News|language=en|date=October 27, 1995|access-date=July 12, 2017|archive-date=May 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519020724/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/selena-killer-30-years-article-1.703778|url-status=dead}}</ref> Quintanilla Jr. held a meeting with Selena and Suzette on the night of March 9 at [[Q-Productions]] to confront Saldívar. Quintanilla Jr. presented Saldívar with the inconsistencies about the disappeared funds. Quintanilla Jr. told her that if she did not provide evidence that disproved his accusations, he would involve the local police. Quintanilla Jr. banned Saldívar from having any contact with Selena. However, Selena did not want to dissolve their friendship; she thought Saldívar was essential to the success of the clothing line in Mexico. Selena also wanted to keep her close because she had bank records, statements, and financial records necessary for tax preparation.{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=183}}

In the days before Selena's death, Saldívar delayed handing over the bank statements and financial records by saying she had been physically and sexually assaulted in Mexico.<ref name="queen"/> Saldívar, along with Selena, appeared at a medical clinic on March 31, 1995, ostensibly to have Saldívar examined for an assault which she claimed happened to her in [[Monterrey]].{{efn|Testimony given by nurse Carla Anthony at the Saldívar trial indicated that Saldívar and Selena's visit to her clinic occurred March 24, not March 31.<ref name="Rape">{{cite news|title=October 12, 1995 testimony of Carla Anthony |work=[[Houston Chronicle]] |url=http://chron.com/content/chronicle/metropolitan/selena/transcripts/95/10/12/anthony.html |access-date=September 27, 2015 |date=October 12, 1995 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 6, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070406191637/http://chron.com/content/chronicle/metropolitan/selena/transcripts/95/10/12/anthony.html}}</ref>  The predominance of other sources indicate that Nurse Anthony is mistaken.}} During that visit, Saldívar was given a brief physical examination by the clinic's doctor, but this did not include a gynecological exam specifically done in cases of sexual assault. It was suggested by nurse Carla Anthony that Saldívar needed to have the rape exam in San Antonio for three reasons: Saldívar was a resident of San Antonio, the clinic they were currently at was in Corpus Christi, and the assault occurred in Mexico.<ref name="Rape"/>

Afterward, Selena again met with Saldívar in her motel room at the [[Days Inn]] in Corpus Christi.<ref name=NewYorkTimes /> At the motel, Selena demanded the financial papers. At 11:48&nbsp;a.m. (CST), Saldívar got a gun from her purse<ref name="people" /> and pointed it at Selena. As Selena attempted to flee, Saldívar shot her once on the right lower shoulder, severing the subclavian artery and causing a severe loss of blood. Critically wounded, Selena ran towards the lobby, leaving a {{convert|392|ft|adj=on}} trail of blood.<ref name="FCS">{{Cite episode |series=[[Famous Crime Scene]] |title=Selena |network=[[VH1]] |date=March 12, 2010 |season=1 |number=105 |minutes=30 }}</ref> She collapsed on the floor as the clerk called the emergency services, with Saldívar still chasing after her and calling her a "[[Bitch (slang)|bitch]]".<ref>{{cite news|title=October 12, 1995, the testimony of Norma Martinez |date=October 12, 1995 |work=Houston Chronicle |access-date=September 27, 2015 |url=http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/metropolitan/selena/transcripts/95/10/12/martinez.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070715183634/http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/metropolitan/selena/transcripts/95/10/12/martinez.html |archive-date=July 15, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Before collapsing, Selena named Saldívar as her assailant and gave the number of the room where she had been shot.<ref name="Assailant">{{cite news|title=Friday, October 13, testimony of Shawna Vela |url=http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/metropolitan/selena/transcripts/95/10/13/vela.html |access-date=September 27, 2015 |work=Houston Chronicle |date=October 13, 1995 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070710205035/http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/metropolitan/selena/transcripts/95/10/13/vela.html |archive-date=July 10, 2007 }}</ref> Meanwhile, Saldívar attempted to leave in her pickup truck. She was spotted by a responding police cruiser.<ref name="FCS"/> She surrendered after a nearly nine-and-a-half-hour standoff with police and the FBI.<ref name=NewYorkTimes/> By that time hundreds of fans had gathered at the scene. Many wept as police took Saldívar away.<ref name=NewYorkTimes/><ref name="FCS"/>

Selena was taken to the [[Corpus Christi Memorial Hospital]] at 12:00&nbsp;p.m. (CST). Her pupils were [[Pupillary response|fixed]] and [[Mydriasis|dilated]], there was no evidence of neurological function, she had no [[vital signs]],{{sfn|Arrarás|1997|p=154}} and was declared [[Brain death|clinically brain dead]].<ref name="surgeonelkins">{{cite news |date=October 20, 1995 |title=Surgeon Recalls Futile Emergency Treatment of Selena |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-journal-news-surgeon-recalls-futile/169968064/ |access-date=April 10, 2025 |work=The Journal News |page=7 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> Dr. Louis Elkins, cardiac surgeon, arrived at Memorial Hospital and said he saw doctors making "heroic efforts" to revive Selena.<ref name="surgeonelkins"/> They were able to establish an "erratic heartbeat" long enough to transfer her to the [[Trauma (medicine)|trauma room]],<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mitchel|first1=Rick|title=In life, she was the queen of Tejano music. In death, the 23-year-old singer became a legend|url=http://www.chron.com/news/article/In-life-she-was-the-queen-of-Tejano-music-In-1649090.php|access-date=March 8, 2015|work=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=March 25, 2005}}</ref> and began blood transfusions in an attempt to re-establish blood circulation after opening Selena's chest and finding massive internal bleeding.<ref name="FCS"/> By the time Elkins arrived, an emergency doctor began "massaging her heart" after it had stopped [[Pulse|beating]].<ref name="arrived">{{cite news |date=October 20, 1995 |title=Doctor: Selena Arrived Brain Dead |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-doctor-selena-arrived-brain/169968005/ |access-date=April 10, 2025 |work=Daily Press |page=7 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> Elkins reported how all efforts were futile and said had he been the receiving doctor, he would not have made any treatments on Selena. He felt "obligated to continue" after the emergency room doctor made the decision to reanimate the singer.<ref>{{cite news |date=October 20, 1995 |title='Futile' Efforts to Save Selena |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/philadelphia-daily-news-futile-efforts/169968111/ |access-date=April 10, 2025 |work=Philadelphia Daily News |page=19 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> After 50 minutes of surgery, she was pronounced dead from [[Bleeding|blood loss]] and [[cardiac arrest]] at 1:05&nbsp;p.m. (CST).<ref name="FCS"/><ref>{{cite news|last1=Villafranca |first1=Armando |title=Singer Selena shot to death |url=http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/metropolitan/selena/95/04/01/killed.html |access-date=September 27, 2015 |work=Houston Chronicle |date=April 1, 1995 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070621144534/http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/metropolitan/selena/95/04/01/killed.html |archive-date=June 21, 2007 }}</ref>

An [[autopsy]] was performed on the same day due to the overwhelming media response.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.autopsyfiles.org/reports/Celebs/selena_report.pdf|title=Selena autopsy report|date=April 20, 1995|author=County of Nueces, office of the Medical Examiner|accessdate=May 30, 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530034357/http://www.autopsyfiles.org/reports/Celebs/selena_report.pdf|archivedate=May 30, 2022}}</ref> It revealed that the bullet had entered Selena's upper right back, near her shoulder blade, passed through her [[Thoracic cavity|chest cavity]], severed the right [[subclavian artery]], and exited her right upper chest.<ref name="FCS"/> Her official cause of death was described as "exsanguinating internal and external hemorrhage due to perforating gunshot wound" resulting in "massive bleeding".<ref name="cause">{{cite web|url=https://st1.uvnimg.com/dims4/default/7b507a2/2147483647/resize/1093x820%3E/quality/75/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fuvn-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F22%2Fb9%2F5dcd7f314122a99ad59133be4212%2Fautopsia.jpg|title=Selena autopsy report, first page|accessdate=March 18, 2022}}</ref> The internal examination revealed that she had not ingested any type of drug, nor was she pregnant,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.univision.com/entretenimiento/exclusiva-un-recorrido-en-fotos-por-las-evidencias-del-caso-de-selena-y-sus-enigmas-fotos|title=Foto a foto: esto fue lo que le pasó a Selena el día que Yolanda la mató|author=Cynthia López y Andrés Rivera|work=Univisión|date=March 27, 2018|accessdate=March 18, 2022|language=es}}</ref> which was a rumor that began spreading after her death.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/were-rumors-selena-quintanilla-pregnant-193200366.html#:~:text=All%20those%20rumors%20were%20false,did%20not%20have%20any%20children.|title=There Were Rumors Selena Quintanilla Was Pregnant When She Was Shot|work=yahoo!life|date=April 16, 2021|accessdate=March 18, 2022|first=Jennifer|last=Nied}}</ref>

=== Funeral ===
[[File:Selena Quintanilla-Perez's grave.jpg|thumb|upright|Selena's grave at Seaside Memorial Park in Corpus Christi, Texas]]
On April 1, Bayfront Plaza in Corpus Christi held a vigil which drew 3,000 fans.{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=108}}<ref name="plaza">{{cite news |last=Mena |first=Jennifer |date=April 2, 1995 |title=Tejano fans mourning for Selena |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-tejano-fans-mo/156813774/ |access-date=April 10, 2025 |newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |pages=[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/156813774/ 1], [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/156813795/ 21] |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> During the event, it was announced that a public viewing of the casket would be held at the Bayfront Auditorium the following day. Fans lined up for almost {{convert|1|mi|spell=in}}.{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=108}} An hour before the doors opened, rumors that the casket was empty began circulating, which prompted the Quintanilla family to have an open-casket viewing.{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=211}}<ref name="watch">{{cite news |title=For Slain Singer's Father, Memories and Questions |first=Ross E. |last=Milloy |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/03/us/for-slain-singer-s-father-memories-and-questions.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=April 3, 1995 |access-date=September 20, 2011}}</ref> About 30,000 to 40,000 fans passed by Selena's casket.<ref name="watch"/><ref name="coffin">{{cite news |last=Koidin |first=Michelle |date=April 3, 1995 |title=Thousands Mourn Selena's Death |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-thousands-mourn/156813875/ |access-date=April 10, 2025 |newspaper=Charlotte Observer |page=3A |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |agency=Associated Press}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Mena |first=Jennifer |date=April 3, 1995 |title=More than 30,000 view Selena's casket |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-more-than-300/156813923/ |access-date=April 10, 2025 |newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |pages=[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/156813923/ 1], [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/156813931/ 6] |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> More than 78,000 signed a book of condolence.{{sfn|Arrarás|1997|p=28}} Flowers for the casket viewing were imported from The Netherlands. At the request of Selena's family, video and flash photography was banned.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Brown|first1=Eric|title=Saying goodbye: Thousands bid Selena farewell|url=http://www.caller.com/entertainment/selena/saying-goodbye-thousands-bid-selena-farewell-ep-1019569271.html|access-date=September 19, 2015|work=Corpus Christi Caller Times|date=April 3, 1995}}</ref>

On April 3, 1995, six hundred guests—mostly family members—attended Selena's burial at Seaside Memorial Park in Corpus Christi, Texas,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texastripper.com/famous-texans/selena/grave.html|title=Grave of Selena|work=TexasTripper.com|access-date=November 5, 2017}}</ref> which was broadcast live by a Corpus Christi and San Antonio radio station without the consent of her family. A [[Jehovah's Witnesses|Jehovah's Witness]] minister from Lake Jackson preached in English, quoting [[Paul the Apostle]]'s words in [[1 Corinthians 15]]. Hundreds of people began circling the area in their vehicles.{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=215}} Among the celebrities who attended Selena's funeral were [[Roberto Pulido]], [[Bobby Pulido]], [[David Lee Garza]], Navaira, [[Laura Canales]], Elsa Garcia, La Mafia, Ram Herrera, Imagen Latina, and [[Pete Astudillo]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cabrera|first1=Rene|title=Selena tragedy jars Tejano industry|url=http://www.caller.com/entertainment/selena/selena-tragedy-jars-tejano-industry-ep-1035501445-312238631.html|access-date=September 19, 2015|work=[[Corpus Christi Caller-Times]]|date=April 3, 1995}}</ref> A special [[Mass in the Catholic Church|Mass]] held the same day at [[Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena|Los Angeles Sports Arena]] drew a crowd of 4,000.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Williams|first1=Frank B|last2=Lopetegui|first2=Enrique|title=Mourning Selena : Nearly 4,000 Gather at L.A. Sports Arena Memorial for Slain Singer|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-04-03-me-50356-story.html|access-date=March 21, 2015|work=Latin Times|date=April 3, 1995}}</ref> Coincidentally, Selena’s funeral occurred on the same day as a [[1995 Corpus Christi shooting|workplace shooting]] (which also occurred in Corpus Christi) that resulted in the deaths of 5 people (excluding the perpetrator); news of the incident wasn’t covered much since it was overshadowed by news coverage of the funeral.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.caller.com/story/entertainment/people/selena/2015/04/16/culture-clash-some-anglos-find-outpouring-of-grief-hard-to-understand/91946818/|title=Culture Clash: Some Anglos find outpouring of grief hard to understand|last=Bernstein|first=Ellen|publisher=Caller Times|date=April 3, 1995|access-date=April 16, 2015}}</ref>

=== Impact ===
Selena's murder had a widespread impact. Reactions to her death were compared to those following the deaths of musicians [[John Lennon]] and [[Elvis Presley]] and that of [[President of the United States|U.S. president]] [[John F. Kennedy]].{{sfn|Stacy|2002|p=746}}{{sfn|Jasinski|2012|p=254}} Major television networks interrupted their regular programming to break the news—[[Tom Brokaw]] referred to Selena as "The Mexican [[Madonna]]".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rodriguez|first1=Gregory|title='Selena': A Symbol of Today's Cultural Ties|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-04-07-ca-46202-story.html|access-date=September 27, 2015|work=Los Angeles Times|date=April 7, 1997}}</ref> Her death was front-page news in ''[[The New York Times]]'' for two days.{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=174}} Many vigils and memorials were held in her honor, and radio stations in Texas played her music non-stop.<ref name="worstday">{{cite news|title=Selena's death leaves Tejano music world shocked, mournful |url=http://www.caller.com/entertainment/selena/selenas-death-leaves-tejano-music-world-shocked-mournful-ep-1035569575.html |access-date=September 19, 2015 |work=Corpus Christi Caller Times |date=April 1, 1995}}</ref> Her funeral drew 60,000 mourners, many of whom traveled from outside the United States.<ref name="worstday" />

The news struck the [[Hispanic]] community extremely hard. Many fans traveled thousands of miles to see Selena's house and boutiques, and the crime scene.{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=199}}<ref name="traffic">{{cite news |last=Katz |first=Jesse |date=April 2, 1995 |title=For Barrio, Selena's Death Strikes a Poignant Chord |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-04-02-mn-50074-story.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=April 10, 2025 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> By mid-afternoon, police were asked to form a [[detour]] because a line of cars began backing up traffic from the Quintanillas' houses.{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=200}} Among the celebrities who contacted the Quintanilla family to express their condolences were [[Gloria Estefan]], [[Celia Cruz]], [[Julio Iglesias]], and Madonna.{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=165}} Other celebrities—including Stefani Montiel, Jaime DeAnda (of [[Tejano music#Tejano artists and bands|Los Chamacos]]), and [[Shelly Lares]]—appeared on radio stations to express their thoughts about Selena's death.{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=201}}

An issue of ''People'' magazine was released several days after her murder. Its publishers believed interest would soon wane. They released a commemorative issue within a week when it became clear it was growing. The issue sold nearly a million copies,<ref name="Latin pride">{{cite magazine|last1=Lannert |first1=John |year=1995 |title=Latin pride |magazine=Billboard |volume=107 |issue=23 |page=112 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0QsEAAAAMBAJ&q=Selena+Dreaming+of+You+sold+more&pg=PA62|access-date=September 27, 2015 }}</ref> selling the entire first and second print runs within two weeks. It became a collector's item, a first in the history of ''People''. Betty Cortina, an editor of ''People'', told ''Biography'' they never had an issue that was completely sold out; "it was unheard of". In the following months, the company released ''[[People en Español]]'' aimed at the Hispanic market, due to the success of the Selena issue.<ref name="Selena ''Biography''"/> This was followed by ''[[Newsweek|Newsweek en Espanol]]'' and ''[[Latina (magazine)|Latina]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Muniz|first1=Janet|title=Bidi Bidi Bom Bom: The Audiotopias of Selena Across the Americas|url=http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1045&context=lux|website=[[Claremont Graduate University|Claremont.edu]]|access-date=February 28, 2015}}</ref>

A few days later, [[Howard Stern]] mocked Selena's murder and burial, poked fun at her mourners, and criticized her music. Stern said, "This music does absolutely nothing for me. [[Alvin and the Chipmunks]] have more soul&nbsp;...&nbsp;Spanish people have the worst taste in music. They have no depth." Stern's comments outraged and infuriated the Hispanic community in Texas.{{sfn|Arrarás|1997|pp=24–27}} Stern's sound effects man added gunshots to her music played in the background on his show.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 3, 1995 |title=The Howard Stern Show }}</ref> A South Texas judge issued a [[disorderly conduct]] arrest warrant in Stern's name, claiming "I did it for all the Tejano fans". Free-speech advocates said the warrant was unconstitutional. "It fails the First Amendment test", said Jay Jacobson, executive director for the Texas chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. "It's a speech that is protected - being a music critic, no matter how harsh, is not grounds for criminal charges."<ref>{{Cite news |agency=Associated Press |date=April 13, 1995 |title=Warrant Is Issued For Howard Stern |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/13/us/warrant-is-issued-for-howard-stern.html |access-date=December 10, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Stern made an on-air statement, in Spanish, saying his comments were not made to cause "more anguish to her family, friends and those who loved her".<ref>{{cite web|title=A real shocker from Stern: Apology for Selena comments|work=Daily News|location=New York |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/real-shocker-stern-apology-selena-comments-article-1.689006 |access-date=November 23, 2013|date=April 7, 1995}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Marikar|first=Sheila |title=Howard Stern's Five Most Outrageous Offenses |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/howard-sterns-outrageous-offenses/story?id=16327309|work=Good Morning America|publisher=ABC|access-date=November 23, 2013 |date=May 14, 2012}}</ref> The [[League of United Latin American Citizens]] boycotted Stern's show, finding his apology unacceptable.<ref>{{cite news |last=Campbell |first=Elizabeth |date=April 7, 1995 |title=Hispanics call Stern's apology for Selena remarks unacceptable |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-hispanics-call/169968530/ |access-date=April 10, 2025 |newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |page=A9 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

Texas retailers removed any products that were related to Stern, while [[Sears]] and [[McDonald's]] sent a letter stating their disapproval of Stern's comments to the media because some fans believed the companies sponsored Stern's show.{{sfn|Arrarás|1997|pp=26–27}} Within a week, on [[NBC]]'s ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'', Stern and [[Robin Quivers]] (his co-host) were asked whether Stern's remarks about Selena were acceptable. Quivers decided not to talk about the situation to avoid arguing with Stern. When [[Linda Ronstadt]]—a pop singer of Mexican-American heritage—appeared on the show, she and Quivers argued when Ronstadt defended Selena.{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=227}}

On April 12, 1995, two weeks after Selena's death, [[George W. Bush]], governor of Texas at the time, declared her birthday, April 16, Selena Day in the state.<ref name="biotexas"/><ref name=WIRE>{{cite news|title=Sunday's Selena Day|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SAEC&p_theme=saec&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAFE75514FF3445&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|access-date=October 6, 2011|newspaper=San Antonio Express-News|date=April 14, 1995|url-access=subscription}}</ref> He said Selena represented "the essence of south Texas culture."<ref name=bushcomments>{{cite web|title=Texas Declares 'Selena Day'|url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Texas-Declares-Selena-Day-3037474.php|website=[[Houston Chronicle]]|access-date=February 28, 2015|date=April 17, 1995}}</ref> Some European Americans in Texas wrote to the editor of the ''[[Brazosport Facts]]'' during April and May, asking what the big deal was; some were offended that Selena Day fell on [[Easter]]. Others said, "Easter is ''more'' important than Selena Day", and that they believed people should let Selena rest in peace and continue with their lives.{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=225}} Mexican Americans in Texas wrote vociferously to the newspaper. Some said others were too critical of Selena Day, and should not have responded so rudely.{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=226}}

In October 1995, a Houston jury convicted Saldívar of [[first-degree murder]] and she was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 30 years in 2025.{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=230}} On March 27, 2025, Saldívar's appeal for parole was denied. She will be eligible again in March 2030.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/selena-quintanillas-killer-yolanda-saldivar-denied-parole-next-eligibility-2030/|title=Selena Quintanilla's killer, Yolanda Saldívar, denied parole, next eligibility in 2030 - CBS Texas|date=March 30, 2025|website=www.cbsnews.com}}</ref> Life with the possibility of parole was the maximum prison term allowed in Texas that could be imposed at the time.<ref name="sentencing-CNN">{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/US/9510/selena/10-26/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020612084141/http://edition.cnn.com/US/9510/selena/10-26/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 12, 2002|title=Selena's killer receives life sentence|publisher=CNN|date=October 26, 1995|access-date=August 17, 2015}}</ref> In 2002, under a judge's order, the gun used to kill Selena was destroyed and the pieces were thrown into [[Corpus Christi Bay]].<ref name="Gun">{{cite news|title=Southwest: Texas: Gun That Killed Singer Is To Be Destroyed|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/08/us/national-briefing-southwest-texas-gun-that-killed-singer-is-to-be-destroyed.html|access-date=September 27, 2015|work=The New York Times|date=June 8, 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2002/06/11/gun-used-in-slaying-of-selena-destroyed/ |title=Gun used in slaying of Selena destroyed |work=Chicago Tribune |access-date=October 26, 2011 |date=June 11, 2002 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=October 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004213707/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2002-06-11/news/0206110189_1_tejano-singing-star-selena-abraham-quintanilla-corpus-christi-bay |url-status=live }}</ref> Fans and historians disapproved of the decision to destroy the gun, saying the event was historical and the gun should have been in a museum.<ref name="biotexas"/>

== Artistry ==
Selena possessed a [[soprano]] [[Voice type|vocal range]].<ref name=mendoza /> During her lifetime, she expressed her love and admiration for [[Gloria Estefan]], who she credited with opening the door for female artists of [[hispanic]] descent.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mesa |first=Cristal |date=April 22, 2020 |title=20 Forgotten Photos Showing Selena With Today's Biggest Celebrities |url=https://wearemitu.com/wearemitu/entertainment/20-forgotten-photos-showing-selena-with-todays-biggest-celebrities/ |access-date=February 8, 2024 |website=we are Mitú |language=en-US}}</ref> Selena's other major influences include [[Madonna]], [[Paula Abdul]],<ref name="Selena">{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/selena-quintanilla-50-birthday-influence-1234953782/|title=On What Would Have Been Selena Quintanilla's 50th Birthday, How the Late Tejano Star Still Influences Today|magazine=Variety|access-date=August 27, 2024|first=Cata|last=Balzano|date=April 16, 2021}}</ref> [[Michael Jackson]], [[Janet Jackson]], [[Mariah Carey]] and [[Whitney Houston]], as well as rock bands such as [[AC/DC]] and [[Kiss (band)|KISS]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Selena Names her Biggest Influences (Mariah, MJ, Janet, Whitney) | date=October 31, 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSDP5B8WeJE |access-date=February 8, 2024 |language=en}}</ref> 

In an April 1995 interview with ''Billboard'' magazine, Behar said he saw Selena as a "cross between [[Janet Jackson]] and [[Whitney Houston]] in style, feel, and vocal range".<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Burr|first1=Ramiro|title=EMI Set Honors Selena's Memory|magazine=Billboard|date=April 15, 1995|volume=107|issue=15 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7wsEAAAAMBAJ&q=Selena+Quintanilla+vocal+range&pg=PA72 |access-date=February 2, 2015}}</ref> Although Selena did not write most of her songs, she incorporated [[contemporary R&B|R&B]],{{sfn|Ilan|2014|p=668}} [[Latin pop]], [[synthpop|technopop]],{{sfn|Stacy|2002|p=745}} [[country western music|country and western]], and [[disco]] into her Tejano music repertoire.{{sfn|Moreno|2010|p=282}} Mario Tarradell of ''The Dallas Morning News'' said that during her music career, Selena "merges Tejano's infectious cumbia rhythm with street-savvy R&B, old-school soul, dancehall reggae, sizzling salsa, and trippy, loopy funk".{{sfn|Gutiérrez|2003|p=122}} Selena's recordings expressed "love and pain, as well as strength and passion", according to Charles Tatum.{{sfn|Tatum|2013|p=1032}} 

She also recorded independently driven, female-empowerment-themed compositions; "Si La Quieres", "¿Qué Creías?", "Ya Ves" and "Ya No", which centered around inappropriate relationships and recovery from domestic violence.{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=121}} Peter Watrous of ''The New York Times'' said Selena's voice "sometimes quivered", and that she "roughed it up a bit". He continued, "[a]t its best, it had a coolness, a type of unadorned passion".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Watrous|first1=Peter|date=July 30, 1995 |title=Recordings View;; Inklings of What Might Have Been |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/30/arts/recordings-view-inklings-of-what-might-have-been.html |access-date=March 26, 2015|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> [[Ilan Stavans]] called her music "cursi-melodramatic, cheesy, overemotional, not too far from [[Juan Gabriel]] and a relative of Iglesias".<ref name=dreamingrep>{{cite magazine |last1=Stavans |first1=Ilan |date=November 20, 1995 |title=Dreaming of You |url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=9511303094&site=ehost-live |magazine=New Republic |volume=213 |issue=21 |pages=24–25 |access-date=March 26, 2015 |url-access=subscription |via=[[EBSCO Information Services|EBSCO]]}}</ref> [[Richard Corliss]] of ''Time'' magazine said her songs "are perky, cheerful rather than soulful", and that earlier recordings, "with their tinny, Tijuana Brass charts, and keyboards that evoke calliopes are ideal for the fairground or merry-go-round". Corliss calls Selena's singing an "expert mimicry of everything from Édith Piaf's melodramatic contralto to the coloratura riffs of Mariah Carey. But the sounds are still lightly Hispanic."<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Corliss|first1=Richard|title=Viva Selena|magazine=Time|date=June 24, 2001|url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,137442,00.html|access-date=March 26, 2015|archive-date=April 5, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150405025122/http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,137442,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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''Newsweek'' magazine called Selena's English-language recordings "a blend of urban pop and Latin warmth".<ref name=newsweek>{{cite web|title=Selena's Posthumous Triumph|url=http://www.newsweek.com/selenas-posthumous-triumph-184534|website=[[Newsweek]]|access-date=February 28, 2015|date=July 31, 1995}}</ref> According to ''[[Texas Monthly]]'',  Selena's brother modernized her music into a more "funk and hip hop" sound.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Topics > Selena|magazine=[[Texas Monthly]]|url=http://www.texasmonthly.com/topics/selena|access-date=February 28, 2015}}</ref> Selena's use of emotive range during her musical career has been praised by critics as being her trademark.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=none|magazine=Latin Style|year=2002|issue=45|quote=The song "My Love," was written by Selena and samples from contemporary pop influences. Other songs like "Sukiyaki" (a cover of Kyu Sakamoto's 1963 hit), "Amame, Quiéreme" (her first duet with Pete Astudillo), and the cumbia "Besitos", played a pivotal role on how Selena mixed rhythm and sound, which became her trademark.}}</ref>{{sfn|Parédez|2009|p=160}} A.B. wrote increasingly cumbia-influenced songs for ''Ven Conmigo'' (1990); Ramiro Burr of ''Billboard'' said Selena and her band had "evolved a rhythmic style that demonstrated its increasing prowess for catchy [[Cumbia|cumbias]] such as 'Baila Esta Cumbia' and the title track".{{sfn|Burr|1999|p=188|ps=}} Italian essayist Gaetano Prampolini wrote that "Selena's voice projected a sonorous warmth and joyfulness" during his review of Selena's cumbia recordings.{{sfn|Prampolini|2013|p=188}} In his review of the remix album ''[[Enamorada de Ti]]'' (2012), [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] of [[AllMusic]] wrote that Selena's songs were "rooted in the '90s and sound that way".<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web|last1=Erlewine|first1=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|title=Enamorada de Ti (Album review)|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/enamorada-de-ti-mw0002315622|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=September 3, 2014}}</ref>

== Public image ==
Quintanilla Jr. sought to maintain Selena's image clean and family-oriented.{{sfn|Peña|1999|p=206}} In 1989, she was offered sponsorship from beer companies but her father turned them down.<ref name="Selena ''Biography''" /> Selena was often refused gigs at Tejano venues because she was a female singer in a male-dominated music scene.{{sfn|Pilchak|2005|p=39}} Manuel Peña wrote that after 1989, Selena's popularity increased and she became a sex icon following the release of her debut album.{{sfn|Peña|1999|p=206}} Charles Tatum said Selena drew most attention from her "beauty, sexuality, and youthful impact on the Tejano music scene".{{sfn|Tatum|2013|p=1032}}

Selena said she never wanted to record explicit songs because of her upbringing and because her fan base consisted largely of young children, who regarded her as a role model. She further commented on the question of her [[sexual appeal]] to men during her crossover attempt, asserting that she will "stay the same" and that her English-language recordings will refrain from foul language and sexual themes.{{sfn|Parédez|2009|p=141}} In 1997, [[María Celeste Arrarás]] wrote in her book about Selena's death that the singer was a "sweet and charismatic girl".{{sfn|Arrarás|1997|p=23}} According to Arrarás, Selena "trusted everyone"; she often went shopping alone, despite her father's concerns over her safety.{{sfn|Arrarás|1997|p=38}}

Betty Cortina of ''People'' magazine said Selena's provocative choice of clothing was an acceptable emulation of Janet Jackson and Madonna, and that she wore "sexy outfits that [accentuated] a body of a Latina woman".<ref name="Selena ''Biography''"/>{{sfn|Foley|1997|p=16}} Cortina also stated that Selena had a "flamboyant style, an unbelievable body, curves and booty".<ref name="Selena ''Biography''"/> Arrarás wrote that Selena "began wearing clothes designed to emphasize her curvaceous figure" and that she "never came across as cheap—simply sexy". She also said Selena's makeup regimen was not being "painted up or vulgar".{{sfn|Arrarás|1997|p=59}} Arrarás also noted Selena's "fun-loving stage manner" and said she was "playful onstage and off".{{sfn|Arrarás|1997|p=60}}

Matt S. Meier wrote in his book ''The Mexican American Experience: An Encyclopedia'' (2010) that Selena exhibited "contagious energy" during her concerts and said she displayed "warmth, passion, and sexuality" while exuding a "down-to-earth persona of the wholesome young girl next door".{{sfn|Meier|2003|p=372}} Selena wore outfits that accented her physical attributes and was not afraid to wear outfits she liked,<ref name="Selena ''Biography''"/> despite criticism from parents who thought Selena's choice of outfits were inappropriate for young girls, who began emulating Selena.{{sfn|Foley|1997|p=24}} Her views on public image in the fashion industry were bothersome; she said she was opposed to the image that all woman should be "rail-thin" and the notion that they must wear certain outfits and be "super-young to be beautiful".{{sfn|Tiscareño-Sato|2011}}

In the early 1990s, Selena began wearing decorative [[bustier]]s, spandex or tight pants, and attractive, unbuttoned jackets during her concerts. She was inspired by Paula Abdul, Janet Jackson, and Madonna.{{sfn|Foley|1997|p=24}} During a 1992 interview, Selena said her choice of clothing does not reflect her personality.<ref name="Selena ''Biography''"/> [[NBC News]] called Selena's outfit "provocative".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Reyes|first1=Paul|title=Still Missing Selena: Here Are 6 Reasons Why|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/still-missing-selena-here-are-6-reasons-why-n66031|access-date=February 28, 2015|publisher=[[NBC News]]|date=March 31, 2014|ref=image}}</ref> Because of her choices of outfits and dance moves, she was named by her fans as the "Mexican Madonna".{{sfn|Espinosa|2009|p=359}}{{sfn|Jones|2013|p=88}} According to Suzette, Selena often designed and sewed her outfits backstage with her designers, moments before she was due on stage. Quintanilla Jr. disapproved of Selena's outfits, but he later accepted it when Selena discussed it being a fashion trend.<ref name="Selena ''Biography''"/>

Selena became an inactive member of the [[Jehovah's Witnesses]] due to her exotic clothing.{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=167}} During the photo shoot for ''Entre a Mi Mundo'' (1992), a photographer remarked on the ways Selena's choice of clothing affected Quintanilla Jr. tremendously; he often left sessions when Selena appeared in revealing outfits.{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=117}} Selena was credited as the first woman to change public perceptions of feminine beauty in the Tejano market; a [[Feminist movement|feminist]], she blazed a trail for other female artists during her career.<ref name="Selena ''Biography''"/>{{sfn|Jasinski|2012|p=457}}

Following Selena's death, some celebrities questioned her status as a role model among Hispanic women.  In her [[Corpus: A Home Movie About Selena|1999 documentary]] about the singer, filmmaker [[Lourdes Portillo]] expressed concerns whether Selena was a great role model for young women.<ref>{{cite web|title=Corpus: A Home Movie For Selena|url=https://www.pbs.org/pov/corpus/interview.php|website=[[PBS]]|access-date=March 9, 2015|date=January 14, 1999|archive-date=March 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328164554/http://www.pbs.org/pov/corpus/interview.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> Portillo believed Selena was sending the wrong message to young girls by dancing in clothing that suggested hypersexualization.{{sfn|Fregoso|2010|p=20}} American author [[Sandra Cisneros]] agreed with Portillo's assessment that Selena was "not a good role model to Latina women".{{sfn|Rebolledo|2005|p=126}} Media outlets also shared Portillo's views; they said the "fairy tale story" of Selena was one that her family would want to preserve, questioning Quintanilla Jr.'s role for pushing an image that Selena had "never made mistakes" into the media, calling it "lies" and "not the real story".<ref>{{cite news |last=Persall |first=Steve |date=March 21, 1997 |title=Selena becomes more saint than singer |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1997/03/21/selena-becomes-more-saint-than-singer/ |access-date=April 10, 2025 |newspaper=St. Petersburg Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=McLane |first=Daisann |date=March 18, 1997 |title=Santa Selena Does The Movie's "Official" Version of The Slain Tejano Singer's Life Show's The True Picture? |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/south-florida-sun-sentinel-santa-selena/169969011/ |access-date=April 10, 2025 |newspaper=Sun Sentinel |page=E1 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

== Philanthropy ==
During her childhood, Selena helped organizations such as [[Toys for Tots]].{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=108}} She was active in the U.S. Latino community, visiting local schools to talk to students about the importance of education.{{sfn|Jones|2013|p=11}} At Fulmore Junior High School in [[Austin, Texas|Austin]], she educated two hundred high school students about positive attitudes and setting life-goals in their adult lives.{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=108}} Selena urged children to stay in school, and that alcohol and drugs will lead them nowhere in life.{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=150}} She spent her free time helping her community. Selena performed in [[Washington, D.C.]] to celebrate the forming of the [[Congressional Hispanic Caucus]].{{sfn|Jones|2013|p=11}} Following the aftermath of [[Hurricane Andrew]], Selena helped victims in Florida by performing at a Houston benefit concert.{{sfn|Jones|2013|p=11}}{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=123}}

In August 1994, Selena hosted a charity baseball game to raise money for unspecified charities.{{sfn|Arrarás|1997|p=61}} She also donated her time to civic organizations such as [[Drug Abuse Resistance Education|D.A.R.E.]] and planned a fundraising concert to help [[AIDS]] patients. Selena participated with the Texas Prevention Partnership which was sponsored by the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (Dep Corporation), which released an educational video that was sent to students for free. Her pro-education videos included "My Music" and "Selena Agrees". She was in the works for a [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]]-[[Fort Worth, Texas]] [[Boys & Girls Clubs of America]] benefit concert.<ref name="biotexas"/>

In January 1995, Selena headlined the Teach the Children festival in San Antonio. The concert funded a non-profit program to provide school supplies to needy children.{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=123}} Selena was a spokesperson for women in abusive relationships.{{sfn|Jones|2013|p=9}} She also helped out at homeless shelters.{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=123}} According to the [[A&E (TV network)|A&E]] television series ''[[Biography (TV series)|Biography]]'', Selena's fans were often minorities; she encouraged them to make the most of their lives.<ref name="Selena ''Biography''">{{Cite episode |title=Biography TV Series, Selena episode |series=Biography |network=The Biography Channel |airdate=November 26, 2010 |minutes=60 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Sanchez |first=Rosa |date=April 30, 2021 |title=Who Owns Selena's Legacy? |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/selena-netflix-series-quintanilla-legacy-1162884/ |access-date=February 8, 2025 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Legacy ==
Selena has been credited for helping redefine [[Latin music]]{{sfn|Sickels|2013|p=482}} and its subgenres of Tejano,{{sfn|Parédez|2009|p=12}}{{sfn|Habell-Pallán|2002|p=121}} cumbia, and Latin pop.{{sfn|Vargas|2012|p=188}}{{sfn|Segura|2007|p=477}} Selena broke barriers in the Latin music world.<ref name=mendoza>{{cite news|last1=Mendoza|first1=Madalyn|title=28 reasons Selena makes our hearts go 'bidi bidi bom bom' |url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/music-stage/article/Reasons-Selena-makes-our-hearts-go-bidi-bidi-bom-6103496.php|access-date=March 26, 2015|work=[[San Antonio Express-News]] |date=February 27, 2015}}</ref>{{sfn|Habell-Pallán|2002|p=122}}<ref name=zach>{{cite news|last1=Quaintance |first1=Zack|title=Remembering Selena |url=http://www.themonitor.com/news/local/remembering-selena/article_5429727a-8e9c-502d-bc2a-ff57de63b2a8.html |access-date=March 26, 2015|work=[[The Monitor (Texas)|The Monitor]]|date=March 31, 2010}}</ref> She is considered "one of the most significant Mexican-American singers of the end of the twentieth century".{{sfn|Vargas|2012|p=183}} ''People'' magazine named Selena one of the most intriguing people of the 20th century.{{sfn|Dunkel|Smolowe|1998|p=151}} US Senator [[Kay Bailey Hutchison]] named Selena one of "the spirited women who shaped [the United States]."{{sfn|Bailey|2004|p=185}}

Selena became one of the "most celebrated cultural products" of the United States-Mexico borderlands.{{sfn|Espinosa|2009|p=376}} Selena was called the "[[Honorific nicknames in popular music|Queen of Tejano Music]]", and was described as "the most important and popular Tejano star of all time".{{sfn|Candelaria|2004|p=755}} Her death was "the most devastating loss" in Tejano music history, according to Zach Quaintance of ''[[The Monitor (Texas)|The Monitor]]''.<ref name=zach /> At the time of her death, Selena became one of the most widely known Mexican-American vocal artists{{sfn|Garcia|2002|p=220}}<ref name="Philip True">{{cite news|last=True|first=Philip|title=Selena's fans may turn her into folk hero|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SAEC&p_theme=saec&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAFE755B6E0302E&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|access-date=October 10, 2011|newspaper=San Antonio Express-News|date=April 17, 1995|url-access=subscription|archive-date=January 29, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129233411/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SAEC&p_theme=saec&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAFE755B6E0302E&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the most popular Latin artist in the United States.<ref name="Philip True" /> She had a "cult-like" following among Hispanics.{{sfn|Espinosa|2009|p=377}}

Selena has been named one of the most influential Latin artists of all-time and has been credited for elevating a music genre into the mainstream market.<ref name="mainstream" /><ref name="influential" /> ''Latin Post'' called the singer "one of the most iconic artists in Latin American music history",<ref>{{cite news|last1=Akoukou Thompson|first1=Nicole|title=Selena, Shakira, Santana & More: The 100 Year History of Latin Music in the United States|url=http://www.latinpost.com/articles/5444/20140103/selena-shakira-santana-more-100-year-history-latin-music-united.htm|access-date=March 26, 2015|work=Latin Post |date=January 3, 2014}}</ref> while ''The New York Times'' called her "arguably the most important Latina musician in the country, on her way to becoming one of the most important, period."<ref name="soundname">{{cite news|last1=Pareles|first1=Jon|last2=Caramanica|first2=Jon|last3=Ratliff |first3=Ben|last4=Chinen |first4=Nate|last5=Holden|first5=Stephen|title=Wow! Every Song What's-His-Name Ever Recorded: Movies, Performing Arts/Weekend Desk|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=November 26, 2010|issn=0362-4331|id={{ProQuest|812033801}}}}</ref> Selena became a household name in the United States and Mexico following her death and became part of the American pop culture.<ref name="soundname"/>{{sfn|Mitchell|Reid-Walsh|2007|p=387}} She became more popular in death than when she was alive.{{sfn|Espinosa|2009|p=364}}

After her death, her popularity among the Hispanic population was compared to those of [[Marilyn Monroe]] and Madonna in Anglo-American culture.{{sfn|Espinosa|2009|p=372}} According to author Carlota Caulfield, Selena was "one of the most popular Latina singers of the 1990s".{{sfn|Caulfield|2007|p=223}} Selena's popularity was drawn in by the [[LGBT community]] and minority groups in the United States.{{sfn|Vargas|2012|p=185}}<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Vargas|first1=Deborah R.|title=Selena: Sounding a Transnational Latina/o Queer Imaginary|journal=English Language Notes|date=2007|volume=45|issue=2|pages=65–76|issn=0013-8282|doi=10.1215/00138282-45.2.65}}</ref> The popularity of Tejano music waned after her death and has not recovered.{{sfn|McDonald|2010|p=364}}<ref name=pop>{{cite news|last1=Platenburg|first1=Gheni |title=Popularity of Tejano music wanes; conjunto, other Regional Mexican music takes over|url=http://www.themonitor.com/entertainment/article_87e273fd-071f-505e-b805-654d8aca0ceb.html|access-date=January 31, 2015|work=[[The Monitor (Texas)|The Monitor]]|date=October 17, 2011}}</ref> John Lannert of ''Billboard'' said in an interview with ''Biography'' in 2007 that when Selena died the "Tejano market died with her".<ref name="Selena ''Biography''" />

''[[Dreaming of You (Selena album)|Dreaming of You]]'', the crossover album Selena had been working on at the time of her death, was released in July 1995. It sold 175,000 copies on the day of its release in the U.S.—a then-record for a female vocalist—and sold 331,000 copies its first week.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gundersen |first=Edna |date=July 28, 1995 |title=No. 1 start for Selena's 'Dreaming' |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/usa-today-no-1-start-for-selenas-drea/169969312/ |access-date=April 10, 2025 |work=[[USA Today]] |page=9 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Selena's Popularity Grows|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0xYhAAAAIBAJ&pg=1284,3326132&dq=selena+dreaming+of+you&hl=en|access-date=April 28, 2013|newspaper=[[The Hour (newspaper)|The Hour]]|date=March 24, 2004}}</ref> Selena became the third female artist to sell over 300,000 units in one week, after Janet Jackson and [[Mariah Carey]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Burr|first=Ramiro |title=Selling like a dream&nbsp;— Selena CD outpaces previous top sellers|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SAEC&p_theme=saec&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAFE76A19B821FF&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|access-date=January 19, 2013|newspaper=San Antonio Express-News|date=July 25, 1995|quote="With first-week sales of "Dreaming of You" at about 400,000-plus, Selena has become the fastest-selling female artist in music history. Final full-week sales figures will not be available until later this week, but on Monday EMI Latin officials estimated Selena's sales at more than 400,000, which puts the late singer ahead of other previous top sellers including: Janet Jackson, "Janet," 350,000; Mariah Carey[...]"|url-access=subscription}}</ref> It debuted at number one on the U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, becoming the first album by a Hispanic artist to do so.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Bruno |first=Anthony |date=February 28, 2011 |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1179058/allmusiccom-folding-into-allrovicom-for-one-stop-entertainment-shop |title=AllMusic.com Folding Into AllRovi.com for One-Stop Entertainment Shop |magazine=Billboard |access-date=June 15, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Marrero |first=Letisha|title=Ritmo Roundup|magazine=Vibe|date=November 2003|volume=13|issue=13|page=172 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_yYEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA122|access-date=December 7, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Burr|first=Ramiro|title=Upcoming Selena Tribute|magazine=Billboard|date=March 26, 2005|volume=117|issue=13 |page=56 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oxQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA55|access-date=December 7, 2011}}</ref> ''Dreaming of You'' helped Selena to become the first solo artist to debut a posthumous album at number one.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Lannert|first=John|title=Latin Notas |magazine=Billboard|date=August 5, 1995|volume=107|issue=31|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xw0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA41|access-date=December 2, 2011}}</ref> ''Dreaming of You'' joined five of Selena's studio albums on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart simultaneously, making Selena the first female artist in ''Billboard'' history to do so.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Lannert|first=John|title=A Retrospective |magazine=Billboard |date=June 10, 1995|volume=107|issue=23|page=112|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0QsEAAAAMBAJ&q=Selena+Entre+a+Mi+Mundo&pg=PA62|access-date=December 7, 2011}}</ref> The album was certified 59×&nbsp;platinum (Latin field), for sales of 3.54 million album-equivalent units in the U.S. alone.<ref name="RIAA" /><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Awards Show|magazine=Billboard|date=May 4, 1996 |volume=108|issue=18|page=122 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9gsEAAAAMBAJ&q=Selena+Dreaming+of+You&pg=RA1-PA46|access-date=December 7, 2011|publisher=Nielsen Business Media Inc.}}</ref>

{{As of|2017}} it has sold over 2.942 million copies in the U.S. making it the best-selling Latin album of all-time in the country according to [[Nielsen SoundScan]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Estevez|first1=Marjua|title=The Top 25 Biggest Selling Latin Albums of the Last 25 Years: Selena, Shakira & More|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/selena-quintanilla-top-selling-latin-albums-ranking-25-years/|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=October 18, 2017|date=October 17, 2017}}</ref> {{As of|2015}}, the recording has sold five million copies worldwide.<ref name="fiesta">{{cite news|last1=Guerra|first1=Joey|title=Selena to be honored at Fiesta de la Flor in Corpus Christi |url=http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/texas/article/Selena-to-be-honored-at-Fiesta-de-la-Flor-in-6047273.php|access-date=March 9, 2015|work=[[Houston Chronicle]]|publisher=Jack Sweeney|date=January 28, 2015}}</ref> In 2008, Joey Guerra of the ''[[Houston Chronicle]]'' said its lead single, "[[I Could Fall in Love]]", had "made the Tejano goddess a posthumous crossover star".<ref name="houston">{{cite news|last=Guerra|first=Joey |title=Gloria Estefan in a league of her own 'Person of the Year' a longtime inspiration|url=http://www.chron.com/life/article/Gloria-Estefan-in-a-league-of-her-own-1778206.php|access-date=June 26, 2012|newspaper=Houston Chronicle|date=October 30, 2008}}</ref> Her death was believed to have sparked an interest in Latin music by people who were unaware of its existence.{{sfn|Jones|2000|p=81}}{{sfn|Sickels|2013|p=482}}<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Lannert|first1=John |title=Latin Music Has New Challenges At Anglo Market|magazine=Billboard|date=July 29, 1995|volume=107 |issue=30|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yQsEAAAAMBAJ&q=Selena+death+interest+in+Latin+music+-gomez%2C+-hill%2C+-miley&pg=PA1|access-date=March 26, 2015}}</ref> It was also believed her death "open[ed] the doors" to other Latin musicians such as Jennifer Lopez,{{sfn|Jones|2000|p=82}} [[Ricky Martin]], and [[Shakira]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Guerra|first1=Joey|title=A tribute to Selena among this year's QFest offerings|url=http://www.chron.com/life/article/A-tribute-to-Selena-among-this-year-s-QFest-3732004.php |access-date=March 26, 2015|work=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=July 24, 2012}}</ref>

In 1995, the [[United States Social Security Administration]] ranked the name Selena one of the 100 most popular names for newborn girls, and namesake [[Selena Gomez]] acknowledged Quintanilla's influence.<ref name=mysan>{{cite news|last1=Renter|first1=Melissa|title=The legacy of Selena|url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/sacultura/conexion/article/The-legacy-of-Selena-795056.php|access-date=January 31, 2015|work=[[San Antonio Express-News]]|date=March 25, 2010}}</ref> In December 1999, Selena was named the "[[Billboard Decade-End#1990s|top Latin artist of the '90s]]" and "Best selling Latin artist of the decade" by ''Billboard'' for her fourteen top-ten singles in the Top Latin Songs chart, including seven number-one hits.<ref>{{Cite magazine| last=Mayfield| first=Geoff| date=December 25, 1999| title=Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade| magazine=Billboard| volume=111| issue=52| issn=0006-2510| page=YE–16–18| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA66|access-date=March 30, 2010}}</ref> She was the best-selling Latin female singer of the 1990s in the U.S. and Mexico.<ref>{{cite news|title=The American Dream |url=https://web.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/detail?vid=6&sid=f4f1bd15-039d-4a97-9ccf-d68edc08d4f3%40sessionmgr4005&hid=4209&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#db=n5h&AN=EVP0101294061-FSELEN-FE|access-date=March 26, 2015 |work=[[The Dominion Post (Morgantown)|The Dominion Post]] |date=January 29, 2001|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Selena was named "Best Female Vocalist of the '80s" and "Best Female Vocalist of the '90s" at the [[2010 Tejano Music Awards]].<ref name="TMAs" /> In 2023, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked Selena at number 89 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=January 1, 2023|title=The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/selena-2-1234643064/|access-date=June 21, 2023|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Posthumous film, streaming video and honors ===
In the months following her death, several honors and tributes were erected. Several proposals were made, such as renaming streets, public parks, food products,{{sfn|Arrarás|1997|p=33}} and auditoriums.{{sfn|Patoski|1996|p=318}} Two months later, a tribute was held at the 1995 Lo Nuestro Awards.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Chito de la Torre|title=En Vivo: Premio Lo Nuestro|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-52976134.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705165445/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-52976134.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 5, 2015|access-date=April 13, 2015|work=[[La Prensa de San Antonio]]|publisher=Duran Duran Industries|date=May 12, 1995|language=es|url-access=subscription}}</ref> The Spirit of Hope Award was created in Selena's honor in 1996;<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Billboard's Magazine 1996 Latin Music Awards Scheduled For May 1 At The Historical Gusman Center for Performing Arts|magazine=Billboard|date=March 2, 1996|volume=108|issue=9|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Og8EAAAAMBAJ&q=Selena+Billboard+Music+Awards&pg=PA85|access-date=September 11, 2012|publisher=Nielsen Business Media Inc.}}</ref> it was awarded to Latin artists who participated in humanitarian and civic causes.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Songwriters Speak|magazine=Billboard|date=April 29, 2006|volume=118|issue=17|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=USkEAAAAMBAJ&q=The+Spirit+of+Hope+Award+was+created+in+Selena%27s+honor+for+her&pg=RA1-PA30|access-date=September 11, 2012|publisher=Nielsen Business Media Inc.}}</ref> On March 16, 2011, the [[United States Postal Service]] released a "Latin Legends" memorial stamp to honor Selena, [[Carlos Gardel]], [[Tito Puente]], Celia Cruz, and [[Carmen Miranda]].<ref name="stamps">{{cite web |url=http://newstaco.com/2011/01/18/selena-celia-cruz-tito-puente-in-u-s-postal-stamp-form/ |title=Selena, Celia Cruz, Tito Puente In U.S. Postal Stamp Form |author=Sara Inés Calderón |date=January 18, 2011 |publisher=NewsTaco |access-date=March 7, 2011}}</ref> In February 2014, the Albany, New York ''[[Times Union (Albany)|Times Union]]'' named her one of "100 Coolest Americans in History".<ref name=americanhistory>{{cite news|title=The 100 coolest Americans in history|url=http://www.timesunion.com/entertainment/article/The-100-coolest-Americans-in-history-5252418.php#photo-5914364|access-date=February 22, 2014|newspaper=[[Times Union (Albany)|Times Union]]|date=February 20, 2014}}</ref> In 1998 Selena was commemorated with a museum.{{sfn|Parédez|2009|p=259}}

In 1995, Selena was inducted into the [[Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame|''Billboard'' Latin Music Hall of Fame]],<ref name="lmba1995">{{cite magazine| last=Lannert| first=John| date=June 10, 1995| title=Beloved Selena Enters The Latin Music Hall of Fame| magazine=Billboard| volume=107| issue=23| page=58| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0QsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA58| access-date=April 11, 2014}}</ref> the [[Hard Rock Cafe]]'s Hall of Fame,{{sfn|Arrarás|1997|p=34}} and the South Texas Music Hall of Fame.{{sfn|Jasinski|2012}} In 2001 she was inducted into the Tejano Music Hall of Fame.{{sfn|Meier|2003|p=372}} In 2017, she received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Marti|first1=Diana|title=Selena Quintanilla Officially Receives Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/890929/selena-quintanilla-officially-receives-star-on-hollywood-walk-of-fame|access-date=November 4, 2017|work=[[E! Online]]|date=November 4, 2017}}</ref> The unveiling ceremony of her star was attended by around 4,500 fans, which was the largest-ever crowd for an unveiling ceremony at the Hollywood Walk of Fame.<ref>{{cite news|title=Selena Quintanilla's Walk of Fame Star Ceremony Attracts Record Crowd in Hollywood|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/selena-quintanilla-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star-ceremony-8023165/|access-date=November 5, 2017|agency=[[Associated Press]]|via=Billboard|date=November 4, 2017}}</ref> She was named one of the 20 most influential Texans of all time by author Laurie Jasinski.{{sfn|Jasinski|2012}} She was ranked fifth of the "100 most influential Latin musicians of the 20th century" according to the ''[[Orange County Register]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wener|first1=Ben|last2=Chang|first2=Daniel|last3=Eddy|first3=Steve|last4=Darling |first4=Cary |title=Choosing the 100 most influential Latin musicians of the 20th century |url=https://web.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/detail?vid=9&sid=f4f1bd15-039d-4a97-9ccf-d68edc08d4f3%40sessionmgr4005&hid=4209&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#db=n5h&AN=4N52460169164215|access-date=March 26, 2015|work=[[Orange County Register]]|date=December 30, 1999|url-access=subscription}}</ref> The singer has been given many epithets by media outlets, including the "Queen of Cumbia" or "Queen of Kumbia",<ref>{{cite news|last1=Guerra|first1=Joey|title=Happy birthday, Selena: 'Our cumbia queen' |url=http://www.houstonchronicle.com/life/article/Happy-birthday-Selena-Our-cumbia-queen-5404320.php#/0 |access-date=April 7, 2015|work=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=April 15, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sunnysidesun.com/lifestyle/community/popup-market-celebrates-la-reina-de-la-cumbia/article_82404a10-b201-11ec-89fa-5f5dbfb2feca.html |title=Popup market celebrates 'La Reina de la Cumbia' |last=Martinez |first=Ileana |date=April 1, 2022 |website=[[Sunnyside Sun]] |publisher= |language= |access-date= |url-status= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304110050/https://www.sunnysidesun.com/lifestyle/community/popup-market-celebrates-la-reina-de-la-cumbia/article_82404a10-b201-11ec-89fa-5f5dbfb2feca.html |archive-date=March 4, 2024 |quote=More than 35 women-owned businesses will be in attendance at the “Anything for Selenas” popup market celebrating Selena Quintanilla, “La Reina de la Cumbia” (“The Queen of Cumbia”). |trans-quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latintimes.com/sabor-latino-experience-madame-tussauds-will-exhibit-latin-music-icons-419438 |title='Sabor Latino' Experience: Madame Tussauds Will Exhibit Latin Music Icons |last=Gómez |first=Shirley |date=June 28, 2017 |website=[[The Latin Times]] |publisher= |language= |access-date= |url-status= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711003416/https://www.latintimes.com/sabor-latino-experience-madame-tussauds-will-exhibit-latin-music-icons-419438 |archive-date=July 11, 2017 |quote=Selena Quintanilla’s figure will be on permanent display in the Times Square attraction and is a re-sculpt of the star’s original Madame Tussauds figure unveiled last August in Hollywood. The Queen of Kumbia (La Reina de la Kumbia) catapulted to global adoration in the 1980s and 90s and is the only Latin female artist to have five albums simultaneously on Billboard 200. |trans-quote=}}</ref>{{efn|Queen of Cumbia is also spelled as Queen of Kumbia. Cumbia is the correct spelling of the music genre while Kumbia is the stylization used and popularized by her brother A.B. Quintanilla III, the King of Cumbia or King of Kumbia, and this spelling stylization has also been applied for Selena Quintanilla.}} the "Chicana Elvis",<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lopez|first1=Antonio|title=Selena, Selena: We Hardly Knew You |url=http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/378860585|access-date=March 26, 2015|work=[[Santa Fe New Mexican]]|date=April 6, 1997|url-access=subscription}}</ref> the "Queen of Hybrid Pop Culture", the "Hispanic Marilyn Monroe",<ref name=dreamingrep /> the "[[Tupac Shakur]] of Latin Music",<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ryan|first1=Patrick|title=Michael Jackson joins a Posthumous Hot 100 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/06/24/posthumous-albums-michael-jackson-notorious-big-selena-beatles-janis-joplin/11210697/|access-date=March 26, 2015|work=[[USA Today]]|date=June 25, 2014}}</ref> the "Corpus Christi Queen",<ref>{{cite news|last1=Salians|first1=Rebecca|title=Fake story reporting Selena's killer leaving prison early nearly 'breaks the Internet' in S. Texas|url= http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Fake-story-stating-Selena-s-killer-will-leave-5945118.php |access-date=March 26, 2015|work=[[San Antonio Express-News]]|date=December 9, 2014}}</ref> and the "People's Princess".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ybarra|first1=Rose|title=Family perseveres after Selenas death|url=http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/local/article_2df8d8ab-2643-52ed-8f92-b67570abe73f.html|access-date=March 26, 2015|work=[[The Brownsville Herald]]|date=April 1, 2005|archive-date=April 4, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150404184358/http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/local/article_2df8d8ab-2643-52ed-8f92-b67570abe73f.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{sfn|Jones|2000|p=87}} Media have compared Selena's fashion sense to that of Madonna more times than any other celebrity.<ref name="victoria"/><ref name=NewYorkTimes/><ref name="Murder Trial"/>{{sfn|Parédez|2009|p=116}}

In 1995, Mexican actress [[Salma Hayek]] was chosen to portray Selena in a biopic produced by the Quintanilla family and [[Warner Bros.]]<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Selena to Big Screen|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=September 8, 1995|issue=291|url=https://ew.com/article/1995/09/08/selena-big-screen/|access-date=December 28, 2011|archive-date=December 4, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204235719/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,298633,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> However, Hayek turned down the role as she felt it was "too early" to base a film on Selena, and that it would be emotional since Selena's death was still being covered on American television.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pearlman|first=Cindy|title=Selena: the story behind the legend|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB422F6A50DAE55&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10|access-date=December 28, 2011|newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times|date=March 16, 1997}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Longsdorf |first=Amy |date=March 21, 1997 |title=Director Aims For Truth About Selena's Life |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call-director-aims-for-truth/169969353/ |access-date=April 10, 2025 |newspaper=The Morning Call |pages=[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/169969353/ D1], [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/169969405/ D6] |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> Over 21,000 people auditioned for the title role, becoming the second largest audition since the search for [[Scarlett O'Hara]] in ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone with the Wind]]'' (1939).{{sfn|Arrarás|1997|p=31}}<ref name=selenamoviecast>{{cite news|last1=Puente|first1=Teresa|title=The Unforeseen Legacy Of Selena Quintanilla Perez|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1997/03/30/the-unforeseen-legacy-of-selena-quintanilla-perez/|access-date=March 26, 2015|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=March 30, 1997}}</ref> Puerto Rican-American actress [[Jennifer Lopez]] replaced Hayek, which initially drew criticism because of Lopez's Puerto Rican ancestry, but after seeing her performance, fans changed their views.{{sfn|Tracy|2008|p=53}} [[Gregory Nava]] directed the film, which was released on March 21, 1997. ''Selena'' opened in 1,850 theaters worldwide and grossed $11,615,722, making it the second-highest-grossing film debut that week. With a production budget of $20 million, the film grossed $35 million in the U.S.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1997/SELEN.php |title=Selena&nbsp;– Box Office Data, News, Cast Information |work=The Numbers |access-date=January 22, 2012}}</ref> The film was a commercial and critical success<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rottentomatoes.com/m/1073427-selena |title=Selena |work=Rotten Tomatoes |date=March 21, 1997 |access-date=November 29, 2011}}</ref> and is often cited by critics as Lopez's [[breakthrough role]].{{sfn|Mitchell|Reid-Walsh|2007|p=387}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://latina.com/breakout-roles-jennifer-lopez |title=Breakout Roles: Jennifer Lopez |website=Latina |date=December 19, 2011 |access-date=January 9, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203185839/http://www.latina.com/breakout-roles-jennifer-lopez |archive-date=December 3, 2013 }}</ref> Lopez rose into pop culture, for which the film's success was credited.{{sfn|Vargas|2012|p=53}}

In 1999, a Broadway-bound musical titled ''Selena'' was scheduled to premiere in San Antonio in March 2000 to commemorate the fifth anniversary of her murder. Broadway producers [[Tom Quinn (actor)|Tom Quinn]], Jerry Frankel, [[Peter Fitzgerald (actor)|Peter Fitzgerald]], and [[Michael Vega]] staged the musical,<ref name="elmusical">{{cite news |title=Quién es Quién en el Teatro en México: Angie Vega |first=Clemente|last=Sanchez |url=http://mexico.broadwayworld.com/article/Quin-es-Quin-en-el-Teatro-en-Mxico-Angie-Vega-20110422 |newspaper=Broadway World.com. |date=April 22, 2011 |access-date=May 31, 2011}}</ref> and Edward Gallardo wrote the show's book and lyrics. [[Fernando Rivas]] composed the show's songs. In 2000, ''[[Selena Forever]]'' was first produced; the show embarked on a 30-city U.S. tour with a budget of over US$2&nbsp;million.<ref name="elmusical" /> After a national casting call, producers chose [[Veronica (singer)|Veronica Vasquez]] to portray Selena; Vasquez alternated in the role with Rebecca Valdez.<ref name=musical>{{cite news|title=Selena musical to be staged here in April |url=http://www.caller2.com/2000/february/03/today/local_ne/7687.html |access-date=October 25, 2011 |newspaper=Corpus Christi Caller Times |date=February 3, 2000 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517022131/http://www.caller2.com/2000/february/03/today/local_ne/7687.html |archive-date=May 17, 2008 }}</ref> The musical previewed on March 21, and opened on March 23 at the San Antonio Municipal Auditorium.<ref name=enjoy>{{cite news|title=Crowds enjoy preview of 'Selena Forever' |url=http://www.caller2.com/2000/march/22/today/local_ne/3224.html |access-date=October 25, 2011 |newspaper=Corpus Christi Caller Times |date=March 22, 2000 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080515114645/http://www.caller2.com/2000/march/22/today/local_ne/3224.html |archive-date=May 15, 2008 }}</ref>

Selena's family and her former band, Los Dinos, held a tribute concert on April 7, 2005, a week after the 10th anniversary of her murder. The concert, titled ''[[Selena ¡VIVE!]]'', was broadcast live on [[Univision]] and achieved a 35.9 [[Nielsen ratings|household rating]]. It was the highest-rated and most-viewed Spanish-language television special in the history of American television. The special was also the number-one program in any language among adults ages 18 to 34 in Los Angeles, Chicago, and San Francisco; it tied for first in New York, beating that night's episode of [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]'s reality show ''[[American Idol]]''.<ref name="billboardvive">{{cite news|title=Selena's Appeal Still Strong |first=Leila|last=Cobo |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BBUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA21|newspaper=Billboard |date=April 23, 2005 |access-date=October 18, 2011}}</ref> Among Hispanic viewers, ''Selena ¡VIVE!'' outperformed [[Super Bowl XLV]] and the telenovela ''[[Soy tu dueña]]'' during the "most-watched NFL season ever among Hispanics".<ref>{{cite web|last=Seidman|first=Robert|title=Super Bowl XLV Most-Watched Show in U.S. TV History Among Hispanic Viewers; Tops World Cup Final|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/02/08/super-bowl-xlv-most-watched-show-in-u-s-tv-history-among-hispanic-viewers-tops-world-cup-final/81887/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210044922/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/02/08/super-bowl-xlv-most-watched-show-in-u-s-tv-history-among-hispanic-viewers-tops-world-cup-final/81887|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 10, 2011|work=TVbythenumbers|publisher=Zap2it|access-date=May 26, 2012|date=February 8, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Gorman|first=Bill|title=NFL 2010 Hispanic TV Recap, Most-Watched NFL Season Ever Among Hispanics|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/02/16/nfl-2010-hispanic-tv-recap-most-watched-nfl-season-ever-among-hispanics/82972/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217054859/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/02/16/nfl-2010-hispanic-tv-recap-most-watched-nfl-season-ever-among-hispanics/82972|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 17, 2011|work=TVbythenumbers|publisher=Zap2it|access-date=May 26, 2012|date=February 16, 2011}}</ref>

In January 2015, it was announced that a two-day annual event called [[Fiesta de la Flor]] would be held in Corpus Christi for Selena by the Corpus Christi Visitors Bureau. Musical acts for the first annual event included [[Kumbia All Starz]], Chris Pérez, [[Los Lobos]], Jay Perez, [[Little Joe (singer)|Little Joe y la Familia]], [[Los Palominos]], Stefani Montiel of [[Las 3 Divas]], [[Girl in a Coma]]'s Nina Diaz, Las Fenix, and ''[[The Voice (American TV series)|The Voice]]'' contestant [[The Voice (American season 6)|Clarissa Serna]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Nunez|first1=Alana|title=Selena Is Getting Her Own Festival to Honor the 20th Anniversary of Her Death|url=http://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/news/a35794/selena-twentieth-anniversary/|website=[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]|access-date=March 10, 2015|date=January 28, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Flores|first1=Adofo|title=Mexican-American Icon Selena Will Be Honored In Texas Festival 20 Years After Her Death|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adolfoflores/texas-festival-to-honor-selena-on-20th-anniversary-of-her-de#.lsV8Pz00k|website=[[BuzzFeed News]]|date=January 28, 2015 |access-date=August 11, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Guerra|first1=Joey|title=Tejano star Selena to be honored at Fiesta de la Flor|url=http://www.chron.com/entertainment/music/article/Tejano-star-Selena-to-be-honored-at-Fiesta-de-la-6045907.php|access-date=October 25, 2017|work=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=January 28, 2015}}</ref> The event raised $13 million with an attendance of 52,000 people, 72% of whom lived outside of Corpus Christi. The event sparked interest from people in 35 states and five different countries including Mexico, Brazil, and Ecuador.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Economic Impact of the Fiesta de la Flor Festival|url=http://www.kiiitv.com/story/28912371/the-economic-impact-of-the-fiesta-de-la-flor-festival|access-date=April 29, 2015|work=[[KIII|KIII TV]]|date=April 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428182249/http://www.kiiitv.com/story/28912371/the-economic-impact-of-the-fiesta-de-la-flor-festival|archive-date=April 28, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On August 30, 2016, a wax statue of Selena was unveiled at [[Madame Tussauds Hollywood]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madametussauds.com/hollywood/en/whats-inside/pop-icons/selena-quintanilla/|title=Selena Quintanilla Madame Tussauds Hollywood|work=[[Madame Tussauds Hollywood]]|access-date=October 25, 2017}}</ref> In October 2016, [[MAC Cosmetics]] released a limited edition Selena makeup line after ''[[On Air with Ryan Seacrest]]'' senior producer [[Patty Rodriguez]] started a petition for the company to do so and it garnering over 37,000 signatures.<ref>{{cite news|last=Marissa|first=Rodriguez|title=MAC honors late singer Selena with new line|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2016/09/17/mac-honors-selena/90281240/|access-date=October 6, 2016|newspaper=USA Today|date=September 17, 2016}}</ref> It became the best-selling celebrity line in [[history of cosmetics|cosmetic history]].<ref name="mac">{{cite news|last1=Acciardo|first1=Kelli|title=20 Best-selling MAC Celeb Collaborations of All-time|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/20-best-selling-mac-celeb-collaborations-of-all-time-prove-beauty-lovers-cant-get-enough-of-these-limited-edition-collections-34700|newspaper=Bustle|access-date=September 13, 2017}}</ref> She was inducted into the [[Texas Women's Hall of Fame]] at [[Texas Woman's University]] in October 2016.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Selena Quintanilla Inducted Into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/selena-quintanilla-texas-womens-hall-of-fame-7550078/|magazine=Billboard|date=October 24, 2016|access-date=September 13, 2017}}</ref> An exhibit at the [[National Museum of American History]] in Washington, D.C. that ran in 2017, focused on Selena's influence in marketing. "Due to her massive appeal to both general and Latino markets, advertisers began targeting specific demographics for the first time."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://people.com/chica/selena-quintanilla-rare-images-national-museum-of-american-history/|title=A New Exhibit Shows How Selena Quintanilla Changed the World of Marketing|work=People|first=Brenda|last=Barrientos}}</ref>

[[Google]] honored Selena on October 17, 2017, with a musical [[Google Doodle|doodle]] of her life.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Karsen|first1=Shira|title=The Story Behind Today's Selena Quintanilla Google Doodle: Exclusive|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/lifestyle/7998923/google-doodle-selena-quintanilla-exclusive|access-date=October 17, 2017|magazine=Billboard|date=October 17, 2017}}</ref> On December 11, 2018, it was announced that a [[Biographical film|biographical]] television series based on Selena's life titled ''[[Selena: The Series]]'' would be released on [[Netflix]] in December 2020.<ref name=":3" /> Actress [[Christian Serratos]] plays the leading role as Selena, which was shown in a teaser trailer in late 2019. The two-part series is being done with the participation of the Quintanilla family.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/tv/netflix-announces-selena-quintanilla-tv-series/|title=Bidi Bidi Bom Bom! Netflix Announces Series About Murdered Tejano Music Icon Selena Quintanilla|work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |first=Jodi|last=Guglielmi|date=December 11, 2018|access-date=December 11, 2018}}</ref> ''[[Selena: The Series]]'' is an American [[Biographical film|biographical]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] [[streaming television]] series created by [[Moisés Zamora]] and starring [[Christian Serratos]].<ref name=":3">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/selena-series-netflix-what-we-know-9348282/|title=Everything We Know About Netflix's 'Selena: The Series' (So Far) |magazine=Billboard|first=Jessica|last=Roiz|date=April 1, 2020 |access-date=June 12, 2020}}</ref> The first part of the series was released on [[Netflix]] on December 4, 2020.<ref name="SeriesPremiere">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/selena-netflix-series-premiere-date-december-1234592075/|title=Netflix's 'Selena: The Series' Gets December Premiere Date, Trailer|date=October 6, 2020|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Greg|last=Evans|access-date=October 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006134526/https://deadline.com/2020/10/selena-netflix-series-premiere-date-december-1234592075/|archive-date=October 6, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Part1">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/video/selena-series-trailer-netflix-drama-singer-youthful-hopes/|title='Selena: The Series' Trailer: Netflix Drama Charts Singer's Youthful Hopes|date=October 26, 2020|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Greg|last=Evans|access-date=October 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026165635/https://deadline.com/video/selena-series-trailer-netflix-drama-singer-youthful-hopes/|archive-date=October 26, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The second and final part premiered on May 4, 2021.<ref name="Part2Premiere">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/selena-the-series-part-2-netflix-new-premiere-date-teaser-1234727635/|title='Selena The Series' Part 2: Netflix Sets New Premiere Date, Unveils Teaser|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=April 5, 2021|access-date=April 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210405155704/https://deadline.com/2021/04/selena-the-series-part-2-netflix-new-premiere-date-teaser-1234727635/|archive-date=April 5, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Forever 21]] announced the launch of a clothing line celebrating her legacy named "Selena: The White Rose Collection",  was released in 2019.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Jessica |last=Roiz |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/forever-21-selena-white-rose-collection-8503462/ |title=Forever 21 Launches 'White Rose Collection' Honoring Selena's Legacy |magazine=Billboard |date=March 21, 2019 |access-date=October 29, 2023}}</ref> In a 10-part podcast miniseries, ''Anything for Selena'', broadcast in 2021 by [[WBUR-FM]] and Futuro Media, Latina journalist Maria Garcia "goes on an intimate, revelatory quest to understand how Selena has become a potent symbol for tensions around race, class and body politics in the United States".<ref>{{cite web|title=Anything For Selena|url=https://www.latinousa.org/anythingforselena/|access-date=February 3, 2021|website=Latino USA}}</ref> In the same year, Selena was posthumously presented with the [[Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award]] which her family received on the artist's behalf.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Oliva |first1=John |title=Selena's family received her Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award ahead of 63rd annual ceremony |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/03/15/grammys-2021-selena-quintanilla-perez-lifetime-achievement-award/4697815001/ |newspaper=USA Today |access-date=April 14, 2021 |date=March 15, 2021}}</ref>

Selena was posthumously awarded a 2023 [[National Medal of Arts]], which was accepted by her sister in a ceremony held in October 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Selena Quintanilla, Steven Spielberg, Queen Latifah among National Medal of Arts honorees |url=https://abc7.com/post/selena-quintanilla-steven-spielberg-queen-latifah-among-national-medal-arts-honorees-white-house/15452051/ |website=abc7.com |access-date=November 23, 2024 |date=October 21, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Roiz |first=Jessica |date=October 26, 2024 |title=Selena Honored With National Medal of Arts & More Uplifting Moments in Latin Music |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/selena-national-medal-arts-uplifting-moments-best-latin-music-news-1235811558/ |access-date=February 9, 2025 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Tours ==
'''Selena Live! Tour (1993-1994)'''
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Date (1993)
!City
!Country
!Venue
|-
|February 7
|Corpus Christi
| rowspan="3" |United States
|Memorial Coliseum
|-
|February 28
|Houston
|Houston Astrodome
|-
|March 23
|San Antonio
|Coliseum Ballroom
|-
!Date (1994)
!City
!Country
!Venue
|-
|February 27
|Houston
|United States
|Houston Astrodome
|-
|October 12
|Monterrey
|Mexico
|Teatro del Pueblo
|}
'''Amor Prohibido Tour (1994-1995)'''
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Date (1994)
!City
!Country
!Venue
|-
|January 10
|Denver
| rowspan="3" |United States
|Unknown 
|-
|February 3
|Austin
|Escape Club
|-
|February 12
|Post Falls
|Greyhound Park
|-
|February 23
|San Salvador
|El Salvador
|[[Gimnasio Nacional José Adolfo Pineda]]
|-
|February 27
|Houston
| rowspan="18" |United States
|Houston Rodeo & Livestock Show (Houston Astrodome)
|-
|March 5
|Miami
|Noche de Carnaval 94
|-
|March 12
| rowspan="2" |San Antonio
|Randy’s Nightclub
|-
|March 13
|[[Alamodome|Alomodome]] 
|-
|March 19
|Fort Worth
|Guys & Dolls Club
|-
|March 20
|Belton
|Bell County Expo Center
|-
|March 31
|Fort Worth
|Tejano Rodeo Club
|-
|April 8
| rowspan="2" |Houston
|Arabian Shrine Temple
|-
|April 9
|Club Zazz
|-
|April 10
|Poteet
|Strawberry Festival Grounds
|-
|April 15
|Toledo
|Unknown 
|-
|April 16
|Chicago
|Aragon Ballroom
|-
|April 24
|San Antonio
|Hemisfair Park
|-
|May 4
|Houston
|Club Zazz
|-
|May 5
|Victoria
|Sun Valley Ranch Saloon & Dance Hall
|-
|May 6
|San Marcos
|Hays County Civic Center
|-
|May 7
|Houston 
|Guadalupe Park
|-
|May 8
|Mercedes
|Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show
|-
|May 22
| rowspan="2" |Acapulco
| rowspan="2" |Mexico
| rowspan="2" |Festival Acapulco 94
|-
|May 23
|-
|May 29
|San Antonio
| rowspan="8" |United States
|Rosedale Park
|-
|June 1
|Houston
|El Dorado Ranch Nightclub
|-
|June 4
|Arlington
|Music Mill Amphitheater 
|-
|June 17
|Corpus Christi
|Texas T Nightclub
|-
|June 22
|San Antonio
|Tejano Rose Nightclub
|-
|July 3
|San Antonio
|Lakeland Air Force Base Pavillion
|-
|July 29
|Beeville
|El Dorado
|-
|July 31
|Houston
|AstroWorld’s Southern Star Amphitheater 
|-
|August 4
|Acapulco 
|Mexico
|Acapulco Fest
|-
|August 6
|El Paso
| rowspan="9" |United States
|El Paso County Coliseum
|-
|August 8
|Roswell
|Royal Crown Convention Hall
|-
|August 25
|Los Angeles 
|[[Universal Amphitheatre|Universal Amphitheater]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barrios |first=Gregg |date=August 21, 1994 |title=Never Heard of Selena? You Will : She's on the top of the burgeoning field of Tejano. Now Hollywood beckons. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-08-21-ca-29587-story.html |access-date=July 16, 2025 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|August 27
|Fresno
|[[Selland Arena]]
|-
|September 2
|Pueblo Colorado
|Colorado State Fair
|-
|September 4
|Corpus Christi
|Bayfront Convention Center
|-
|September 14
|Washington D.C.
|D.C. Armory
|-
|September 15
|Boston
|Royale Boston
|-
|September 16
|New York City
|[[Javits Center|Jacob K. Javitz Convention Center]]
|-
|September 21
|Monterrey
|Mexico
|Palacio Sultán
|-
|September 30
| rowspan="2" |Guatemala City
| rowspan="2" |Guatemala
|Plaza Camino Real
|-
|October 1
|Plaza de Torros
|-
|Unknown Dates
|
|Ecuador
|Unknown 
|-
|
|
|Chile
|
|-
|
|
|Argentina
|
|-
|October 10
|Guadalajara 
|Mexico
|Benito Juárez Auditorium
|-
|October 23
|Dallas
| rowspan="4" |United States
|Texas State Fair
|-
|October 28
|Austin
|Escape Club
|-
|November 10
|Houston
|International Ballroom
|-
|November 13
|Atlanta
|Unknown 
|-
|November 17
|Apodaca
| rowspan="2" |Mexico
|Rodeo de Medianoche
|-
|November 18
|Tijuana
|Rodeo de Santa Fe
|-
|November 25
|Laredo
| rowspan="6" |United States
|Laredo Civic Center
|-
|November 26
|Dallas
|Dallas Convention Center
|-
|November 28
|Amarillo
|Rex Baxter Building
|-
|December 1
|San Benito
|The New Road House
|-
|December 2
|San Antonio
|Hemisfair Arena
|-
|December 11
|San Diego
|[[San Diego Convention Center]]
|-
|December 18
|Ciudad Madero
| rowspan="3" |Mexico
|Centro de Convenciones
|-
|December 22
| rowspan="2" |Monterrey
| rowspan="2" |Far West Rodeo
|-
|December 23
|-
|December 31
|Houston
|United States
|[[George R. Brown Convention Center]]
|-
!Date (1995)
!City
!Country
!Venue
|-
|January 1
|Laredo
|United States
|Laredo Civic Center
|-
|February 3
|McAllen
|
|Villa Real Convention Center
|-
|February 9
|Orlando
|
|Disney World’s Pleasure Island
|-
|February 10
|Immokalee
|
|Cielito Lindo Dance Hall
|-
|February 12
|Lakeland
|
|Lakeland Civic Center
|-
|February 16
|Dallas
|
|Tejano Rodeo West End
|-
|February 17
|Austin
|
|Escape Club
|-
|February 18
|Tampa
|
|Florida State Fair
|-
|February 24
|San Diego 
|
|EMI Latin Festival
|-
|February 26
|Houston 
|
|Houston Astrodome
|-
|March 4
|Miami
|
|Orange Bowl
|-
|March 11
|Chicago 
|
|International Amphitheater 
|-
|March 12
|Miami
|
|[[Calle Ocho Festival|Calle Ocho]]
|-
|March 15
|Houston
|
|El Dorado 
|-
|March 17
|San Antonio
|
|Tejano Rose Nightclub
|-
|March 18
|Fort Worth
|
|Guys & Dolls Nightclub
|-
|March 19
|Bryant
|
|Denim & Diamond Nightclub
|}

=== Monuments ===
{{Main|Mirador de la Flor}}

[[Mirador de la Flor]] ({{langx|en|Lookout of the Flower}})<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tripadvisor.co.nz/Attraction_Review-g60927-d239600-Reviews-Selena_Memorial_Mirador_De_La_Flor-Corpus_Christi_Texas.html|title=Selena Memorial-Mirador De La Flor|work=[[TripAdvisor]]|access-date=March 21, 2022}}</ref> is Selena's own life-size [[bronze sculpture|bronze statue]] [[monument]] in Corpus Christi, Texas, sculpted by [[H. W. Tatum|H.&nbsp;W. "Buddy" Tatum]] and unveiled in 1997.<ref>{{cite news|date=March 30, 2010 |url=http://periodicosintesis.com.mx/noticias/59337/Selena-vive-en-sus-canciones |title=Selena vive en sus canciones|work=Sintesis|language=es|access-date=March 21, 2022|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722224329/http://periodicosintesis.com.mx/noticias/59337/Selena-vive-en-sus-canciones|archive-date=July 22, 2011}}</ref> About 30,000 people from around the world visit this monument every year.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.caller.com/news/2005/apr/01/dedicated-fans-tour-selena-related-sites/|title=Dedicated fans tour Selena-related sites Many spend 10th anniversary of her death at mirador|last=Fernandez|first=Icess|date=April 1, 2005|work=[[Corpus Christi Caller-Times]]|access-date=March 31, 2010}}</ref> While the monument has remained a popular tourist attraction, the construction of the statue met some resistance from the local community. Dusty Durrill, a local philanthropist, financed the construction of the monument with support from local community leaders.{{sfn|Parédez|2009|pp=70–80}}

== Discography ==
{{Main|Selena albums discography|Selena singles discography}}

'''Selena y Los Dinos albums'''
* ''[[Selena y Los Dinos (album)|Selena y Los Dinos]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Alpha (Selena album)|Alpha]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Muñequito de Trapo]]'' (1986)
* ''[[And the Winner Is... (Selena album)|And the Winner Is...]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Preciosa (album)|Preciosa]]'' (1988)
* ''[[Dulce Amor (album)|Dulce Amor]]'' (1988)
'''Solo studio albums'''
* ''[[Selena (album)|Selena]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Ven Conmigo (album)|Ven Conmigo]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Entre a Mi Mundo]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Amor Prohibido]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Dreaming of You (Selena album)|Dreaming of You]]'' (1995)

== Filmography ==
{{see also|Selena videography}}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
|+Film and television
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Title
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| 1993
! scope="row"| ''[[Dos mujeres, un camino]]''
| Herself
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1995
! scope="row"| ''[[Sábado gigante]]''
| Herself
| Guest
|-
| 1995
! scope="row"| ''Latin Nights''
| Herself
| [[Television documentary|TV documentary]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chan |first=Tim |date=March 25, 2024 |title='Selena & Yolanda: The Secrets Between Them': Where to Watch the Yolanda Saldivar Documentary Online |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/watch-yolanda-saldivar-selena-documentary-online-streaming-1235829332/ |access-date=February 8, 2025 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| 1995
! scope="row"| ''[[Don Juan DeMarco]]''
| Mariachi singer
| Minor role/cameo appearance (posthumous release)
|}

=== Biographical programming ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Title
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| 1997
! scope="row"| ''[[Selena Remembered]]''
| Documentary
|-
| 1997
! scope="row"| ''The Final Notes''
| Documentary
|-
| 1998
! scope="row"| ''[[Behind The Music]]''
| Episode: "Selena"
|-
| 2005
! scope="row"| ''[[Selena ¡VIVE!]]''
| Dedicatee
|-
| 2007
! scope="row"| ''Queen of Tejano Music''
| Documentary
|-
| 2008
! scope="row"| ''[[Biography (TV series)|Biography]]''
| Episode: "Selena"
|-
| 2020
! scope="row"| ''[[Selena: The Series]]''
| Biographical drama
|-
| 2025
! scope="row"| ''[[Selena y Los Dinos (film)|Selena y Los Dinos ]]''
| Documentary
|-
|}

'''[[True crime]] documentaries'''
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Title
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| 1996
! scope="row"| ''[[E! True Hollywood Story]]''
| Episode: "The Selena Murder Trial"
|-
| 1998
! scope="row"| ''[[American Justice]]''
| Episode: "Selena Murder of a Star"
|-
| 2001
! scope="row"| ''The Greatest''
| Episode: "100 Most Shocking Moments in Rock and Roll History"
|-
| 2003
! scope="row"| ''101''
| Episode: "101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment"
|-
| 2010
! scope="row"| ''[[Famous Crime Scene]]''
| Episode: "Selena"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shaw |first=Frank Olito, Gabbi |title=The most infamous crime stories of the '90s |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/infamous-crimes-from-1990s#while-at-the-height-of-her-career-latin-singer-selena-was-killed-in-march-1995-5 |access-date=February 8, 2025 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| 2012
! scope="row"| ''100 Most Shocking Music Moments''
| Documentary<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 20, 2020 |title=30 Biggest Pop Culture Moments Since 1990 |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1163241/30-biggest-pop-culture-moments-since-1990 |access-date=February 8, 2025 |website=E! Online}}</ref>
|-
| 2012
! scope="row"| ''Reel Crime/Reel Story''
| Episode: "Selena"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keene |first=Allison |date=May 29, 2012 |title=Reel Crime/Real Story: TV Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/reel-crime-real-story-tv-330647/ |access-date=February 8, 2025 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| 2014
! scope="row"| ''[[Snapped]]''
| Episode: "Selena Death of a Superstar"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Snapped season 13 Selena: Death of a Superstar Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/snapped/season-13/episode-15-selena-death-of-a-superstar/ |access-date=February 8, 2025 |website=www.metacritic.com |language=en}}</ref>
|}

== See also ==
* [[Honorific nicknames in popular music]]
* [[List of best-selling Latin music artists]]
* [[List of Hispanic and Latino Americans]]
* [[List of people on the postage stamps of the United States]]
* [[Music of Texas]]
* [[Women in Latin music]]

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

=== Sources / Bibliography ===
{{Refbegin|30em}}

=== A-C ===
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=== D-F ===
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=== G-J ===
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* {{Cite book| last=Jasinski| first =Laurie E.| title =Handbook of Texas Music| year =2012| publisher =Texas A&M University Press|isbn =978-0876112977}}
* {{Cite book| last =Jones| first =Steve| title =Afterlife as Afterimage: Understanding Posthumous Fame| year =2000| publisher =[[Peter Lang (publisher)|Peter Lang]]| isbn =978-0820463650}}
* {{Cite book| last =Jones| first =Veda Boyd| title =Selena (They Died Too Young)| year =2013| publisher =Infobase Learning| isbn =978-1438146379}}

=== K-M ===
*{{cite magazine|last1=Lannert|first1=John|last2=Bronson|first2=Fred|last3=Mayfield|first3=Geoff |title=Selena's Tragedy Echoed in Charts|magazine=Billboard|date=April 15, 1995|volume=107|issue=15 |pages=72, 80, 82 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7wsEAAAAMBAJ|access-date=August 19, 2016}}
* {{Cite book| last =Malone| first =Bill C.| title =Southern Music/American Music| year =2003| publisher =[[University Press of Kentucky]]| isbn =978-0813126357}}
* {{Cite book| last =McDonald| first =Les| title =The Day the Music Died| year =2010| publisher =[[Xlibris Corporation]]| isbn =978-1469113562}}{{unreliable source?|date=January 2023}}
* {{Cite book| last =Meier| first =Matt S.| title =The Mexican American Experience: An Encyclopedia| year =2003| publisher =Greenwood Publishing Group| isbn =978-0313316432| url-access =registration| url =https://archive.org/details/mexicanamericane0000meie}}
* {{Cite book| last =Miguel| first =Guadalupe San| title =[[Tejano Proud: Tex-Mex Music in the Twentieth Century]]| year =2002| publisher =[[Texas A&M University Press]]| isbn =978-1585441884}} - [https://archive.org/details/tejanoproudtexme00sanm Read online, registration required]
* {{Cite book| editor-last1 =Mitchell| editor-first1 =Claudia| editor-last2 =Reid-Walsh| editor-first2 =Jacqueline| title =Girl Culture: An Encyclopedia | year =2007| publisher =Greenwood Publishing Group| isbn =978-0-313-08444-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9PRoPX3DIwgC&pg=PA387|page=387|access-date=November 27, 2011}}
* {{Cite book| last =Moon| first =Tom| title =1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die: A Listener's Life List| year =2008| publisher =Workman Publishing| isbn =978-0761139638| url =https://archive.org/details/1000recordingsto00moon_0}}
* {{Cite book| last =Morales|first =Ed| title =The Latin Beat: The Rhythms And Roots Of Latin Music From Bossa Nova To Salsa And Beyond| year =2003| publisher =Da Capo Press| isbn =978-0786730209}}
* {{Cite book| last =Moreno| first =Michael P.| title =Term Paper Resource Guide to Latino History| year =2010| publisher =ABC-CLIO| isbn =978-0313379321}}

=== N-P ===
* {{Cite book| last =Novas| first =Himilce| title =Remembering Selena| year =1995| publisher =Turtleback Books| isbn =978-0613926379}}
* {{Cite book| last=Parédez| first =Deborah| title =Selenidad: Selena, Latinos, and the Performance of Memory| year =2009| publisher =[[Duke University Press]]| location=Durham, NC| isbn =978-0822344896}} Ebook: {{ISBN|978-0822390893}}.
* {{Cite book| last=Patoski| first=Joe Nick| title=Selena: Como La Flor| year=1996| publisher=Little Brown and Company| location=Boston| isbn=978-0-316-69378-3| url=https://archive.org/details/selenacomolaflor00pato_0}}
* {{Cite book| last=Peña| first =Manuel| title =Música Tejana: The Cultural Economy of Artistic Transformation| year=1999| publisher =[[Texas A&M University Press]]|isbn =978-0890968888}}
* {{Cite book| last =Pérez| first =Chris|author-link=Chris Pérez| title =To Selena, with Love| year =2012| publisher =[[Penguin Books]]| isbn =978-1101580264}}
* {{Cite book| last =Pilchak| first =Angela M.| title =Contemporary Musicians: Profiles of the People in Music| year =2005| publisher =Cengage Gale| isbn =978-0787680695| url-access =registration| url =https://archive.org/details/contemporarymusi0056unse}}
* {{Cite book| last =Prampolini| first =Gaetano| title =The Shade of the Saguaro / La sombra del saguaro. Essays on the Literary Cultures of the American Southwest| year =2013| publisher =Firenze University Press| isbn =978-8866553939}}

=== R-S ===
* {{Cite book| last =Rebolledo| first =Tey Diana| title =The Chronicles of Panchita Villa and Other Guerrilleras: Essays on Chicana/Latina Literature and Criticism| year =2005| publisher =University of Texas Press| isbn =978-0292709638| url-access =registration| url =https://archive.org/details/chroniclesofpanc0000rebo}}
*{{cite news|ref={{SfnRef|Roiz|2015 (b)}} |last1=Roiz |first1=Jessica Lucia |title=Selena Quintanilla On NBC Universo: When, Where To Watch Back-To-Back 'Queen Of Tejano' Special |url=http://www.latintimes.com/selena-quintanilla-nbc-universo-when-where-watch-back-back-queen-tejano-special-389326 |access-date=August 19, 2016 |work=Latin Times |date=June 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610201852/http://www.latintimes.com/selena-quintanilla-nbc-universo-when-where-watch-back-back-queen-tejano-special-389326 |archive-date=June 10, 2016 |url-status=live}}
* {{Cite book| last =Segura| first =Denise A.| title =Remembering Selena| year =2007| publisher =Duke University Press| isbn =978-0822341185}}
* {{Cite book| last =Sickels| first =Robert C.| title =100 Entertainers Who Changed America: An Encyclopedia of Pop Culture Luminaries| year =2013| publisher =ABC-CLIO| isbn =978-1598848311}}
* {{Cite book| last=Sobek| first=Maria| title=Celebrating Latino Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Cultural Traditions, Volume 1| year=2012| publisher=ABC-CLIO| isbn=978-0313343391}}
* {{Cite book| last=Stacy| first=Lee| title=Mexico and the United States| year=2002| publisher=[[Marshall Cavendish]]| isbn=978-0761474029}}

=== T-Z ===
* {{Cite book| last =Tatum| first =Charles| title =Encyclopedia of Latino Culture: From Calaveras to Quinceaneras| year =2013| publisher =ABC-CLIO| isbn =978-1440800993}}
* {{Cite book| last =Tiscareño-Sato| first =Graciela| title =Latinnovating: Green American Jobs and the Latinos Creating Them| year =2011| publisher =Gracefully Global Group| isbn =978-0983476009}}
* {{Cite book| last =Tracy| first =Kathleen| title =Jennifer Lopez: A Biography| year =2008| publisher =Greenwood Publishing Group| isbn =978-0313355158}}
* {{Cite book| last =Vargas| first =Deborah| title =Dissonant Divas in Chicana Music: The Limits of la Onda| year =2012| publisher =[[University of Minnesota Press]]| isbn =978-0816673162}}

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== External links ==
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* {{Official website|1=https://q-productions.com/}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/SelenaVEVO SelenaVEVO] on [[YouTube]]
* [https://www.grammy.com/artists/selena/10071 Selena] on [[Grammy Award]]s
* {{IMDb name|name=Selena|id=0702373}}
* [https://texasarchive.org/taxonomy/term/116312 Archival footage related to Selena] from the [[Texas Archive of the Moving Image]]
* [https://musicbrainz.org/artist/03746227-c9f9-4b3b-b2c6-9b31f79564f7 Selena] at [[MusicBrainz]]

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