[9], Saldvar became the founder and acting president of the Selena fan club in San Antonio in June 1991. They say that when he ran into the alleged perpetrator, he took revenge, then he had to go to the other side. [79] After 50 minutes, the doctors realized the damage was irreparable. [149] Record stores ordering more copies of her recordings were told by EMI Latin representatives they would not be able to restock for a few days. It was a threat. The couple became embroiled in a row in the private room and Hernandez shot his young wife three times in the chest, its alleged. Snchez was also an immigrant who had settled in Inglewood, California and hustled to make a living selling his own cassettes out of his cars trunk. [144][138] Selena became a cultural icon for Latinos and was seen as "a woman who was proud of her roots [who had] achieved her dreams". However, the fame would not last long, since that same year of 1992, the singer was at a concert in his native Culiacn, Sinaloa. Its also claimed he and his bodyguard, Benjamin Hernandez, then attempted to flee in a luxury car before being snared by cops. The studio said he . Street murals of Selena were found across Texas after her death. Westergren ordered that the trial would not be televised or taped, and limited the number of reporters in the courtroom to avoid a "repeat of the Simpson circus". [204], Dreaming of You joined five of Selena's studio albums on the Billboard 200 chart simultaneously, making her the first female artist in Billboard history to accomplish this feat. [149] Her albums sparked a buying frenzy for Latin music in Japan, Germany, and China. They said they heard two women arguing about business matters. [66][86] It was later thought she was going to Q-Productions to shoot Quintanilla, Jr. and others who were waiting for Selena. Well, Teddy Roosevelt got shot in the chest as he was on his way to give a speech. One person told Arrars, "if Selena would say, 'Jump! [14] Saldvar gave up her career as an in-home nurse for patients with terminal cancer and respiratory diseases. [243][244], In January 2015, it was announced that a two-day annual event called Fiesta de la Flor would be held in Corpus Christi by the Corpus Christi Visitors Bureau as a tribute to Selena. My voice still gets shaky giving a dumb presentation yet this dude was singing the shit out of that song after being marked for death. [249], Saldvar's crime was punishable by up to ninety-nine years in prison and a $10,000 fine. After her death, the popularity of Tejano music waned. In her final days, Selena got . [61] She also said the gun went off when Selena left. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. You will be deeply missed. Quintanilla, Jr. believed this would have been the first attempt to kill Selena. This is not the first case of violence registered in Mexico and related to singers. The California-born singer who rose through personal adversity to become a superstar adored by millions in a male-dominated genre of Mexican-American music, was confirmed dead in a plane crash in . That same day, a disc jockey played Selena's music near the church in a small park. [34] Saldvar's name remained on the payroll after the meeting, though her termination was pending on the retrieval of the financial records that were stolen. She became an ardent Selena fan; she particularly enjoyed the singer's stage presence[9] and especially liked the song "Baila Esta Cumbia". [95] The lead item on national television network evening news programs in Corpus Christi had been the end of the 199495 Major League Baseball strike. According to media reports, Elizalde was hit as many as eight times. [90], Her death was front-page news in The New York Times for two days,[96] and was featured prominently on BBC World News. They released a commemorative issue within a week when it became apparent that interest was growing. Martinez became a business adviser to Selena,[27] though her family said he was simply a fan who posed in several pictures with her. Los ngeles Azules started its career in 1976. [31], Quintanilla, Jr. held a meeting on March 9, 1995, with Selena and Suzette Quintanilla at Q-Productions to confront Saldvar. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Wed 5 Dec 2007 19.03 EST. [176], In the months following Selena's death, an average of 12,000 people visited her grave site and the Days Inn motel where the shooting occurred. The Mexican singer died Dec. 12, 2021, relatives reported. Reports indicate that Chalino Snchez became famous for a shooting that took place in one of his concerts, since even he had to participate, when he took out a firearm and attacked the attackers of the event. The right side of her chest, all the tissue was ripped. To see the video click here. [100] Carlos Lopez of KMIQ-105.1 told the Corpus Christi Caller-Times that "Tejano music is dead for at least today" and compared the reactions to Selena's death to reactions to the Wall Street Crash of 1929 and called March 31, 1995, "Black Friday". [129] When the news came out that Arrars was able to interview her, Univision was inundated with requests to use the interview from major networks as far away as Germany. [67] Motel employee Rosario Garza saw Saldvar leave her room with a wrapped towel. A Mexican singer was shot to death by her husband in a Mexico City restaurant, local authorities reported Friday.. Yrma Lydia, 21, who was just beginning her career in music, was shot Thursday . Thirteen Mexican singers have died under mysterious circumstances in the past year, reports journalist Manuel Roig-Franzia. Selena was shot at 11:48 a.m. on March 31, 1995. [262] She received the maximum sentence of life in prison with no eligibility of parole for 30 years. [99] Coverage of the singer's death and the murder trial dominated American newscasts in 1995. [230] Selena Etc. Jennifer Lopez was cast as Selena in a 1997 biopic film about her life and achieved fame after the film's release. Ortega, killed Oct. 19 in the . [149][97] Gloria Ballesteros, a sales representative of Southwestern Wholesalers in San Antonio, told Billboard their inventory of 5,000 copies of Selena albums was sold out by the afternoon of her death. The Mexican singer died Sunday at 81 years . [16] Her room was covered with Selena posters and pictures, burning votive candles, and a library of Selena videos which she played to entertain guests. One Selena fan said the event depicted in the scene "happens all the time" to Latinos and their friends, and that they felt their community had been "ignored". [124] These Spanish-language documentaries often score record ratings for Spanish networks. Priest Father Sal DeGeorge decided to hold a tribute to Selena that day after peopleespecially childrenasked him what was being planned for the singer. [51] The same day, she told another employee at the boutique she was expecting to fire Saldvar. Chalino Snchez read his death sentence in a concert. [38], After the meeting, Quintanilla, Jr. discovered the fan club's checks were signed with Maria Elida's signature in handwriting identical to Saldvar's. boutiques became shrines to the singer as fans left balloons, flowers, pictures, and poems. A priest in western Mexico has been shot to death, the eighth killed under the administration of President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador. Some were baffled that the Rossler massacre, which occurred around the same time of Selena's death, did not generate the same amount of media exposure. During Saldvar's trial for the murdercalled the "trial of the century" and the most important trial for the Latino populationSaldvar said she accidentally shot Selena while attempting suicide. [23] Employees reportedly told Selena that Saldvar was "two-faced [and] was unstable". [43] On March 26, Saldvar stole a perfume sample and more bank statements from Selena in Mexico. Stern said, "This music does absolutely nothing for me. Share . December 9, 2012 2:41pm. [205] The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified it 59x platinum for sales of 3.54 million album-equivalent units in the U.S.[206][207] As of October2017[update], it has sold over 2.942 million copies in the United States, becoming the best-selling Latin album of all-time in the country according to Nielsen SoundScan. [115] The series was released on Netflix on December 4, 2020. Educators who had observed the reactions said, "the emergence of an icon in a minority culture can be both bewildering and threatening to Anglos". Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. To which Chalino simply replied "We'll see..". Fans lined up for almost a mile (1500 m). According to Prez, he waited by his truck as Selena went alone to Saldvar's motel room. [21] Along with the responsibility of running the boutiques, Saldvar accompanied Selena on trips and had keys to the singer's house. [108][109] Lopez became famous after the film's release. [83] Musicologist Himilce Novas later said the event was reminiscent of O. J. Simpson's planned suicide ten months earlier. 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[120][121][122] Other networks including MTV,[120] Investigation Discovery, The Biography Channel, and A&E Network have aired special programs about Selena,[121][123] while Spanish-language networks regularly show documentaries to commemorate the anniversary of her death. After that, the grandpa said : God bless you! [149], Selena's singles "No Me Queda Ms", "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom", "Como la Flor", and "Amor Prohibido", re-entered the Hot Latin Tracks and the Regional Mexican Airplay chart in the issue of Billboard magazine dated April 15, 1995. Quintanilla, Jr. contacted her to discuss her idea of starting a fan club. Selena's killer receives life sentence of prison. Selena also wanted to keep Saldvar close because she had bank records, statements, and financial records necessary for tax purposes. [3][61] A press conference was called within hours of Selena's murder; Saldvar had not yet been named in media reports. To this day, his music is streamed by millions and his music is still being played by Spanish-language radio stations. The young singer Julio Verdugo was shot to death early this Sunday when he left his home located in Culiacn, in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, an area with the presence of the Sinaloa Cartel. His son Adn Chalino Snchez, also a recording artist, died in 2004 in a car crash. The Latino community was deeply affected by the news of Selena's death; some people traveled thousands of miles to visit her home, boutiques, and the crime scene, while churches with large congregations of Latinos held prayers in her name. February 13, 2023 / 6:50 AM / CBS/AP. [149] Three albums, Entre a Mi Mundo (1992), Live! I think its easy for us to be afraid to show all aspects of Latinidad because were worried that well be judged. [129] The interview on Primer Impacto was watched by 4.5 million viewers; it was the most-watched program that night according to the Nielsen ratings, and became one of the most-watched Spanish-language programs in American television history.[126]. I was like eight years old and my neighbor was listening to a song by Chalino, and at the same time he was crying, she shares. [162], On April 12, 1995, two weeks after Selena's death, then-Texas governor George W. Bush declared her birthday Selena Day in Texas. [174], In the 1997 biopic film about Selena, a store manager asks Latinos running towards the singer for an autograph, "Who's Selena? Hes also the host of an eight-part podcast titled Idolo: The Ballad of Chalino Snchez. From what I understand, each was the favorite singer of a different cartel leader. [34] The singer and Prez were unsatisfied with Saldvar's explanation for why the items were unaccounted for. Saldvar said her reason for distancing the employees from Selena was to "shield" the singer from the "petty issues" of managing her boutiques. 2Pac,Biggie ,Nippsy Hustle ,Pop Smoke and all the fake gangsta rappers are a bunch of girlscouts compared to the real mexican corridos singers. Thanks for contacting us. To those people, though, the five million Texans of Mexican descent, the death of Selena was Black Friday, a day of infamy even darker and more evil than the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Rosalino 'Chalino' Snchez Flix, was one of the most beloved singers of regional music in Mexico, his death was the first death of an artist at the hands of organized crime in the country, today, 29 years after his departure, a video in which he allegedly received a note with a death threat, according . [216], An hour before the doors opened, rumors that the casket was empty began circulating, which prompted the Quintanilla family to have an open-casket viewing. [197][198] Selena became the third female artist after Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey to sell over 300,000 units in one week. [137] Texas Monthly editor Pamela Colloff wrote that reactions to her death were equivalent to those following a political assassination. [138] Reactions were compared to those that followed the deaths of John Lennon, Elvis Presley, and John F. In death, the 23-year-old singer became a legend", "Surgeon Recounts 'Heroic' Efforts to Save Selena", "Little Chance to Save Singer Selena, Court Told", "Selena's death leaves Tejano music world shocked, mournful", "In the spirit of Selena: Tributes, a book and an impending film testify to the Tejano singer's enduring", "Selena's Murder Skewed the Tejano Music Scene in 1995", "Selena still walks through the newsroom", "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom: The Audiotopias of Selena Across the Americas", "Jenni Rivera movie: Who will play the leading lady? Then went up to the podium and GAVE THE FUCKING SPEECH, https://www.history.com/news/shot-in-the-chest-100-years-ago-teddy-roosevelt-kept-on-talking, Here is a great video from joe rogan interviewing someone who fought with Mexican army against the cartels. Lauraine Miller said, "Selena has opened my eyes", and that Miller had become "more American". The officer left his vehicle, drew his gun, and ordered Saldvar out of the truck. [nb 6] After her death, Tejano music was replaced with Latin pop as the most popular Latin music genre in the United States. By Joe Contreras On 12/6/07 at 7:00 PM EST. Tinker said the shooting was accidental and denied rumors Saldvar wanted to be romantically involved with Selena. [22] Staff levels at both stores had been reduced from thirty-eight to fourteen employees, mainly because Saldvar fired those she did not like. His body was found the next morning at the side of a road). [9][10] She had originally disliked Selena because Selena had won awards for which Saldvar's favorite Tejano musicians were nominated. [97] Fans scribbled notes and messages, and placed them on the door and doorstep of the room in which Selena had been shot. [77] A breathing tube was administered after Selena stopped breathing on her own, while a clamp was placed on her "gushing" pierced artery on her collarbone. Hernandez tried to bribe officers into letting him go, reports claim. A security guard is suspected in . [172], Ramiro Burr of the San Antonio Express-News confirmed that the reactions of non-Hispanics were due to a language barrier. [210] Selena was inducted into the Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame,[211] the Hard Rock Cafe's Hall of Fame in 1995,[212] the South Texas Music Hall of Fame,[213] and the Tejano Music Hall of Fame in 2001. [48][47] The next day, Saldvar again called Dr. Martinez, who said the calls sounded as though someone was trying to snatch the telephone away from Saldvar. On April 12, 1995, two weeks after her death, then-Texas governor George W. Bush declared her birthday Selena Day in Texas, offending some Americans because Selena Day that year coincided with Easter. It was watched by 2.09 million people and became the second-most-viewed Spanish-language show in the history of American television at the time. According to a post published on his social media, the "Mujeres . Reddit's main subreddit for videos. Most people believe it was no accident. [64][65][66] According to motel staff, Saldvar seemed "calm" and went back in her room after chasing Selena. When I lived in Chiapas it was around the time Valentin Elizalde was gunned down after a concert, and then a few months later they killed Sergio Gomez of K-Paz de la Sierra. Sears and McDonald's sent a letter expressing their disapproval of Stern's comments to the media because fans believed they sponsored his show. [196], Dreaming of You, the crossover album Selena was working on at the time of her death, was released in July 1995. The tortured body of the lead singer of a popular Mexican band was found along a highway and another singer was shot to death, police said, the latest Mexican musicians killed in a wave of . [102] In response, an editor said "I hope not. [254] She was assigned a public defender named Douglas Tinker. [1][3], The family moved to Corpus Christi, Texas, and Selena y Los Dinos began recording music professionally. So once Valentin was killed, they put a hit out on Sergio. When Linda Ronstadt, a pop singer of Mexican-American heritage, appeared on the show, she defended Selena, and argued with Quivers over the matter. Saldvar was still chasing after her, pointing the gun at her, and calling her a "bitch". 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