This 2021 the singer Selena would turn 50 years old.
Selena Day is celebrated in Texas every April 16. This 2021 the singer Selena would turn 50 years old.
Selena Quintanilla was born on Friday, April 16, 1971 , in the city of Corpus Christi, Texas . This Friday, April 16, 2021, he would celebrate his 50 years. 26 years after his death, his absence still hurts in an artistic world that opened at his feet.
His success was cut short with a tragic death. She was assassinated by the president of her Fan Club, Yolanda Saldívar.
Even so, the singer of Como la Flor, Bidi Bidi Bom Bom and Amor Prohibido , among others, remains an icon in her musical genre. With his first solo album he brought together Tex-Mex, ranchera, ballads, Latin pop and Mexican cumbia.
Since when is Selena Day celebrated in Texas?
On April 12, 1995 , two weeks after Selena’s death, the then governor of Texas, George W. Bush, declared that the state celebrated “Selena’s Day” every April 16, the singer’s birthday.
Selena represented the essence of South Texas culture, ”George W. Bush said on the day of the statement.
Selena Quintanilla lives in the hearts of Americans and all of Latin America, although her roots are essentially Mexican.