Selena Quintanilla-Perez
Posted by: 
JimmyEv
N 27° 43.945 W 097° 21.745
14R E 661419 N 3068635
Only twenty-three years old at the time of her death, Selena had already become an icon in Tejano music and was on the verge of crossing over into American pop.
Waymark Code: WM1NX0
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/11/2007
Views: 431
Shot by the President of her fan club, Selena died before reaching the apex of her career. Perhaps bigger in death than in life (she wasn't known by most Americans until the Jennifer Lopez movie
Selena) fans still make pilgrimages to the major Selena sites in Corpus Christi -- her home, her museum, her statue in Bayfront Park, and here, at her gravesite.
Description:
Selena was named 1987 Female Vocalist of the Year by the Tejano Music Awards and awarded a 1994 Grammy for Best Mexican-American Album. She released ten albums before her death and five were released posthumously.
Date of birth: 04/16/1971
Date of death: 03/31/1995
Area of notoriety: Entertainment
Marker Type: Monument
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Daylight hours only
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
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