Selena

Her career included being a performer, performer and designer who broke obstacles in the field. Her dual function as an Mexican American star was both traditional and contemporary. She introduced Tejano to mainstream fame in an innovative way. She was a rising star who's tragic death threw it into turmoil. As is the norm when a brilliant, genial young performer passes away too early and is buried, many mourned the greatness that she had yet to attain. In the following years, fans were encouraged to push themselves harder in order to ensure that her accomplishments would not go unnoticed. Selena, the Tejano performer who tragically shot to death in a shooting accident, has sparked an Latino reaction that can be compared with the response to Elvis Presley's and John Lennon's death. Selena was a hugely loved singer by Latinos throughout North America. But her music was a hit with both the young as well as the elderly. An edgy, sexy stage actress often referred to as the Latina Madonna Selena was nonetheless considered a role model for off-stage she was family oriented actively involved in anti-drug campaigning and AIDS awareness programs.