March 31, 2020 marks the 25th anniversary of the death of Selena Quintanilla , who died from a shot by her friend and fan club director, Yolanda Saldívar .
Year after year, family, friends, celebrities and fans come together to commemorate the life and career of the "Queen of Tex-Mex".
Beyond her beauty and her beautiful voice, Selena became a banner for the Latino community and empowered women.
Recall that Quintanilla began his artistic career in the musical group called Selena and Los Dinos, in which his two older brothers, Suzette and AB Quintanilla, also participated.
Her rise to stardom came when she released Ven Conmigo , the first Texan album recorded by a female artist to reach the gold record.
To this success, many other songs were added that, today, are still very listened to and that you have surely singing and dancing at some point.
Here we show you some of her best songs to remember her on her mournful anniversary.
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"As the flower"
This song is part of their third studio album titled Entre a mi mundo , and was officially released on October 4, 1992.
Selena turned a tragedy into a powerful song, which until today is considered the flagship song in the entire career of the interpreter.
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"Forbidden love"
This hymn was written by AB Quintanilla and Pete Astudillo . It is one of the most representative themes of Selena Quintanilla.
The song is inspired by a love story of his grandparents and belongs to the fifth album of the star, from which numerous successes that marked his career emerge.
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"I have no more"
This single is part of the album Amor Prohibido , it portrays the story of a woman in agony for an unrequited love. Without a doubt, a classic that everyone has intoned.
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"Yes, once"
The song was recorded by Selena for the same album in 1994 and was released on March 21, 1995, ten days before the artist's murder.
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"Bidi Bidi Bom Bom"
This topic was written by Selena and Pete Astudillo herself. On one occasion, the musician stated that the song emerged spontaneously during the singer's sound tests.
According to Pete, one day Quintanilla improvised with his brother and his ex-husband and guitarist Chris Pérez , vocalizing nonsense phrases like "itty bitty bubbles".
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"Dreaming Of You"
This ballad became a hit for being one of the first pop songs the singer made.
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"I Could Fall In Love"
This melody was released in May 1995, being the first single to be released after his death.
That song was also performed by Jennifer López , who gave life to the deceased singer in her biographical film, at her concert in Puerto Rico in 2001.
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"The clunker"
This techno cumbia is one of Selena's funniest and catchiest songs. It was released in 1992 and came to be positioned within the top of Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks.
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