Selena

She was a musician, artist, designer and singer who broke boundaries in the music industry. Her dual role as a Mexican American star was both modern and traditional. She introduced Tejano into the mainstream through her ingenuity. It was her sudden death that destroyed her image. This is what happens to a lot of stars who pass away too early. In the following years, people were encouraged to push themselves harder to ensure that Selena's successes would not fade away. The tragic death of Selena by a gunman triggered an outpouring of emotion in Latino communities that is comparable the way people reacted following the death of Elvis Presley and John Lennon's. An enormously popular singer in Latino communities across North America her music crossed cultural boundaries to touch the lives of young as well as old. A flamboyant sexy stage performer often referred to as Selena the Latina Madonna Selena was nonetheless seen as a role model off-stage she was family oriented active in anti-drug campaigns as well as AIDS awareness programmes.