Selena

I can't believe today it's been 9 years since she passed away. She has been a strong presence in the Tejano community that it seems unreal. Well I hope that she's resting in peace.

When I heard about Selena, I was just getting home from school. I was 12 years old and I had just seen her February at the Rodeo. I remember it was really special to me because that was the day of my birthday when I got to see her perform live. Anyway, my mom opened the door and I saw on TV pictures of Selena dancing at the rodeo. My mom was like, "You will never guess what happened" and then she told me "Selena died." And man I remember crying so much and just watching the news all night, I couldn't believe it. One of my friends who was in love with her went to Corpus the second he found out and stayed there all weekend. I remember all that stuff as if it happened yesterday.

So where were you when you heard about Selena? (If you remember)

i was going to my aunts house after school cause she took care of me and her husbands brothers (straight up chicanos.. ansina, jale and ay te huacho are hourly words)... well i get there and i go in the patio to say hi and to tell them i'm there and they were working on the motor of this cute oldie truck.. and selena's on the radio.. theyre like guess what.. im like wut... selena died.. i'm like no she didnt... theyre like yea she got shot by emilio navairas wife.. she was jelous cause selena was w. him... thats what they thought was going on.. a lot of people actually thought that. well i felt so shocked.. i went into my aunts living room and turned on primer impacto and sat with my mouth open while i watched Maria Celeste Arraras talk about her and they had footage of yolanda crying in the truck.. i was like omg this is so not happening.... later on that afternoon mom finally got off work and picked me up and i started crying when i asked her if it was really true.. i cried for like 10 min. then i just fell asleep.

This post has been edited by iluv_dru on Mar 31 2004, 03:31 PM

I was home sick from school that day. I was just getting home from the store with my mom when my brother walked up to us and said Selena died. My mom and me were like what, see we have a cousin named Selene and we thought he meant her and he said no the singer. I went inside and started to watch the news and I was sad cause I was just getting into her music. She was suppose to perform in Tyler,Tx a few weeks later and I was suppose to go and I didn't never get to see her perform in person. I hope she is resting in peace.

i remember that day exactly
i was like 7 years old
i got home from skool and was so happy bekause i had received a lot of ribbons and awards at skool.
since i was little my momz had to go and pick me up at the bus stop. then she was like Guess What? and i was like What? and she said Selena Died. i was like nu uh you playing right? she was like no
so i started running home. it was all over the news i started krying i kried all day i loved her to death i couldn't belive it then we went out to houston kuz i lived in stafford a little town beside houston and i turned the radio on all the raio stations were putting on selena's music and i sang along to every single one.
i remember that i used to lock myself in the bathroom before she died to listen to her music and dance and sing along i used to karry aroung my little boombox with a little bag of all the cassttes i had of her i used to and still do sing and dance along with her music .
i will never ever forget her
she was and always will be the best tejano and over all singer to me
R.I.P
FOREVER
SELENA QUINTANILLA PEREZ
APRIL 16, 1971-MARCH 31, 1995

i was in fourth grade...i was like 10 or 11 years old..my mom was the one that said to me that some lady had killed her...then like i went to the astrodome when they did that whole thing where jennifer pena was there and barrio boyz...i didn't cry i was just in sock like i couldn't belive it...i was thinking it was a joke..

OMG...i dont wanna be rude or insensitive...but damn! Can we get over it now??? She's dead now...why must it still continue to be a big deal?? I mean, she was a great singer and dancer and stuff...but god dang it...i think we all know that by now. Do we really need to make such a commotion about it?? <<<----I dunno, that's just my opinion.
But, to answer the question...I was home from school and I cant remember who told me, mom or sis...but yea, i thought she was playin. Then i watched the TV...when Saldivar was in the truck and stuff. We probably watched it all day...and no, i didnt cry...for what? I didnt know the girl...and i liked her but she wasnt, like, my idol or anything. I felt sorry for her family and stuff...but it didnt affect me that much. And now "Selena" is like my favorite movie of all-time....but i dunno...it's just soo great how Jenn played her. When i watch that movie i dont even think of the real Selena...i sometimes feel like it's Jenn's life that im watchin...i dunno, its weird. But yea, the hospital scene is the saddest part ever. So yea.

they keep announcing selena stuff cause its her "season" i guess on univision.. i agree w. lourdes.. i have a cousin her name is michelle.. man this little girl is 9yrs old and completely obsessed w. selena. she knows the lines to the movie and when she gets bored she goes in her room and pops in a cd (she has all of em.. i burned copies from her) in her kareoke machine and sings her butt off. it pisses me off.. and her mom is perfectly ok w. her daughters obsession and thinks its cute.. AHH!!!! fastidia.. like when i talk to my cuz on the phone shes always like.."daddy ordered me such and such collection" or "i taped this and that show"... seriously i think they should just let her rest... i wouldnt be surprised if a.b. himself doesnt get tired of this selena stuff.. of course he wont complain since hes squeezing the most profit he can out of it.

OMG....i sooo know all the lines too! Literally...all of them...but like i said, i dont even think of SELENA...i think about JENNIFER.

I don't know, I mean I'm not obsessed with her at all. I didn't even watch the specials at all and I don't plan to. I do think it's nice to remember her, and in my own mind around this time I do. I don't give in to the hype, to the profit people are making off her memory, I just think it's nice after so long that people still remember her as such a wonderful artist and person, is all. And I've noticed that only lately have people been getting all hyped over it because in the first years after she died, I don't really remember any huge specials or anything, I'm guessing it's growing because the 10 year mark is getting near.

Yeah, I should think ppl should just let her go, it's been so long already.. but i guess...


Anyways, I was like 5 when it happened.. I was at my house and then my mother told me, I remember getting kind of sad, cuz i thought I actually knew her.. (there i go again thinking i knew all these actors and singers... ) I don't really remember much, it's all a blurr..

This post has been edited by CuteKumbiaQueen on Apr 3 2004, 11:31 PM

I was really little, but I remember it...it was reeeally sad. one of the first deaths that I remember hearing about. but living in a bad neighborhood and having family that made bad decisions, Ive been having family members dying since i was born...usually not of old age...

yeah i remember hearing about it and sitting all during recess crying with somr friends selena was a super big impact on kids and loosing her hurt

i dunno...did yall actually jam to her music BEFORE she died??? Cuz i mean...I used to listen to it...but it wasnt like THE BEST music ever to me, u know? And then when she died...me and my sister wanted to go out and get all her tapes and CD's and stuff...ummm, how come when she was still alive we didnt?? I've noticed that...an artist can be aight...not the best, just aight. But as soon as they die...they become the best. She was good at music and stuff....but did people like her as much as they do now BEFORE she died is what im tryin to find out.

alot of ppl do that with artists, but i never have..my family were huge fans of selena

I was 6 when Selena dies. I still remember it . I heard the news but i was like no there probably wrong. I didnt cry even though i liked her music and everything. I remember my dad crying cause she died . It was really a sad day. I will never forget her.