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Selena was the youngest of three children born to Mexican-American Abraham Quintanilla and Marcella. Her father loved music and formed a band with Selena, sister Suzette and brother A.B. (A.B. Quintanilla III of Los Kumbia Kings / Kumbia All Starz fame). Selena was 6 years old, but her father claims he could tell she was destined for a musical career because she had perfect pitch and timing.
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When Selena was 9, her father started the group Selena Y Los Dinos (Selena and The Guys). The groupÕs first performances were in Papagallos, the Quintanilla familyÕs restaurant opened, in 1980 in Lake Jackson, Texas. Everyone who saw her, even at that young age, knew she was going to be a star someday.
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In 1990 Selena released another album, Ven Conmigo, written by her main songwriter and brother Abraham Quintanilla, III. This recording was the first Tejano album ever to achieve gold status. Around the same time, a registered nurse and fan named Yolanda SaldÃvar approached Selena's father with the idea of starting a fan club. Her wish was granted, and she became the club's president; later she would become the manager of Selena's clothing boutiques.[6] Selena released another hit album in 1992, Entre A Mi Mundo, which ... achieved gold status.[9] Songs from that album, such as "Como La Flor", helped make Selena a star. Her 1993 Live album won a Grammy award for Best Mexican-American Performance.
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On April 2, 1992, Selena married twenty-two-year-old Christopher Perez. He was the lead guitarist in her band. Together they shared in the success and in Selena's growing popularity, particularly in Mexico. Her father was now writing more international-sounding songs for her. These new songs were not only popular in Mexico but ... began to be heard throughout the United States and in South and Central America. The size of the audiences at her shows swelled.
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Selena was born on April 16, 1971, in Lake Jackson, Texas. The youngest child of Abraham and Marcella Quintanilla, Selena was raised in a humble household along with her older brother and sister, A.B. and Suzette. Nurtured by their father’s love of music and guided by his own experiences in the music industry, Selena, A.B., and Suzette eventually formed a small band built upon the musical foundation they forged with their father. By the age of nine, Selena found herself firmly planted as the lead singer of their small band known as Selena Y Los Dinos, and what began as a weekend hobby ultimately led to a decision to pursue a career in music full-time.
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Selena was produced with the participation of the Quintanilla family, and her father Abraham is the executive producer of the film. One scene features Chris Perez playing the guitar for the family using closeup footage of his hands and the shot was filmed specifically for the movie.[2]
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