Selena

She was singer performer designer who broke through the barriers of the music industry. Her ethnicity was Mexican American, however she was she was also a traditional. She introduced Tejano into mainstream music. It was an emerging star who's tragic death threw it into turmoil. And as is common for a gifted, charming young performer is lost too quickly, many mourned the potential she was yet to achieve. In the years since, her admirers are working even harder in an effort to keep in mind what she has achieved. The tragic death by shooting of Tejano singer Selena caused a resurgence in the Latino community that can be thought of as similar to the responses in the wake of the deaths of Elvis Presley and John Lennon. Selena was a wildly loved singer by Latinos throughout North America. But her songs touched the hearts of both young and the old. Selena was a hot, flamboyant performer on stage and was often called her as the Latina Madonna. In her off-stage life, Selena was also an outstanding role model, as she was active in anti-drug and AIDS campaigns.