Selena Quintanilla: This Was Her Last Concert Before Her Death Selena Seria | Netflix Series | REPUTATION

Biography of Selena Quintanilla, “Queen of Tex-Mex”He has always been in the public interest, not just his fans; For this reason, many fictions have been created that tell the story of his life on the road to fame and his sudden death at the age of 23. In fact, Netflix recently released a new series about the singer: “Selena: The Series”, which was a great success on the streaming platform.

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Selena quintanilla He started as a singer at the age of nine, in the family group “Selena y Los Dinos”. A few years later, between ups and downs, the Tejano singer gained more popularity, especially after winning the Tejano Music Awards for Best Female Vocalist in 1987. But it was in the early 1990s, when she internationalized, especially in Hispanic countries. . . Between 1992 and 1994, Selena managed to establish herself as one of the most successful artists of the time. At 23, he was already at the peak of his success.

However, his life will be stopped after Yolanda saldivar, the founder and president of the artist’s fan club, shot her. A few weeks ago, another year of the last concert he gave was commemorated Selena quintanilla and in a few weeks, on March 31, it will be 26 years since his death. Along these lines, let’s remember what was the last show that the star gave at the Houston Astrodome with a sold-out house.

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THE LAST CONCERT OF SELENA QUINTANILLA

If you’ve seen movies or series about the singer’s life, you may have noticed that they usually start with the same sequence of images: Houston Astrodome fully packed waiting for Selena Quintanilla. Then, “Queen Tex-Mex” brings her lips to the mythical microphone that still has lipstick stains and the screams of the audience fill the atmosphere.

This is how, in reality, the last concert that the star gave weeks before she died begins. For this reason, this audiovisual sequence has become a classic when it comes to Selena. The truth is that show happened on Sunday, February 26, 1995, a memorable concert in front of over 67,000 fans.

Quintanilla’s last performance was recorded for history and was released in 2001 on compact disc and in 2003 as a DVD. How was the show? For that opportunity, Selena prepared a surprise: eight minutes of potpourri of songs from disco legends such as Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder, Steven Greenberg, among others.

Then he sang the audience’s favorites: First “Forbidden love”, followed by “Dance this cumbia”. Then they came “Your contempt”, “The coward” Yes Techno Cumbia, to immediately conquer with the successes that marked his fans forever.

In the middle of the show, the performer continued with “La Carcacha”, “No Me Queda Más”, “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom” Yes “Yes, once”, and before the end, Quintanilla took his microphone and performed with “The boy from apartment 512”, “See”.

Before the last song, the singer sent a message to the participants that day: “I would like to dedicate this song to you all because you made this song a success; the first success for us both in the United States and in Mexico. I hope you remember this song”.

And it is with “Like a flower” that Selena Quintanilla said goodbye to her followers forever.

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SELENA QUINTANILLA FACTS THAT A FEW KNOW

• Selena’s name comes from the words “Selenite” (mineral variety) and “moonstone” (moonstone).
• Her inner circle called her “precious.”
• He wore contact lenses because he had a vision correction.
• Selena was also a fashion designer, she made her own costumes. This led her to open a clothing store under her personal brand.
• She became the first woman in the Texas industry to win a Grammy, thanks to her album “Selena Live!”