Selena

She is a performer, designer and a music pioneer. She was an Mexican American singer who was both traditional and modern. She brought both cultures together and helped bring Tejano music into the mainstream. In the same way that most people grieve a celebrity who died from their prime, the death of her was not a good time and ended the progress of her career. Her fans are working even harder in an effort to never forget the achievements she has achieved. Selena's tragic murder by a gunman triggered an outpouring of emotion in Latino communities, similar the way people reacted following the death of Elvis Presley and John Lennon's. An enormously popular singer throughout Latino communities across North America her music crossed lines of cultural difference to affect the lives of children as well as old. A flamboyant sexy stage performer sometimes hailed as Selena the Latina Madonna Selena was nonetheless seen as a role model on stage she was a family-oriented involved in anti-drug initiatives as well as AIDS awareness campaigns.