Nightlife

Soñando Con Ella

Era una chica del barrio cuya voz la hizo acreedora de un Grammy, vendió millones de álbumes y la convirtió en una sensación como ninguna otra. Y cuando fue asesinada, el 31 de marzo de 1995, la estrella de la música tejana Selena Quintanilla Pérez pareció llevarse consigo las aspiraciones de fans de todo el mundo. Sin embargo, quince años después, su recuerdo vive y es venerado más que nunca. En esta exclusiva historia oral, su familia, compañeros de banda y amigos recuerdan la vida de una estrella que aún nos cautiva.

The Sweet Song of Justice

The Queen Is Dead

The tragic news arrived the way tragic news often does: by phone. The call came just after lunch from my friend David Bennett, a reporter at the San Antonio Express-News. “Selena has been shot. In Corpus Christi at a Days Inn motel. The woman who did it is sitting in a pickup in the parking lot, holding a gun to her head.” May 1995

Dreaming of Her

Fifteen years after her death, texas monthly asked those who knew Selena Quintanilla Perez best to look back and reflect on her life, her music, and her legacy. Here, for the first time, all the prominent players in her journey from obscurity to fame tell her story in their own words, and consider what might have been. Subscribers only

Selena iMix

In honor of her sister, Suzette Quintanilla Arriaga has created an iMix of her favorite Selena songs.

Dancing Cumbia

Before waltzing into a Tejano nightclub—or into any big party in South Texas, for that matter—you should know how to dance cumbia. Feb 2010

The Sweet Song of Justice

A loud party was going on in the streets outside, with honking horns and cheering crowds filling the sidewalks. Yolanda Saldivar had just been found guilty of murdering their heroine, Selena. Dec 1995

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