Selena Quintanilla's Death And The Tragic Story Behind It
Singer-songwriter Selena Quintanilla was only 23 years old when she died on March 31, 1995. Her legacy has lived on in fan memorials, family tributes, the blockbuster Jennifer Lopez portrayal.
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Mexican American singer Selena Quintanilla was a Tejano superstar and was on the verge of an even higher level of fame when she was shot and killed on March 31, 1995. In her final days, Selena got.
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'I killed my best friend' Moab Republic/Shutterstock On March 31, 1995, Selena went to meet Saldívar at a Days Inn Motel in her hometown of Corpus Christi, but she wouldn't make it out alive (via Esquire ). When Selena entered the room, the two argued before Saldívar pulled out a .38-caliber handgun and shot Selena in the shoulder.
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Mourners file past the body of slain Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla Perez during a public viewing April 2, 1995, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Selena was shot to death March 31, 1995, at a Corpus.
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David Livingston/Getty Images According to Selena's extensive autopsy report (via autopsy files ), she'd been shot through the back right shoulder by a .38 caliber revolver. The bullet exited through her upper chest, which means Yolanda Saldivar shot her while her back was turned.
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At 11:48 AM, Saldívar produced a .38 caliber handgun, firing it into Selena's right shoulder when the singer turned to flee. Critically wounded, a bleeding and crying Selena ran to the hotel.
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Her final album, Dreaming of You, was released posthumously in July 1995 and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. Jennifer Lopez took on the role of the late singer in the 1997 film.
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Updated September 23, 2021 319.3K views11 items The shocking murder of Selena Quintanilla-Pérez on March 31, 1995, stunned audiences all around the world. As one of the best Tejano artists of all time, Selena was standing at the precipice of a great career right before her death.
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American singer Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was shot to death by Yolanda Saldívar, the president of Selena's fan club, on the morning of March 31, 1995, at the Days Inn in Corpus Christi, Texas, shortly after Saldívar was exposed as having embezzled thousands of dollars from Selena's earnings.
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Selena performs at the Spurs Stay in School Jamboree on March 18, 1995, at the Alamodome in San Antonio. Selena at the 1994 Grammys. This photo display originally included a lead image of Selena.
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The tragedy of Selena's death was both manner and timing: On March 31, 1995 at her then musical height—at the moment when she was reaching vast audiences in both Mexico and America—Selena was.
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Selena was buried at the Seaside Memorial Cemetery in Corpus Christi, TX on April 3, 1995. The private funeral was broadcast live, per Texas Monthly. In Chris Perez's memoir, he wrote that guests were asked to place white roses on her coffin. "By the time Selena was buried, a two-foot pile of roses was piled on top of the coffin," he wrote.
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Credit: Getty Images. On April 3, 1995, Selena Quintanilla was put to rest after being shot and killed by her fan club president, Yolanda Saldívar. Selena's funeral was open to the public so fans could bid La Reina De Tejano a final farewell. Let's take a moment to remember her. Here Is The Selena Funeral Footage You Might Not Have Seen
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Inside The Murder Of The "Queen Of Tejano Music" By Natasha Ishak | Edited By Jaclyn Anglis Published December 18, 2021 Updated November 11, 2023 Dubbed the "Mexican Madonna" and the "Queen Of Tejano Music," Selena Quintanilla was a budding superstar — until she was gunned down in March 1995.