Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was an American singer who achieved Achieve international fame as a member of Selena y Los Dinos and for her subsequent solo career in both Spanish and English .

Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was an American singer who achieved Achieve international fame as a member of Selena y Los Dinos and for her subsequent solo career in both Spanish and English .

Her father and manager , Abraham Quintanilla Jr , appointed Yolanda Saldívar president of Selena 's fan club in 1991 after Saldívar had repeatedly asked Request permission to start Process_start one .

Selena 's employees , fashion designer , and cousin began Process_start complaining Judgment_communication about Saldívar 's management style .

After the Quintanilla family confronted Confronting_problem her , Saldívar bought Commerce_buy a gun , lured Influence Selena to a motel room , and shot Use_firearm her in the back .

The Latino community was deeply affected Influence by the news of Selena 's death Death ; some people traveled Traveling thousands of miles to visit Traveling her home , boutiques , and the crime Committing_crime scene , while churches with large congregations of Latinos held Defending prayers Rite in her name .

The public 's reaction Response to Selena 's death Death was compared to those that followed the deaths Death of John Lennon , Kurt Cobain , and John F. Kennedy .

Radio personality Howard Stern mocked Judgment_communication Selena 's murder Killing , burial , and her mourners and criticized Judgment_communication her music , playing Competition her songs with gunshots in the background , causing Causation an uproar among the Latino population .

On April 12 , 1995—two weeks after her death—then-Texas governor George W. Bush declared Expressing_publicly her birthday Selena Day in Texas .

Some Americans were offended because Selena Day that year coincided with Easter .

During Saldívar 's trial for the murder—called the `` trial of the century '' and the most important trial Testing for the Latino population—Saldívar said Expressing_publicly she accidentally shot Use_firearm Selena while attempting suicide Killing .

Jennifer Lopez was cast as Selena in a 1997 biopic film about her life and achieved Achieve fame after the film 's release Publishing .