The story of Selena Quintanilla, from her father's excessive control to the displeasure of many.
This article appeared in fabcrunch.com and has been published here with permission.
Selena Quintanilla's rise to fame was gradual, but once established, it seemed that she would be an unstoppable force in music. However, her life and career came to an abrupt end when she was murdered by the president of her fan club, Yolanda Saldívar, in 1995. The details of her life have been told and retold in the twenty years since her death, but there are many things that all these stories have omitted for one reason or another. The hidden details are even more exciting: was Selena hiding a big secret when she died, or was it simply a talent that disappeared too soon? Let's find out.
Fighting against the current
Selena Quintanilla may be one of the most successful Latin music artists of all time, but the road to stardom was not easy.
When she first entered the Tejano music market, many believed she would never be able to stand out as a woman. At the time, Tejano music, also known as Tex-Mex music, was dominated by male artists. No one could imagine that a woman could have any appeal, but they were wrong.
