4:23 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities|Entertainment|Music|Tejano Culture
31 Mar 200914 years ago, Tejano music and Mexican American culture lost one of its most beloved artists. Selena was gunned down at the age of 23 outside of a hotel in her hometown of Corpus Christi, Texas 14 years ago today, on March 31st, 1995. Her funeral brought fans from all over the country to Corpus (myself among them) to bid a final farewell to the amazing artist and humanitarian.
14 years later, Selena’s legacy lives on. Her music is unparalleled in the Tejano genre, a genre she proudly represented as much as she proudly represented her Texas-Mexican (a.k.a. Tejano) heritage. There have been many imitators since, but there will never be another Selena.
If you’ve never heard Selena’s music or heard her perform, you’ll get a taste of her at her best in the above clip from her last concert.
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6 Responses to 14 Years Without Selena
tom
March 31st, 2009 at 9:01 pm
That was a very sad day for me.
Cj
April 1st, 2009 at 4:54 am
We will NEVER forget Selena!
KEKE
April 1st, 2009 at 9:58 am
14 YRS LATER & SHE IZ STILL DA BEST LATINA SINGER EVER & WILL ALWAYZ BE & 14 YRS AGO SHE BECAME DA MOST BEAUTIFUL ANGEL N HEAVEN & SHE WILL NEVA BE FORGOTTEN & FUCK YOLANDA SALDIVAR, DAT FAT ASS COWARD NEEDS 2 BURN N HELL….WE LOVE U & MISS U, “LA REINA DE TEJANO MUSICA” & R.I.P. SELENA QUINTANILLA-PEREZ (APRIL 16, 1971-MARCH 31, 1995)
MELONIE
April 1st, 2009 at 2:51 pm
its really been 14 years! its heart breaking when you think of the things she had done during the time she was alive; and it makes you wonder what she could have done if she was stilll alive. selena will contune to live on through her music and fans.selena vive! we love you and I MISS YOU.
tom
April 3rd, 2009 at 8:50 pm
14 years. I still get goosebumps thinking of her and her music.
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April 4th, 2009 at 8:02 am
[...] Another Selena tribute. [...]