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Selena Quintanilla Perez. 1971. Selena was born in Lake Jackson, Texas. Her parents were Abraham Quintanilla Jr. and Marcella Ofelia Samora . Her parents already had two other children, Abraham and Suzette. http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0313232/selenawbpg.html. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Selena Quintanilla Perez
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1971• Selena was born in Lake Jackson,
Texas.• Her parents were Abraham
Quintanilla Jr. and Marcella Ofelia Samora.
• Her parents already had two other children, Abraham and Suzette.
http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0313232/selenawbpg.html
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This is a map of Lake Jackson where Selena was born.
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1974• When Selena was three years old she started
to show an interest in singing.• When she was nine years old, her father
started a band.• Her older brother was already in a band
called “Los Dinos” meaning “The Boys”.• Selena’s brother changed his band’s name
making it a family band called “Selena y Los Dinos”.
http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0313232/selenawbpg.html
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Young Selena
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1980• Selena Y Los Dinos had their first
real performance. • It took place at the family
restaurant named “Papa Gayos”.• Shortly after, the restaurant went
bankrupt.
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Papa Gayos the family restaurant
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1984• The family moved to Corpus Christi.• Selena recorded her first album called
“Selena Y Los Dinos” which was on the Freddie Label.
• One hit song was “Ya Se Va”.• The album did not sell very well so
Selena’s brother Abraham moved the band from the Freddie Label to Cara Records.
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Selena Y Los Dinos
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1985-1986• Selena released her second album called “The
New Girl In Town”.• Her next album was “Alpha and Muñequito Ee
Trapo”.• She was discovered by Rick Trevi and Johnny
Canales who were two big names in the tejano music industry.
• In 1986, Selena won the best female vocalist award at the Tejano Music Awards.
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Hosts at the Tejano Music Festival
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1987-1989• Selena sold three other albums.• Jose Behar, who was the president of EMI
Latin, saw her performance and signed her a contract.
• This is when Selena released her first album as just Selena and not Selena Y Los Dinos.
• She also became a spokesperson for coca cola.
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Selena with Jose Behar
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1992-1994• Selena married Chris Perez who was
the lead guitarist for her brother’s band, Los Dinos.
• She won a grammy for Best Mexican-American performance.
• Her album Amor Prohibido was then nominated for another grammy.
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Selena and Chris at their wedding
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1995• Selena fired Yolanda ,the manager of her
boutiques who was also the president of her fan club, for stealing money.
• On March 31st Selena and Yolanda got into a fight.
• Yolanda pulled out a gun and shot Selena in the back.
• Selena was pronounced dead at the age of 23.
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Selena’s grave
*all pictures were found on Google images
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The EndMade By: Hannah
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