Selena exam important people / titles

Selena

Main character, singer, queen of texmex. has a day known as selena day representing south texas culture.

Abraham

Selena’s father, supported the family by coming up with the idea to start the band even when the family was poor

A.B

Selena’s brother, played the electric guitar

Suzy (or suzette)

Selena’s sister, played the drums

We Belong Together by Ritchie Valens

Name of the song that Abraham played for Selena at the beginning

50’s Rock and Roll, religous music

the types of music that A.B, Selena, and Suzy practiced for several hours a day

Marcella

The mother of Selena, worried for the future of the family and their financial situation

the fair

Where they gained 200 dollars

Papagayos

the name of the restaurant where the family served mexican food and had the children play their music.

Primo Ledesma

a radio presenter that went to papagayos to listen to the group and invited them to sing on his show when selena was 9 years old, causing several people wanting to hire her (even 2000$ for a concert!)

1980-1982 economic recession

a time period where there was little money to eat in restaurants and where the restaurant failed. forced the family to live with selenas father’s brother in el campo, texas

Selena y los dinos

official name of the group

tejano music

a music style that fused Texan and Mexican music that selena had to learn spanish for.

El Reloj by roberto cantoral

the simple song that abraham had selena sing in spanish.

Corpus Christi

where the family lived to pursue their tejano music carrer

1985 contract

a contract that the group recieved to make an album of tejano music

Johnny Canales

a very famous and important man in hispanic television who was impressed by the group and asked them to sing on his show and who they improved their look for They eventually returned to the show a few years later

selena’s teacher (8th grade)

called to talk about selena’s education and caused the family to come up with the idea to study at home, which allowed selena more time to design clothes and A.B to write more songs for Selena.

Alpha

The name of the album that Selena released that became a hit on the radio with the song dame un beso and allowed Selena to be nominated for the tejano music awards for the best female vocalist

Big bertha

the name of the bus that the family bought

Chris Perez

Selena’s wife, a replacement guitarrist for when one abruptly left the group who played in a heavy metal band and was signed by A.B. Abraham was hesitant to sign him because he looked like a metalhead, but was eventually convinced. Chris also wrote some songs

Selena (title)

the new name of the band

EMI (Electronic and Musical Industries)

a company that offered a contract for Selena to make a solo album that became famous throughout the U.S and Mexico.

Coca cola

The company that wantedselena to represent the company and be the latin image of the company. Caused selena to write the song to write a song for the commercial

Can’t beat the real thing! (song)

the song made for the coca cola commercial

Pizza hut

The place that Chris took selena to to confess his love because she loved pizza hut.

1991 hotel incident

3 members including chris were celebrating with alcohol, when chris decided to leave drunk because he did not want trouble. Chris was arrested for drunk driving and the two other members were kicked out of the group. Chris was later broken up with by selena, but then eventually was forgiven. Abraham figured out that they were dating and then chris left the group.

marriage of chris and selena

They spent some time apart but then one morning they decided to talk when they decided to get married in nueces county texas. this made the father mad, but he eventually accepted chris and let him back in the group.

Jose Behar

A music producer for EMI who wanted all latinos to listen to selenas music. helped Abraham plan a tour in mexico

Monterrey mexico

Where selena and her group went to speak with reporters in spanish and preform a concert.

Painted guitar

the method that chris and selena used to announce their marriage

Yolanda Salvidar

A 33 year old woman who started a fan clab for selena and responded to all fan mail for selena. She also later managed the Boutique. also stole money from selena and killed selena, leading to her arrest.

Martin gomez

a designer from Texas to help on clothing and accessories and help with her boutique called Selena Etc. accused yolanda of stealing money from boutiques

Selena Etc.

The name of Selena’s boutique in corpus christi that had clothing, accessories, beauty salon and nail services. Yolanda managed the

Radio City Music hall

where Selena preformed for the grammy and eventually won it.

Forbidden Love

the album that selena released that she wrote with AB and suzette.

Q studio’s

the music studio for selena.

Leonard wong

a perfume expert that helped selena on a perfume called forever selena

Days inn in corpus christi

the hotel that yolanda said she is in and is carrying the documents and perfumes. yolanda handed selena a package that “contained all the things” but tricked her. the next morning yolanda had to go to the hospital so selena and yolanda went together. nothing was wrong with yolanda and they returned to the hotel, where they had an argument. Yolanda insisted that she didnt have any documents and then shot selena with a revolver.