Selena
Birthday: 16 April 1971, Lake Jackson, Texas, USA
Birth Name: Selena Quintanilla
Height: 165 cm
Selena was born in Lake Jackson, Texas, a city 50 miles southeast of Houston, to Abraham Quintanilla Jr. and Marcella Quintanilla. Abraham opened a Mexican restaurant, Papagayo, in Lake Jackson. Selen ...Show More
Tejano music is a very relaxing style and it reminds me of home.
Tejano music is a very relaxing style and it reminds me of home.
My philosophy could be resumed as: Life would be very boring if people don't try to do new things.
My philosophy could be resumed as: Life would be very boring if people don't try to do new things.
Well, when I'm singing I'm a completely different person. I could be very free, depending on the sit Show more
Well, when I'm singing I'm a completely different person. I could be very free, depending on the situation I could do what I want. I would have to deliver, like with many songs, a lot of emotion if a song is very sad, as with a very happy and excited song. It depends, it depends. Compared to when I'm my normal self, like whomever, of the public. - on performing Hide
One thing is that if I ever have children later on, for sure I want my children to know Spanish. It Show more
One thing is that if I ever have children later on, for sure I want my children to know Spanish. It only makes you a better person or even a smarter person to know 2 languages. If that barrier is not there you can cross both lines, talk to English and Spanish people and it gets you a lot farther in business and personal communication. - on Spanish Hide
I love Texas. I'm a Texas girl. I am Texan. I really like Corpus because it's really laid back. It's Show more
I love Texas. I'm a Texas girl. I am Texan. I really like Corpus because it's really laid back. It's like 385,000 in population. Its very small compared to Los Angeles. I like it. Everybody treats me like I'm nobody. It's like Selena's at the mall. She's shopping again. No biggie. When I go other places, I'm working, and I'm enjoying meeting people, but when I go home, that's my time to be myself, and relax. Hide
Although my Spanish is a little weak, I feel that I am Mexican and I'm proud of my roots.
Although my Spanish is a little weak, I feel that I am Mexican and I'm proud of my roots.
I think the public plays an important role in supporting an artist in their career. - the 1989 Tejan Show more
I think the public plays an important role in supporting an artist in their career. - the 1989 Tejano Music Awards Hide
I was six and a half when I started singing. I recorded my first record when I was eight and started Show more
I was six and a half when I started singing. I recorded my first record when I was eight and started traveling when I was nine. Hide
When dad first introduced us to it we were like, no you can't make us play it. There were times we w Show more
When dad first introduced us to it we were like, no you can't make us play it. There were times we would come in to practice and we would start crying, 'We don't wanna learn this music.' But we learned it and now that's all we listen to on the radio and we like to play it. - on Tejano music Hide
What I do on stage, you won't catch me doing off stage. I mean, I think deep down I'm still kind of, Show more
What I do on stage, you won't catch me doing off stage. I mean, I think deep down I'm still kind of, like, timid and modest about a lot of things. But on stage, I release all that; I let it go. Hide
The reason I'm so appreciative of everything that's going on around me is cause I never expected it. Show more
The reason I'm so appreciative of everything that's going on around me is cause I never expected it. Never dreamed...never in my wildest dreams thought I would come this far and I plan to keep that attitude. Hide
We had these monkey bars in the back of my house and we used to get my mother's sheets and tie them Show more
We had these monkey bars in the back of my house and we used to get my mother's sheets and tie them to the bars and make little cocoons and just hang in there all day. Hide
I lost a lot out of my teenage hood but I gained a lot too. I can't really say that I lost because I Show more
I lost a lot out of my teenage hood but I gained a lot too. I can't really say that I lost because I got ahead of everyone as far as career and being more mature about business, even though I didn't know what the heck was going on. Hide
We're a very unified family. Within the family we have aggressive and dominating personalities, but Show more
We're a very unified family. Within the family we have aggressive and dominating personalities, but we believe the family is the most important thing of all. Hide
You have to understand the culture is very conservative, and I think that's why everybody made a big Show more
You have to understand the culture is very conservative, and I think that's why everybody made a big stink about Madonna, because she showed a lot of skin, and it was different. I think it shocked a lot of people, and I think it's the same in the Tejano market. Wearing the bras on stage shocked everybody, and that's probably why I got branded for the bra. - about her style Hide
They're putting more powder on me because I have very oily skin. That's why we're coming out with th Show more
They're putting more powder on me because I have very oily skin. That's why we're coming out with the Selena line of makeup. - on filming the "No Me Queda Mas" video Hide
Stay in school, don't drink, don't do drugs, stay chaste, live good, and go to church.
Stay in school, don't drink, don't do drugs, stay chaste, live good, and go to church.
We were friends. I never thought I'd wanna marry a musician. - on Chris
We were friends. I never thought I'd wanna marry a musician. - on Chris
I'm spoiled in the sense that now I get what I want but it's because I work for it.
I'm spoiled in the sense that now I get what I want but it's because I work for it.
Well, I think that's cause of my dad and his belt, (imitates her father) 'You're gonna sing little g Show more
Well, I think that's cause of my dad and his belt, (imitates her father) 'You're gonna sing little girl!'. Boy, I was very shy but when a person grows up you change and those things do too. - on overcoming shyness Hide
We got up and we screamed. It was the pre-telecast part of the awards and there was maybe like 10 of Show more
We got up and we screamed. It was the pre-telecast part of the awards and there was maybe like 10 of us sitting in one row towards the back of the place, showed up kinda late. Like always, I'm always late for everything and they announced uh me as the winner and I was like oh my God and we all stood and we screamed and I was wearing this like crystal beaded gown and I remember going down, cause it's kind of on a slant, and thinking gee Selena if you fall..you are gonna be so embarrased don't fall cause it had like this fishtail in the back of it and I was trying to be all cool walking up there, but it was great and thinking back now...it's just an experience I will never forget. -on her Grammy Experiences Hide
If we got a hundred dollars a gig, we were like, whoa this is cool...but you have to take what you c Show more
If we got a hundred dollars a gig, we were like, whoa this is cool...but you have to take what you can get when you're first starting out. -on the early years of her career Hide
What's cool about our family is that we don't hold grudges and I think that's sort of been the key t Show more
What's cool about our family is that we don't hold grudges and I think that's sort of been the key to the success. Ya know we have our disagreements but whether we're right or wrong we'll just go and apologize. That's just the way we are. Hide
I love to wear hats. And I like to wear coordinated outfits, so I stared wearing the hats and the ti Show more
I love to wear hats. And I like to wear coordinated outfits, so I stared wearing the hats and the tight pants. And I started wearing the pants, the black pants because I have very big hips and every woman knows that it is a very slimming color and that's how I got into wearing the high wasted pants because it makes your waist look smaller and your hips go down and makes you look a little bit more look curvy. Hide
Thank goodness we stuck to it because we have come a long way, you know. Really and truly, I can't i Show more
Thank goodness we stuck to it because we have come a long way, you know. Really and truly, I can't imagine myself having an everyday job and going into an office. I love business. I have my own business aside from singing, but I can't picture myself going to the same place everyday. I don't know, it would be kind of a drag to me, I guess I have gotten so used to traveling now. When I have the chance to relax, I'm real hyper and ready to go. Hide
The life of an artist isn't all glamorous. It's a lot of work. A lot of people think it's very easy. Show more
The life of an artist isn't all glamorous. It's a lot of work. A lot of people think it's very easy. They think you always stay in good hotels, you buy good things, but it's not like that. You have to work hard like everybody else. Hide
I really would not like to portray a bad person. I know I could do it. But I'm not really on the cus Show more
I really would not like to portray a bad person. I know I could do it. But I'm not really on the cussing thing and all. I don't really cuss in my personal life. So I couldn't see myself on the screen letting millions of people look at me cuss. I have a lot of fans who are kids and I wouldn't want to disillusion them, especially their parents. Hide
I'm in charge of the uniforms and outfits. I design clothes and jewelry on the side. So we make our Show more
I'm in charge of the uniforms and outfits. I design clothes and jewelry on the side. So we make our own things, which I love to do. I love shiny things and clothing. - on fashion business Hide
I find it very flattering. I think when people say that, that means it as success goes. Everybody ca Show more
I find it very flattering. I think when people say that, that means it as success goes. Everybody can identify my music from Madonna's and Gloria's. My music is totally different. Gloria Estefan has her own style. I admire her and respect her highly because she is an Hispanic woman who's opened doors for everybody else that has come along. I think everyone should respect her for that."-on being compared to Madonna and Gloria Estefan Hide
I loved Lake Jackson because of the green grass, the trees. I remember eating at the Sonic and Dairy Show more
I loved Lake Jackson because of the green grass, the trees. I remember eating at the Sonic and Dairy Bar. I remember how it would flood where I lived, and my friends and I would play in the water. I was a little tomboy when I was growing up. I used to like to play football with the guys and you know, normal things like hide-and-seek, and get ahold of my brother's bike and try to teach myself how to ride it. Hide
Tejano music is a combination or should I say fusion of a lot of different types of music all rolled Show more
Tejano music is a combination or should I say fusion of a lot of different types of music all rolled into one package. It's country music, it's jazz, it has roots of German polka, it also has Mexican music in it. - on Tejano music Hide
A lot of people say..ya know that it's hard to work with family and what's good about our family is Show more
A lot of people say..ya know that it's hard to work with family and what's good about our family is that we've all had the same goal and we all have the same respect for my father...so when we get into a discussion, there's dad like good old times with a belt. I think a lot of the musical talent came on my father's part because he used to be a musician many years ago when he had his own band named Los Dinos. Hide
I miss going to school and having friends; that's normal for anyone my age. I had a very boring chil Show more
I miss going to school and having friends; that's normal for anyone my age. I had a very boring childhood because I never had the opportunity to associate with anybody my own age due to my career. I miss being around kids my own age. Hide
The family that plays together stays together.
The family that plays together stays together.
I think I'm very a kindhearted person. Um, I don't like to hurt people's feelings. If I do, it's not Show more
I think I'm very a kindhearted person. Um, I don't like to hurt people's feelings. If I do, it's not intentionally. I'm sincere and very honest. And I feel that nowadays a lot of people have lost that, but I think that starts in the home. My parents have taught me that. Being fair with people. Hide
I'm nervous because this is something new. I've done Tejano music all my life but from what I unders Show more
I'm nervous because this is something new. I've done Tejano music all my life but from what I understand the English market is very different. I'm scared because I don't know what to expect. I'm very happy to be given the oppurtunity. I've always believed in the saying good things come to those who wait and we've been waiting patiently. I'm sure everything is gonna turn out okay. - on her English album Hide
The impossible is possible.
The impossible is possible.
Ever since I was a little girl I dreamed of having a big wedding, with a long white gown and a bouqu Show more
Ever since I was a little girl I dreamed of having a big wedding, with a long white gown and a bouquet of flowers but my love for Chris was so strong. I couldn't wait any longer for us to be together as husband and wife. I couldn't even wear my nicest dress because that would've made my father suspicious. Hide
As for dancing, I only dance with people I know. I don't dance with strangers unless they ask my dad Show more
As for dancing, I only dance with people I know. I don't dance with strangers unless they ask my dad for permission. I also enjoy seeing other people dance. Then I go backstage and practice the steps I saw. on dancing Hide