Selena | 20

Published: April 1, 2020, 4 a.m.

b'Mexican American singing sensation Selena Quintanilla was on the verge of becoming an international superstar when she was gunned down at a Texas motel by her fan club president.\\xa0\\n25 years since her death, Selena continues to be immortalized by the Latinx community who look to her as a source of inspiration and hope.\\xa0\\nOn this episode of History of the 90s, host Kathy Kenzora looks at the life and tragic death of the Latina icon, who in her short life became the best-selling Latin artist of all times.\\nSongs mentioned in episode:\\nComo La Flor, by Selena Y Los Dinos\\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsUt2jsLM1k\\nAmor Prohibido, by Selena\\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1O59SHpMxk\\nBidi Bidi Bom Bom (Live at Astrodome), by Selena\\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPkNVMtMXyc\\nContact:\\xa0\\nTwitter: @1990shistory\\nFacebook: @1990shistory\\nInstagram: @that90spodcast\\nEmail:\\xa090s@curiouscast.ca\\nGuest:\\nDeborah Peredez, author of Selenidad: Selena, Latinos and the Performance of Memory\\nhttps://www.deborahparedez.com/bio\\nFor exclusive bonus content subscribe to History of the 90s Patreon page.: https://patreon.com/historyofthe90s\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'