Selena Quintanilla Research Paper

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Selena Quintanilla was born on April 16,1971 in Lake Jackson, Texas. She is the youngest child of Marcella Ofelia Quintanilla and Abraham Quintanilla, Jr. Her father started noticing her musical capabilities when she was six years old. Selena and her siblings started performing and their father’s Tex-Mex restaurant. Her father soon went out of business after a year of running it because of the 1980s oil glut. Her family soon became broke and didn’t have a lot of money so they got evicted from their home. Selena and her family moved to Corpus Christi, Texas. At the age of 10, Selena became the lead singer in her family's band, Selena Y Los Dinos. The band started out playing at weddings, street corners, clubs, and at fairs. As her popularity