music · 16 April 1971 · 54 years ago
birth Selena Quintanilla-Prez, best known as Selena, Mexican American singer "the queen of Tejano music. Her album Selena Live! won a Grammy Award for Best Mexican-American Album at the 36th Grammy Awards. Yolanda Saldvar the president of her fan club, murdered her on March 31, 1995. Warner Brothers made a film based on her life starring Jennifer Lopez in 1997.