Selena Quintanilla

Luis Miguel Ramirez, AKA Miguel St. Michael, first learned Spanish to communicate with his abuela. Since then he has gone on to use his connection with Selena's music to write a master's thesis, create curriculum to motivate students in his Spanish class and inspire himself on stage.

Girls point to Selena Quintanilla-Perez as a symbol of empowerment who was authentically herself and embraced her culture and identity.

The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles voted to deny parole over 'the Nature of the Offense.' She will be eligible again in 2030.

Decades after her death, there remains no shortage of ways fans memorialize the Tejano superstar. Nowhere is that more apparent than in the city where she lived, and now rests.

A new Little Golden Book biography immortalizes the story of Selena Quintanilla for a new generation of young readers.

U.S. Congressman Joaquin Castro also nominated the broadcast from KCOR, the first full time Spanish language radio station, opened in 1946 and based in San Antonio. The station was founded by Raoul Cortez, the father of Irma Alicia Cortez. She later married Emilio Nicolas, the businessman who built the largest Spanish-language television network in the United States.

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Selena Quintanilla and Jenni Rivera's stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame were defaced within 24 hours of each other; the motive is unknown.

He was in radio and television in the 1980s and 1990s, during the time that Tejano music stars, including Selena, rose into popular culture.

Bidi Bidi Banda is pulling its number of Selena performances back after a decade of honoring Selena's memory.