Selena

She was a designer, singer and performer and broke barriers in the world of music. Her role as the Mexican American singer was conventional and modern. She brought Tejano into the mainstream through her ingenuity. In the same way that many people mourn a star who has died far too early, her passing was not a good time and ended an energizing career. Since then, her fans have been working more to keep in mind what she has achieved. Selena's tragic death by shooting caused a reaction in the Latino Community, similar as the reaction to deaths of Elvis Presley or John Lennon. Selena is a hugely popular Latino performer throughout North America, Selena's music has touched many lives throughout the world. A flamboyant sexy stage performer sometimes hailed as Selena the Latina Madonna Selena was nonetheless seen as a role model Off-stage, she was also a family oriented active in anti-drug campaigns and AIDS awareness programmes.