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In the News (Sun 29 Nov 09)

  
  Selena
Saldivar, suspected by Selena and her family of embezzling funds, was on the verge of being fired, and she knew it.
Selena has been recognized by her fervent fans and admiring musical comtemporaries as a riveting performer who was a genuinely humble and truly caring person once she stepped off stage...
Selena was slain by an ex-employee before she was able to realize her long-cherished ambition of becoming a crossover star.
www.selenalareina.com /bio.html   (6166 words)

  
 Selena Biography - hotshotdigital.com
By the time Selena was 6, she was already singing like a pro in English and in Spanish, even though she didn't speak the language, alongside her brother, sister, and father.
Because Selena was getting even more popular and the traveling to perform was interfering with school, Abraham pulled her out of school when she was in the 8th grade.
Selena will always be in the hearts of her millions of fans, she will never be forgotten.
www.hotshotdigital.com /WellAlwaysRemember/SelenaBio.html   (1199 words)

  
 Selena page in Fuller Up, Dead Musicians Directory
But Selena's father, Abraham Quintanilla, said the woman was Yolanda Saldivar, who had been president of Selena's fan club before she was hired at one of the singer's boutiques.
Selena, whose vivacious singing and dancing had brought her fame throughout the Southwest and, increasingly, throughout the country, won a Grammy last year for best Mexican American album for "Live." More recently, her album "Amor Prohibido," or "Forbidden Love," went quadruple platinum, with the song of the same name garnering another Grammy nomination this year.
Selena, a 23-year-old Grammy award-winning singer, was idolized by Hispanic teen-agers and was on the verge of breaking into English-speaking radio.
elvispelvis.com /selena.htm   (4118 words)

  
 Selena - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
As of June 2006, Selena was commemorated with a museum and a bronze life-sized statue (Mirador de la Flor in Corpus Christi, Texas).
Selena accepted and on April 2, 1992, Selena and Perez married in Nueces County, Texas, and Selena added her new husband's surname to her own.
Selena fled to the manager's office in the lobby for help, with Saldivar chasing her, calling her a bitch.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Selena   (2458 words)

  
 CMT.com : Selena : Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
A flamboyant, sexy stage performer, sometimes hailed as the Latina Madonna, Selena was nonetheless considered a role model for off-stage she was family oriented, active in anti-drug campaigns and AIDS awareness programs.
Saldivar and Selena argued and as the singer left, she was shot in the back.
Selena didn't die right away and managed to stagger into the lobby where she named Saldivar as the killer.
www.cmt.com /artists/az/selena/bio.jhtml   (689 words)

  
 Gale - Free Resources - Hispanic Heritage - Biographies - Selena   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Selena left school in the eighth grade to spend more time travelling with the band and earning money for her family, but she eventually completed her high school equivalency requirements through a correspondence course.
Rather, Selena became known as the "Tex-Mex Madonna" because of her sexy bustiers and provocative smiles on-stage, though off-stage she remained a wholesome, married woman who was devoted to her family.
Selena indulged Saldivar's penchant for spotted cows with cow-patterned rugs and phones; Saldivar reciprocated by transforming her apartment into a Selena shrine, laden with Selena photos and memorabilia, including a life-size cardboard pop-up of the singer.
www.gale.com /free_resources/chh/bio/selena.htm   (2355 words)

  
 Selena - hotshotdigital.com
Sometimes called the Latin Madonna, Selena was an extremely popular singer among the Latino communities of the U.S. Virtually single-handedly, she revitalized and popularized the obscure Tejano genre, bringing it into the mainstream.
Selena began her performing career at the ripe old age of 10, with her father as manager, and Los Dinos her back up band.
Selena went to meet Saldivar with the intention of firing her, after discovering that she had been embezzling money from the fan club she managed.
www.hotshotdigital.com /tribute/Selena.html   (419 words)

  
 Selena St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture - Find Articles
Selena was born on April 16, 1971,; in Corpus Christi, Texas.
In fact, the fusion of different cultures is what Selena was all about, and it was her unabashed expression of all of her differing selves that allowed so many Latinos to identify with her.
By the time Selena brought her own voice to Tejano,; it carried flavors of rap, rhythm and blues, country, and rock, as well as the traditional Mexican songs and the polka beat.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_bio/ai_2419201088   (858 words)

  
 Caller.com - Selena
Alan Gomez, 2, touches the Selena statue at the Mirador de la Flor dedicated to Selena on the bayfront.
About 200 people grasped white flowers and waved cardboard fans printed with Selena Quintanilla-Perez's picture as Telefutura's show, Escandolo TV de Noche, was broadcast live across the nation Thursday from the statue of the star at Mirador de la Flor on Shoreline Boulevard.
Many people visit the Selena Statue on a daily basis to remember her inspiration and pay homage to a Corpus Christi legend.
www.caller2.com /selena   (359 words)

  
 Selena Movie Review by Anthony Leong
"Selena" is the bittersweet story of Selena Quintanilla-Perez, filled with the triumphs and tragedies of her short but fulfilled life.
Selena, on the verge of womanhood (now played by Jennifer Lopez, who also appeared in Nava's previous films), finds herself placed precariously between the wishes of her father, and the need to find her own path.
Whereas Selena is uninterested in her heritage and is hesitant to embrace it, Abraham is rigidly traditionalist yet feels handicapped by his background, seeing it as a weakness, recalling the prejudice in his life from both sides of the border.
members.aol.com /aleong1631/selena.html   (1339 words)

  
 SELENA
It is a celebration of Selena's life and she lived it well.
The film begins with Selena and her brother and sister starting a band at their father's "urging." They basically had no choice.
By the time she was sixteen, Selena was winning awards for her music and on her way to becoming the biggest star to ever emerge from the Tejano music scene.
crazy4cinema.com /Review/FilmsS/f_selena.html   (843 words)

  
 The Selena Trial   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Selena's father and those "who knew her when" remember the young Tejano superstar in the article written by Rick Mitchell shortly after her death.
November 28, 1995 Saldivar, convicted in murder of Selena, seeking retrial.
April 28, 1996 Scholar examines the spell of Selena.
www.chron.com /content/chronicle/metropolitan/selena   (988 words)

  
 Selena Forever
, Selena was nonetheless considered a role model for off-stage she was family oriented, active in anti-drug campaigns and AIDS awareness programs.
She was born Selena Quintanilla to Mexican-American parents in Lake Jackson, TX.
Saldivar was convicted for the murder of Selena on October 23rd, 1995.
www.selenaforever.com   (584 words)

  
 Selena: Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Historians are bemoaning plans to destroy the gun used in the killing of Tejano music star Selena, which was found last month in the home of the court reporter for the murder trial.
Selena to be inducted in Tejano Roots Hall of Fame (in "July Fest in Mathis" article)
Selena to be honored on anniversary of death
www.caller2.com /selena/selena.htm   (673 words)

  
 Selena (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Selena begins her career at the age of 10, along with her brother and sister.
Selena elopes with her boyfriend Chris Perez, because her father doesn't allow them to be together.
The film details Selena's relationship with her family, her musical performances, and her romance with her boyfriend, and later husband, Chris Perez.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Selena_(movie)   (591 words)

  
 Selena
Selena was an inspiration to so many people not just because she was pretty and a good singer, but also because she was “one of them”, she had a great personality, and she broke the gender barriers in Tejano Music.
Selena was a big influence on the Hispanic community because she was one of them.
Selena was always inviting the local kids over to her house to help her with her yard and fixing them lunch afterwards (Goodman 26-35).
home.att.net /~kyceline/english.htm   (758 words)

  
 Selena ¡Vive! at Comolaflor.net
Selena was shot to death by the founder of her fan club, who was fired after she was caught embezzling money.
Selena fans will be able to honor her memory starting March 7 with a commemorative cup that will help ensure the future of others.
Selena Remembered is the VHS re-release of the Edward James Olmos narration of Selena's life, music, and her dream.
www.comolaflor.org /html/htmlfront.htm   (4127 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Selena: DVD: Jennifer Lopez,Jackie Guerra,Constance Marie,Alex Meneses,Jon Seda,Edward James Olmos,Jacob ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The unavoidable subject of Selena's killer--a woman who happened to be the president of her fan club--is considerably and oddly downplayed.
I am a big fan of Selena and i really enjoyed this movie.I think it is a great tribute to her and Jennifer lopez did a beautiful job and so did the rest of the cast.The story is really inspiring and i reccomend this to every one.
Selena was a phenomenol star shes a role model to girls of all ages if I could I would give this 11 stars, this movie was also amazing because of how Jennifer Lopez patrayed Selena, when I first saw this movie I was 5 yr.
www.amazon.com /Selena-Jennifer-Lopez/dp/6304584229   (1809 words)

  
 Q-productions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Selena Foundation was established in May 1995 to receive the donations that came to us shortly after Selena's death.
Most contributions were sent with condolences to the family and simply said to please do something with the donation in Selena's memory.
The Selena Foundation was established in response to those requests.
www.selena.org /selenafoundation.html   (437 words)

  
 Selena (1997)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Plot Outline: The true story of Selena Quintanilla-Perez, a Texas born tejano singer who rose from cult status to performing at the Astrodome, as well as having chart topping albums on the Latin music charts.
But it was felt that since the movie would be released so soon after Selena's death her fans would not approve of hearing any voice other than hers.
Selena Quintanilla: You know I was just thinking, I've never seen you dance.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0120094   (436 words)

  
 Selena Robins offers free excerpts of her award winning romance novels, short stories and children's books. Selena's ...
Selena Robins offers free excerpts of her award winning romance novels, short stories and children's books.
Selena is a proud contributor to the writer’s magazine; Novel Writer.
"Selena Robins' unique talent of touching the heavenly sphere in observing heaven from an earthly viewpoint is special.
www.selenarobins.com   (238 words)

  
 eXtropia - the open web technology company
We also hope that the technology found here will be easy to use and useful to web development professionals either as examples of how to solve different types of problems, or as the foundations upon which to build final projects.
The name change was meant to reflect the fact that the technology on the site had gone way beyond any one programmer and had evolved into, and had been developed by, a global open source community.
After a few successful years of operation, in 2002, the company and all of its proprietary IP was sold to a much larger, listed software company.
www.extropia.com   (248 words)

  
 Selena   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
But the biopic Selena doesn't dwell on the artist's untimely exit from the world stage.
Early on, a 9-year-old Selena, along with her brother and sister, is lovingly shanghaied into music by a passionate dad whose own doo-wop dreams went unfulfilled.
Two profanities, one reference to "boobs" and a shot of dad in his underwear notwithstanding, Selena is an entertaining, yet bittersweet story that provides a virtual curriculum of substantive issues for family discussion.
www.pluggedinonline.com /movies/movies/a0000520.cfm   (317 words)

  
 Latin bands celebrate Selena
During her abbreviated career, Selena and her brother/producer A.B. Quintanilla III initiated a sea change in Latin music, one so dramatic that it affected the broader pop music world as well.
Before she was shot to death 10 years ago at the height of her popularity, Selena blazed through traditional roadblocks to take the Tejano genre to prominence.
A little more than three months after Selena's death, Dreaming of You, an unfinished, English-language project that included remixed versions of old songs, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, making her the first Latin female artist to achieve such a feat.
www.chron.com /disp/story.mpl/special/selena/3121558.html   (838 words)

  
 Selena — Infoplease.com
Selena - Selena (Selena Quintanilla Perez) singer Birthplace: Lake Jackson, Tex. Born: 1971 Died: 1995...
Selena - Selena Director/Writer: Gregory Nava Director of Photography: Edward Lachman Editor: Nancy...
Se monta 'Selena, la reina del tex-mex', texto y dirección del dramaturgo Hugo Salcedo, con el Teatro del Norte, de Tijuana.
www.infoplease.com /ipea/A0154920.html   (200 words)

  
 SELENA - Hoyt.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
At 31 inches axle-to-axle and all the innovation you've come to expect from Hoyt, Selena is a highly refined bow engineered for women.
Selena features the Cam and 1/2 System, Advanced TEC Riser, the new RizerShox, new GTX 3/4" Split Limbs with USD Technology, the Pro-Fit Custom Grip System, and more.
If you are a woman looking for the perfect bow, Selena is for you.
www.hoyt.com /products/selena.tpl   (229 words)

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