US EditionCandid footage captured by Selena’s sister is the treasured heart of a new documentary about the late singer
- Selena Quintanilla, born April 16, 1971, is remembered in an online photo gallery honoring her life and influence from Lake Jackson, Texas to fans around the globe.
- In the late 1980s, Selena Quintanilla rose to prominence after breaking through a male-dominated Tejano scene and signed to a major Latin label, later winning Best Mexican/American Album at the Grammy Awards before dying at age 23.
- Songs like Como la Flor, Amor Prohibido and Bidi Bidi Bom Bom still play on radio, and her posthumous album Dreaming of You debuted atop the Billboard 200 with two English hits.
- On Monday, the Netflix documentary Selena y Los Dinos debuts, introducing her story to new viewers with rare footage and family-led storytelling by Suzette Quintanilla and Isabel Castro.
- More recently, artificial intelligence tributes have sparked debate, while past film and series adaptations keep Selena Quintanilla’s story alive in Latin-music crossover context.
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The True Story Behind Selena y Los Dinos: A Family’s Legacy
Thirty years after the pop star Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was murdered by Yolanda Saldívar at a hotel in Corpus Christi, Texas, Netflix is releasing a documentary about the singer, her band, and their rise to stardom. Selena y Los Dinos: A Family’s Legacy features home videos, concert footage, interviews with her parents, siblings, and bandmates, and Selena’s voice via archival news video interviews. It does not get into the details of her murder…
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khbrknewsThe True Story Behind Selena y Los Dinos
Thirty years after the pop star Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was murdered by Yolanda Saldívar at a hotel in Corpus Christi, Texas, Netflix is releasing a documentary about the singer, her band, and their rise to stardom. Selena y Los Dinos features home videos, concert footage, interviews with her parents, siblings, and bandmates, and Selena’s voice via archival news video interviews. It does not get into the details of her murder, largely focusing …
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What happened to Selena? Revisiting the singer's tragic murder (and where her killer is now)
The "Queen of Tejano music" is the subject of a new Netflix documentary, "Selena y Los Dinos."Courtesy of Netflix Selena, as seen in 'Selena y Los Dinos'Key PointsSelena Quintanilla-Pérez was a hugely popular Tejano singer who was murdered in 1995 at the age of 23.Her killer, Yolanda Saldívar, had previously been the president of Selena's fan club.A new documentary about Selena, Selena y Los Dinos, is now streaming on Netflix.Selena Quintanilla-…
For many, the name Selena Quintanilla-Pérez is almost mythological. The Queen of Tejano broke barriers for women in Latin musical genres of all kinds; it is easy to see the continuous line between her contributions and the current success of Mexican regional music. It has been 30 years since the singer simply known as Selena was murdered at age 23, and those who love her are working hard to ensure that her legacy will last for decades. An exampl…
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