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Selena Quintanilla-Pérez

While Tejano music was (and remains) immensely popular with working-class Mexican Americans, Selena took Tejano music to the mainstream. Selena Quintanilla-Pérez and her band, Los Dinos, incorporated cumbia and pop into their sound transforming this regional genre into an international phenomenon.


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Selena in gold cap

Selena

Selena's Leather Outfit

Selena

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Selena signing photographs

Selena wearing black top

Selena, A Fallen Angel

Selena in spangled purple jacket

Selena and photographer, Al Rendon

Selena receiving album achievement award

Selena and husband Chris Pérez

Selena singing and holding mic

Selena interview, 1994

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Forever Latin Music Legends: Selena single

Group portrait of Selena Y Los Dinos

Portrait in a Minute: Selena

Selena on stage with guitarist on red bass

Selena backstage with Holly Dunn and Emilio Nevida

Selena y Los Dinos vs Tejano DJs Softball game

Selena Quintanilla-Pérez Portrait by Al Rendón

Selena in black and white striped jacket holding up her hair

Selena performing outside of Tejano Music Awards, San Antonio, TX, March 1989

Selena on stage clapping with Chris Perez in background on guitar

Do You Have Anything in the Collections From Selena?

Selena: Crossing Over Cultural Boundaries | Verónica A. Méndez and Mireya Loza

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