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This article is about the American singer. For other uses, see Selena (disambiguation).

Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (Latin American Spanish pronunciation:[seˈlenakintaˈniʝaˈpeɾes]; née Quintanilla; April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995) was an American singer. Referred to as the "Queen of Tejano Music", her contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most celebrated Mexican-American entertainers of the late 20th century. In 2020, Billboard magazine put her in third place on their list of "Greatest Latino Artists of All Time", based on both Latin albums and Latin songs chart. Media outlets called her the "TejanoMadonna" for her clothing choices. She also ranks among the most influential Latin artists of all time and is credited for catapulting the Tejano genre into the mainstream market.

The youngest child of the Quintanilla family, she debuted in the music scene as a member of the band Selena y Los Dinos, which also included her elder siblings A.B. Quintanilla and Suzette Quintanilla. In the 1980s, she was often criticized and was refused bookings at venues across Texas for performing Tejano music—a male-dominated

1995 murder in Corpus Christi, Texas, US

On the morning of March 31, 1995, the American singer Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was fatally shot and wounded at the Days Inn in Corpus Christi, Texas. Although paramedics tried to revive Selena, she was pronounced dead of hypovolemic shock at Corpus Christi Memorial Hospital at age 23. The killer, Yolanda Saldívar, was an American nurse and the president of Selena's fan club who was exposed as having embezzled thousands of dollars from the singer's earnings.

The Latino community was deeply affected by the news of Selena's death; some people traveled thousands of miles to visit her home, boutiques and the crime scene, while churches with large congregations of Latinos held prayers in her name. All major television networks in the United States interrupted their regular programming to break the news. The public's reaction to Selena's death was compared to those that followed the deaths of John Lennon, Kurt Cobain and John F. Kennedy. On April 12, 1995, two weeks after her death, then-Texas governorGeorge W. Bush declared her birthday Selena Day in Texas.

At the time of Selena's death, Tejano music was one of the most popular Latin music subgenres in the U.S. Selena was called the "Queen of Tejano Music" and became the first Latina artist to have a predominantly Spanish-language album—Dreaming of You (1995)—debut and peak at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart. After her death, the popularity of Tejano music waned. During Saldívar's trial for the murder—called the "trial of the century" and the most important trial for the Latino population, Saldívar said she accidentally shot Selena while attempting suicide, but the jury at her trial did not believe her; she was found guilty of first-degree murder and given a life imprisonment sentence, with the possibility of parole after 30 years.

Jennifer Lopez was cast as Selena in a 1997 biopic film about her life and achieved fame after the film's rel

This month marks the 20-year anniversary of the death of legendary Mexican-American singer Selena. Noticiero Telemundo anchor and Al Rojo Vivo host María Celeste Arrarás released Tuesday a new edition of her original book, “Selena’s Secret: The Revealing Story Behind Her Tragic Death,” an account of the months leading up to the Tejano music singer’s death and the highly publicized murder trial that followed.

The Emmy-Award winning journalist covered the murder and trial extensively over two decades ago and got an exclusive interview with Selena’s murderer, Yolanda Saldívar. This research propelled her to releasing the original book and now an updated version.

This edition is being released in English and Spanish with a new foreword and afterword, as well as updated biographies of the book’s protagonist and a new declaration from the doctor that was romantically linked to Selena. It was also be available on e-books.

Arrarás told NBCNews.com that this new book validates what her original book stated and brings to light more information and testimonies about the secret from people close to Selena’s circle.

When the original book was published 18 years ago in 1997, it caused controversy among Selena fans and her family. The father of the singer, Abraham Quintanilla, publicly voiced his opinion against the book.

Quintanilla said the book demeaned his daughter’s image and portrayed him as a money-hungry control freak in an interview in 1997 with the NY Daily News.

“I think Selena’s father was trying to maintain control with anything that had to do with Selena,” said Arrarás. “As a father he has that right to protect her estate, but as a journalist, I am allowed to publish books as the product of my investigation, so I don’t take it personally because I understand why he does it.”

The Puerto-Rican journalist said she wrote the book respectfully, keeping Selena’s legacy in mi