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Selena: Yolanda Saldivar
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Slain Tejano superstar Selena was the focus of an exhibit mounted by the Southwestern Writers Collection at Texas State University-San Marcos. The exhibit showcased items donated to the Writers Collection by Texas Monthly Senior Editor Joe Nick Patoski. Patoski's biography of Selena, titled Selena: Como La Flor is widely regarded as the most insightful portrayal of the beloved pop star. The Patoski archive includes early drafts of the book, extensive research into Selena's life, interviews with dozens of musicians and others who knew Selena, correspondence, hundreds of Selena-related clippings and other publications, documents from the Yolanda Saldivar trial, and an extensive record of Patoski's relationship with his publisher. read more
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Yolanda Saldivar, the employee who murdered Selena, was the founder of the artist’s fan club and the manager of her boutique in San Antonio. Selena went to meet Saldivar with the intention of firing her, after discovering that she had been embezzling money from the fan club she managed. The two women argued heatedly, and when Selena began to leave, she was shot in the back.
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Thought of as the Queen of Tejano music, Mexican-American singer Selena Quintanilla (known as Selena to all of her fans) brought her style of music to mainstream culture in America. Tejano, a blend of polka, pop, country and blues (1), was a form of music that had never had any substantial impact on America until Selena brought it here. Selena paid a high price for her fame: her life. Selena's life came to a tragic end on March 31, 1995 when she was shot once in the back by her dear friend, and president of her fan club. After Selena accused Yolanda Saldivar of embezzling money from the fan club, she shot Selena in the back once. This one gunshot wound killed Selena... ending her short-lived career.
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The story ends tragically with the shooting death of Selena, a short few weeks following the apex of Selena's stardom, a sold-out concert entertaining thousands of her fans at the Houston Astrodome. The shooter is the former president of her fan club, Yolanda Salvidar (Lupe Ontiveros), who was caught stealing money from Selena's newly-opened clothing boutique.
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On March 31, 1995, Selena was shot and killed by the president of her fan club, Yolanda Saldívar (1960–). Millions mourned her death and with this attention she became even more famous. Dreaming of You, the album released after her death in 1996, contained five songs sung in English. It ... contained a number of traditional Tejano songs. The album was a huge hit and sold more than a million copies. It was the wide success that Selena had always hoped for.
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Yolanda Saldivar, the president of Selena's fan club, was convicted of the crime and is serving a life sentence. Prosecutors said Saldivar feared she was about to be fired for stealing from Selena and shot her in the back after an argument.
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