Selena, 1971
Actors · April 16, 1971
Selena
★ HOW OLD IS SELENA?
Selena is 55 years old, born April 16, 1971 in United States · Aries.
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★ LEDE
About
Selena Quintanilla-Pérez became the "Queen of Tejano Music" by turning a male-dominated genre into mainstream pop. Born in the US in 1971, she released breakthrough albums Entre a Mi Mundo (1992) and Amor Prohibido (1994), earning a Grammy for Live! (1993). Shot and killed in 1995 at 23, she posthumously topped the Billboard 200 with Dreaming of You, becoming the first Latin artist to debut atop the chart. As an Aries, she embodied directness and fearlessness.
★ FEATURE
Biography
Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was an American singer-songwriter whose career reshaped Latin music in the 1990s. Born April 16, 1971, in the US, she first performed as the youngest member of Selena y Los Dinos alongside her siblings A.B. Quintanilla and Suzette Quintanilla. In the 1980s, Texas venues refused to book her for performing Tejano music, but after winning the Tejano Music Award for Female Vocalist of the Year in 1987—a title she claimed nine consecutive times—her trajectory shifted.
She signed with EMI Latin in 1989 and released her self-titled debut that year. Entre a Mi Mundo (1992) peaked at number one on the US Billboard Regional Mexican Albums chart for eight consecutive months, with its single "Como la Flor" becoming her signature song. Her 1993 album Live! won Best Mexican/American Album at the 1994 Grammy Awards, making her the first female Tejano artist to win that honor. Amor Prohibido (1994) became one of the best-selling Latin albums in the US and catalyzed Tejano music's mainstream breakthrough.
On March 31, 1995, Selena was shot and killed by Yolanda Saldívar, her former manager, at age 23. Her posthumous crossover album Dreaming of You debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, a first for a Latin artist. Texas Governor George W. Bush declared April 16 Selena Day in Texas two weeks after her death. A 1997 Warner Bros. film starring Jennifer Lopez as Selena launched Lopez's career and cemented Selena's cultural legacy. As an Aries born under life-path number 11 [F1, enrichments], she embodied the pioneering intensity and spiritual depth that defined her genre-shifting influence.
★ ORIGIN
Before Fame
Selena grew up performing in the family band Selena y Los Dinos with her siblings A.B. Quintanilla and Suzette Quintanilla. Throughout the 1980s, she faced systematic exclusion from Texas venues that refused to book Tejano acts, dismissing the genre as male-dominated and unmarketable. Her breakthrough came with the 1987 Tejano Music Award for Female Vocalist of the Year, which she won nine consecutive times.
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Trivia
- Her signature song "Como la Flor" came from the 1992 album Entre a Mi Mundo, which spent eight consecutive months at number one on the US Billboard Regional Mexican Albums chart.
- Live! (1993) made her the first female Tejano artist to win a Grammy Award, in the Best Mexican/American Album category at the 1994 Grammy Awards.
- Texas Governor George W. Bush declared April 16—Selena's birthday—as Selena Day in Texas just two weeks after her death on March 31, 1995.
- Her posthumous album Dreaming of You (1995) debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, making her the first Latin artist to achieve this feat.
- The 1997 Warner Bros. film Selena, which starred then-unknown Jennifer Lopez, launched Lopez into international fame.
- She sold around 18 million records worldwide, ranking among the best-selling female artists in Latin music.
★ SIDEBAR
Numerology
LIFE-PATH NUMBER
Master Number — The Visionary
11 carries the qualities of 2 amplified. Highly intuitive, often associated with thought leaders and trend-setters in their fields.
★ ALL LIFE-PATH 11 CELEBS →★ ASTROLOGY
Birthday compatibility
By Chinese zodiac — san-he trine for best matches, opposing pair for the most friction-prone.
HIGHLY COMPATIBLE
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- Isa BrionesRabbit · 1999
- Pop SmokeRabbit · 1999
- Rob KardashianRabbit · 1987
CHALLENGING
- Taylor SwiftSnake · 1989
- PinkPantheress
★ FAQ
Frequently asked
- How old is Selena?
- Selena is 55 years old (born April 16, 1971).
- When is Selena's birthday?
- Selena was born on April 16, 1971.
- What is Selena's zodiac sign?
- Selena is a Aries, born April 16, 1971.
- What is Selena's Chinese zodiac sign?
- Selena was born in 1971, the year of the Metal Pig.
- Where is Selena from?
- Selena is from United States.
- What does Selena do?
- Selena is a actor.
- Is Selena still alive?
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