Selena

Her career included being a performer performer and designer who broke barriers in the industry. Her dual character as the Mexican American performer was traditional and contemporary. She brought Tejano into the mainstream through her ingenuity. The tragic loss of her life shattered her growing popularity and, it is what happens often when a bright deeply genial singer dies too young, it left many to mourn every potential that was not fully realized. To stop her successes from going unnoticed her many admirers over the last few times have been motivated to do even more. Her tragic death in a shooting caused a reaction in the Latino Community, similar to reactions following the deaths of Elvis Presley or John Lennon. The music of Selena, a singer who was hugely successful throughout Latino Communities across North America touched people young and old. Selena may have been hailed by certain people as the Latina Madonna, but she is still a great example to follow. Selena's off-stage family values and her participation in AIDS awareness programs provide a great example.