Selena made her first public appearance at her father's Mexican restaurant in Lake Jackson at eight and recorded her first record at nine. Throughout her adolescence Selena was constantly on tour. She completed her education via correspondence courses. The singer signed with Capitol EMI in 1989, and released several albums with that label, including 1994's wildly popular 'Amor Prohibido'.
Chris Perez replaced Roger Garcia as guitar player. A romance budded between Perez and Selena, and the two married on April 2, 1992. Even as Selena's career skyrocketed she remained very close to her family, choosing to live next door to them in Corpus Christi.
Selena holds the record of drawing the biggest concert crowd in the history of the Houston Astrodome, for her February 1995 performance at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
The greatest irony in Selena's musical career is that she became a star singing in her second language. Her first language was English, not Spanish.
Aside from her singing, Selena was an avid clothing designer. Boutique shops with the Selena name opened in Corpus Christi and San Antonio in 1994. She also dabbled in acting, making a cameo in the Johnny Depp film 'Don Juan de Marco'.
A woman named Yolanda Saldívar worked her way into the singer's inner circle, becoming president of Selena's fan club and manager of the boutiques. In 1995 the Quintanillas found out Saldivar had embezzled money from these ventures and decided to fire her. Selena agreed to meet Saldivar at a Corpus Christi Days Inn on the morning of March 31, 1995 in order to retrieve paperwork for tax purposes. At the motel an argument ensued over the embezzlement and Saldivar shot the singer once in the back. Selena died within hours at a local hospital.
Selena's death shocked and saddened Tejano fans in Latin communities throughout the United States and in Mexico. Numerous vigils and memorials were held in the singer's honor. That summer her album 'Dreaming of You', a combination of Spanish language hits and new English language tracks, debuted at #1 on the Billboard music charts in the US.
In October of 1995 a Houston jury convicted Saldívar of murder and sentenced her to life in prison, with parole eligibility in thirty years.
There is a museum to honor Selena's memory and a bronze life-sized statue of her on Ocean Drive in Corpus Christi. In 1997, Jennifer Lopez played Selena in the movie of the same name. The movie became the basis in which Lopez rose to superstardom.
In December 2020, Netflix released "Selena: The Series", together with Selena's family in production, based on her life in childhood, before fame, her space in the music industry and her importance for the Latin scenary, played by Christian Serratos. The series contains 2 parts with 18 episodes in total. The second and final part was released in May 2021.
Rama Caida
Selena Lyrics
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Sin el cariño del hombre que por
Tanto tiempo protegía mi vida
Hoy, como rama caída
Hoy, como rama caída
Hoy, como rama caída
Me quedo esperando que muera mi vida
Pero ya no hay remedio
Pues se ha marchado, lo sé
Con otra mujer
Y estoy herida
Es por eso que estoy
Como una rama caída
Como una rama caída
Que día con día, se acaba su vida
Hoy, como rama caída
Estoy destruida pues tú lo quisiste
Hoy, como rama caída
Hoy, como rama caída
Estoy esperando que muera mi vida
Sufro por su amor
Pero ya no hay remedio
Pues se ha marchado, lo sé
Con otra mujer
Y estoy herida
Es por eso que estoy
Como una rama caída
Como una rama caída
Que día con día, se acaba su vida
Hoy, como rama caída
Estoy destruida pues tú lo quisiste
Hoy, como rama caída
Hoy, como rama caída
Estoy esperando que muera mi vida
In "Rama Caida," Selena sings about a woman who is left heartbroken and alone after her lover abandons her for another woman. The woman feels like a fallen branch or a dead tree, waiting for her life to end. She mourns the loss of the man who protected her for so long, and she is hurt that he has decided to leave her for someone else. The woman is lost without her lover and is waiting for her life to end because she cannot bear the pain of being alone.
The lyrics of the song are moving and poignant. They capture the pain and heartbreak of losing someone you love and the feelings of hopelessness that can accompany such a loss. Selena's voice adds an emotional depth to the lyrics that make the song even more powerful.
Line by Line Meaning
El se ha marchado, y yo triste me quedo
He has left me, and I remain sad
Sin el cariño del hombre que por
Without the affection of the man who
Tanto tiempo protegía mi vida
For so long protected my life
Hoy, como rama caída
Today, like a fallen branch
Hoy, como rama caída
Today, like a fallen branch
Hoy, como rama caída
Today, like a fallen branch
Me quedo esperando que muera mi vida
I am left waiting for my life to end
Sufro por su amor
I suffer for his love
Pero ya no hay remedio
But there is no remedy
Pues se ha marchado, lo sé
Because he has left, I know
Con otra mujer
With another woman
Y estoy herida
And I am wounded
Es por eso que estoy
That is why I am
Como una rama caída
Like a fallen branch
Como una rama caída
Like a fallen branch
Que día con día, se acaba su vida
Whose life is ending day by day
Hoy, como rama caída
Today, like a fallen branch
Estoy destruida pues tú lo quisiste
I am destroyed because you wanted it that way
Hoy, como rama caída
Today, like a fallen branch
Hoy, como rama caída
Today, like a fallen branch
Estoy esperando que muera mi vida
I am waiting for my life to end
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Nina
Que belleza se le oye cantar mariachis a mi selena querida♡
Domenica Handmade Art
Las canciones que le pusieron a cantar en rancheras en esos años, eran muy tristes para su edad. Ella era tan linda y fresca. Pero hasta las canciones tristes las cantaba tan hermoso.
Rosalba Martinez
A mi me encanta solo por escuchar la voz de Selena.
Rivera Diego
Siii yo Igual 🤩🤩😍😍😍😘😘
Jean Pierre Desir
El Regreso Selena Quintanilla, Que Descansa En Paz....
Domenica Handmade Art
Viva la música de Selena😀
Ramona Reyes
My parents didn't share any of our Mexican culture with me. This is beautiful.
James Carson
Luciano Gatica.
Luciano Gatica
a la mierda, está en tu corazón
Michael JonesDougherty.
Ramona Reyes 🙂thats what I liked about selena QP she in breasted her culture . Siempre selena