It was in 1994 when Selena Quintanilla, considered the queen of the Tex-Mex, reached the peak of his career. Creates thousands of followers, presentations everywhere and his talent. His successes earned him to get into the Grammys that year and won the only prize she could, because she was murdered on March 31, 1995
On March 1, 1994, Selena arrived at the Radio City Music Hall, in New York, to be part of the 36th gala that recognized the best of the moment in music in the United States; she was just a young woman 23 years old who dazzled anyone who saw her with her sparkly soft dress with highlighted edges.
The night progressed slowly for the Texan, she only listened to how the other singers received awards, but her moment came, she shared a nomination with giants of Mexican music such as Vicente Fernndez, Los Tigres del Norte and Pedro Fernndezhowever, the triumph was for her and came out in the Best Mexican American Album category.
It was thanks to the disc Selena Live !, which was certified gold in 1995, that the queen of Tex Mex achieved the most important triumph of his career. Once on stage Selena looked happy, with a smile that revealed his tremendous joy; made a short speech to thank his family and his label. She became the first woman to win in that category.
“I would also like to say thank you to my band, Los Dinos, to my father Abraham, my brother, who is the producer of my music and also to my sisterThanks for all the support, ”she said, moved.
A year later, Selena received another nomination, days before her murder, for her album Amor Prohibido, but she was unable to repeat her Grammy Awards win. The symbolic interpreter will be present at the presentation this Sunday receives a posthumous statuette, in recognition of his career which has served as the soundtrack to millions of Mexican Americans over the years.
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