Selena Quintanilla a Gifted Icon When I was a little girl‚ I was a big fan of Selena Quintanilla. I had all her music‚ disks and posters all over my room. My dream was to meet her in person and it came true when I assisted one of her concerts. I knew everything about her even though I was 4 years old. She was a role model for me‚ she was family oriented and she is still today living in my memory. I memorized every song of hers word by word‚ and I would imitate her dancing all day long. As a little
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Topic: Selena Quintanilla General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform about the life of Selena Quintanilla Introduction I. "No female has ever made it and now you ’re number one.." (Selena‚ 1hr9min) II. Selena ’s life as a child‚ growing up‚ and her death. III. I have done my research on this subject and I am a huge fan of her and her music. Body I. Selena ’s life as a child. A. Selena was born in 1971 to Abraham and Marcella Quintanilla (SelenaForever). 1. She was born in Lake
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that took place throughout the world in 1994 was when Selena Quintanilla-Perez became a worldwide pop star. She started at the age of 9; her father started the group Selena Y Los Dinos (Selena and The Guys). The group ’s first performance was in Papagallos‚ the Quintanilla family ’s restaurant opened in 1980. Everyone who saw her‚ even at that young age‚ knew she was going to be a star someday. Soon the restaurant fell and the Quintanilla family went bankrupt‚ they were out on the streets without a
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If I could meet Selena If I could go back in time and meet anyone‚ I would meet Selena Quintanilla. Selena accomplished a lot in her short lifetime. For example‚ She was named the "top Latin artist of the ’90s" and "Best selling Latin artist of the decade" by Billboard for her fourteen top-ten singles in the Top Latin songs chart‚ including seven number-one hits. Also‚ Selena was my idle when I was growing up‚ I looked up to her and wanted to be her. In addition‚
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My person is a famous singer name is Shakira Mebarak‚ Shakira was born on february 2‚ 1977. Shakira was born and raised in Barranquilla‚ colombia. Shakira started singing in talent competitions in colombia at the age 10. When she turned 13 she stopped competing and she left home and went to live in bogota the capital of colombia‚ a couple months while Shakira was in bogota she got a record with sony colombia record. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Shakira
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The Life of Selena Selena was born in 1971 in Lake Jackson‚ Texas. She was also raised and went to school in Lake Jackson‚ Texas. By the year 1975‚ Selena had begun to sing‚ and with the help of her father she formed her own band. They were called “Selena Y Los Dinos”. During that time of year‚ Selena Y Los Dinos made their first recording. Selena had no time for dating because of all of her tours. However‚ she fell in love with the guitarist from her band. His name is Christopher
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Paola Salazar 7th hour/Belei 9 May 2011 Selena Quintanilla: Queen of Tejano “Never in my dreams would I have thought I would become this big. I am still freaking out” (Tower 245). This quote was made my Selena Quintanilla‚ a contemporary artist. Selena wasn’t aiming for that big in the charts or in popularity. After all the years of practice‚ rehearsals‚ and hard-work‚ the unexpected blow of being number one shocked her. Selena was doing it just for her family‚ herself‚ and for fun. What made
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Her fans considerd her the “Queen of tejano music”. She was the tex mex (texas and mexican) singer. She was one of the best country singers in her time in spanish and in english. Her name was selena quintanilla perez. Hello i’m elizabeth vazquez and today i’m will be talking about selena quintanilla _ perez. She was born in Lake Jackson‚Tx‚on April/16/1971. Selena began performing as a child at age 10 in her parent’s restaurant with her siblings. At that same age she became the lead singer of
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Never stop trying. Never stop believing. Never give up. Your day will come." This story focuses on the life of a woman name Guadalupe Quintanilla. It talks about the hard times she has faced since she was a little girl and even as woman. She was living in a town called Nogales‚ Mexico below the Arizona border with her grandparents. In the first grade she dropped out. The school tested her to be retarded‚ her IQ score was sixty-four which was very low and her school stated that she couldn’t learn
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A Latino I would spend the day with would be Selena Quintanilla‚ a Tejano music artist. Selena was tragically murdered during the height of her fame as a Latina artist when she was only 23 on March 31‚ 1995. Even though she had passed before I was born‚ Selena has made a great impact in my life through her music. I was the first generation of my family to be born in the United States‚ so my family often spoke English and Spanish at home. When I entered pre-school I began learning more English and
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