Thanks for contacting us. [38], After the meeting, Quintanilla, Jr. discovered the fan club's checks were signed with Maria Elida's signature in handwriting identical to Saldvar's. In the 1960s, the artist gained popularity for adding Mexican instruments such as congas into rock 'n roll music with his band, Santana. [172], Melicent Rothschild said some Americans often do not understand "the cultural role models of groups who have felt discriminated against". [61] Paramedic Richard Fredrickson said "it was too late" when he arrived in the lobby. [34] Saldvar told the clerk she needed protection in her job as an in-home nurse because a patient's relatives had threatened her. [130], The news of Selena's death deeply affected the Latino community. Late reply but K-Paz De La Sierra's former lead singer was also . She told him she had forgotten the session and she was "taking care of one last [item of] business" and would be at Q-Productions soon after. boutiques became shrines to the singer as fans left balloons, flowers, pictures, and poems. and generated interest in Europe, South America, Australia, and Japan. [18], Selena gave Saldvar her American Express card for the purpose of conducting company business. Police officers detailed that several handgun casings were found at the scene of the violent crime. To this day, his music is streamed by millions and his music is still being played by Spanish-language radio stations. The couple became embroiled in a row in the private room and Hernandez shot his young wife three times in the chest, its alleged. [99] Coverage of the singer's death and the murder trial dominated American newscasts in 1995. Upon arriving, Selena told Saldvar she could remain in charge of her business affairs in Mexico. According to Antonio Lopez of The Santa Fe New Mexican, the day Selena was killed "is a bookmark in time in the memories of many Latinos". I realized his idol, Chalino, had been killed, and thats why he was crying. Harfuch confirmed that the singer died after sustaining three shots to her chest during the row. The next day, Saldvar returned the gun to the shop[44] saying her father had given her a .22-caliber pistol. Valencia suggested the shooting was accidental. Priest Father Sal DeGeorge decided to hold a tribute to Selena that day after peopleespecially childrenasked him what was being planned for the singer. Please read the sidebar below for our rules. [138] This was echoed in the Corpus Christi Caller Times, where they found racial divisions in the reactions to Selena's death. Its also claimed he and his bodyguard, Benjamin Hernandez, then attempted to flee in a luxury car before being snared by cops. 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[263] On November 22, 1995, she arrived at the Gatesville Unitnow the Christina Crain Unitin Gatesville, Texas, for processing. [188][189][190] Following Selena's death, the Tejano music market suffered and its popularity waned. Then went up to the podium and GAVE THE FUCKING SPEECH, https://www.history.com/news/shot-in-the-chest-100-years-ago-teddy-roosevelt-kept-on-talking, Here is a great video from joe rogan interviewing someone who fought with Mexican army against the cartels. Saldvar said her reason for distancing the employees from Selena was to "shield" the singer from the "petty issues" of managing her boutiques. To those people, though, the five million Texans of Mexican descent, the death of Selena was Black Friday, a day of infamy even darker and more evil than the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Adn Snchez; Adolfo Uras; Agustn Lara; Agustn Arana; Alejandro Fernndez; Alejandro Ibarra; Aleks Syntek; Ariel Camacho; Arturo Meza; lex Lora; Alexander Acha [1][3], The family moved to Corpus Christi, Texas, and Selena y Los Dinos began recording music professionally. [221] The motel's manager rearranged its room numbers so guests would not know in which room Selena had been shot. Saldvar warned the singer that Martinez might have unprofessional intentions. Fredrickson could not locate a pulse. Lydya later arrived at the restaurant and its alleged that gunfire rang through the eatery after she and her husband started to argue. Fabian Ortega Pinon, 28, better known as the "Falcon of the Sierra" died at the hands of the people he sang about -- Mexico's increasingly vicious drug traffickers. [49][50], On March 30, 1995, Selena contacted Leonard Wong about the perfume samples he had made for her. Its publishers believed interest would soon wane. [90], Her death was front-page news in The New York Times for two days,[96] and was featured prominently on BBC World News. [48] Saldvar asked Selena to visit her at her motel room alone, however, her husband, Chris Prez, accompanied her. [103] A line for the edition of April 1, 1995, of the Corpus Christi Caller Times formed. A Mexican singer was shot to death by her husband in a Mexico City restaurant, local authorities reported Friday.. Yrma Lydia, 21, who was just beginning her career in music, was shot Thursday . According to Quintanilla, Jr. this was the last message they received from Saldvar. Kind of late but I typed in Chalino on Reddit to see what popped up so here's what I know about him. The 66-year-old music star died in Santa Monica, California, on Sunday morning, two days after a sold-out show and hours before he was set to perform a concert in El Paso, Texas. [12] The two became close friends and the Quintanilla family trusted her. Thats why his music connected on both sides of the border.. [14] Saldvar gave up her career as an in-home nurse for patients with terminal cancer and respiratory diseases. After winning the Tejano Music Award for best female vocalist as a teenager, Selena went on to earn the title nine more times including two posthumous wins following her murder at age 23. Wed 5 Dec 2007 19.03 EST. (1993), and 12 Super xitos (1994), re-entered the Top Latin Albums chart, while Selena's albums took chart positions one to four on the Regional Mexican Albums chart that same week. All Rights Reserved. In 2022, Los ngeles Azules earned between $4.7M and $7.3M and ranked under number 4. [223] In the weeks following her death, cars throughout Texas were seen with pictures of Selena painted on them. Sergio Gomez (right), of the band K-Paz de la Sierra, was found murdered . [166], In April and May that year, some European-Americans in Texas wrote to the editor of the Brazosport Facts questioning the fuss over her death; some were offended because Selena Day coincided with Easter Sunday. [4] Quintanilla, Jr. wanted his children to record Tejano musica male-dominated music genre popularized by Mexican-Americans in the United States. [176] In 1997, Selena was commemorated with a museum and a life-sized bronze statue, Mirador de la Flor, in Corpus Christi, which are visited by hundreds of fans each week. [227], A special mass held the same day at Los Angeles Sports Arena drew a crowd of 4,000. Lauraine Miller said, "Selena has opened my eyes", and that Miller had become "more American". [27] Selena wanted to expand the number of boutiques by opening a Selena Etc. [64][70][71] She was "mortally wounded [and] terrified" when she identified Saldvar, having said her last words "Yolanda (room) 158. [3][61] A press conference was called within hours of Selena's murder; Saldvar had not yet been named in media reports. [63], An ambulance arrived at the scene in one minute and 55 seconds. [192] Selena remains the best-selling Tejano artist of all time,[179][193][194] and continues to outsell living Tejano artists. He was then offered big money to perform in Culiacan, Sinaloa but Chalino did not want to go as he knew about the problems he had there. [43] The next day, Saldvar purchased a gun at A Place to Shoot,[42] a gun shop and shooting range in San Antonio. Jo Tuckman in Mexico City. After the death of his brother, he entered prison and everything indicates that there he wrote his first song, then he would go to record in Los Angeles, and after a while he returned to Mexico to begin his artistic career. Mexican singer, 21-year-old Yrma Lydya was reportedly shot and killed by her husband, 79-year-old Jess Hernndez Alocer, at a restaurant on June 23. [22], Starting in January 1995, Quintanilla Jr. began receiving telephone calls and letters from angry fans who claimed to have paid their enrollment fees for the fan club, but had not received the promised memorabilia. [33] When Quintanilla, Jr. was trying to retrieve the fan club's bank statements, he said they had "vanished". [265] Because of multiple internal death threats from incarcerated Selena fans, Saldvar was placed in isolation and spends twenty-three hours a day alone in her 9 by 6 feet (2.7 by 1.8m) cell. Many people claim that the artist received a note (which can be seen in the video) that warned him that something would happen to him, they claim that a death threat, although the artist appeared to be nervous, he only wiped the sweat from his car and continued with the show. [75] He described the singer as being "extremely contused and shredded. [67] The media response Selena received was "unprecedented" for a Latin artist, and Hispanic writers expressed how the mainstream media typically ignores "people from the border". [77] Dr. Louis Elkins, cardiac surgeon, arrived at Memorial Hospital and said he saw doctors making "heroic efforts" to revive Selena. A security guard is suspected in . [118], Selena's life and career were covered by a number of television programs, including The Oprah Winfrey Show,[119] E! Hes also the host of an eight-part podcast titled Idolo: The Ballad of Chalino Snchez. The authorities had the news around 12:00 pm local time, when a Cadillac Escalade truck was reported shot on an avenue in the city of Zapopan in Jalisco, Mexico, according to the Mexican newspaper El Heraldo De Mxico. Prez called Selena on her mobile phone[nb 4] and reminded her of the scheduled recording. complained that Saldvar was always "nice" when Selena was around, but treated everyone terribly when Selena was away. Since the 1990s, popular Mexican singers have been increasingly crooning about Kalashnikovs and cocaine alongside their traditional ballads of hard work and lost love. It was also around that time that there was a wave of migrants crossing the border from Mexico to the U.S. escaping violence sparked by drug cartels. [93] Radio stations in Texas began playing Selena's music non-stop and taking telephone calls from distressed fans. Want to know what everyone in the music business is talking about. He was this person who didnt fit in and somehow managed to make his own road. [145] According to Antonio Lopez of The Santa Fe New Mexican, the day Selena was killed "is a bookmark in time in the memories of many Latinos". But he was able to become El Rey del Corrido because he was at the right place, at the right time. [135] In San Antonio, radio station Tejano 107 sponsored a candlelight vigil at the Sunken Gardens, while KRIO-FM sponsored another at South Park Mall on March 31 which was attended by 5,000 people. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. 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The Mexican authorities arrived at the site and found the body of Julio Verdugo in the drivers seat. [177], By the mid-2000s, radio stations in the United States no longer played Tejano music, large auditoria stopped hosting Tejano artists by 2007,[191] and major record companies abandoned their Tejano artists after 1995. [163][164] Bush said Selena represented "the essence of south Texas culture". Judge Mike Westergren presided over the case, which was moved to the Harris County Courthouse in Houston, Texas, to ensure an impartial jury. [148] Actress Gloria de la Cruz auditioned for the role of Selena; her body was later found in a dumpster in Los Angeles. Aproximadamente a las 6:00 de la maana siguiente,3 el cuerpo de Chalino fue descubierto al lado de una carretera(After the death note in the video he was driving in a car when he got stopped by persons dressed in federal police uniforms. In the morning, he was found dead. DeLeon tried to talk to Selena but noticed she was beginning to lose consciousness; he said she was moaning and moving less often. Since then, I never forgot that voice I heard that was being blasted by my neighbor.. 2Pac,Biggie ,Nippsy Hustle ,Pop Smoke and all the fake gangsta rappers are a bunch of girlscouts compared to the real mexican corridos singers. Mexican authorities reported the murder of the brother of renowned singer Alfredo Olivas, Irving Olivas when he was moving with his family in Zapopan, in the Mexican state of Jalisco. This was her second attempt to kill Selena. [222] The same day, an unannounced bilingual Sunday morning mass for Selena featuring a mariachi choir was held at the San Fernando Cathedral in downtown San Antonio. Selena's killer receives life sentence of prison. "[102], When the news of Selena's death broke, some Americans asked who she was and said she was "not that important", suggesting Latinos "get over it". Quintanilla, Jr. contacted her to discuss her idea of starting a fan club. On the day of its release, 175,000 copies were sold in the U.S.a record for a female vocalistand 331,000 copies sold in its first week. She ran towards the lobby, leaving a trail of blood 392 feet (119m) long. Chalino Snchez sentenced to death. Mexican musicians are trying to close ranks after assassins killed two singers in the space of a few hours - following a year in which at least . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the Google, Visit Billboard Pro for music business news, 5 Uplifting Moments in Latin Music This Week (February 25), 5 momentos inspiradores en lamsicalatina, Un Verano Sin Ti de Bad Bunny gana premio al lbum global de IFPI. She was called the "Queen of Tejano music" and became the first Latina artist to have a predominantly Spanish-language albumDreaming of You (1995)debut and peak at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart. At 11:48a.m. (CST), Saldvar pointed it at Selena. [161] Within a week, on NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Stern and his co-host Robin Quivers were asked if Stern's remarks about Selena were acceptable. As many as 70 bullet cartridges were found scattered on the street around Elizalde's car. Young, up-and-coming Mexican singer Ariel Camacho has died in a traffic accident after leaving a concert, his record company confirmed Thursday. Rivera, 43, died December 9, 2012, when the small plane she was traveling in crashed in the . Within thirty minutes of its announcement, Selena's murder was the lead item on all television stations in South Texas. He's got a website has some pretty crazy videos of him and his guys shooting cartel members, as well as some videos of people getting stabbed/machete'd and explaining what happened and how they might've prevented it. Her . MORELIA, Mexico Mexico's country music stars are being killed at an alarming rate 13 in the past year and a half, three already in December in a trend . 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[3] By then, hundreds of Selena's fans had gathered at the scene. In December 2006, Javier Morales Gomez of the band Los Implacables del Norte was shot dead in a Michoacan park. Elizalde was a mainstay of the accordion-based norteo music variously known as Banda or grupero and also was known by the nickname "the Golden Rooster.". He appeared on the Spanish-language television news program Primer Impacto but reporters found his comments illogical. He adds, Chalino didnt name himself the King of Corridos thats a name his fans gave him because his life story lets us know that he was REAL.. [172], Ramiro Burr of the San Antonio Express-News confirmed that the reactions of non-Hispanics were due to a language barrier. [160] Texas retailers removed products related to Stern. He began investigating their complaints and found evidence that Saldvar had embezzled $60,000 from the fan club and the boutiques using forged checks. Mexico's music world mourned Jenni Rivera, the U.S.-born singer presumed killed in a plane crash whose soulful voice and openness about her personal troubles had made her a Mexican-American superstar. Folk artist Lydya was eating at the venue in the Benito Juarez neighborhood when she was killed last Thursday. According to the aforementioned media, the authorities found the vehicle where Irving Olivas, Alfredo Olivass brother, was traveling with his family. [148] A drag queen planned to dress as Selena for a performance; he was hit by a car and left to die. The Mexican singer died Sunday at 81 years . CULIACAN, Mexico (AP) Ariel Camacho, a young, up-and-coming Mexican singer, was killed in a car crash after leaving a concert in Mexico, his record company confirmed Thursday. As president, she was responsible for membership benefits and collecting $22 in exchange for products promoting Selena,[12] a T-shirt bearing the singer's name, exclusive interviews with the band, a fact sheet about Selena y Los Dinos, and notifications of upcoming concerts. [8], Yolanda Saldvar became a fan of Tejano music in the mid-1980s. The November 2006 murder of Mexican singer Valentn Elizalde was tragicbut not entirely shocking to his friends and fellow musicians. He sang narcocorridos a musical genre that some argue glamorizes drug crime which narrated a lifestyle that seemed relatable at the time for many on both sides of the border. ', [Saldvar] would jump three times". [36] He concluded that Saldvar was writing forged checks using her sister's name then cashing them and keeping the funds. [149] Selena's 1994 album Amor Prohibido re-entered the Billboard 200 chart at number 92, representing a 520 percent increase in sales. Valentin Elizalde, allegedly shot up by Zetas drug cartel after a show. Martinez became a business adviser to Selena,[27] though her family said he was simply a fan who posed in several pictures with her. Many wept as police took Saldvar away. Just so many unique stories and so many experiences. [257] According to the Chicago Tribune, the Selena murder trial's publicity "rivaled that of the O. J. Simpson proceedings". [61] She also said the gun went off when Selena left. Selena did not believe Saldvar would turn on her; her father had a habit of distrusting people. [97][218] About 30,000 to 40,000 fans passed by Selena's casket. [249], When bail was announced, fans asked why the death penalty had not been sought. [149] Record stores ordering more copies of her recordings were told by EMI Latin representatives they would not be able to restock for a few days. [94] All major U.S. networks interrupted their regular programming to break the news. Quintanilla, Jr. believed her fans saved her that day, as there were "too many witnesses". He was warned by bandmates not to perform there as they felt they were gonna get ambushed. I grew up around these people. One Selena fan said the event depicted in the scene "happens all the time" to Latinos and their friends, and that they felt their community had been "ignored". His son Adn Chalino Snchez, also a recording artist, died in 2004 in a car crash. [254] She was assigned a public defender named Douglas Tinker. [215], On the day Selena was killed, vigils and memorials were held throughout Texas and California. Baltazar Gomez Trejo of Santa Catarina was the sixth police chief killed in the state of Nuevo Leon this year. Gomez was relegated to a supporting role when Selena decided to design her clothes herself. [138], Saldvar pleaded not guilty, saying the shooting was accidental. February 12, 2023 at 5:16 p.m. EST. In an interview with Primer Impacto in 1995, Quintanilla, Jr. said he "always mistrusted Saldvar", though the family never found anything odd about Saldvar's behavior. [99] Concerts throughout Texas were canceled;[133] La Mafia canceled their concert in Guatemala and flew back to Texas. The church's Catholic Multimedia Center identified the priest as Rev. [18], When Saldvar became a business associate, their relationship began to deteriorate. [95] The lead item on national television network evening news programs in Corpus Christi had been the end of the 199495 Major League Baseball strike. [154], A few days later, Howard Stern mocked Selena's murder, burial, and mourners, and criticized her music. 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