Born in Lake Jackson‚ Texas on April 16‚ 1971‚ Selena Quintanilla-Perez would come to be known as the “Queen of Tejano music.” With the help of different sources to provide evidence and support to my argument‚ the aim of this paper is to examine how Tejana singer‚ Selena was able to impact those around her with her career as a musician and through the medium of music. Selena rose to success by continuously crossing over to different markets. She not only impacted her fans one by one‚ but also brought
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11 September 11‚ 2012 My essay will be about the tragedy of Selena Quintanilla‚ Selena was a famous Mexican/American singer and song writer. Selena Quintanilla-Perez was born in Lake Jackson‚ Texas on April 16. Selena’s brother‚ Abraham Quintanilla and Selena’s sister Suzette were little kids when Selena was born. Abraham always had a passion for music‚ In the late 50’s and early 60’s he was part of the group Los Dinos. When his children
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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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bestfriend? Selena started singing when she was only 3 years old! She was Mexican- American‚she was born on April 16‚1971‚ in Lake Jackson‚ Texas. She didnt know how to speak or write in spanish.Her father taught her how to sing in spanish‚but she learned the lyrics phonetically at first‚eventually she spoke spanish fluently. Selena is a hero because she is talented and confident. Selena was very brave when she was only 10 years old! She was the lead singer in her family’s band‚ Selena y Los Dinos
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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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| Luis Perez | Unit 9 –Final Project | | HN144 Human Behavior and the Social Environment | 10/24/2010 | Luis Perez‚ usually strong physically fit 41 year old married male‚ with seven children ages three to nineteen and one on the way. He and his children speak fluent English. Luis has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Luis has known his wife Maria all his life and married her at 19. He moved his elderly parents and family from Argentina to the United States for more opportunities
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these are passed on and some are not. Culture is defined as the sum of attitudes‚ customs‚ and beliefs that distinguish one group of people from another. Description of Movie Family Selena is a movie that tells a story about a young Latin Queen who’s talent is discovered by her father Abraham Quintanilla. Selena’s father had his own band called the Los Dinos. They were auditioning at a restaurant owned by a white male‚ where they were rejected and booed off stage
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Selena Gomez started her career through the popular television network Disney Channel. Now at 24 years of age‚ she dominates the charts with her music. She is also widely known for dating Justin bieber in 2012 and have been in an on and off relationship since then. Selena was born in Grand Prairie‚ Texas where her mother was only 16 when she had Selena. She has two step-sisters‚ one from her mother’s side and one from her father’s side. Selena began to sing when she was casted as the lead in some
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1. Selena ’s father says it is difficult to be a Mexican-American. Why does he say that? He says this because he feels the Mexicans want you to be more Mexican and the Americans want you to be more American. 2. Selena and her brother don ’t seem to be as bothered by the difficulties the father describes. Why do they not share his feelings? Things had changed since the time their father grew up and both the Americans and the Mexicans had become more accepting of cultural differences. 3. Selena
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Selena Quintanilla Pérez was a famous tex mex singer. Her singing career started at a very young age. At the beginning of her story Selena had a normal life with a pet and could play with her friend As she got older her dad started putting a lot of pressure on with the band and her singing and practicing. Her dad opened a restaurant and made Selena and her siblings sing. The restaurant went bankrupt and Selena and her family lost their house and had to move with their cousins
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