Research Paper On Selena Quintanilla

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Jonathan Rodriguez
Mrs.Harris
Spanish 1
October 6 2016
The Amazing Life Of Selena Quintanilla Selena Quintanilla was born on April 16,1971 in Lake Jackson,Texas. She died on March 31,1995 in Corpus Christi,Texas. Selena Quintanilla was only twenty-three years old when she died. Her death was a big impact on life,music, and history. Selena Quintanilla had an amazing journey in life and it’s so sad it had to end so early. Finally, this is the story of Selena Quintanilla from start to the end. When Selena Quintanilla was at a young age she had a love for singing and music. Selena started to sing at the early age of three,by the time she was six she singing in Spanish and English. Selena Quintanilla became the lead singer for the group Selena Y Los Dinos at the age of nine, which was a group formed by her father. The group consisted of her brother Abraham that did the bass guitar and her sister Suzette that did the drums. At first the group did not do so well,but it was only a matter of time until there group started to really shine. The group Selena Y Los Dinos in the 1980’s played at the family's restaurant Papagayo until it closed down due to bankrupt and from then on they booked the band at clubs and weddings.
After Papagayo went bankrupt Selena’s family packed up and moved to Corpus Christi,Texas. Selena’s father Abraham loved music and …show more content…

In 1990, Selena released a collection named Mis Primeros Exitos. This collection some of Selenas best songs in the 80’s. Selena also released another album after that one named Ven Conmigo or Come With Me in English. One of the big accomplishments in her career was her album Ven Conmigo, because it was the first Tejano album to reach the gold status. In 1991 Selena did a duet with Alvaro Torres, the song they did was the song “Buenos Amigos” which mean Good Friends in

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