Selena 1
Who was Selena?
A Mexican-American singer known as the Queen of Tejano Music.
What instrument did Suzette (her sister) play?
Drums
What language did Selena grow up speaking?
English
What language did she have to learn to sing in?
Spanish
What state was Selena from?
Texas
What instrument did A.B. (her brother) play?
Bass guitar
Who did Selena marry?
Chris Pérez, the band’s guitarist.
Was her dad happy about it at first?
no
What was the name of the family band?
Selena y lost dinos
Where did the kids first perform?
Why couldn’t Abraham’s band Los Dinos play at some bars when he was young?
Some places did not allow Mexicans. Some Mexican places did not want them because they sang in English.
What big award did Selena win?
A Grammy
Who started the band?
Her father, Abraham Quintanilla.
Why did the restaurant close?
the economy got bad and there was no money
What kind of music did Selena sing?
Tejano music.
What is Tejano music?
A mix of Mexican and American music.
What does “ni de aquí, ni de allá” mean?
Not from here not from there
Why did the family feel “ni de aquí, ni de allá”?
They were Mexican-American, so they did not fully fit in the U.S. or in Mexico.